The Portland daily press., 1894-03-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Howe-Lavin Concert.

| The HOWe-LaVIn concert.
Holy Week interfered with the size Of
the audience that greeted Mrs. Howe
LAWN, and her excellent company last
evening at City Hall, but nevertheless
| there was large attendance which in
cluded great many of our we'll known
musical people. 1t was most enthusi-
astic audience too, and insisted on en-
coring almost every number on the pro-
gramme.
| Of course, both Mrs. LAWN and Miss
Won Stosch were most warmly welcomed
the former for the excellent impression
she made when she sang here before her
marriage and her departure for Europe,
| the latter because she has been heard
here several times under the most favor
able auspices and is a great favorite.
| Mrs. LAWNS numbers were chosen wise
| ly to show all the capabilities of her
| beautiful voice. In "Caro Nome" which
Albani used to sing SO charmingly-
| rich, full notes of the upper and middle
register were particularly noticeable, as
we'll as the artistic delivery of her voice.
Later in the evening, her ability as a
colorateaw singer was tested by her bril-
liant display Of Torture in the Carnival
of Venice" When she made hersfrstI
appearance in Portland, she charmed by
her arch rendering of 'Comin' thro' the
Rye" and she captured the house with it
last night as we'll as then. 1t was self
evident that Mrs. LAWN had applied her
self most faithfully during her stay
abroad, and was pupil of merit of both
Marchesi and Vannuccini. Mrs. LAWNS
gown was beautiful white silk, elabo-
rately gold-embroidered in daisies and
golden rod.
Miss Won Stosch's playing is worthy of
great praise. We can but emphasize
what we have before said of her art,
that she has an exquisite tone and
faultless execution as far as the mechan-
ism is concerned, and plays with thor
ough artistic sense and feeling" Her en-
cores were thoroughly spontaneous and
she seemed to feel she was among her
friends. Her encore selections were adj
mirably chosen.
Mr.. Campanari, the baritone, created
quite furore. After his first number,
the persistent applause recalled him and
he delighted with the toreadors song
from Carmen" But it was his render
ing of the Figaro song, from 1.-THE Bar
ber,' that particularly delighted and OBJ
.tained most vociferous encore, to which
he kindly responded.
Mr.. LAWNS fine tenor was heard to
great advantage in Celeste aida, and af-
forwards in Down by the Summer Sea-"
from "Rigoletto,'' and still later in the
duet from Don Pasquale," with Mrs.
LAWN. He responded to, an encore of
the aria from ''Rigoletto."
Mr.. Luckstone is an excellent pianist,
and his accompaniment were worthy Of
great praise.
C1eveland's Minstrels.
''Do you know says W. S. Cleveland,
shat in almost every place visit, find
the man who never misses the MINISTRIES.
He has known the best of them, from
the earliest date, and has the whole his
tory of negro minstrelsy at his fingers
ends; perhaps he assisted in rocking
the cradle in it's childhood. That man is
an audience in himself; he comes to en-
JOY the fun and weep at the sentiment of
the touching songs; he never drops
tear in the wrong place and knows ex-
actly whore the laugh comes in. 1 fear,
too, he prefers the chestnut IN Jokes, be-
cause they revive pleasant memories: if |
you watch him, you will observe that he !
preserves the programme as memento |
of the occasion, and he carries it home |
with him to gloat over it in after years.
Tickets are selling at Stockbridge's, |
and the performances will be given Sat
urday afternoon and evening.
Ceci1ian Quartette.
The Cecilian Quartette of this city and |
Miss Agnes Mabel Stafford, reader, have
been offered two months engagement |
next season, commencing in November
in the West-Ohio, Indiana and Michi- |
gan. This combination is at Skowhegan
and Fairfield, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of this week. They
are also booked for Haverhill and Lynn.
Mass, April 4th and 9Th; Gardiner, 10th;
Ellsworth, Bar Harbor and Bluehill 18th
10th and Goth; and many other eastern
towns later in the season.
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