Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-30

The worId,s peace Jubilee.


has completed its first week, and this morn
ing begins the second with no apparent, Z
the general observer, diminution Of utter
est. ID Tact, the people are just obtaining
a somewhat clear idea of its mammoth pro
! portions, but the chorus are at the same
\ time finding out the wearyfng extent o.
their labors, and in spite of the reserve Of
/ 10000, the vacant seats back Of the orches-
| ira daily Increase, while strange TO say, the
! music appears to increase both in volume
/ and excellence. The voices are being
massed with greater effect, and familiarity
with their position is begetsing promptness
and mobility of expression, though such a
thing as the noble rage Of enthusiasm on
The pafhoss0f feeling never appears. There
are loud and low expressions, solos ris-
ing through responses ofincTeasing numbers
TO the full chorus, but with no more
/ heart in it than there is In the sea
or wind. VOI ct prBtereG Mill.
1 If Gilmore would introduce a prodigious
mannikin ingeniously arranged so that an
operator could give the appropriate facial
and physical eontortiens a la prjna donna
so that everybody in the audience
could plainly See the movements it might
partially at least overcome this defect of the
chorus-I give this suggestion free to
Chicago, to be used on that musical occasion
which is to dwarf this one. If they want
to surpass the great organ here, in construct
ing an instrument that will produce more
general distraction, l would suggest that
they empty their water and gas pipes,
place organ valves into each section and put
all the steam engines in the city to blowing
them.
somewhat regret to write disparagingly
Of anything connected with the Jubilee, for
people that are prone to fault-fnding, read
ing would forget all the praises have sung
of the affair, and roll the sharp criticism
like sweet morsel under the tongue, of
which are my New York brethren. Then
again, it is with the utmost difficulty that |
can get frst-class adjective relating to sub
lime excellence. The last week has been
fearful. on thaTn, and, magnificent, stipend
Gus, wonderful, grand, ct i'd Oalne genus,
have been run quite off their legs. l will
therefore confne myself to plain facts; the
first of which undoubtedly is, the Jubilee is
a success as far as pertains to the musical
part, Financially, it can hardly be, though
L suppose the receipts rIn from $4,000 to
| $4,000 DAY. Its influence win be far
| reaching; beginning with the profound mu-
steal interest it aWakens in every circle here,
! it is carried with all its strength to hundreds
! of places, near and remote, by the 10000
! who participate and The hundreds of thou
| sands who hear the music, which is all of a
| character calculated to have the best effect
! in exalting the standard of musical cul-
ture,
a soIREE.
/ oct ENriHnNT 0yTor1irar tho Y11nT1nharc of tho
press were invited to meet some of the mu-
steal celebrities Of the jubilee at the rooms
of Hallett, Davis & Co. After being in the
Coliseum it seemed very cozNand comfort
| able-like to get into the elegant parior, with
the musical hons all around, chatting and
! playing with delightful informality. Herr
| Bendel, the new German piano master, dis
| ciple OF the great List, opened the con-
| cert by a few comprehensive sweeps
over the keys, then togches bold and sharp
that literally awakened Orpheus who
was supposed to be mapping in the grand
piano. We know Herr Bendel awakened
some musical spirit, for the piano grew elo-
Quent in its melody, expressing the emo
tiOns Of man from the DELEGATE tone of
trust and sorroW through hope, anger, joy
aud glory. The nimble fingers guided the
tuneful strains with finest precision. After
Herr Bendel our next treat was several fine
selections from the classics by King vii
liam's corOnet quartetJe. If l was King of
Germany or Pope of Rome, would let the
men fight that wanted to, butt would keep
that quartette, There is q vast deal of SOL
id comfort in them, their musicis satisfying
and inspiring as roast Eeef to hungry
Englishman.
Several of the local artists gave us the
benefit of their skill. A little musical
prodigy played on the violin, and Madame
Rudersdorf floated in as merry cherub and
sang rollicking ditty, then smiled into Oh
| security. But the brightest, freshest, most
bewitching thing of the evening was the
singing o. the bird like songster Miss
Ridgeway. l cannot imagine anything
more pleasant than this merry warbling, so
| pure, so clear, and so modest. 1t was re-
| jnvenatiug in the highest degree.
THE CONCERT
| on Saturday afternoon, called Russian,
| though not even hymn Of many COpsO-
nants was sung. The jubilee singers from
Nashville made quite hit, one suggested
more from sympathy than from esteem Of
their music. One of the dailies thinks the
same, but suggests their music might have
been interesting if they had chosen their
peculiar plantation songs. Another journal
! of more political ingenuity says it was the
promotion of a people once debased to the
stand of honor where they led 10000 white
| singers. The colored singers sang well
! though no better than one may hear at any
! time when dozen or two of negroes gel
! together. Their voices were clear, and ex.
| cited by the applause given them they Gp
! peared more enthusiastic than most of the
singers. The stirring ballad, warmth of the
| singers, their novelty and sympathy fol
them, moved the audience to applaud them
long and loud.
The opening piece of the concert was
! Weber's splendid overture to 'Der Freis-
| chutz," in which the orchestra made grand
| effort. Their playing is remarkable, and is
! of itself sufficient to make the Jubilee a
success though all else done infinitely worse
than they have.
| After KelLer's American Hymn was no.
bly, rendered by the chorus, Herr Strauss
! appeared, which was the signal for an up.
roar of applause. The piece given was bis
"New Vienna Waltz" and the orchestra
moved to surprising SKILL by his magnetic
| influence, came very near setting the whole
! duuGuC6 lllJO q haltL irrespective VI ds5S VI
sex. Next came the magnificent Madame
! Leutner with the VeDzano. Every days
experience enables us to better appreciate
and makes us MOI highly esteem the rare
beauty of her voice and her graceful, per
feet execution. Both she and Herr Strauss
| were heartily encored.
The Gilman Line Qulckstep" was spir-
| itedly rendered. Then part second was in.
troduced by the entrance of the band of the
Kaiser Franz Grenadier Regiment Of Prus-
STA for the second followed by the towering
form of their leader, Herr Saro. They are
a stately set of men and play with dignity
and precision. Their music is very diff
cult, but this is not discoverable from their
playing, which on the contrary is easy and
| agreeable. The foreign bands are the prin-
cipal attractions. The French band is now
the favorite, the Prussian next and
the English last; but al agree that even
the English excel any OF our American
bands. These bands are endeavoring to
make arrangements by which they can play
in New York and other cities; the mana
gers of the Jubilee insisting that they are
under obligations to play solely here. 1t is
supposed, however, that they will settle this
| ,,Oipt ou,ioa lDlv IN all martina