Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-24
The Boston Jubilee.
Concerts ut the Coliseum ON Saturday and
Sunday.

COLISEUM, June 2S.-rhe interior of the
coliseum on Saturday presented no variation
from the lively appearance it has maintained for
the week. The Prussian band appeared again,
and in the course of their performance gave the
overture to "rannhauser" in mastery style,
the lockers on wondering how the effect of
yiolins in the wave like movement of this
grand overture could be so admirably counter
ieited in brass band by the clarinets Their
chief cOrnet player, MIR. Hook, played fantasia
most brilliantly, aud may be said to rank the
American and British cornet soloiSts who have
preceded him. For an encore piece the band
gave Hail Columbia"
Madame Observation-Disclosures sang on Saturday
the VcnsanO waltz, rivaling all her previous tri-
umphs, and replied to the great encore by re-
peatlng this brilliant composition. The great
jubilee orchestra performed the overture to
der freischutz" and the Strauss "Neu Wien"
waltz; the latter of course was conducted by
Strauss himself, and in response to the inevta-
BILE encore the audience also got an original
march by Strauss. The march complimentary
to William lnman, Esq, OF the steamship line,
composed by Warren was performed in Il spirit
ed manner. The Star Spangled Banner was
given with all the loud Accomplishments, Mrs.
Houston West again singing the solo.
The other numbers on the programme were
the finale to the third act of "Ernani;" Keeler'S
hymn of peace; Abt's ''When the Swallows
Homeward Flv;" "The Curtew," song sug-
gested by Longlellow's poem; scene from "The
Huguenots," and MilIard's "Our Nations
Song" A combination of one hundred and
fifty colored singers led by the Hyers sisters and
the Nashville troupe, sang Mine eyes have seen
the glory of the coming Lord to the John
Brown tune, which was repeated by the chorus
The performance closed with a proper rendition
by chorus and audience of "The Morning Light
is Breaking.
A prominent feature of the programme on
Monday will be the performance of the oratorio
OF Israel in Egypt" the choruses to be sung
by Handel and Hayden society of Boston, and
the choral societies of Salem, Lynn and West
RoXbury, while Madame RuderSdortf, Mrs
Barry, and Messrs. W. j. and G. +. Wind and
j. +. Rudolphsen take the solos.
The executive committee have been officially
notified that the Irish band sailed for this
country on the 18th instant, and may be ex-
pected TO reach Boston this week.
Great preparation is making for the ball on
Wednesday night, which is TO be magnificent
affair.
The sacred concert Sunday afternoon was at
tended by about 5000 people, who listened TO q
chorus OF IL 900, with an undue preponderance
of tenor and bass in strength Of voice as well as
numbers. The chOrals gave great satisfaction
considering that the best singers were engaged
in their churches Peschka-Leutner was in fine
voice, and sang to better advantage than here.
toiore; she will be a strong magnet during the
coming week. Madame Rudersd0rf sang the
solo in Stabat Mater, and the Berlin cornet
quartette were not allowed to leave the stage
until they had performed three selections. Ar.
buckles performance Of Schubert's Ave Maria
upon the cornet elected an encore which was
responded to with Robin Adair. Great APP
pause followed the singing of the Nashville iu
| bilee singers, who were compelled to sing three
on thell stirring plantation melodies. Handel''
| Hallelujah chorus closed the concert the pro
| gramme being followed in every particular.
The three foreign bands will appear in every
programme during the week, and the chorus
will be full, all the out of town auXiaries hay
ing been called in. Peschka-Leutuer and the
Berlin quartette are retained with the other
celebrities.
All the railroads will run excursion trains 8,
and after Wednesdays ball rail conveyaneeS
will be provided to the suburbs The price of
admission TO the coliseum concerts has been
reduced to s3 and 50, according to location of
seats, and 81 without reserved seats
President Grant will he escorted to the cOlse-
um Tuesday by the National Lancers.