Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-12


4 reading The following tca Te,pra unon Je,,y Linn, ,
" are unwilling I" ker? much treasure To ourselves: u
AN" "'es '"riarr IN selling his family library, wish 10
f II III" more general circulation We are really crious
~ "~ i.s an'Eor l. the Columbus Journal at liberty Ia
asciose his name Aud will he also solve another probq
"heier his sweet simplicity OF stye is assumed for ef
% ~ "s i lt i "fer unaccnstomlrd 10 the pen. has sat
u'"h 10 ~rlie this beautiful description merely for the
amusement OF MS own family We should of cours. ar
l'eiac II the more highly if flowed naturally ike rI
verses Of the poet: '''N ''''
lie wrote IN numbers, for the numbers came"
ts. II IS written in fac astcdeeidcdy the hes,
= s ~ Mileh he magic OF Jenny Lind has drawn forth md
We may Judge from The feelings with which il h.s insor.d
h moi Inferior 10 anything which Goldsmith or Irv. ever
m'"s; we wish the writer such theme eycry dar if !,
SHOULD every day brin. foh such n produc,ion Sran,.
say We ae even haEsul 10 the author for saving rs ,le
E"c s'y OF reading an elaborate scientific nmu.cl cr;.
o , ' @ ,' % Of the Swede He has employed
W" u3'e at'' SHOWN MS own taste better purpose:
From he Ohio State Journal oc, n
'hSHi i.'Np-nc nave obtained leave 10 publish he f,
l"winS isiicr written By gentleman of Cnl.nbn. who
vas IN New York and heard Jenny Linls rst concer, ~
Casii2 Garden Though written for The cn.cr,,in,n, -
III" cWn in!y, and with expectation of nublioi,y ;,s
! readers " ' "a e"'
"SEw Yonx. SEr7. 20, 1850.
NY DEAR CHILDREN: You have heard something about
Jenny Lind doubt not everybody is talking Of Jenny
and will tell you about her first Concert which ATTENDED
at Castle Garden saw person pay ten dollars for
sup o Iaper That person myself If you ask what
got Tor my Ten dollars, will tell YOU that got ticker Ia
Jenny lnds concert and is small matter TO have
ticket Of that kind When puts his hand into hs porkc
nc Is apt IL feel comfortable il he finds money there hut
when he llcds ticket to Jenny Linds concert he feels
proud and happy. He says himself Now shall hnoie
al about it, shall that Swedish gil !o came far
oci the sea a. sing to the American people shall hear
iat wonderful voice the like OF which on Garth was never
heard before. shall have opportunity TO comprehend
why IS lat great ltudes of people follow up and down
ie nation wherever she moves; that any great kim
or queen, not even any commander OF victorious armies
was ever since the world began besct with shouts Of h.
man app pluse and scenes OF triumph this young
woman.
With sIch thoughts teeming found my way TO the place
called Castle Glrden on the beautiful bay of New York
II was destined originally am told for military fricu-
o hui has been converted into place for large public
sem ages and exhibitions and fitted up in the manner OF
m ihcare Here was the place where the voice of the
famous Jenny Lind was 10 be heard exciting into wild tn-
mutt and ecsacy the countless auditory and moving Off in
dying cadenccs over the tranquil of the BAY Here
iocnd many thousands OF people, all provided with tickets
Ike my own, and apparently much in expectation as
was fine display o lamps and other convances formed
to elevate the spirits and awaken the torpid portions tie
animal system 10 lively enjoyment am not sure
out the sight OF so many animated Of both
sexes and Of many and decorations would
have made you forget that you for any other purpose
han 10 behold the spectacle. had time look about me
only few moments before there upon the stage what
Is called the orchestra 1t consisted Of sixty with in
strGnents of music.
II do know how many different kinds of instruments
for making music there in the world bu, before
saw great variety together They were many tlcm
queer SNAPPED things and made of themselves the oldest
Kind oi noises. There great, corpucnt grandpa fi-
die hn Cid nothing bat ami gruni; grandma fiddle
not iEi.c IS heavy and masculine, which iaony
tones by turns deprccang and soothna and whole IA
mily Of younger ddes whose business il seemed to be TO
Keep up such roc OF sounds prevent the more aged
ldes from going to Sleep and tcaze them and make
them worry themselves old people will sometimes do
There hutes-white, black and nulatto-sonlc of
which seemed to have got their growth, and not.
