The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-14
The Torbett Concert Company.


Sweden, who will appear at Kotzschmar
hall. this evening, have made successful
tour in this country. These singers from
the "high north have been greeted
everywhere and praised by all. 1t is of
this sextette the ST. Paul Pioneer Press
says: Their beautiful singing amply
bore out all the commentator which
has been received in other plaes in Eu-
rope and America"
OF Miss Ollie Torhett, the violinist,
the New York Sun says: "Miss Ollie
Torbett's violin music touched tine
hearts of the listeners, and she played
with great expression plaintive air, the
response of tears and sobs all over the
house quite startled her."
OF Mr.. Moquist, the pianist, Pitts
burg exchange says: MIR. Moquist, the
renowned pianist and composer, was
rapturously applauded. sHis method is
fine, his touch elegant"
Notes.
Miss Goddard, soprano of Boston, sang
ct Congress square on trial yesterday.
The fine programme printed in Sabur-
street church yesterday by the new choir
com iosed of Mrs, Winship, soprano; Miss
Weesls, alto; Mr.. Davis, tenor; and Mr..
Lombard, bass.
Miss Alice Morrison will sing at India
street, in place of Miss Weeks.
Another large audience was drawn to
Portland Theatre by the Devils AUG
tionn SATURDAY..
Mr. Joseph Jefferson occupied box at
the fremont, Boston, Wednesday even
Ing and enjoyed a portion of "Ruy
Bias but WAS obliged to leave before
the last act, as re was going to New
York by the midnight train. Mr. Jeffer-
son will lecture in Springfield this week.
The auction forms of Samuel Kreiser,
on West Twenty-eighth street, New
York, were crowded Thursday, when
the personal effects of Sadie Martinez,
the actress, were up for sale. The sale
was opened with a few remarks from
lawyer Hummel. Included in the
property which was disposed of at
fairly good prices were number of ,ele-
CANT oil paintings by distinguished for
eign artists. The entire lot of articles
is valued at $500, 900. and it was hoped by
Miss Martinez that something like that
figure would be received for them.
Dunlop's State News says: "Imme-
diately on reaching Paris, Jean Lassalle,
the opera singer, challenged Willie
bCuutA, UH6 AuSDdHu Oh GUG Ue INeSZKe'S
sister, Schulz, according to Lassalle,
at first accepted the challenge, but
Schultz said he could not fight as he
was able to find but one second. LassalIe
says that Schultz, while in Chicago.
libelled him and got up those false re-
ports about Mines. Calve, Melba and
Eames,. and he declares that since
Schutzswill not fight he will sue him for
libel in the French courts.
The p ~ RSrn11m ostota ic
to undergo another partial dis
tribution only enough being
kept intact to pay Mrs. Barnum's an
nuity of $4,000 and several smaller
amounts, and Clinton Barnum Seeley
has withdrawn his contestagainst the
value at about 81, 3C0,C0 and of this
about 81, 500, 600 will be retained, ipclud-
ing the property at Broadway and Hous-
ton street, New York, which is valued at
s625, 900, and gives an annual income of
SIS, 00o
In the first act of "Feodora" Prince
Vladimir. mortally wounded, lies in Il
room o. OF the stage, seen by the audience,
and Fedora rushes in twice, once in
wild anxiety to see how he is. and again
to fling herself n an agony of despair
on the body Of her beloved 1t seems
that ID Paris this aristocratlc corpse is
the most coveted role in the play. All
befnharft-S admirers beg to be allowed
to be went over. In the whole range Of
the French drama there is not SO desira-
BILE corpse. There was quite run on
that Russian from the first night the
play was produced. And now with the
revival of the piece there is revival,
not of the corpse, but of his popularity.
All sorts of eminent people write to
Sarah and offer themselves to be wept
over, and Sarah writes back: "Impossi-
BILE for tonight or tomorrow, the poet A
Is the corpse tonight, and Vicount B
third night; wire. and don't be late"