New-York tribune., 1872-06-20
DIssOLvING VIEWS.

,ppoU ppouI an CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUNRl
RosroN mne1s.-Dramatic delight, succeeded
by iubilan joyhat is 10 say after Janauschek' 'ne
Jubilee Last week, the finest audiences Boston coulu
assemble went TO see the tragedy queen. The same
faces one met there night after nghtpeope OF culture
and appreciation devoted to whatever is finest In art
This week the queen is gone and the Jubilee has come
IAutner has come-strauss has come-the gay
foreign bands have cOmetbe pilgrims and the strangers
are in our Coliseum II is pretty nght 10 seo'
of a brilliant Summer afternoon, AT hIs', III
regarding how bright and fresh and festal u al s' So
forget how big and 1t is only afterward hat you
begin 10 reckon into how many Music Halls and Acade
mics Of Music yon might cut the great place up fou
are half dazzled when you go in by the Kaleidoscope
effect OF the whole The flags Of all nations hahg Pn
over vour beads-sken banners stream on the ar-Ine
10000 chorus singers massed back OF the sahe u
looking down on them the gallery they renmu you
Of an immense nosegay and the blue oonnets Wnich
occur with curious snguarity are IKE Ds VI piue mn
spur among the pinks and roses.
Perbaps they all stand up you look. and open their
mouth for surely IL is mouth from which TINS mar
mopious volume rolls Or does Strauss light agle' lul
of elan and verve step upon the PLATFORM Vlohh anu
baton in handi II you are just in time ior sensa
ton His manner of conducting is different from IhaV Vi
anv other maestro Thomass leadership is the calmness
OF poyer-strauss's the sway Of magnetic enthusiasm
He conducts with his head, his hands, his restless
tapping feet his swaying body his eyes, dark lmpa
stoned and full Of FIRE and light He is intoxicated Win
his own music "Heaveps what partner he wouiu DC
for a waltzw cries enthusiastic she, Deslue
me. The crowd cheer him, OF course; anu
they win not be put off with the foreign
eourisb of his bows He to pick again baton ana
oln and send US back with his magic 10 the beautiful
blue Danube.
Or do you chance TO be Just in time for the anvil
chorus when the remen in red shirts march down from
the rear and dividing into two lines hghten the nose
gay effect as does a setting OF scarlet Verochs io
oueter flowers or perhaps just now single pianist 10
sitting down to playa man with face WAch ieinnuS
vou NJ some Of the portraits OF German composers
THOSE sitting near him can discern that trs of mar
velous smoothuess seem 20 drop from his finger points
and those far-of can look ct him. and hear diviner
strains than any he is playing with the ear OF faney ior
il must be confessed that single piano III TINS
immense space is much like the hght OF sngie
pasburner in great dIawingroom. People
enough hear however think they do, to encore him.
but he comes not when they do call him. he must give
place 10 the Bouquet Of Artists" this beng the poet
cal designation Of group Of "far women ana brave
men," the musical beauty and chivary OF hassachu-
setts capital One big sixfooter among these singers
has playful wife, who has called him. ever since she
knew of his selection TO be member OF the Bouquet
her "Plny" The initiated laughed, yesterday, TO see
him come upon the stage serenely smiling with huge
carpation in his button-hole. One little lady, looking
more like wild than anything else, says she Is the
poppy Of the Bouquet" because she is always sleepy
But the Bouquet" is Boston, and OF course
success. So is Mrs. Houston West, Wnen
she sings alone the star spanged Banner so is the
grand orchestra, whether Gilmore or Zerrahn is Its
leader This whole occasion is where your eyes are
quite as well entertained your and 1t is some
thing 10 see the reception the chorus gives to Zerrahn
His beloved Handel and Haydn are there, in full force
ana feet stamp shout, and thousands OF white
handkerchiefs hutter as he comes down toward the
stage There is one grand comfort in place so vast.
Noise as such is lost there There seems nothing up
roarous in the loudest cheering Everybody in good
humor What we hear we like, and what We don't hear
we look al, and it is the year Of Jubilee. l. c. NJ