Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-26
The Worlds Peace Jubilee.

Boston, %. The great coliseum was filled
to-day to the OVERLOOKING and at least five
thousand people turned back from the doors.
At least seventy thousand occupied the seats,
aisles and promenades, twenty thousand
standing tickets having been sold, and it was
with difficulty that the ushers and police
could keep the crowd from pressing in upon
the seat holders, so great was the eagerness
to hear and see the celebrated bands from
abroad which Joined with the Marine Band of
Washington in performing "Hail to the
Chief" in honor of the President of the
United States, who with Secretaries Fish,
Boutwell, and Robson, Senator Wilson and
numerous other more or less distinguished
guests were present and had seats provided
fer them in the centre Of the auditorium.
Many Of the men disappointed in finding rest.
ing places on seat or floor, climbed upon the
trestle-work above the galleries and enjoyed
a scene no pen can graphically portray.
The Marine Band stood in the front centre
of the platform, the Prussian at the right, the
French at the left, the British being between
forming the connecting link of o semi-circle.
This audience enthusiastically applauded the
international combination, even before they
played, and when the first rest occurred in
the music there was no bounds to the uproar
and it WAS some time before order was re
The President received a cordial greeting
n he entered, from nearly all the audience
who were OFFICIALLY sensible of his presence.
He, in company with mayor CASTOR and
other city dignitaries, were escorted to the
coliseum by the National Lancers, and though
rain fell, large numbers viewed the cortege.
'See the conquering hero comes,' from
.'Gndas Maccabeas," was the first choral
and Homage 10 Columbia" composed and
sung by Madame Rudersdotf, accompanied by
the Grenadier Guards Band. was attentively
listened to and encored. Then followed Sc
lotions from 81 Paritani," Norma" "La
Somnambula" and "Beatrice Di Tenda," by
the Grenadiers in splendid style of execution
Madame Pcschka Leu aner gave her ara
and variations by Adav, with flute obligato,
by koppitz. to an encore and repetition.
Strauss again electrified the largest must
cal audience ever assembled in the world,
with two waltzes.
The Kaizer Frantz Grenadier Band of Ger
many gave fantastic from Les Haguenots, in
an eminently satisfactory manner.
The anvil chorus was repeated with all the
outside accessories.
An original hymn "lIal Gentle Peace, "
was sung by the chorus and audience with
magnificent effects.
The Star Spangled Banner solo by Mrs. j.
houston " est' VAS si'sn ny '''e e"oh"A "l'h
great eclat, and organ and cannon accom-
panments.
The Jubilee singers from Nashville in plan
tation selections were received with cIsto-
mary furore and calls for more, and mill
tary march entitled 1.-The Prussian Prize, -
was performed by the orchestra and bands.
which closed the most brilliant programme Of
the Jubilee season.
The three foreign bands with the. American
bands will appear with the individual &C leb-
rites and chorus each afternoon during the
week, and band concerts will be given every
evening.
The British Band performed long and
interesting programme to large and en-
thusiastc audience this evening.
Excursion trains from every point within
two hundred miles are advertised in all the
depots for the remainder of the week.