The Portland daily press., 1885-04-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


THE THOMAS CONCERT.
Tonight City Hall will be filed with an audience
deeply interested in music, to listen to the Thomas
concert. Affording the highest compensation and
continuous employment, and adopting standard
whose excellence is guarantee of the highest abi-
ity. Mr.. Thomas is enabled to command the services
of the most skilled musicians of all countries, and
his orchestra is now par excellence, the finest over
which he ever drew his baton. 1t is unnecessary
here to refer to the high and wide field of festival
work which Mr. Thomas has additionally conduct
ed to such glorious achievements throughout the
country and which have linked his name with the
highest musical results of his generation. Suffice it
that his place at the head of the music of America
is universally recognized and with his reorganized
and perfected orchestra, his present tour will enable
Mr.. Thomas to excel himself
Miss Juch's voice is developing in strength, full
ness and richness constantly, her execution is
faultless her stage presence winning in the extreme
and her personal beauty only fitting supplement
to her rare vocal charms. Mr.. W. j. Winch Ia
favorite tenor of Boston's, and received much
praise from the London critics, when he appeared
in England. Mr. Heinrich the basso has appeared
at all the great musical festivals with pronounced
success.
The orchestra win number so pieces. During
the playing OF any movement at the concert, the
doors will be closed.
The following will be the programme:
Symphony No. q D. Major, OPP. So. 49,. Beethoven
Adagio motto; Allegro con Brio. A major;
legro, D major; Allegro motto, major.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Weber
"Unter bluhenden mandelbaumen.''
Mr.. William j. Winch.
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. IL, (new) ......,,. Liszt
INTERMIssIoS.
Flying Dutchman.. ) Duo, Like to Wis Wagner
Miss Juch and Mr. Heinrich.
The Nations, lnew) .;....... MoszkowsH
Suite de six pieces characteristiques)
1-Russia. 2-Italy. 3-Germanys
4-Span. b-Poland. 6-Hungary.
Quite number of good seats yet remain, and will
be sold at reduced prices.
NOTES.
The parties holding exchange tickets for the per-
formance Of the "Colleen Bawn," to be given at
Portland Theatre by the Grattans, Fast Day after
noon and evening, should take them to the theatre
box office tomorrow morning, and exchange them
tifully mounted and brought out in fine style.
The reserved seats for the yankee Artillerist,"
rapidly taken up at Stockbridge's, and those who
intend attending should secure seats at once.
Our readers who are going to the entertainment
should be on hand at the sale of reserved seaIs at
Stockbridge's this morning. Holders of admission
tickets can exchange them for reserved seats on
payment of ten cents.
Now is the time to get tickets for Stoddards next
lecture at Stockbridge's The lecture will be given
On account of the Thomas concert, tonights re-
hearsal by the Haydns has been postponed until
next Wednesday evening. The society will bring
out saul" the first of May.
The Cosmopolitan Club will produce "School" at
Portland Theatre soon, in aid Of a local charity.
The Brunswick Telegraph, speaking of the con-
cert to be given in that town by Grimmer. says:
"Grimmer is SO well known here as an accomplish
ed musician that he will not fail to draw full
house. He brings frst-rate talent with him, and
some people who have never appeared here, The
people have often listened to Grimmer's orches-
ira without cost to themselves that they will now
feel like returning the favor"
Mr.. P. Redmond, advance agent of Den Thomp-
son, is at the Merchants Exchange Hotel. Thomp-
son appears at the Portland Theatre Friday and
Saturday nights.
Patti has sung AZ times during her American en-
gagement, receiving $168 900. Her agent says she
will fulfill her New York and Boston engagements.
Mr.. G. B. Clint, advance agent of the Boston
Theatre Rag Baby Company, was in the city yester-
gay: MI. Hoyts popular play will be produced at
the Portland Theatre, May and 2.