The Portland daily press., 1894-05-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
DEVILS Auction.


Portland Theatre next Friday and Satur-
day evenings and Saturday matinee, one
of the largest and most expensive attrac-
tions on the road. Over fifty people are
numbered on the pay roll, including the
business staff; the company people COM
prisng those having speaking parts, the
chorus and the ballet both principals
and corryphees; and the working force,
composed of stage carpenters, machin-
lists, property and baggage men, ealci-
um lights operators and wardrobe keep
ers A special car is used for the trans
portation of the scenery and properties,
and is one of the largest ever made, be-
ing SO constructed that two loaded seen
cry vans can be run into it, thereby saw
ing much time in the handling of the
scenery. All in all, Mr.. Yale has one of
the most complete productions ever seen,
and may we'll be proud of the success he
has achieved in this, the best theatrical
season known in years.
The Eames Concert.
A warmer welcome back to her old
home than the one she received last
evening at City Hall, Nine. Eames could
not have asked for. They were not the
plaudits of the people of zone city alone
that greeted the prima donna as she
stepped upon the stage, but they .eame
| from the hands of friends FROM all over
the great State of Maine, and even Bos-
| ton sent handsome contingent to add
their expressions of pleasure. Ii was an
audience, too, of which any artist might
we'll feel proud. 1t was representative
of all that is best known in the profess
sons, in music, in literature, and in
business life They each felt a personal
interest in Nine. Eames. Many had been
her schoolmates in Bath and Portland.
They had last heard her in the same
hall some seven years ago, before she
went abroad to complete her studies,
and now that she had returned,
crowned with her successes, they
waited anxiously for her opening notes.
As the great artist !ided across the
stage, and stood before her audience,
the storm of applause rose to a great
height, and the prima donna's handsome
face was wreathed in smiles. Her stage
presence was singularly impressive. The
tall, gracefully nodded figure was
gowned in an elegant black silk, cut a
ia Pompadour, and richly trimmed with
Jet. In her hair CLEANED diamond
aigrette, and at the right of the corsage
was fastened a diamond bow-knot.
Long black gloves completed her cos
Iar nd
aria from Faust" the opera in which
she has made her greatest fame. 1t was
at once evident what a change had been
wrought in the development of her
voice. In volume, in compass. in quail
ty even, the voice seemed to have made
great strides 1t had last been heard
here as that of young girl and 1T had
returned a matured and noble organ. Its
range is very extensive, the middle regis
ter particularly full, and 1T is extremely
flexible. The aria she sang with fer
vor that naturally .caused surprise, since
Nine. Eames has been called a cold sing-
err Her method, as might be imagined
from the celebrity of her teachers, is
excellent. Her encore she gave with
great spirit, and later she sang a group
of ballads with much feeling. When we
say her encore, we mean her hrst one,
Tor she Was 6ncOT6tt dSdlu anu dSdlus
and was very generous in her responses.
She received a superb basket of flowers.
All the other artists were almost as
handsomely received and vigorously
sncored as Nine. Eames.
Miss Edmands sang Thomas's "Knowst
Thou the Landn with great dignity
and feeling. She was encored, and re-
ceived beautiful basket of flowers, but
| merely bowed. Mr.. Ben Daveis was a
delightful surprise, and made a great
hit. He has robust tenor voice. com
bin1ng purity of tone and excellent
| method His =" Watt We Angels" was an
admirably executed number, and was
in the best oratorio style. The audience
could not have enough of him. The
perfection of playing of the Adamowski
Quartette is well known. Their rem
dering of the andante from the Tcschaiow-
ski auartette was magnificently done.
1t was true poem, and Mr.. Adamow-
skis soil were warmly encored.
A happy feature of the evening was the
extinguishment of the lights at the rear
of the platform.
Haydn Concert.
The last rehearsal for the concert will
be on Wednesday evening. The concert
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