The Portland daily press., 1894-11-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Jules Grau Opera Co.

The Jules Grau Opera Co.
Yesterday afternoon, large matinee
audience, which would have been even
greater if it had not been for the rain,
enjoyed the old familiar Bohemian
Girl" 1t was remarkap Die performance
for the low price of admission. The OPP
era has been presented many times here,
but the performance yesterday will bear
favorable comparison with many of
them. Miss Mason as Airline, was en-
cored for her sweet rendering of the pop
ular Il dreampt that l dwelt." the
quartette in the second act, sung by
Devilshoof (Mr. Felch), Gipsey Queen,
(Miss Myers.) Airline, (Miss Mason) and
Ihaddeus (Mr. Persse,) was admirably
done and was repeated. Miss Myers
sang the solo for the Gipsey Queen in
the second act, with much expression,
while Mr.. Persse's "Then you'll remem-
Der me-" was much enjoyed. The Choir
uses were effective and the opera well
costumed. The company's orchestra,
though small. was good.
In the evening, the "Tar aud Tartar"
drew the largest house of the week, al
most all the seats being taken up stairs
and down, and many standing in sthe
lobby. The opera is styled comic, and
the composer might have gone farther
and called it a musical extravaganza.
There is more acting and dialogue than
music in the opera. The fun of the piece
del ends for the most part on Stanley
Fetch as Muley Hassan, the shipwrecked
Tar, turned Sultan, and while he was
on the stage he kept the audience on the
broad laugh. Mr.. Langlois acted with
great spirit as Cardamon, the Arab
chief, and looked the part perfectly. In
the second act he interpolated the Bed
ouin Love Song, that Beresford has
amde 80 much Of The sweet soprano OF
Miss Mason, the Farina, was heard to
great advantage in the second act, in
Streletzki's Loves Sorrow" and rep
etition was demanded. Miss Myers was
a lively Taffeta, and Miss Bessie Fair
BARN enacted the character of the Tar
tar wife admira bly,, while in her digni-
fed rendering of her aria in the second
act she strongly reminded the audience
of Katisha in "The Miakdo" Clarence
Harvey, as the court physician, and Gill
bert Leighton as Khartoum were fun
ny. We should not. omit to mention
Mr.. Felch's singing OF sob! What a
difference in the morning" and es"Swim
out O'Grady,n the latter being encored
again and again. The ensemble at the
close of the second act was encored. and
the curtain raised again. The sAli Ma
tons Transcriptions" in the middle of
the third act was very good thing.
The orchestra was good last night and
the opera richly costumed ais usual. The
marches and dances added much to the
presentation as whole. The opera
will be repeated at the matinee Saturday
This evening, Flotow's grand opera
@Marthan will be sung. Martha" is too
we'll known here to need much comment
from u.s. Everyone will want to hear
the beautiful Last Rose OF Summer"
The company is said to give highly
creditable performance, both unsteady
aud dramatically. Miss Mason is cast as
Lady Dunhsm, Miss Myers as Nancy,
Mr.. Perrsse as Lionel, Mr.. Langlois as
Plunkett, and MIR. Felch as Lord Nickel
ford.
Gilbert & Sulliavp's last great success,
@The Gondoliers," will be presented for.
the first time in this city Friday eve
ming.
Mora, the clever comedy actress, will
he the attraction at the Portland Thea