The Portland daily press., 1892-01-08
DR.. Robert william wood.
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
I Rossini Club Recital.

Rossini Club Recital.
The Rossini Club held the first of a Sc
ries of recitals at Kotzschmar Hall yes
terday morning. There was large at
tendance and the concert was brilliant
affair. This programme was rendered:
Piano ouartette. Largnetto 49,, o,;,a.:; -,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Johnson, Miss Blan-
chard, Mrs, Thompson.
Vocal Solo-Butterflies. ........ Corbett
Miss Stockbridge.
p;ono Colo Scherzo from Sonata, | paa+hono,,
Mrs Dennison.
Vocal Trio-From Venice. ......... Reinecke
Misses Knight and Kicker, and
Mrs. Morrison.
Vocal Solo-Raft Song. ...... ....... .Nevin
Miss Pennell.
Piano Duet-Andante with variations -.
Miss blanchard and Mrs. Smith. ~
sioiin Soio-hieg Mss Goodwin 4; Jensen
Vocal Solo-The Mountaineer's Wife .....
.....-.. Macfarren
Piano solo-Fire Charm, from Walkure....
ARRANGED by Brassin) ''e''e'
Miss Philbrook.
Vocal Quartette-SwediSh Wedding March
Miss Knight, Miss Kicker Miss Stock
bridge, Mrs Morrison.
The Fifth Stockbridge.
The fifth Stockbridge, to be given by
the Dudley Buck Quartette, and Mr..
Brooke, the elocutionist, will afford the
following programme:
Prelude-On the Sea. ........ Dudley Buck
The Dudley Buck Quartette -
Reading-old Ace M brooke i;;.....' Original
Ballad-In Romany Land Adams
Mr.. Charles Stuart Phillips.
Folk Song-Robin Adair. ...............
Reading-The Orthodox Team. -. Original
Mr.. Brooke.
Quartctte-The Warrior Bold. ......... West
Quartette.
Reading-Little Tins Tobacco. :. Original
Mr. Brooke.
'0''e ''0f Mr. Frederic Reddali.
Reading-The Wasp at Campmeeting Original
Mr.. Brooke.
Finale-Good Night ............D Buck
The Dudley Buck Quartette.
Good seats at Stockbridge's.
The Hustler.
Tonight, the farce-comcdy of "The
Hustler will be given at Portland Thea
tire. The Bangor Wing says:
1.-THE Hustler entertained and amused
large audience at the Opera House last
night, in an effective manner, it being an
evening of fun, music and dancing, so
combined as to give a variety perform
ance of much merit. The company is,
in general a strong one, and the differ
ent parts Of the programme met with
the appreciation of the audience. Mr..
Kernel proved most mirth-provoking
comedian, and Mile. Staccione most ca
pable danseuse."
Du ChailIu.
Owing to the continued illness of Mr.
Du Chaillu, the great African traveller,
his lecture viii be postponed.
Notes.
sAround the World in Eighty Days.
will be the next attraction at Portland
Theatre. 1t will be presented next Mon
day night. 1t is a fine spectacle, with
many special attractions.
Hoyt's "Bunch of Keys" will be pre-
scented at Portland Theatre next Tues
day and Wednesday.
The sale by Nine. Judic, at public auc-
ton, of all her valuable possessions, COM
prising jewels, pictures, tapestries and
| silverware, brings out the fact that this
most popular prima donna of French
opera boutfe has lost nearly all her pow
ers OF attraction. Her iniTnitable die
ton remains, but her voice, beauty and
grace have all departed Her figure has
become unwieldy, because of an excess
of embonpoint, while her arms are pain
fully thin. 1t is some years since she
has appeared on the Partisan stage.
Henry Irving had hardly begun play
ing Wednesday when he was summoned
from glory to misery by the news of the
attempted suicide of his son Lawrence.
the second son of the actor, who was re-
Gently a member of Bensons Shakes
peare Touring Company. He was ca
pable actor, but labored under the disad-
vantage of comparison with his father.
whom he does not nearly approach in
ability. 1t is said that he sometimes
complained of this, but nobody took his
remarks as more than an expression of
opinion, or connected them with a deep
seated sense Of wrong. The young man
is known to have aspired to be great
Shakespearian actor, rival, if not SUI
| perior, to his parent. He labored hard
to improve himself, and in this way prob
ably overworked his brain.