National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-02
The Peace j uhiiea.

Ihe good people Of Boston feel
that they have vindicated their oft
asserted claim that their city is the
metropolis of the music and art of
the world. They point with par.
donable pride to their enthusiastic,
gifted Gilmore, who, repulSed in
New York, found in Boston the men
and more that, the measures, to car.
ry into effect his conceptions of an
enormous musical " Jubilee. y Com
ing events had cast their faint shal.
dows but it was only ON the 18th of
! March last, that, mt a meeting of
some enterprising men OF capital
and men of music, MT. Gilmore un.
folded his full plan, which, without
material change found its full fru.
ltiOn in the monster festival of week
before last. 1t was first ascertained
that the musical socities of New
England were able and willing to re.
spond to the call for chorus singers
and the work of introduction and
drill began at once in hundred
liattN1s ANo pbA AANlliI = All DbSlOil
could accommodate the performers,
much less the crowds that were eX-
pected to listen, and so the monster
COLISEUM had to DC erected. The
City Fathers would not consent to
the proclamation of their sacred Com.
mon, and SO the remote regions Of
Back Bay, newly reclaimed from
the sea, unpaved, and abounding
i'll dust, were appropriated. The
building is tive hundred feet long,
by three hundred wide, but being
built in rough manner, for a tenn
porary purpose, its exterior aspect
is rather the reverse of imposing,
and the general effect is not height.
ened by the swarms OF temporary
booths, shanties and tents, that eX.
tend far and near to supply the an
ticipated rustic demand for cheap
jcwelry, soda water and indigesti-
blcs. The interior looks better
The railroad bridge-looking trusses
and beams arc well covered with
flags, bearing the coats ofarms of
the thlrty-Seven States, and every
point and projection is made radient
with stars and stripes, and gorgeos
with tri-colored bunting. Over the
grand organ is a richly ornamented
arch, III It's center II representation
OF a dove bearing in its leak the
olive branch of peace; upon each
side is an angel, aud above, inscrip-
tons of Peace and Good VIII. Up.
on pillars rising amorg the chorus
are mcda!liOns bearing the faces,
more or less distinct, OF distinguish
ed composers. King David and st.
Cecilia are also prominent figures,
and are represented as if playing a
duet on the harp and organ, hope,
less attempt ut competition with
the military band just in their front.
The arrangements of the seats was
excellent; every choiister and in.
Suumentalist could plainly sec the
conductor, and there were few seats
III the auditorium where the whole
stage could not be seen.
The chorus numbered ten thousand,
all singers OF more or less skill, ac.
compauied by "a select orchestra of
five hundred, and beside these last
there were at least five hundred
more, armed with loud sounding
horns, cymbals, drums and trianges
to do dnty in the heavier choruses.
The best players in America were
present, match!css Ole Bull occupy.
ing II part Of the time, tho post Of
honor at their head.
The concerts commenced on Tues.
day, the first piece being Luthers
majestic choral, "a Strong Castlei is
Our Lord,' which was rendered
with precision and accuracy that
were hardly reached again during
the Jubilee. 70 the surprise OF
all, IOudnesS was Lot tn" prominent
feature of the performance; but
there was arich, aIlpcIvading gran.
dcur and mcllownesS entirely uncX
pcctcd from such Il mass of voices
and Instruments. On Wednesday
the enthusiasm was increased by
the presence of President Grant.
and other dIgntarics, who, howev.
or, mostly retired after the =" Anvil
Chorus" had been beaten out by
the hundred sturdy Grcmcn. Thurs.
day the cup Of Bostonian joy fairly
ran over. Every seat, every aisle
and passage way Of their adored
cdilice was lammcd full. Full fifty
thousand people were inside rcioic.
ing, and rs many more besrigcd
with threat, cntrcaty and bribc, the
patient policemen outside, to no
purpose. Artillery, bells, every.
thing that could make n noise, were
brought into rcquiSilion TO add to
the sublmity of the scene. IL was
evident that the nOisiest and least
classical of the pcccs performed
were received with the greatest on
thusasm, aud some of the finer sym
phoucs OF the German Masters
fell almost Hat on the popular ear
This last was especially noticeable
on Friday, when the programme
was almost entirely made up of the
best CRATIC music, for the concert
was voted by the masses to be much
the dricst Of the series.
Perhaps the most marvellous fca-
turc OF the whole, was the singing
of Madame Parcpa Rosa. In the
several solos which she sang, every
note Of her resonant voice, every
word cnuuciatcd was as clear and
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