Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-24
The Peace Jubilee.

The correspondent OF the oprlDgneId
Republican makes the following estimates
in regard to the chorus
The number of singers in the chorus l.
variously estimated at : 900 10 II 900. IL
is certainly more than 900. and | am IN
clined to think trifie less than ten. The
popular impression that there were 70 BE-
10000 voices throughout the series OF
concerts was a mistaken one, arising from
the fact that 10000 children are expect
ed to sing in the concerts of Friday
and Saturday. No oratOria has been pro-
duced by 10000 voices within the pre-
sent century. Mr.. Tourjee. of the conser-
vatory, assured me that he examined TO-
1875 singers. and thought that there were
probably a few less than at present The
Handel and Haydn society don't get
very much kindly mention from the
friends of the Jubilee. 1t was 20 very
backward IN coming forward that II looks
rather absurd for IL 10 assume all the hO-
nors at present. Cur local Mcdelssphn
L MON has the honor Of being the third
choral society which gave in it, adher-
ence to King Gilmore. The Newton 80
ciety reported first. and that OF Randolph
second. while the Handel and Haydn came
along about the sightieth.
The manner in which orders are trans
mitted throughout the immense chorus J.
an admirable illustration II the power Of
system. 1t has been wonderful 30 note
how the vast body has worked together
with As little delay a. if il were quar-
tctre III fashionable church. But 20 effect
this promptness five hundred men are
constantly on the watch. Directly in
front Of the leader are five speaking
tubes, and seated before each OF them l. "a
man. One tube communicates with the
organ loft. and the four others with the
divisions Of the stage where are respect
lively the tonor-, the altos, the basso-, the
sopranos When the organ i 10 Join ia
the effect a thrill Of intelligence runs
through the tube 70 the ear of DIR. Will
cox. and the thunder breaks in When
there j. "A demand for IN encore II Is IN
-tantlv communicated through all the
tubes to the five men az the other ends
The mAr.hals Of the choral societies stand
next to them, receive the news, and fly
with il 10 their charges. 20 that in les
than three minutes after the whole party
has seated itself, it i collected ready To
repeat what il had previously sung. And
the audience fancie- that al this l. effect
ed by the leaders hand.
One Of the finest effects ever produced
IN any orchestra was that introduced ia
. I .n,I...-'s ..J--Is---.ent II ys..n." S--"ra
morning. At the beginning II a hymn
a trumpet sounds, a melody then j. i'll
creased in volume bv the addition II ten.
twenty. thirty, forty. until l. rings out
grandly impressive. Then II siak- away
again to the murmur of an echo. on Ar
buckles trumpct .-atfordiag 4 maguIti-
cent contrast OF noble sounds.
Some very funny incidents oceur at the
Coliseum entrances. The aoorkecpers
meet every kind Of swindler. But their
orders are OF the strietesr kind, and
several privileges 70 tieketholders which.
II was found were abused, have becu taken
away. One doorkecper had a boAt with
/ John +. Hale. yesterday, bee .use that ex-
official presented II ket that he had used
already too many times. ! have spoken
I If Admiral EIsk's discontinue ! say hin
I afterwards in the hall with his uniform
on and many others stuff red the Sans
way 4 favorite dodge has been T. take
a 800 season ticket. which l. advertised
{ 10 admit three persons once . q Is. and by
presenting II at different entrances get J.
or 20 people admitted on n. but this
] with numerous other trick. j. uipped
4 Two well known negro ministries OF BJ-
ton applied, yesterday, asking the door
keeper, who happened 10 be an attache OF
theatre, and therefore recognized them
If they did not admit the clergy: tn
Joke was 20 good that the duorkcepcr dis
missed them with only a gentle rcproof.
The Post has al account Of what take
place outside OF the coliseum:
The crowd on the outside OF the coli
scum yesterday was considerably large
than that OF any day which has precede
II. The appearance of the crowd WAS =
mil4r To that of a camp meeting. Larg
/ wagons labelled " to and from the Col
: scum" were constantly to be net beior
Z reaching the bniiling. Tee wagons wer
of all s,za-, reaching from that of a SINAI
1 Job wagon with several stools IN l., {
E that OF the large furniture teams whIc
r are every day seen IN our streets. At III
building. all the entrance tickets had bee
r sold, and orders had been given 10 clos
the doors. One individual asked the Oft
Ger at one Of the doors, II check woul
. take him ia" at tie same time III
playing door check, such as Va
! used on the preceding day. The Office
: merely limited that the individual woul
= probably receive a check if he attempte
. to gain entrance. Another young maj
e espying "A window open, immediatel
: placed himself astride the stills, when froi
the inside the strong arm of patrolma
b grabbed him, and he went in about {
b quick as he would if lac had been lie
: alone. Others were presenting the
: tickets at the wrong doors, and insiste
!, on entering the room occupied by II
= tiremen prior to the anvil chorus. 4
G usual, great confusion prevailed. Thol
: sands occupied the bridge back of ii
: end of the Coliseum. and here il W.
: found that in the grand choruses a fair
:. sound, but extremely melodious, WI
e waited to the ear, and presented stron
e inducement to linger. The streets hmm
i diately adjoining the Coliseum were I,
y usual crowded, aud on the sidewalks
: could plainly be seen that there were "tw
r sides to the question" one side bein
$ in favor of going down, and the 9th,
# preferring to come up. Every perso
e that visited the grounds on foot yesterds
= received a splendid coat lof dust, al
g many who were so unfortunate as 10
# pressed will probably remember the lit
= of June.
The result of the immense attendant
/ which has characterized the Performance
e of the two past days is, OF course,
g visible at the ticket Office as anywher
Is Last evening the receipts of the day at Il
n Coliseum were counted up. and amounts
d to about $4,000. Some sort of a rece
n tacle must be had, and as no Coliseu
l. mock ef-hoak had haeu provtded nrann
8. toned to the size of the building, bush
'e basket was made use of as the most COZ
d venient thing. The pile filed the bask
n