Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-07-23

EDITOR CEDAR FALLS GAZETTE

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EDITOR CEDAR FALLS GAZETTE:
At your requests l give brief re-
sumo of the doings at the great Ma
tional Peace Jubilee recently held in
the city of Boston. As we passed
into the "Hub" on the evening of
the 14th ult., mammoth brilliantly
lighted building suddenly came in
view. Coliseum was instantly heard
throughout the train and many were
the questions as to the strength and
perfection of that seemingly ideal
edifice. A few hours of rest and
Tuesday dawned somewhat unpropi-
tious, but with umbrellas in hand and
souls full of enthusiasm the great
chorus of 10000 voices and orchestra
of / 900 musicians wendell their way
to the Coliseum for their first re-
hearsal. At II o'clock the rehearsal
closed. The clouds disappeared. All
are joyful and confident of brilliant
success. At 8 O'Clock the inaugural
ceremonies proceeded as follows.
Prayer, by Rev. T.. +. Hale. Ad-
dress by his Honor Mayor Shurtletf
welcoming to Boston all guests and
visitors, and a congratulatory address
by Hon. Alex. II. Rice on the res
toration of Peace and Union through
out the lands. These were admira-
bly, brief and to the point. An audi
ence of 10000 people wait in anxious
expectancy for the grand opening OH
Luther's choral. 4 o'clock is reached
and Gilmore is at his post as director
with baton in hands he beckons ST.
lence and attention. A moment
more and 10000 voices with full or
chestra and great organ break forth
filing the 5000, 900 cubic feet of space
within the Coliseum building indes-
cribably full of Heavenly Harmony.
Success is inevitable. Gilmore is
happy. zerrahn is delighted, and
Supt. Tourjee is ecstatic. Selections
from Mozarts, Rossini, Verdi and
Meyerbeer were performed with
great success. Madame Parepa Rosa
rendered " Ave Maria" and Infiam-
matus" as only q Parepa can. A
prominent and perhaps the most
popular performance Of the Jubilee
was the justly celebrated Anvil
chorus" for full account of which
space will not permit. Suffice it to
say that it was the combined effects
and powers of 10000 voices, | 900 in
struments, the most powerful organ
on the continent. 100 anvils struck
by fifties alternately, together with a
park of IA cannons and 40 church
bells fired and rung i'm perfect time
by electricity. The programme for
the second day was strictly classical
and to musical people the best of the
series. AS President Grant entered
we sung See the Conquering Hero
comes" and the repetition of the
"Star Spangled Banner" and Anvil
chorus twas in his honor. The audi
ence has increased to 10000. The
third day was the anniversary of
the Battle of Bunker Hill. The pro.
gramme was therefore patriotic. and
military and most brilliantly brought
out in the presence of a vast con-
course of 10000 people. Fourth day.
Programme. Oratorial and Sympho.
ny. Coliseum filled to its utmost ca
pacity. Thousands fail to find even
standing room in the building. Tick
cts all sold. Some re-sold at $40 each.
Not less than 100000 persons i'm and
around the Coliseum. These are
facts which dispel all ideas of failure.
Saturday came and with it 5000 chill
dren from the grammar and high
schools of Boston took seats in the
chorus balcony. With Julius Eich-
berg of the high schools on the di-
rectors stand and J. u. Sharland of
the grammar schools at the great
organ those children completed bril-
liantly the series of unparalleled
musical successes. Much might be
written of the sacred concert of Sab
bath evening of the Grand Ball Of
Thursday night of Miss Phillips, Of
Boston, of Ole Bull the star violinists,
of Aibuckle the trumpeter and q host
of others but we fOrbear for the
present. Readers, are you disap-
pointed. Think of Boston mer-
chants who expected large sales du-
ring Jubilee week. Are you jealous?
Think of New York people as they
think of Jubilee. Doyou contemplate
great achievements? Think of 10, 900
singers from 500 vocal Organizations
and 1000 musicians from different
orchestras, Bands and musical ASSOC
Citations of the United States, assem-
bling in one orchestra and chorus
balcony, and after just one rehearsal
successfully rendering difficult ora
torio and symphonies. In this you
have an achievement for music which
has no parellel.
/. Ii. BUM.
Cedar Falls Iowa, July Goth 1859.
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