The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-07-06


play the Marseillaise,n when it APP
peared as if the great mass of human
ity had almost become wild, SO extrava-
CANT were the expressions of delight,
the whole chorus, orchestra, bands,
organ and audience, joined in the
French song Of freedom. The audi
ence kept on their feet and cheered UNI
til fairly hoarsc The French band fol
lowed with g Yankee Doodle and
"The Star Spangled Banner" They
retired amid cheers and plaudits of the
audience. Lowell Mason's HYMN,
Tell us of the Night" WAS the con
Guiding piece, and was grandly rem
dered
THE AUSTRIAN DAY.
Notwithstanding the great heat, Il
large audience was i'll attendance on Fri
day, set apart as the Austrian day.
Number the first was a national HYMN.
Angel of Peace, the words written by
DIR. Q. W. Holmes, and the music by
Keller, full of abroad, flowing harmony,
which was admirably given. The chorus
also sung, "See the Conquering Hero
Come from Judas Marcabms :"
"Sleepers, awake" from Mendels-
sohn's " Farewell to the Forest, and
the familiar old hymn Coronation. :"
The audience joined in singing the last,
and the artillery marked time, which
gave ludicrous effect to the good old
penny-royal The instrumental num-
bers for orchestra was the "Kaiser
Overture, " by Westmayer, dedicated to
the Emperor of Austria, and made up
mainly of Austrian airs. Strauss, in
| honor of the day, changed the waltz
set down on the programme, the s'Kun-
| steler Lben," for the Beautiful Blue
Danube, which was heartily Cncored
In reply, the "Pizzicato Polka was
given. Mad. Leutner sang the ''Ernani, -
Jnvolami y in magnificent style, and
with a real Italian method, showing
great versatility. For her encore she
gave one of Abt's songs, with Abt lead
ing in beautiful lallad style. making a
marked contrast with her first number,
MIR. Arbuckle, the favorite Boston
cornet player, and Gilmore'5 band,
| played Deberlots Seventh Air in mas
terly style, and received a double ea-
core, which he finished with Last
Rose of Summer, both with and with
out the mute.
The main feature of interest was the
second appearance of the English Gren-
adleIs Band, who met with another
ovation. Their first number was the
overture of "Semiramide, . and the
second selection of avs from Meyer
| beers operas. AT the close of these
the chorus and orchestra complimented
the band by performing Good Save
the Queen, amid great applause. The
band then played an American national
air, following it up with "St.
Patrick's Day il the Morning. .
After they had closed, and, as they
were marching away, the whole orches-
ira and chorus arose and struck M
" Aud Lang Syne." The audience
! joined in, and the effect was fairly elcc
| trIcal.
THE RUSSIAN DAY
The audience on Saturday was some
what larger than upon any previous
day. The FrelschutZ overture, Heller
American Hymn ana Strauss Concert
Waltz, New Vein, were finely given,
the latter being encored Madame
Leutner out did her previous numbers
in ''Ncryana Waltz" The "Stal
Spanglcd Banner" was now given,
Mrs. Houston West singing her solo in
a style that elected an encore. One OF
the principal features of the day was
the performance of the German band,
in Tannhasem overture, which met
with the warmest of RECEPTIONS The
band left the stage after playing Haul
Columbia. Abts when the Swallows
Homeward Fly" was given by spc-
cial request, led by the composer.
Then Il combination OF one hundred
and fifty colored singers, led by Hyer's
sister and her Nashville troupe sang
''Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory of the
Lord y to the tune Of "John Brown, y
which was repeated by the chorus.
The performance closed with pOpu
lar rendition by the chorus and audi
encc of ''The Morning Light is Break
ing"