The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-21

present. Every variance OF expression, from the
deepest hue Of the thunder cloud to the richest
has passed, was there. The aintest whisper Of the
storm in dying away and Its most tuThnlentfa fury
were photographed with fidelity ,n Then came
which alone would have made tile overture I'M
mortal The tender oboe soto OF N. Boaer, faint 10
the distance, but instinct with young life and pas
sion, and the flute coloring OF NJ. Ellie, made this
part of the overture a true psalm. The dasnne
finale, so fun Of dash Elan and vigor, brought the
most unsympathctic heart present was captured,
and the Coliseum became for. The nonce
aneeT soa little nam acHmoweoged the f5ue
paid to his band by commencing q polka by "Le
Motto" in which the theme was given forth by one
of his cornet players. Had Levy heard that phe;
nomenal double tonguing OF this player he would
leave aside his golden instrument forevern disgust
THE GLORIOUS "MARsEILLAIsE.n
The grandest national anthem that has ever eme.
mated rom the human mind, the "Marse,laise,n
next followed, Gilmore conducting, with the IN, uii
Iery. il was the chief Titan OF the occasion. The
Frenchmen were convulsed with emotion;
in Ia BeUe France, when the voice of che people
found vent only in the immortal n, hymn Of Ronget
their eyes. They played again and again to satisfy
the audience, and the 10000 singers at last
tore themselves away with regret. No band
compare with that Of the Garde Repnblieaine of
Paris. Godfrey will have chance tomorrow TO
a,aand with his sunerb band " he NAV be be able to
take rank with the French band. Even the Ger
mans, with all their love for everything that comes
from Fatherand, spoke enthusiastically OF their
whilom Gallo enemies. and some OF the best German
musicians present told me that the French band
was far beyond anything they had ever heard De-
"vrvE la BELLE rRANcE''
was the universal ery ana the venerable Iniers
he sent here TO show what the young republic of
Europe could do In the way Of music
AZ for the rest OF the programme there wa much
To praise and not little to condemn
THE CONCERT
opened with the frst movement OF the Gloria
from MoZart's Twelfth Mass. The voices dragged
in many places, not responding to the baton of the
conductor, and the, effect was psalmy; Yet
formed, could not fail to win a favorable
recognition from the 10000 listeners Next came
LeuJner's festival overture work OF thrilling
power Gilmore conducted, and certainly he never
before achieved such success with Jubilee orches
tra The opening was grave and full ofmajestic pow
CIR large broad harmony instinct with orchestral
grandeur and life. An allegro movement follow
ing brought out the strings, q perfect forest in
was simply beautiful II that can be applied to the
melOdic fluctuations Of 300 violins Every measure
was caught up by the thousand instruments with
the same prompt obedience to the conductors
baton as Ii IT was an orchestra at Central Park Gar
den. The Jubilee orchestra at last reached point
which critic would desire.
''LET THE BRIGHT sERAPHIM"
Madame Rudersdorn next sang the mperishable
pillar from samson,' "Let the Bright Seraphim."
The great success of Parepa-R Rosa In this lncom-
parable aria three years ago in this same provincial
city was repeated in an inverse order to-day. Ar
buckle, us before, took the responsibility OF the
trumpet part, and was as effective and loud in his
his tone as ever but the orchestra even the best
part Of IT, the strings, did not keep In unison with
the artistic blower, and Madame Rudersdorff's
voice is now by no means equal to such gigantic
task as blending with trumpet or cornet
In those blatant measures OF the king OF vocal
music. The success of Parepa In this selection at
the last Jubilee was of the features of tie oc-
caslon. But the failure of Madame Rudersdorr on
the present occasion can only be attributed to too
long stay on the stage.
IN THE INEVITABLE "ANvIL CHORUS"
the Organist nearly spoiled everything by holding
on a chord for three bars instead OF one; yet this
sensational creation Of Verdi has such a hold on
the the public, with all the CANNON that Gilmore
throws around It, that, 10 omit 1t from q pro-
gramme, would be fatal 1t is certainly sensation
Of the first order
THE GERMAN PRMA DONNA,
Nine. zPeschka Leather, sang that beautiful air Of
"Astranammente" In the "Maglc Flute" on which
oe9 R % M her IN
conclusion Of the air. and was tumultuOusy re-
called. The encore placed the German prima donna
form accompanied by Franz Abt, and sang one Of
that composers most delicious songs with a soul
and expression that went right to the hearts OF all
present.
STRAUSS CONDUCTED
his Zone Thousand and One Nights" waltz, one OF
and feet In motion; and the orchestra albeit the
tempo was too slow and measured, responded
well to the magnetic influence Of this musical
Puck. He then gave his wonderful "PiZzicata
Polka" and showed that, even in such trial and
eUSe1nDtp
and expression from half a thousand instrumental
the other pieces on the programme do not call for
special comment.
The "Marseillaise Hymn" and Its encore formed
the great popular feature Of the afternoon. The
audience was largely composed OF French, and
many OF those who were not Of French nativity were
sympathizers with La Belle France at heart, and
were just in the right condition to greet the "Mar
seillalse" with something of the fervor with which IL
would be hailed across the water In effect the re-
ception Of the music was precisely that which wei;
coined the ANVIL Chorus" OF 1869, and great deal
more hea:.ier and widespread than the recep-
ton which has been accorded that selfsamc big
amount OF noise since. For Q moment after the
dead silence but when the vast assembage re-
covered from the surprise which had been imposed
upon them faint cheer, followed by another and
sudden outburst Of the grandest demonstration
or applause which has ever been witnessed within
four walls on this continent, filed the house. Old
men, forgefu OF rheumatism, rose to their feet aud
stamped no and down In wild frenzy;
TEARS ROLLED DOWN THE CHEEKS
of many bronzed and bearded face, and men EN-.
The children even caught the popular infection
Of sound was jubilee such s as n was newer newer
before witnessed In staid and unemotOned Yankee
dom, and even the most purtancal OF all the white
chokercd clergymen also who had obtained admis-
sion to the Coliseum on the strength of once having
sermon published in his Village newspaper
showed symptoms Of the prevailing insanity. SIN
cerely, and without rhapsodizlng to very great
degree, it is safe to say that the event was
1ne to o sas for life time
good taste which always character2cs your mu-
steal Frenchman M. Paulus replaced Mr.. Gilmore
on the platform, and the inspiring strains of "Yan
kee Doodle followed by the 'Star Spangled Ban
ner" and the bands own magnificent performance
Of .'La Marseillaise" brought the excitement up
to fever pitch, only closing with the commence
ment Of the next number on the programme; ana
THE CROWDS OUTSIDE,
which could not have numbered less than seventy.
five thousand souls enjoyed this portion OF the en-
tertanment to nearly as great q degree as the
lucky ones who were able TO plank down the green.
nm
bered their brethren and sisters inside the walls two
to one, aud certainly equalled them in enthusiasm.
For hours many OF these unfortunate ones had been
hanging with precarious foothold TO the sur
rounding fences and bridges; had packed
every available window and hoasetop in the vcin.
ity; had quarrelled, jostled, made each other and
all the lookers-on uncomfortable in their endeavors
10 obtain suitable place for observation ana one.
TOO, where the music could be heard. All eX.
pected the "Marseillase,n and when the thundcr OF
that sou-stirring chorus rolled peal after pea out
OF the mammoth building, mingled with the roar OF
the artillery accompaniment and the clangor of
thousand instruments, with the deep.loncd organ
in full unison spontaneous cheer broke
forth rom one end Of the line, and was carried