The Portland daily press., 1884-01-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.



Tonight tie company which Mr.. John stet.
son has put on the New England circuit viii
produce the three-aet farce OF "Confusion''--
which is having great run at Mr.. Stetson's
Globe Theatre, Boston, lat Portland Theatre,
together with 0fenbach's one act operstia Of
"Chonfeuri." Lizzie Mccall, Georgia Tyler,
| Annie Russell, Harry Brown, N. d. Jones,
Frank Norcross and Frank Ross will be in the
cast. The play is said to be very funny and if
Harry Brown and Lizzie Mccall DO as well as
Harry Dixey and Sadie Martinot the piece
should be success.
THE PRINCESS IDA
Gilbert Il Suliyan's new opera sPrincess
Ida Was produced Saturday for the first time
Oh any stage, bafore 40 aristocrAtic and critical
audience which thropged the Savoy Theatre.
london, England, il every part. The work
scored an nnmistakable success, and the most
favorable Judgment was expressed en- ali
hapds. The libratto is declsred to be the
cleverest taat CELEBRITIES ever written for a
piece Of this character. He has daftly seized
upon all thu points Of Tcnnysori's moan fseTba
Princess''l from which It mas possible 10 ex-
tract hunoT, bat ne has treated then, With 50
much delicacy that it is next to Impossible for
the laureate to take exceptions to this travest.
=. h;s tnsslefpl Moreover, Mr. Gilbert has
touched upon the pathos OF the poep, onlv
with reserent hand. The mnsio Il 1 rIistinss
departure u quality from that of any az the
Princess ida's' predecessors, altha1ph IL Il
enarsctAr zed by Sir AIthur's usual methods
hs co'iilc bnfaaf ofsone OF the musical effects
" very delightful, while the peledias esa
chartnssg snd likely TO prove az scatehv', 80
any u the earilar operas BY the Same ogt.,ttos.
ef. Inc orchsstF ton is quite elaborate. ina
10 pronounced bS MUSICIANS to be exeantis,tallv
hne. Sir Arthur contacted the Derf,rma,,cay
and, with MF. Gilbeft acd Mr.. D'OyIey Care.
was called before the cnrtain and rac-,v.d Si,,'
appreclative enthusiasm The coDpanv 6id
~ JUSTICE 70 the opera, snl all the parts we're
aoiy sustained. The Scenery was exquisite.
NOTES.
The tickets icr the entertainment Ia ba civ
en- 6y the Hungarian GyDsey Band at C,tv
BRIDGES, this morning.
- Ihe Lewiston journal says Mr. Homer
Moiriss operetta OF "Paaline,' given at City
Hall, IN that city, Was success. The dia,
iosue was witty, the music meritorious. the
the cheras of sixty voices. s-S''oN
Mrs. Alice earle Ssaver was heard yvit,
pleasure at the First Parish Church YESTERDAY
:. Grimmers orchestra played al the Ehen
simpson Sal3 s osll IN Biddeford FRIDAY, and Chan
play for the Bath rink January 17th.
Herr Wilhelm Gericke. who NAV with con-
1de9ce be accepted as the director of the Bos
ton symphony Orchestra next season ;s a
musician OF eminent abilities and inst in tha
prime OF lie, being abont 45 years Of age. For
Inc past eight years ha has directed The ~
chestra OF the Vienna Opera House. which
s s.. sers ABOUT 100 musicians, and hs Is also
director OF the philharmonic Society ofy.enna
having succeeded Brahms in HE latter noel
ton. His record is well known amone tba
Leading musicians of Vienna and Herr Ston-
gel, the husband of Nine. Senblich. who waa
attached to the Vienna Conserva DRY Of Music,
hoiding q ,nFofassersbip- in that institntion
commends Herr Gericks as a maa n sssa..4h,
lifted to assume the duties for whish he 5as
oeen selected b. Mr.. Higginson Il IS
not 2 unlikely that the orchestra may enlarge us