The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-08-25

lest the agile wand shall outstrip the ponder
ous chorus; there is waver, a little hitch,
but II Is soon righted, and on the host go,
till the final cadence swells out in msguln-
cent forte, and at motion, the last note,
with a stacatto suddeness
The Anvil Chorus, and the Star Spangled
Banner, were introduced, though not in the
programme, and as usual, produced storm
of applause. They were called for at every
concert-the novelty Of cannon aud fire-bell
accompaniment, and the ring of the anvils,
proving even more attractive than the clas-
steal music. The anvils were arranged In
rows, and had a difference Of three tones, be-
tween the ring of them, ffty producing one
note, and iifty the other. The fremen, in
appropriate costume, marched in, bearing
their sledges over their shoulder, and they
performed their striking part with admirable
precision. The Anvil Chorus exhibited all
the strength Of sound that could be produced;
every voice, instrument, and accessory noise,
was brought into play; the grand unison Of
parts concentrating all the power upon each
single note. 1t, more than any other piece,
developed the effect of a mighty sound, upon
the ear, and It invariably wrought the audi
ence up to an intense excitement 1t was
the roll and echo of thunder among the
mountains, without its terribleuess.
The concert is over; the vast audience rise
TO depart; there is hum, a shufiiing, and q
confused murmur of voices; a sound as Of
the multitude of waters; the whole audito-
inm is in motion. The scene is that Of
vast hive, where swarming bees weave in and
out, in apparent inextricable mazes-yet,
such is the number Of doors of exit, that in
fifteen minutes, the throng are safely outside
and moving off in dense columns through
the streets leading into the city.
II was no small merit of the managers to
get such a crowd together, to amuse 1t, end
finally disperse 1t. without accident or serious
injury TO any one. Outside the building, the
policemen's "move on" though inconveni-
ent, was necessary order. Meeting friend,
a former Honoluluian, on the outside plat
form, we stopped to converse. We vainly
suggested to the star-badged officer, that
"twO or three were not a crowd" In that
moving stream, no stationary units could be
allowed, as they quickly became the nucleus
oil complete block, to the impatient throng.
There were no rows, stampedes, or crushes,
during the continuance of the festival; 1t was
easy, safe and convenient to men, women
and children, to approach, remain in, and
TO leave the Coliseum. "Let us have Peace"
prevailed practically. On Friday, a row
commenced among the outsiders; there was
a hustle and jam, angry voices and rough
pushing, with increasing clamor, indicating
the presence of passion and violence, but a
thin, wiry voice squeaked out, "let us have
peace" A thousand shouts greeted the ad-
vice, with hearty laugh, and the crowd were
restored to good humor.
Within the Coliseum, 1t was not practica-
bic TO either see or hear perfectly. Every
one in the audience, had his or her particular
curiosity to crafty by sight, or comment to
make TO friend, and in one way or another,
interfered with the particular desire of 9TH
ers. In our front, was tall party, whose
head was powerfully active in shutting out
the view His opera-glass was industriously
searching the house, and intent on catching
every phase of the animated scene. Our
bench voted the tall par:y's head a nuisance,
and resolved to advise him, at his next visit
to the concert, to leave q at home. We look
ed in vain, for familiar faces, through the
vast audience-some one that We had known
before There was one such, not far from
our seat-a Boston lady, to whom our dlohds
have been said at Honolulu. In conversing
afterwards, of the strangers of the audience,
she remarked that she had caught sight Of us
on our entering, and that we were the only
ones. During the concert, while the audi
enee were intent upon the music, a lady from
Chicago Mrs Dunlap-seated not far from
US, sank down to the floor, and was removed
to the reception room, where, in a few
minutes after, she expired There was n
momentary ripple in the crowd, just in her
immediate vicinity, yet, scarcely one in
that human life had gone out under spch
extraordinary circumstances.
The concert by the children, on Saturday,
proved as interesting and pleasing as any
other part of the festival The sweetness of
their voices, the beauty of their appearance,
and the attractive songs selected for their
performance, conspired to excite and delight
their pleased hearers. Ten thousand child
ren, in one place, and carolling one song,
was an occasion not soon to be forgotten.
Their songs reached the hearts Of the audi
ence, and many, who stood the crash and
thunder of the adult singers, yielded to the
irresistible enthusiasm that sprung up to
greet the juvenile chorus II was that melo-
dious sound which steals into the ears and
Tayishes the soul. The exercises Of the child
reD, under the conduct of Professor Monroe.
produced beautiful and Kaleidoscope effects.
They were movements Of the head, ineIina-
tions Of the body, and motion of the hands
and arms. One Of the most pleasing was,
the gradual elevation Of the arms, until the
clasped hands formed an arch over their
heads, then a similar gradation down, ending
with clap of the hands. Another, was a
quick motion, up and down, Of their hands,
after being brought TO a position abreast
The mass Of children looked like bevy Of
birds, just about to take wing.
The great Peace Jubilee Festival Is over.
Boston that was crowded to its full capacity,
is again emptied of the vast coBcourse Of
visitors Its streets are again passable and
its population resuming their ordinary occu-
pafions. 1t is proud Of its Jubilee, and
boasts of its triumphant progress, and sue
cessful close Hereafter the human family
consists of two grand divisions. Those who
attended the grand Peace Festival and those
who did not. Ii was 8 grand, q memorable
affair, and none of those who have been
nresenf will DENIM to any claim for r1rafse