, 1869-06-24

were Po&nka open to honest Criticism, Anf
some Of these points hare Indicated u
these letters; but many Of these deiec1
Were beyond TIE remedy ether Of conductor
Of chorus. 1t wss = musical tuceass because
has shown thss ten thousand people can sing to
gtther and one thousand nAtruments Play to
sethes, net only both Ii time and tune, but alst
with soMcient expression 10 make effects. It u
not to be denied that soma very paltr1
rnusae has been p1ayed-in fAet til
whole programme Of Thutsday was de
voted to inst this clAss Cd mpAic-anf
that many OF the numbefs In each day wefe purtlJ
meEetrtcaoua and Sensational But the bars fsc.
Of the organization snd manipulation Of such I
vast chorus and orchestra stands now, and vi
Always stand, - monument Of which the proiec
tor and his ase,stauts hare right 10 be proud
and It oetsesS yesy email spirit upon the part q
those who nAye attempted to belitsle Of rdcula It
One might well regret that such IN tmrnense musl
cal body should In single Instance have been low
cred to the performance Of anything trivial, ba
there Wss certainly uothlns calling for rtdicuie.
The management Of tho detaIia Of the festival
has been a remarkable Is the management Of the
music, Never before has the press received sucl
hospttalitles or such personAl care, The arrange
mcnts for their comIozt and convenience have
been complete Its representatives. have got heez
Gnmlndfn1 Of ibis fsct, tor to-day they met to-
gether and passed the following resolutions:
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Z ~ % = 4 = e. e ss
eoIo uhieh greeted our a1Ttvsl here,
pdx. Whitn Il 9bs ftftv nannrS r. hss % Fee
endeavors to Promote our hApptness and ".
'tay to cxc5y Ies2eef pieassnt :. ,na pfnat1ole
our nil eppfeeistop of tho mes4ts 81 r t;nsr s1
tho Protector md ltsna Director n TILL Jubilee,
ct sIeA 4 Gollt epteTprlsr.
keso!fesl That ne further deem II duty. IL ee4
y. i ~ ohsn Mi II nhaF
Il PulafeT g. E Dociitte and III their aasoeiates iof
the rnrne1eus eouEsries e1tsndet nd theaI n1E!ns
s91 70 nv aaH h Is & so9 H. Ss
IN he d the greatest oiie1 fest1al In The
history q III TSs s,E ,,n,, .re ta. md ,r, b,rrhv
crpy,ssed 70 NJ Geerse g. anifen and hs ss.oesasss
Of the Western gnlon Lelekspa gompap5, 1T sne PIT
fsci,ios Whirh t{ty sye aoIed u ios lie f1ansais
eioa of neT1. - s''-''-'.
t,on, composed Of gentlemen Who have performed
thelr tsuties-and they were Of no light descnp-
tJon-with courtesy md with hs Attte show Of 11-
tnu4.ty as possIbie, The crowd In and apoat the
Coliseum has avenged As least te,D00 daily, and
vet during the entire week, only thirty arrests
have been made. l HAYS not seen single case Of
drunkenness during the week; In fact, cannot
rtmempe7 stnxle uugenVemAnlY sct Eo!hwtth.
xtsnolnx the yzsf crowds which have
tNfnfgH0 tt8 UOliSEW Q04yGf$&l KUN
order has nreya1led md q perfect ayatsua ma al
~,rs on,n,ned n seating peoule. Eoshirg nas
nrrr,ral to MAR ma performances from the dfst
t..to the ,aa,- Rnaton fs termed the Ctfy OF No
tInn, Tb,x n "A n,r!on or Nnacn rho has a stght
r., ho,s+
rns ure,t enoxns A,soersed Inst evening, having
.ccnmn1,aNet1 n. ar1inous wurs. Exhnuated as
t,.as r,raf hara t,eer v1th the. four daysv task
Aos,,a wbrthe, sny one OF the
scc< utthous regret II Wa soneIhinX to
~ rro1h ~ n havc snnx and PLAYED at this Juol
- can anprrc1.1c tee lecainss Of prominent
,-n,c.r, n,xa s,nrer. who had been only listener
dnunT \ portion o. ahe pfuarxsn.aa on Fttday.
me nexs NUMBER xAx theux0d chnrue. Iaaukz
10 tn fiod from Elttsh Ha hufttb6 oye9 to rae,
and. sesxtna mo By The ooasaz, said.
