The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-07-31

ed a brilliant scarlet, rising out of the middle. AT
q o'clock Admiral Farragut and various other dlgnl-
taries took the seats Of honor reserved Tor them near
the centre of the hall, and after the applause which
greeted them had subsidized, the Rev. L. L. Hale made
the Inauguration prayer, which was commercially
short. After a short welcome address from Mayor
Shurtliif, a few chords ON the organ gave the signal
for the chorus to rise, and showed at the same time
that the instrument, small as it looked, possessed q
marvellous power, and also a very good quality OF
tone. MIR. Gilmore, the originator and principal or
ganizer Of the Jubilee, took the stand amid applause
which borlered upon frenzy. People shouted, and
waved their hats, arms, handkerchiefs, in n way
which would have astonished New York, and IN calm,
philosophical Boston, seemed little short of insanity ;
but during this week, as has been said before, Boston,
means to be insane. Many other favorites had a
similar reception. There was n grand uproar, for
instance, when Ole Bull took his seat with the Or
chestra to play the first violin, Carl Rosa playing
beside him ; there was a wild enthusiasm for Nadine.
Parepa-Rosa but the greatest honors OF all were
paid to Carl Zerrahn, the pet of Boston and Prince
Of Conductors, who drilled the choruses. The hrst
piece on the programme was Luther's famous choral,
sung by nearly 10000 voices, with the string or
chestra and organ. 1t was done with great precision,
and seemed to settle the doubtful question whether so
large n company could be brought to sing together
without producing n mere babel of noise.
There were two solo performances by Nadine Pa
repa-Rosa, namely, Gounod's save Maria and
Rossinis " ~lnfiammatus." Her pure, sweet, noble
voice came across that vast space, through the surg
ing of 400 instruments, and above the sound of TO-
600 voices, in the choral accompaniment with q
distinctness ut which | marvel and admire. Her
softest notes were distinctly heard in the remotest
corners, and the effect of such n beautiful voice COM
ing apparently from such an unreasonable distance
was just charming. The o%vertures to I" Tannhauser'
and William Tell" which were played by about
$50 musicians. neither went well nor produced as
strong an effect as if played by 100 good men IN an
opera house. The " Coronation March, from the
Prophet was better, but imperfect. The features
Of the day, however, were the Anvil Chorus"
q The Star Spangled Biuner,' and /" My Country
lis Of Thee" accompanied by every conceivable de-
vice for making n noise. For the first there marched
in 100 hremen in red shirts and white capes, and
placed themselves, with sledge-hammer in hand, by
the side Of 100 anvis- The enthusiasm which this
ical Bostonian beside me jumped up in his excite
ment aud opened an umbrella At proper intervals
n battery OF II pieces of artillery, stationed just out
side the doors, and discharged by electrical wires,
manipulated by a member of the orchestra, lent sono-
rous voices to the uproar, and the city bells, rang by
similar scientific appliances, warned oil the towns of
what was going on. To be sure the artillery I" us
inside sounded something Ike the clapping of cellar
doors, and the smoke came pouring in, and the bells
we did not hear at all, but it was all very grand and
noisy, and as the roof did not come Oft, nor the peo-
pie near the stage flee in dismay and deafness, Mr..
Gilmore may congratulate himself upon n grand
success.
On the 18th of June, President Grant was
present, and Of course the house was crowded.
On the 29th, the schools of Boston We're enter
tanned, on which occasion over 20, 900 scholars
were present. On the odd, n final entertainment
was given to Mr.. Gilmore, the originator of the
festival, and the sum of $40, 900 realized, which
was probably presented to him. The whole thing
was emincntly successful, and Boston certainly
enjoys the reputation of having carried out the
greatest musical festival ever held in the United
States.