The Portland daily press., 1894-05-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Countess for a Day.

Tonight at Portland theatre Balfe's
pretty opera of Countess for Day will
be presented by the Boston Ideal Opera
Co. under the direction of Mr.. Macom-
Der. The opera has been so arranged as
to introduce many interesting features,
Speaking of Miss era btree who takes the
soubrette part. the Worcester Spy says:
Miss Inez Crabtree played in most
delightful manner. and is. possessed of a
beautiful voice, making her rara avis
among soubrettes. Her song and dance
Little Coquette is one of the most
pleasing features of the performance. y
Miss Lucia Wagner was heard here in
Priscilla" to the great delight of her
many persons. Miss. Walterette Russell
has created furore everywhere by the
grace and picturesqueness of her dane.
ing. An exchange says of Miss Ada
Bosley: Miss Bosley sang like one in
spired and with such evident enjoyment
and lack Of effort that the pleasure of
her audience was greatly enhanced. The
great breadth and freedom of her voice
com bined with its fexibility and uni
formity are especially noticeable; add
to these its richly sympathetic quality
and the effect is one to charm us equally
in its tones of melting pathos or flights
OF brilliant execution" Mr.D odd is not
only good singer, but capital come
dian as we'll.
Mackie's aside Show will be seen in
Portland, Thursday, August 90. There
VIII be Topaz and Steele, the team.
Mile. DeGranvi1le the woman with the
IRON Jaw; Laura Ashley, the. fire queen;
played Martha, in "Old Jed Prouty. and
Teddy, in Hoyt's Bunch of Keys.
For selling the largest mum Der Of tick
cts for the May Day Carnival, Dana Wes-
colt received the first prize, Willie An
drews the second, and Floyd Mute the
third. The-amount received at the ear
nlval was 1858. 76; expended, $751; 4: Ieay-
ing the net receipts S402. 8, which is near.
IL double that of last year.
Marie Bates will again be seen here in
her capital lmpersonation of Aunt Abb
gan true" in County Fair June At b
and 5th. Miss Edith Pollock, well
known In this city, is playing the part
OF Lagos" this season.
Ihe Clnncinati Commercial says of Mrs.
Eames-Srory at the musical festival:
Mrs. Eames-Story was a trif1e more felici-
tous IN her ARA 20 Bona Patrian than in
the Elijah" yet she was cold to the re-
Hglous sense of the music. The audi
ence applauded her warmly. She might
nave made a more telling selection
from her large repertoire than the aria
from Gluck's All 81 la Liberte.n Rut
the operate artist sang it with an ease
and repose that won prolonged an
plause. Perhaps she did not wish to
Stir up the histrionic temperament in
view of the work to come in the Hora
Noyissia." She wore wednesday night
gown OF pure white, in marked contrast
TO her al! black costume of the night
before. 1t was of soft dotted silk with
many bands and ruches of white crepe
The sleeves were composed of deem
ruff1es of silk and lace. In the
bodice rested magnificent bow knot of
diamonds and bunch of blood red
flowers. A bout her waist was a sash of
tuile with crepe banded ends. EaInes
dressing.
1t has developed that Theodore Thorn
ass orchestral plans for next winter are
stlll IN state OF hux, and the evidence
seems TO point to the abandonment of
his purpose to divide his labors between
Chicago and New York. Cincinnati is
trying TO establish an orchestra of her
own on permanent footing. The move
ment is in the hands of the ladies musi-
cal club of Cincinnati, most admirable
and efficient organization which, besides
cuftivating the talent within it's own
ranks. has for two years undertaken con-
certs for eastern artists like the Boston
orchestra, the Kneisel quartette, Mr..
Brodsky and Miss Aus der Ohe,
Emma Juch, the well known oratorio
singer, is dangerously i'll at Detroit. Her
sickness is the result of severe cold.
which developed into inflammation Of
the bowels. Reports Saturday morning
indicate that the singers life is seriousi9
endangered by her malady, but give no
positive information.