"Tsu me uhpv 1 ean sst into tnst
ene<us. i, caAMns EAnd this NY
loaee1 ass stng TIE nj,ab pIeca" Idreeted
him Row to-8et Admisstan, and tia next Aaw o9
him ha wss IN sheffonr rsns OF the baascs. to,n-
ng his voice With the Thousands around hltn III
the grand swelling as1tnesn OF prstse-
Io-aay hiss bsen given almost exclusively 70 the
school cnl1dscu+ 1t WAS grand sight to look at
the adult chppsr hut II Was beautiful Eight to
look At the Children Eight Thousand Of them were
gathered to7tner fsom the pubic schools. The
etrls we're cka IN white, and all&d fne HfugA. tbs
oo,s oesnp'ins tae p'aeea os she senorT and
hasseA 1ns cnhufen az11sed PseupflF-do taey
ever arrive my otnet vaJ7-and took their piacoe
Whaous pntcle ol disorder. Tae while dfesses
o1 sne git,A t!nnmeo VIM taoeeta o1 7sfted COZ
o!ss tnea1 1seaa seaoa .aces' sna tee eaes ensao.
a2sue .a:en o. toe poys, "Aae up pac'aie o.
oeAut5 MI o1bsn tooAeu aPon' - ~aa nse nuso
s"taen l@!4<e VI uo"cls, Ano' NJ 81 va aaAaAs o.
sun-hen' snoI ~ 1n1euen INC "aao"s ano oaseee
soem VIVA So.a' aoa 1ans Havea "a me hnpW
throns nse sne Mloss OF moi1taoe OF nsFas
@aae ngn1 "n!cn may ne me hsn1 o1 h1eo1fe.
pleteV nMnB the otMdans, eaA 1aaA sha cup
dfaA was fully n beautiful, II not "a imposing, ~
any tar durtns the week
The performance commenced WIN the 0faztase
10 '' Wnliam TELL" Rhtea was~ ~rehaered, Win
more Animation than on WednesdAt. TIE e1E'S
Of the ce!los, headed By Wnh FIiea, were fAfte-
ularly stirling, Novsr before have I heard shas
uoblest or nj inst1u1nsuts desesaP tho human
voice tones ~ It haa to-day. TIC applause nad
tardfy E1hmded when E1eAoe1g fappea tae
juvenile ehoEnx 70 attention with
hls hatona The Ftdtag q tha' ctndnen was not
ltSs tss& of tnA sdnlsA The Atses inva<aasV rose
slowly Ana aueeea@se9, fank 3tef .leo<. 1as
ch1tas ~ sat:. tuRaa.e eeef fet* teeaax Ax*E y
thalT fe<t and stooa, bopk1 u hAod, saRar fus tae
signal. When Wa g4Fea sser took ~ beat To-
gcther gsandlg, and commeaned "Han Columbia"
IN nniaon' AZ tney Progressed however, ne snss0-
mems wore quicker than sheS, and thers ~assome
iaRgtng 1ut the enect Was very novel ahd ssf'kins
A1housa me g1fls ousAumoefed tao oo5s, me
!ae1ers voices were maen huonSsf ana aaee
themselves most clearly heard ihn neaaAsss
mem superior 70 ina o'cnestta' ana e'eM I've
oIRat' seemea 70 aasct thsm pnL ntae
hesH vas no o.ncn1J ~ lsassAS "eu.
W EAU oAe ". sah hsao Ptvps 80 -
~ aeA lug a1Alu ~ WV 0s' nss -
10y .saa shs,ans, a0 tnss - s.s,.
-. ~ az, ~ eoan stanz. sthonTn tho,
go st,-,a. stv.rgsa v1te1V IN the ,n16dIr.
Thtnr of cb..drsn sinotnc Mcrcadante1 = nnns,c,
Hns they did II and supsrbay, tooL Uta cno1rx
:. Now the Twilight Softly Stealing was s1Tsu by
them admirably. It was ARRANGED a. q aoto for
ard Bltos, and then taken
in un1son BY tie tull chorus, and have no musical
memory sweeter than trs cadences OF thst cnozus
which were esyen with such beauty and ffeannes4
by these children ...
Miss Philapps Is ST down for tue mort number,
and as sne advances down through the musicians
to the stand, the chlld.en give her q ha1dsnEue
ovation, The girls waving their handkerhiefs
aud the ooJs cheering IS. only boys
can eheer- She Is 70 sing the estad:s1 from Lncse-
Z&a DorEta-" II segreto." Everybody has hea1d
hcr ssng Il III the beT1schia9 rale Of Aa5<o ofsina
ont We may never hear her sung again nndef Cit
cnms'ances h1e these, ief sAe s noW Singing II 70
1t least Al, ,ooo people, kacnnerg was cool enough
WIN NE childfen' ont ne Is very aefeons now,
anu ae R1ses the 1mpo 80 last 70 Tue
orchestra tnat hosa aNa as1l aaten
e1ne1s loeA up IN sa1pf'se- hdestde
aetseil grows Ea'e ant sa5s 70 hlH' ioo 1atts 100
laaL leg pauea mu'e- ao"er-aoa now ulaI-
seuopsi5 tae iaslausua oos5a a! 1aaaL
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