The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-07
SHOULD BE WELL pATRoNlzED.
The Good Things Manager stockbridge
Has Provided for Portland People.

For the eleventh successive season Mr..
Ira C. Stockbridge comes before the
Portland public with his Regular Course
of high class entertainments to be given
at City Hall during the coming winter.
The Popular Course is also announced
for the sixth consecutive season. Each
course this year consists of u entertain
ments, all excellent in their way, as will
be seen by an inspection the prospectus
The prices for both courses are remarka-
bly, low for city the size of Portland,
when the costly combination of talent is
considered.
The auction sale of seats last Monday
evening was somewhat smaller than Mr..
Stockbridge had hoped for, but it was
stormy night, which offers partial ex-
PLANTATION. Since the auction there has
been steady demand for tickets, but
the sale up to the present time has not
been what it should be. In other cities
where they have courses, not nearly SO
good as these, the patronage IS much
better. Seats sell rapidly and bring
handsome premiums. In the prelimln-
airy auction sale alone as much as $4,000
has often been realized. But this is not
in Portland, by any means.
Now, in view of the excellence OF the
Regular and Popular Courses, can Port
land people afford to allow Mr.. Stock
bridge to enter upon the winters bust
ness without having City Hall packed
every nightp Should we get any enter
tainnents at all of this high grade, if it
were not for Mr.. Stockbridge? The fact
is recognized that during the 10 years
that Mr.. Stockbridge has been putting
entertainments on the City Hall stage,
he has furnished scores of superb con-
certs, operas and lectures, at prices
which, to say the least, have not made
him millionaire. Many times he has
brought attractions here, and has re-
ceived the hearty thanks of his patrons
for so doing, but at the same time those
thanks were not of money value enough
to keep him from figuring up losing
venture.
Few men would have had so much per-
severance under disoouraging circum-
stances. Many a time he must have gone
under if he had not been determined not
to fail. He has taken pride in the
courses, in fact they have been his hob
by. and his name has become familiar in
amusement circles all over the country.
This year Mr.. Stockbridge has secured
attractions which will make up two
courses never surpassed in excellence, if
ever equalled, in any city of so limited
population as Portland Perhaps the
public do not realize the expense neces-
sary to secure some of these fine things
which are to be placed before them this
coming season. Contrary to his usual
custom, Mr.. Stockbridge has consented
to announce the large sums of money
necessary to secure the leading enter
tainments of his courses. He pledges
his word that the sums here mentioned
are exactly correct.
What They Cost.
The highest priced attraction is Pade-
rewski. He gives two performances, af-
ternoon and evening, and for this he will
receive just $1,000. Think of that.
Seidl's New York METROPOLITAN Orches-
ira costs $1,000 for one concert.
Damroschs New York Symphony Or
chestra costs $1,000 for one concert
1.-THE Trip to the Moon,' which opens
the Regular course, costs $500.
The new Bostonians come for three
performances, and they get $1,000 fol
them.
In the Popular course, Sousa's New
Marine Band will cost $1,000 for two per
formances.
Salvini gets $1,000 for two nights.
The Lady Minstrels, which open thu
Popular course, are to get $500.
Remenyi, the famous violinist, is not
so gilt-edged as Paderewski, but he will
pocket $3.50 for playing three or foul
pieces.
One of the high-priced performances
of the New Bostonians is included in the
Popular Course.
The aggregate cost of the two courses
is upwards of $4,000, a figure largely il
excess of the popular idea of the outla,
required to run series of entertain
ments.
Now, for moment, take your penci
and paper. Put down the price OF
course ticket and divide it by II. Tina
will give you the average cost of TIN
entertainments and prove to you that yol
are getting big attractions at yer,
small expense to yourself Consider il
detail the entertainments that are in
cluded in the Regular Course.
Orchestras.
The New York Metropolitan Orches
ira of 65 pieces, is led by Herr Antol
Seidl, a name that is familiar to musi
clans everywhere. The orchestra come
high and is very hard to get. Last yea
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