The Portland daily press., 1893-03-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The seidl Concert.

The visit to this city of Anton Seidl,
the distinguished conductor, and for
many years the musical conductor of the
Metropolitan Opera House Of New York,
is musical event Of the utmost import
ance The first requisite looked for in 9
great leader of orchestral players is'that
he shall be able by the mere glance Of
his eye and in an hundred and one ways
other than the waving Of his baton, to
convey to those under him his distinct
purpose and desire in Interpreting the
compositions Of the great masters.
Seidl undoubtedly possesses this quality
to an unusual degree, and the players
under him perform as, one man. In all
his work he is ,forcefnl and distinctly
dramatic, and the audience know no dull
moments. The above qualities all COM
bine to make Seidl the great conductor
that he is. Moreover, as. the co-worker
and personal friend of Richard Wagner,
having resided in his family for many
years-he is regarded as the foremost
authority in the Interpretation of Wag-
merriam programmes AS to the must
clans Seidl brings to this city, they have
played for Mr.. Seidl for the past seven
years, a length Of time which cannot be
claimed by any orchestra in America
The important soloist for the occasion
will be Miss Emma Juch. Her qualities
ssre of the most positive character, youth,
beauty, taste in singing, voice of won
derful cultivation and compass. With
out doubt, Miss Juch brings to her work
dramatic and admirable force, The
presence of such d superb collection Of
soloists enables Mr. Seidl to place in the
programme, among other notable ex-
cerpts, the famous quintette from the
Meistersinger, which is probably the
most melodious concerted number that
Wagner has ever composed. This num-
Der never fails to receive repeated recalls
and SO persistent is the applause that
Mr.. Seidl departs from his usual rule,
and grants an encore Of this favorite
number
Ar1ZOna OO6s
Arizona Joe will appear at Portland
Theatre Thursday and Friday, present
ing Thursday night BLACK Hanks"
Arizona Joe made himself famous as a
western scout in the first place, and since
has made himself well known as an act
or. He possesses a splendid physique'
and his knowledge of the ways and man
ners of the Far West enable him to por-
tray his part excellently. He is one of
the few scouts that can really act, and
during the progress Of lis play intro
duces a. number of difficult shooting
feats. He always uses the real ball cart
ridges, not those containing shot, in his
shooting, which SO many stage marks
men are accustomed to using. A num-
Der of dogs, mustangs, Indians, cowboys
and real western stage coach will be a
few Of the introductions. Every part in
the piece is filled by competent people,
and as Arizona; Joe is himself great ia
vorite, the theatre will doubtless be
packed during his engagement. Includ-
ed in the company are Charles E. Bloom
er, James B.. Houston, Edna Selcrist,
Mabel Stanley and sallie Wells.
81. Yon Yonson.
In the novelties of the stage of recent
years, first prize has been unanimously
awarded to s'Yon Yonson," the sensa-
tional Swedish dialect comedy-drama by
Gus Heege, the brilliant young author
actor, who created a furore at the New
Park Theatre in New York last season.
Heege is now accepted by the critics as
well as the ordinary theatre-goers of the
entire country as the one actor of today
upon whose shoulders the mantle Of Joe
Jefferson is most likely to fall. That he
employs methods very similar to those
which have won fame for Jefferson there
Is no question, but SO unique is the crea-
ton of the character of Yon Yonson that
there is really little chance for compar-
ison of Heege with any actor yet known
to the stage. And in this fact lies the
secret of the talented young mans sud-
den leap into such widespread populari-
ty. Yon Yonson will be seen at Port
land Saturday night.
ts Pinafore.
Our Home Opera Company will soon
be heard in this charming opera. Mr..
Montgomery asserts that it will be the
d.