St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-26
STRAUSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA
1t Will Be at the Exposition Next
Week. /

week.
Tomorrow Reeves American band
will make its bow of adieu to the Mime
apolis public, and Strauss orchestra
will slide into the vacated seats the first
of next week. For those who desire to
know, the seats for these concerts may
be reserved at the present time at the
new building of the Century Piano
company.
There seems to be some dissatisfac-
ton with regard to the reserved seats at
the Strauss orchestra concerts in the
Exposition building next week. This
dissatisfaction arises no doubt from a
failure to understand the situation. An
extra charge of 25, so and rs
cents is made for reserved seats
at these concerts, and the complaint
is that the Exposition is not dealing
fairly by the public in adding this extra
charge to an Exposition attraction. AS
matter of fact, it is the only way in
which to deal fairly with the public.
There is no extra charge for attendance
at the Exposition during the concerts j;
25 cents admitting to the building at
that time, the same as at any other time.
Persons who do not wish to expend any
thing extra for reserved seats are not
obliged to do so in order to hear the
music, but undeniabiy nine out of ten
would prefer to secure their seats in ad-
vance: and it is because big majority
so prefer that the Exposition manage
ment, instead of raising the cost of adj
mittance to the building to reasonable
figure, charge nothing extra for admit
lance, but charge nominal sum for the
seats, according to their desirability.
The orchestra will be here whole
week. and will give twelve perform
ances. By this reserved arrangement it
is possible to accommodate with re-
served seats at some time during the
week nearly all who may wish to attend
the concerts. Without this plan great
confusion and general dissatisfaction
would be inevitable.
AS for the charge for seats, this won
derful orchestra has not appeared in
any city in the country at less than
double the prices at which the people of
Minneapolis will be able to secure re-
served seats in order to hear it. There
is no ground for complaint whatever, on
the score of admittance fee, The criti-
cism of the management in this parti-
cular is unreasonable, land is undoubted-
ly the result of msinformation.
As the orchestra has but lately been
heard in Detroit, the following from the
| Detroit Free Press will give some idea
of what Minneapolis audiences may eX-
| pect of this wonderful organization:
Edward Strauss is a man of 1.-THE
| figure, nervous action, enormous mag
netism and unlimited enthusiasm, aud
he holds his fifty musicians under easy
and responsive discipline. They seem7
| ingly understand and obey his thoughts
An inclination of the head, movement
| of the hands, the expression of
his face, are apparently charged
with meanings that are self-interpre-
| tive. The Strauss music he conducts
with his bow for baton, and helps
along the ensemble with his violin when
| the spirit moves him. All these points
were noted during the performance of
the overture, and as the concert pro-
| crossed it was further seen that this
youngest of the Strauss family leads his
| players with singular grace, and that
sharp precision, superb unity and
| single-mindedneS are the salient feat
ureS of their work, which at no time
disclosed ragged or slivered edge.
There was something magical in the
movement of the waltz rhythm, with
| the capriciouS variations of time char
acteristic of Strauss music, and one
heard OH every side EXPLANATIONS from
young girls, such as II would like to get
up and dance.'' s'Isn't it hard sitting
still?" or, 81 don't care If this music
isn't classical; it's lovely" Then, too
there were many elderly people
in the audience, and as they list
ened to some of the older melo-
dies doubtless their feelings went
backward to their days of 6anciug and
parties, and possibly cid memories were
revived. At any rate, some of them
were very energetic in their expression
of appreciation and some sympathetic
chord must have been struck in tneil
natures. When in response to double
encore of the ''Pierrot Polka" the or
chestra played the blue Danube
waltz, she human interest in the mum