The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17

| limited number of seats outside those held
for the course which necessarily must be
promptly epplied for
Fifth stoekbridge.
The next entertainment in the Stock
bridge course, January 29th, will intro
duc5 the great violinist Ondrioek who Is
playing his first season in this country.
NJ. ondricek has often been compared
with Paganini. The following incident
propos of this is an event, the facts of
which are mentioned by all Of the Euro
pean newspapers. Two years aoo M.
Ondricek, tTaversing Italy and gaining
triumph upon triumph, arrived at Parma
where Paganini is buried. The son of the
celebrated maestro. Achille Paganini. 70
years old, who, on account of his infirmi-
ties never leaves his apartment. having
heard of the arrival of Ondricek reouested
that he be good enough to visit him as
he was curious to know the man who had
often been put on parallel with bis
father. Ondricek went Immediately to
Paganini's house and played number of
the maestro's compositions The son xvas
SO deeply affected that he Dried. 81 recop-
nize the bowling of my poor father. y
Achille Paganini, enthused oy the play
ing of Ondricek, showed him the little
Amati violin on which his father nlaved
at the age of seven. He presented On
dricek with a portait and number of
autographs of his father. M Ondricek
moved by this son, SO faithful to his faith.
ers' memory. played Paganini's grand
concerto. The old man, in paroxynsm of
enthusiasm. immediately went by car
riage to the municipality of Parma and
asked to have opened, for the first time
since the celebrated maestro's death. Pae-
aninis tomb. SO that NJ. Ondricek might
view the mortal remains. They at once
assigned masons to open the case and the
body which had been embalmed. was
found intact Ondricek remained there
looking at the great master for q long
time, and can we'll say that he has been
the only one upon whom that exceptional
honor has ever been conferred.
Mr.. Ondricek will play the following
selections:
Concerto E sharp minor, Ernst
Romance, Beethoven
Evening Song, Schumann
Motto Perpetuo, Paganini
Meditation, Weiss
Polonaise, Laub
witches lance, Paganini
Grand Opera.
The opening night of the grand opera
season in French, italian and German,
OF 1886, will be Monday, February II.
in the Mechanics (Building) Auditori-
um, Huntington avenue, Boston. The
season will consists of 10 nights and two
nlatinees. No extra performances will
be given under any circumstances, and
no return engagements this season. The
orchestra will be increased and O large
number of fresh young voices added to
the choruses. The season will open with
Faust" with Mines. Melba, Bauermeis
ter, and Scalchi, Messieurs Maurel, Ed.
DeReszke and Jean DeReszke in the
cast. Calve will appear Tuesday, the
18th in Carmen" with Bausrmeister and
Saville, Messieurs Lubert. Carbone and
Renaldini. The advertisement will give
particulars.
Not es.
Before the next appearance in Boston
of Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew, these
stars will have made the circuit of the
globe for the third time. Since they have
| cen playing their Boston engagement
at the Hollis street theatre, they have
| completed arrangements with agents of
Williamson and Musgrove. the leading
theatrical managers of Australia. and as
a result they will sail from San Francis
CO on April 80 for trip to the Antipodes.
One of the new ballets in this season s
spectacle, "Superba," is the duck dance,
one of William Hanlon's unique ideas.
1t Is the initial appearance of the ballet
| in the new farm yard scene. With an
| immense duck as the premier, the cory
phees group around her, maneuvoring
| gracefully and gyrating with dexterous
action of limb in an amusing manner
The girls costumes are marvels of excel.
| lence in design and beautiful oombina.
tions of color.