The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-22
acknowledgement
sn,pp DAY OF THE JUBILEE
LII, n correspondence Of the nlelhgens''
~ RnsTON, June ~. J

Sr' Press HEADQUARTERS, I
-, . ,,,,orr,riup prospects which 9
The aS sS,S sests Afforded yesterday ailt
may .v have nave grown brighter, and me Ssi t%
p% audience room was muca y, Ss' "
1epsI, y. 5sv, The enthusiasm when %
hllsd @,uSyi has lost little, II any
as today, and its effects are seen ,,1 u T.
y Iinereased attendance from TlIhOu' ,b u
s.nn5 I%6d numbers and spirit on ! .n ~
u osTof The chorus, and q smoother q, I tRS
s,, sS, rendering r Of the parts by al !9 ~
Os,sS, This Is no doubt oWlpg " "
sa,SoroTVh and careful rehearsais y
%SIcb hours arc devoted daily DO DOIn IoO y
W, %s' orchestra S and chorus, and the gS s,
Effects III Of this practice together arc piaiH'
" visible. ,i,,,e mora trouble
v,.b he organ. Whether this is , o%l1 3
y, WY; ;bO sI distance from the players desk tc
~, ~ sI nines and the long leverage necessary
70 ne o ps The he keys cannot state but The
S5iirS" / alluded to yesterday IN inc
c5or 1S was owing as much to the tardy
SaT.SS Of the organ pipes as to the mis-
understanding on the part Of the singers .t u,
T TT SSs engines used to supply the all
n J Rave been reinforced BY additional
U DoSsr. and more favorable results are
IlnI
IT I'M opening piece to-day was the grand
old German Choral, "a strong castle IS oul
dad, Tin Feste Berg" the music o
which Is attributed 10 Martin Luther;
Tbis was sung at the last Jubilee, and
Vas given today with q grandeur and
Meet which far surpassed any chorale yet
Supr. The brilliant overture TO Iann'
bIuser followed, which was finely rem
Jered and loudly applauded. Mendels'
mons chorus from the 0ratorio Of Elijah
vas The next, and served 10 form q fine
bSsckrround for Peschka. Leutner, who
nd welcomed even more extravagantly
tbau before. She sang q piece composed
expressly for her, by PrOch, which showed
Me- marvellous character Of her voice, and
rsceiyed a most enthusiastic encore. She
nustbe proud, aS she certainly Is gratitied,
70 see how thoroughly her efforts are ap'
prectRted. 49,,
The chorus from Handels Messiah,
aAll we like sheep" always difficult
one 70 sing, was fairly given, but the wan
derinv AOcks Of tenOrs and altos were
onetmes far out Of tune. Strauss was
welcomed as before, with bursts OF up.
plsuse, and his Concert Waltz" was
Tiyen under his personal direction, in q
magnificent manner. he seems to enter
mo the spirit Of his composition with all
bis heart, and to iniuse Q large share Of it
into bis Coadjutos. Bendel gave an
original air with variations on the piano,
but we think the Committee, like the
sudienCe, must be well convinced thatno
single instrument can meet the require.
neltS Of such house as this,
This was the "Prussian Day." and the
appearance OF the Kaiser Franz Band was
looked Tor with greatinterest. We thought
that The enthusiasm and excitement Of
yesterday was the highest pitch which
humanity could attain, but it was equalled,
h not exCelled, to-day. They were well
coined with cheers, and the opening piece
from Meyerbeer's Prophetic was applaud.
q 10 the echo; for an encore they gave
several beautiful German airs, and then
came "Hail Columbia and Yankee
Doodle" | will not undertake to describe
the scene for it passes my powers, but q
tempest Of cheers and thunders OF ap.
plGuSe arose, while the audience were
unable TO restrain themselves, stand.
Ing on the seats and shouting till
they were hoarse; the white handker
chiefs Of the ladies fluttering all over the
house, and hurrah after hurrah ringing In
one grand thunder oil tones, showed how
deeply every heart was moved. lam not
80 enthusiastic as some of my brethren,
but Il the feeling increases, shall confess
ny inability to describe the scene. It
passed belief, and to your readers who
sit quietly at home, the effort at descrip.
ton, which falls far short Of the reality,
will seem like the decisions oil Il mailman.
lts memory will last for lifetime.
sThe Cornet Band OF the Emperor Of
Germany, who perhaps are the best living
performers, was next on the pro.
EAmme, but we were unable to
give them the attention they de.
served, and in some parts OF the build
ing The noise was too great for them to be
heard. The only other part worth men,
toning, after Herr Saro's triumph was
l NE, beautiful rendering OF Abts song,
when the Swallows" which was given
oy soprano solo, sopranos and tenors in
unison, aud then by full chorus. 1t was
beautifully enthusiastically done, and Abrs
reception most hearty and cordial, but
Iae reaction, which seems inevitable after
he welcome to the bands, made the, last
psHamatter ofin difference to many, and
',s Huu,euce uegan 10 ulsperSe before the
close Prices are to be reduced next
week, which will fill the house, and
secure the financial success Of the un.
deTraking, which at first seemed doubtful.
strauss and Bendel say they are "won.
asiSIrgck" with what has been accom-.
pushed and declare that Germany, with
. a!I Se' musical skin, could not slrpass it
WIN wl5 a hundred years trial; and the New
l. lOsEes, whose noses were quite celestial
am have lost their apathy, whatever
BSth the English and Prussian bands
M 1is,i delighted with the warmth and cor.
a .aa Of their reception. They arc
S tsSelyLns numerous attentions from our
Usst ,ssllizens, and evidently are extremely
grained by their treatment.
~ CANTON.