There was one very little that many antics Il
rope.danccr, and amused me very much- in such
excellent high spirits They could keep it making the
same sort OF noise with the flutes that kEc" how behave
onc man had great hollow serpent, and made his share Of
The music by blowing In the scrpents tail Ii the serpent,
had been alive perhaps biting the tail would have
mother mankind, he took upon himself the torn of ser-
pcn, bur think his voice have been peasaner than
that Of the serpent of Castle Garden he could have
been successful The keybuge and French horn also
r na the wt H9 m pqy y 81 f u nHAug which mSIe s
aad makes smile death. Do you remember, my
children the time when riding among the noun
ains of pennsylyan beautiful night ana canal boat
in sight, with solitary musician its deck, and the
kcy-buge in his handsl How It's clear sounds penetrated
the Of the hills foae away valleys, sauting
each other from echoing peaks until the air became vocal
and the silver OF the moon seemed emlnatons from
some mc0dious sphere
Onc individual in the orchestra had metallic instrument
which made stretch and shorten like spy glass; only
il was much longer than spy glass; and shaped like most
other Instruments after is own fashion. They caled il
trombone something OF that SORT II produced quality
of sound similar to that produced by tearing very strong
piece Of CLOTH only different in degree 1t may for augh,
know, be- great avor!tc with drygoods merchants. Not
proong my description of the orchestra will simply say
that il had the of producing immense variety of
sounsgoeslun ard natural Internal aud dirne so that
among them ALL scarcely any heart could fail TO be stirred
scarcely Iuy amateur Of noises fail to be gahed no
tced however the absence of anything resembling the bray
Of mule, and could not help nomsntlry speculation IN
my mind AZ 10 the probable elects OF Introducing ha
sonorols animal Of the members OF the orchestra.
at wonder how such tribe Of instruments could he
made get along umicably together There was however
man called Signor Benedict, who had but TO make
lure and they would do anything he pleased doce and
o.caen the ponies showed yon NJ crcus and their
voices wero times harmonscd and bIcndcdso abound
;nn cn and renscendentas 10 I'll the most sluggish and
bc sottcd nature with life. For self seemed sls
pended darkness md glory hardly knowing whether
was in the body or of the body in Heaven earth.
slherc came pause in the musc and s,nor Bclti ap
ncacd upon the stage sing. He ia What is called barry
tone singer that is his voice between bass AMI tenor and
he is repucd 10 bes great tie greatest IN
that particular STYLE in III, world. Now you what got
for my dollars: In the first place. consciousness oi be-
c about hear tho renowned soagsess IN the secoEd place.
mos, magnificent; and animating SHOW; in the third plcc,
tho Glance hear orchestra Of rare completeness and es
ccncc in c fourth place. heard the great harytone SIN
ucr himself small wonder. Bat IN" highest ciiec IN ira
c is usually reserved for the ih aci and
i was the s,c the value oniaincdb By ME fer my money oa
this OCCASION 10 many ina hings-enough in themselves
satisfy more than ordinary eSfectaiion-only ae..t
red and heightened the looking forward o me h,,h,c '
scmhlage for greater wonder yet 10 appar We oo
our highest conception of the prowess oi aahss rom '
fact that he was greater than Hector and "a Soua yo DC
,aroJ o ihnk Of Swedish girl for whom all these I'M
monsr prcoastons and these great musicians were oy sno
49,, al aces ,,rics? Signor 'cc closes his part lad
d;sanne,rs Every knows that the time a hand when
Irnnv Lind herself vii! come iorward-she Tor Thom MY
people had hronged The coast of England 10 give
t.irp
her 10 our republican shores During the few moments pre-
tnr ncr ancc the silence great az Ia be aSo
nlry intense could not help thinking 10 myself that II
void be very trying thing for her Swetcn-er country
nroducci few men, and in former times cut some
tnurc in history; but of le know little OF her and care
. ycet for her f,ro Miss Bremer whose stories
we MI lyed So much that must needs love their author
some had already found welcome among us the other pre-
coded bv world wide une unique and singular was nov"
for he frat time try what reception she wold meet from
an American audience. Behold! there she Is! There Is
Jenny I.ir1!
Il am sure tell you why We all rose to our feet and
.,rtei her n common impulse with all sorts o fxt!ava-
part demonstrations OF welcome. Perhaps we maze oos
~ o,rsoves--and them again. perhaps @c did not AT oil
events we did succeed in making fool oil her. II was
some time before audience would cease shouting ana
nponrding and allow ho 10 sing She was very luch al
c.ed bv the warmth OF her reception and waa pa!e and
tntcd ii she could have been alone ew moments thlnk
she would cried but she had opportunity to cry and
80 she-sans!
&" have seen distinguished singers before Jenny Lind VINO
were well hearing, and famous, and VINO could
with elect successfully difficult music; and sup
poscd their bemdings and ccnacons of muscles necessa-
~ part of the performance But with Jenny Lind had The
appearance of singing itself she but yielded To an internal
conpulsion and music flowed. But not TO overlook
the orchestra which has now for the time being become
par, o.: Jenny Lind she part Of it, She is the Chief MI
Steal instrument and plays her part with graceful exacness
m sound oycdonc none which falls short OF tic precise