The New York herald., 1868-06-17
THE sAENoERFEsT.
Description OF the Rink in Chicsge-Pro
Gramme OF the Celebration.


CHICAGO, June I3 1866.
The Saengerfest is to be held at the Wabash
Avenue "Rink." The building is Of brick and in the
form of a freight she'd as all Kinks think il
Is too low for voices music to be heard 10 advan
tage; but the Germans OF this city do not think So
This mprovised sale de nusiQue is 17o by sc feet
and the roof is feet high at the sides and about
twice that height In the centre.
Mr.. Frederick Pfau OF New York, is the contractor
and he expects to have the room ready for sunday
evening. On Monday there will be a rehearsal OF the
Chicago performers numbering four hundred; and
on Wednesday morning the artists from Germany
are expected to arrive.
The rink is now decorated with festoons of fresh
CEDAR As one enters he sees bars entwned with
CEDAR, and floral decorations and hung with party
colored globes, crossing from side to side and fes
toons creeping up the column or depending from
the roof a blaze OF gaslight will umine the whole
room and display the mnutest thing I'm It.
At the back or the room Ia the platform for the
galaxy OF singers VINO are to I'LL this sGe de ntusQ,
with such rich and artistic strains. Innumerable
stars and stripes, large and small, grouped and
crossed grace the room. Inscriptions in German
letter the walls of the rink, translation of which
would edify the reader The seats are all 10 be
on a parterre and it Is expected there will be \
great rush for tickets
wabash avenue is the Fifth avenue OF Chicago
and though not so well built up as the New York
street, II is more pleasant, and Is paved with wood
1t Is therefore a very fine drve-a sort Of CorsO-for
OF the day trying their speed The 'beauty and
fashion" OF Chicago are wont to stroll along this
broad noow: the street rect s always wei Waterea ,,
one block from It,
For this Fest the people OF Chicago seem to have
conceived the same idea did the people OF ottawa
Canada, for grand concert given there, namely, to
have fixed upon their rink as the proper place TO hold
this big thing in music- mean this libation to the
muses-but the people here have done better than
the Ottawas, having their sale de D,usiQue on the
most fashionable street In the city, while the people
"A
err, in close proximity to frog pond, the eXhaa-
tions from which perfumed the air of the room.
A very fine evergreen or cedar arch spans the ave-
nue. near the entrance OF this rink, aud the streets
leading to it are also to be arched in the same way
offered at $1O emitting the holder to the ete to all
the concerts to be given and to the winding up ball.
On Thursday and Friday next the principal concerts
will be given.
All Chicago Is on tiptoe to hear this grand series
Of concerts and the "beauty and fashon' are
already selecting their escorts for the occasion
putting on their best smiles to win offer offers
Of 1.-THE pleasure OF seeing'' them Ito the Saenger-
fest" The Germans assume great credit for the idea
OF the Fest and very ready to explain all about
II to any one who will ask them questions. What
between the Importance OF the Saengerfest and lager
beer they are puned up and roll about like beer
barrels, which Is quite painful to see In this hot
weather.
and instrumental performers at the concerts, which
begin on the 18th and end on the 21s The Maenner-
chors and Saengerbunds OF this city are having con-
slant rehearsals and nothing but an earthquake can
spoil the affair. Bad weather cannot do It,
The Stadt theatre, on North wells street, Is deco
rated with evergreens. In fact all the Germans are
lending hand to make the AFFAIR come on with
laundering eclat A festoon crosses Wells street at
the theatre, with huge Tyre depending from the
middle Of the festoOn
To meet the expenses Of this Fest $50 900 will be
quired and there will be no difculty about raising
It, though the sum is not small one, even for
Chicago.
The programme of the Fest will be printed in
libretto form, in English and German. 1t viii con-
tain the order Of music words OF the songs, names
Of committees, &c.
On the morning Of the welcoming poem Will be
read aud a song Of greeting will be sung by the
American Saengerbund in honor Of the delegation
from the other Side OF the Atlantic.
The railroads acting with their usual liberaity
most Of them, If not ALL agreeing to carry the sing
ers and visitors to the Saengerfest at half price.
All tends to the successful coming OF OF the Fest
but the rink is too small think. However, IL ID the
best place that could be got for the occasion.
To add to the eCd Of the Fest fireworks are TO be
discharged and believe, examinations are also 70 70
in the order OF the celebration.
The press Ia preparing for report In ereitS0, and
the musical editors Of the different journals are big
with Importance and expectation.