The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-19

sufficient velocity for all the voices to reach the
ear at the same instant. This has proved to
be true, though not to such troublesome ex-
tent as was feared. The chorus is packed
closely, yet it covers an area OF about 800 feet
square-that is to say, the voices OF the rear
ranks have 800 feet further to travel than the
voices Of the front rank, and il both start pre-
cisely at the same moment, one will come in 9
fifth Of second after the other. This interval
Of time, short as it is. can be appreciated by
the ear, and the least Tagging on the part OF
those distant singers aggravates the difficulty
ments of the chorus, arranged tom Mozart's
Mass, everything seemed agog. In the 'Star
epangled Banner" too, there was frequent
confusion. In the ohorals, however, no such
troubles we're experienced, because the voices
dwell long enough on each note for everybody
to catch up. There were TWO solo performances
by Madame Parepa. Rosa, namely, Councils
Ave Maria" and Rossinls lnfammatus." !"
Her pure, sweet, noble voice came across that
vast space, Though the surging of 400 10.
shuments, and above the sound OF 10000
voices, in the choral accompaniment, with q
distiuctness at which I marvel and admire.
Her softest notes were distinctly heard IN the
remotest corners, and the eHect of such peau-
tiful voice coming apparently nom such an
immeasurable distance, was just charming.
The oveItues to sTannhauser" and "William
Tell" were played by about four hundred
and ANY musicians. Neither went well,
nor produced as strong an effect as II played
by one hundred good men in an opera house:
The CORONATION March" from the "Prophet"
was better, but imperfect. The features Of the
day, however, we're the "Anvil Chorus" the
"Star-spangled Banner" and my Country,
'Tis Of Thee" accompanied by every conceiva-
bic device for making noise. For the first
there marched IN ono hundred fremen fn red
shirts and white capes, and placed themselves:
with sledge-hammer in hand, by the side OF
one hundred anvlis. The enthusiasm which
this performance aroused can scarcely
describe. A typical Bos;onisn beside me
jumped up in his excitement and open
ed an umbrella. At proper intervals q
battery Of twelve pieces OF artillery, sta
toned just outside the doors, and discharg-
ed by electrical wires, manipulated by menn-
Der Of the orchestra, lent sonorous. voices to
the uproar, and the city bells rang, by similar
scientific appliances, warned all the towns OF
what was g Ding on. To be sure the artillery
to us inside sounded something like the clap
ping Of Cellar doors, and the smoke came pour.
ing In, and the bells we did not hear at all, but
it was all very grand and noisy, and as the roof
did not come of, nor the people near the stage
flee in dismay and deafness, Mr.. Gilmore may
congratulate himself upon grand success:
It was not very good music, but it was not
meant to be that. The Jubilee is hardly under
full way yet, and tomorrow the crowd will pro-
baby be greater. There we're present to-day
about $500 singers, q select string orchestra Of
45O, grand orchestra Of 900, including the se-
lect one, and an audience Of perphaps II 600 or
Is, 600 persons. The natives are highly elated
with what they have done, and they really
have reason to be.