The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27
BEHIND THE SCENES.
THE DRINKS AND DRINKERS At TIE
BOSTON COLISEUM.
An International Dispute-The Pretty
Bostonese-How It Feels When the
Orga Blows.

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Correspondence Of the New York World.l
BOSTON, June %.
The peace part OF this jubilee had a peculiar
illustration yesterday morning at rehearsal.
One of the German Grenadier band chanced to
encounter, during rehearsal, a couple of mem
bers of the Garde Republcaine band, and,
with gentiemanly courtesy, politely saluted
them. They were among the few real French
men Ia their organization. Instead of return
Ing the salute, they made faces at the Deut-
scher and spat as an expression Of disgust.
The big fellow stood moment, evidently pom.
dering whether he should knock their heads
together or not, and then passed on with q
contemptuous smile. There is peace between
the representatives here OF those nationalitles,
but there Is no fraternity.
zone touch of nature makesthe whole world
kim" and the touch OF nature In this Instance
Is lager beer. Under the stage is bar of
enormous size, where dozen active German
walters are constantly serving out the cool and
refreshing beverage, and he-e the tbrOng Of
drinkers stand hve or six deep, constantly.
From twenty-five to thlrty-fve barrels of beer
are sold here daily. The latter hgure was
reached on the German day, Wednesday. The
drinkers are not merely the chorus and or
cheslra, but thousands who by some hook or
crook manage to gain admittance here from
the front Of the house. Indeed, 1t is much
easier to get In here than tU get out, ior the
policemen ut the gates have peculiar 0bsti-
macy about permitting returns. They are RNl
respeelars OF persons, but they spiritually bow
down before badge or the possessor Of cool
fn ho fnfa rno
or magnate OF some sort.
Back OF the beer oarise refreshment table
of another sort, where the TEMPERATE soul NAV
reJoce In cakes and tea and otherhnaubsla stan
Lial frauds upon The stomach. There are eson-e
forty or lfLy girls walliug upon this table, and
there are two or three Of Them who are act
ually pretty. This s worthy of remark, for
pretlv women here are like angels visits, few
aud lar between. don't think That ever u
nv life have I seen such an aggregate OF
female unloveliness as is exhibLed here.
There Is O prominence OF cheek-bone, square
ness oil mouth, q tshiness OF eye, and shape
lessness OF form maddenly common among
these gentle creatures. don's say they
all are so diabolcally ugly that man
rather be drowned than wrecked on an
island with sons Of them. 1t seems to me
That a great portion Of them have been or are
'sschool-ma'ams." They have the positive, arl-
thorltative way, and weary, faded look com.
mon to thaL cluss. Some Of them have great
powers of expression In speech, as well as
song-powers more 10 be admired for force
tEun grace, proiundity rather than piety:.. For
Instance, tie one heard yesterday telling a
companion, as she pinned up q torn oversklrt,
that this was the "d-dest crowd" she ever
was In. don't think she was common
school teacher, although she might run Sum-
day school class. Doubtless SHE Is on that,
aud from familiarity with piOus words, is care
less of the places she puts Them In.
The spaces back here, all under the stage,
are simply enormous. There ore O great
many rooms, all of them of vast proportions,
and between them, leading In all directions,
are passage-ways as wide rs streets, and high
enough 10 build full.slzed cottages In.
ThroTgh these sweep cool winds from with
out, aud, for real comfort, there Is no part OF
the building like unto this.
3pR Nen pet hdaRettH ihaa
here TOR the comfort Of those parllcipaung 10
the entertainment and convenience OF utlliz-
ing them. Nothing has been forgotten or neg
lected, and there is nothing OF which 1t might
be said that it could be beitered In all the
arrangements on and under The stage. There
is 80 much absolute genius displayed about
these things that one cannot but regret that
the results musically have not been more sue
cesstul.
While we stroll about here viewing the
several halls devoted to various branches Of
the orchestra and chorus, scarce hearing any
thin9 of the torrent OF music being poured
forth ND alott, the building suddenly begins TO
lremble, then all the air is full OF o musical
roar. The great organ is being played. The
steam engine, which supplies It's wind, puts
away energetically. the long, slender RODS
which lead from the key board to the organ,
some eighty feet distant are seen 10 snilt anu
yIbrate, and from the thousands oil pipes IN
the huge Instrument there seems TO descend q
flood of sound which browns out all beneath
A. and makes the walls OF the Coliseum culver
with the power of the tone. AS the eur be-
comes measurably accustomed TO IL, the
measured clanking of hammers upon anVlls
is heard family from tho stage. A nunored
tlrempn are pounding IN time IN Inc popular
WAnyil Chorus" Then comes numerous
crssh from without, the noise OF a cannon's
discharge. Another follows-then succession
of them. Each shot Is In perfect time Win
Ihe music within the building. Were we now
in front we could see Gilmore, who is leading,
make from time to time quick gesture OF
command 10 q man who sits before MIN. Tnat
man fires the cannon, simply by sending an
electric spark at the proper instant. we 81 zee
chorus ends with volley. Down the broad
stairs from the stage march the hundred red
sSirted % bremen, each with sledge upon his
shoulder. They march in double file. keep
step well together, and pass quickly from
sight into the large hall set apart tor their use.
Here, II we follow them. we shall see tnem re-
ceiyed by an assistant dre marshal, VINO gives
several military orders, each of which is
obeVed with admirable precision, terminating
with aground arms" which means throw
down yonr hammers" Then each man re-
calves an extra ticket for the next days per-
formance, ranks are broken, aud they dis.
perse, TO amuse themselves US they pest may.
fGiI Gilmore occasionally darts down from the
stspe and plunges round little while In this
laberlnth, hunting somebody or giving some
orders. BE always looks smiling aud pleas
ant has cherry greeting for any acquaint-