The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-03
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
WILHELM.

HiLRELMJs
The king of violists should ba crested with
crowded house at City Hall Thursday night
The musical people of course will desire to bs
present. and the price of the tickets have been
placed much lower than we had reason to ex-
pect, lower than would have been possible un-
less the concert had been engineered by an as
sociation with the pluck and energy of the
~ rmy and Navy Union. The sale of seats will
commence at Stockbridge's at 9 a. M tanner.
row 70 and we should suggest all who desire choice
% Pa ,Gcallen 70 6s on hand. The Music Trade
review, one of the abest musical paners in
the country, speaking of Wilhelm, saws "tbe
absolute Certainty of technique and tone. a claSo
sical beauty and dignity of expression. topetb-
er with that wonderful grace and freedom of
bowling, again spoke for themselves and caIlsd
forth perfect ovation for the artist after each
performance. His broad, noble style seems 40
well adapted to the thoughts of the great mas
ter that one cannot but hope we NAV vet ba
a M.. 20 near the entire Beethoven concerto at
WHhelmJs hands, and with a worthy accom-
panlment. His cadenza was in strict keenino
with the work, reproducing all the principal
ideas, marvel of ingenuity in construction
and perfection in execution, and was most en-
ttnusiastlcally received Wilhelmj also played
his own transcription of Chopin's Romance
from the Concerto in e, and though this rem
dering was filled with poetry, it seemed almost
TOO 1resh and sparkling, too healthy, SO to saw,
10 De consistent with the excessively morbid
nature OF the Polish composer. The sustained
note at its close was remarkable Instance of
smooth tone
BLIND TOM
fBlind Tom meets with his deserts he will
draw large audience to the Portland Theatre
wednesday night. An exchange says:
sit is easy to explain why Blind Tom for
nearly twenty years has startled the musical
and critical world BY his performance on the
piano, but how he does it is problem that is
not likely to bs solved this side of eternity.
Last evening he was in fine humor and played
at his BEST giving not only repetitious of such
works az the "Rhapsodie Hongroise,'' "Trova-
tore Pleyel's Hymn with variations, and ma
tional melodies of different countries, but in
Producing novel and startling effects of his own.
Two or three of his original songs were full of
exquisite beauty, and his composition descrip-
tive of the Battle of Manassas lost none of its
freshness or quaintness from the fact that it has
been heard scores of times before. AS musi-
Cal phenomenon, without other Intelligence
than that which Is conveyed from a single or
gan in his brain to his ten fingers, Blind Tom
ls undoubtedly the most remarkable pianis: in
ChristendOm."
DoLLIE BIDwELL
Next Wednesday evening Miss Dollie Bid.
well will appear at Music Hall in East Lynne.
The tickets are placed at So and % cents and at
such popular prices the house must be crowded.
NOTES.
Mrs. Alta Merrill, the wifs of DR.. Merrill,
New York physician, made her debut on the
stage of the Fifth Avenue Theatre at the
Thanksgiving matinee, acting Julia in 'The
Hunchb .ck" with considerable success Her
effort is very kindly dealt with by the critics of
the daily press.
This from the Chicago Tribune: HIt ia said
that three thousand &C Ors are out of employ-
ment in England. Let them come on at once,
Jack Haverly is organizing seventy new COM
panies to play through the United States New
Zealand and Afghauistan, and he wants talent.
me me lowest price he pays to any performer is
$3.50 week. throwing in board and railroad
fare"
Lawrence Barrett and his company. going
East, and the Holman Opera company going
West, had narrow escape in the collision of
the two trains on the Great Western Railway
at Winona, MIMI, last Sunday. They were
badly shaken up, but none were injured.
Each of the boxes at Wallack's, on the occs- |
sion Of the Gilbert benefit, is to be sold for
500. The price of reserved seats will probably
BE- Increased to 49, The performance will be-
gin at o'clock in the afternoon on Dec. 5, and
last between four and five hours.
THAT Lass O. Lowries Marie Gordon's
play which drew an average of only a couple
of hundred people nightly in Philadelphia, was
received by an immense audience on lis first
presentation in New York on Monday night.
The critics condemned the composition of the |
play, bat predicted that it would be successful.
and big weeks business proved the truth of
the prediction.
Mr. Lester Wallack has no intention of max
ing starring tour this season, his own house
requiring his attention. After "My Son. |
which will follow "Our Club," Mr.. Steele |
Mackaye's In the Dark" will be brought out.
Mr.. Walack will not act in it, but will prob. |
ably come forward in play in which he mas
been seen before, and later on will be seen in
two new roles
The seats for the opera Monday night it,
stead of being ST. throughout will bs ST., rs |
and 80 cents. so as to bring them within the
means of every one