Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-26
JUBILEE NOTES.
NuMpER FOUR.

day of the great Musical Jubilee, ao-
cording to programme the children OF
the public schools, to the number OF
1900 or more, filled the seats Of the
great chorus. About two-thirds Of
them were girls, occupying the lower
seats, and the boys the upper ones,
next to the organ. A prettier sight Is
hardly to be imagined. The little
girls dresses were not 80 gorgeous In
their snowy effect as were those OF tho
Indies the two previous days lbuds
never are rs SNOWY as full-blown
flowersL but, being dressed principally
In white, the red and blue dresses
and colored ribbons scattered Mt ran
dom among them gave a truly beauti-
ful appearance, heightened materially
by the little American flags each one
held In their hands. One rarely sees
so many children gathered together.
The Exercises
Commenced at 8 o'clock +. n. with
Rossini's "Overture to William Tell"
performed by the great Jubilee band
in the orchestra. Then the national
anthem, "America," sung in unison
by all the children. Next followed
HCome Boys, Be Merry" sung by the
boys alone, followed by "Where the
Warbling Waters Flow" sung by the
girls. How merrily rang out those
shrill. happy, juvenile voices, on this
proudest, jolliest day of their little
lifetime All did their best, and they
certainly deserve unlimited praise for
their triumphant efforts. 10 tell the
plain truth, however, the merit Of the
singing was more in the evidence OF
thorough training than in the sweet
ness or artistic beauty of the singing.
Boys voices are rarely musical, and
little girls voices too shrill for much
vocal sweetness, although In that re-
spect they surpassed the boys. The
effect of so many voices singing ut one
time is not d~eafening, by any means.
Additional voices do not make the
sound much louder, but simply more
full. Their singing Of "Sweet Home"
was followed by
Madame Urso In a Violin Sslo.
AS she came upon the stage all the
scholars arose to their feet with loud
shouts of welcome, waving their little
flags and ~handkerchiefs with beautiful
effect. Madame now executed some
very scientific and difficult maneuvers
upon her violin, playing all ove It,
we may say-from II end to tho
other. The scientific rendering, and
m~eritorious points in her playing are
best appreciated by experienced VIOLIN
lists and musicians but when she
switched off into yankee Doodle"
with variations, followed by "Sweet
Home" all could we'll afford to ap-
plaud and he pleased. 1t looks rather
odd and out Of place thus to see a
woman with a fiddle stuck under her
chin, saving away on that popular In
strument, just like the man the Ar
kansas Traveller found. 1t Is not the
cracetulness Of the operation which
cXcites our wonder, but the novelty
and joke Is that she should do 1t at all.
She most certainly Is, however, a
splendid player, with few equals In
the world.
Continuation.
The full military and reed band now
played Meyerbeer's coronation
March in grand style. rhe "Mock-
ing Bird" "Tell ME where 10 Fairies
DWELL" "Let the Smiles Of Youth APP
pearing," and "Come, Cheerful Com
panions," were sung BY the scholars
very prettily. The exercises closed
with the "Star Spangled Banner"
sung by the chorus Of children. with
full orchestra and military band, also
the
Organ and Big Drum.
The organ was made for the occa-
sion, and is indicated by n row Of
square boxes or tubes set on end. 1t
assists in the volume of sound desir-
able for the greater effect offull chorus,
vet it does not thunder forth quite as
heavily as some anticipated. In this
respect, too, the big bass drum Is, like
the organ, not a brilliant success, The
heads Of II are, as / have before stated,
eight feet three inches in diameter,
and made up Of thirteen skins each,
sewed together very strongly. The
man who does the pounding of 1t, Is
Smith, he who used to be leader Of the
orchestra at Music Hall, Virginia, be-
fore Zimmer became leader there-a
tall, light-haired, slim, homely man,
but a great success at beating big
drums. He uses q drumstick three
feet long, and when he goes In for .
rap he swings the stick with both
hands like q wood-chopper, or a
Cornish drlll-strlker, The drum gives
forth a sort of laundering growl when
he hits it, yet, probably owing to the
heads being pierced, 1t does not Yield
quite rs formidable a noise aS Its man.
moth size would indicate.
Nero Jubilee.
Owing to so many people being
crowded out Of the Pavilion heretofore
1t is concluded to run the Jubilee the
BALANCE Of the week, Tomorrow the
WAnyil Chor,ls,n HStar Spangiea
Banner" "America, "and all the best
specialties and effects already given
will be repeated, therefore 1t Will be
the best entertainment yet. To-mor-
row evening a grand ball will be given
at the Pavilion as q complimentary
and well deserved benefit to Madame
Urso, and on Saturday the Jubilee will
close with the public school children.
II has been thus far a most triumphant
success, WHICH the people Of the Raeiic
coast may we'll be proud Of.
The Magic Wand.
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