The Portland daily press., 1894-11-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Boccaccio.

The Jules Grau opera company opened
a weeks season of opera at at Portland
Theatre last evening, with Suppe's tune
full opera "Boccaccio,n at popular prices.
While the house was not crowded the
was large audience in attendance, and
while 1t was not enthusiastic, judging
by the moderate applause, it was evid-
emit that the performance was to it's
taste. Halifax, ST. John and Bangor
have each in turnsexpressed their hearty
approval of the company's efforts, and
Portland will, doubtless, give very large
houses during the remainder of the
week.
The performance last evening was
very good. all round, entertainment.
T he opera was handsomely costumed,
the chorus was large and strong and the
ensembles at the close of the first and
second acts were entitled TO a great deal
of praise.
Miss Fanny Myers, the Bocoaccio, has
a good voice. and fine figure, good stage
presence and carried off the character
with great deal of DASH Miss Mason,
as Fiametta, sang very sweetly, and her
sol o, Love is q tender fower", deserved
an eucore. Miss Bessie Fairbairn was
admirable as Petronella. She is an &C.
tress of resources. Her hunting song
was heartily encored. Mr.. Stanley Fetch
is no stranger TO Portland, and he made
a great deal of fun as Lambertu ccio. MIR.
Thomas II. Persse displyed sweet tenor
voice in the part of the Prince, .Gilberts
Clayton and Clarence Harvey were re-
spectively amusing as Lotterhingi and
Senla, and a repetition of the waltz trio
by the grocer, cooper and barber was
warmly insisted upon. The other char
actsrs were we'll taken.
The Widows Dancer in the third act,
q la Loutie Collins, was encored again
and again.
Tonight the New York Casino success
"Amorita," vii. be given here for the
first time, Wednesday matinee the "Bo-
hemian Girl" and Wednesday night,
first time in Portland, "Tar and Tartar"
There is an excellent demand for seats
for all these operas
2 The great draw back to the perform
ance last night was the cold air that
sifted down and around the theatre-goer,
even with steam in the pipes.
Kotzschmar Quartette.
Don't forge5 the first appearance of
the new Kotzschmar Quartette at Pine
St. church tomorrow evening. The
seats are selling well at Stock BRIDGES.
Prof. Kotzschmar is conductor and
accompanist. aud the singers are Mrs.
Fellows, Miss Rice, Messrs. Will Stock
bridge and Frank Pierce.
.Sousa's Band.
The tickets were on sale at Stock
bridges yesterday for the Sousa band
concerts and there was a good demand
for them. Madame Guthrie Meyer, the
eminent soprano, who will assist Mr..
Sousa in making his concerts on his
present tour the most enjoyable of the
season, is an exceptionally fine artist,
com bining with consummate grace and
ease upon the stage pure method and
q magnificent sop1ano voice cultivated
to the highest degree. AS Wagnerian
dramatic singer or In the field of fjori-
ture she is equally at home, and is GER
tain TO delight all who listen to her in
spring work.
The Jules Grau Opera Co.
sAmorita," the opera to be presented
tomorrow evening, is one of the greatest
successes that the New York Casino
ever knew. 1t is IN three acts and
Abounds in lively, catchy airs. This will
be it's first performance in this city. One
of the novelties is the famous :. Minstrel
Scene,n sure to be one of the hits of the
production. Misses Ward and Wells will
Introduce the latest Partisan dance.
while Stanley Felch has budget of new
topical songs. Tomorrow afternoon
comes Balfe's Bohemian Girl" while in
the evening the nlerriest of all comic
opera concerts, "The Tar and the Tar
tar" will be sung for the first time here.
Three timac a day.. EreSh Douohunts