Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
The international Peace Jubilee.
First DAY.
Special to THE HERALD.

ed THIS dIteTHOOil, anu IuuSlCdliys ploNou
a grand success, but in attendance de-
decided failure, not half of the Coliseum
being filled. The programme opened
with Old Hundred, led by p. S. Gilmore,
whose reception, as was that of Carl
Zerrhan and Johann Strauss, was inn
mense. The finale, with cannon and
bell accompaniment, was perfect sue
cess. Crowds are in attendance outside
but some have a dread of entering, al
though the building has been pronounced
perfectly safe by eminent architects.
Tomorrow, as the Coliseum has been
tried and found perfect, it Is expected
that the attendance will be great sue
cess. The city is crowded with strang-
ers. Sleeping accommodations are very
scarce. Numbers of Fifth avenuists,
from New York, were wandering around
tonight some of the streets with no.
where to lay their heads. W. G. J.
BosToN, June H.
The main body of the building was
well filled, but the galleries were only
partially occupied, by an exceedingly
appreciative audience, by three o'clock
this afternoon. The entire chorus or
chestra and bands were present and the
building, with it's interior finely decor
ated with flags, banners and streamers,
presented very attractive appearance.
The proceedings were opened at three
o'clock, Mr. Geo. II. Davis, chairman
of the executive committee, presenting
Rev. Phillips Brooks, who offered a short
but impressive prayer, invoking the di-
vine blessing upon this festival which
| commentaries peace upon earth.
Mayor CASTOR made a speech of well
! come.
Gen Nathaniel p Banks was then
introduced and delivered the inaugural
Grafton, which was frequently applaud
ed.
After the applause had subsidized, the
appearance of p. s. Gilmore, upon the
rostrum, was the signal of a grand ova-
ton, the entire audience, chorus and
musicians rising, applauding, cheering
and waving handkerchiefs, hats, etc,
in his honor
The first performance of the Jubilee
then commenced, under the baton of
| Gilmore, being the grand choral of Old
Hundred, by the full chorus of over six
teen thousand voices, the orchestra of
fifteen hundred and the grand organ
There was not false note, not an in
harmonious chord struck throughout by
either the instrumental or vocal per-
former, and never in the country was
this grand old anthem given in such a
grand volume of melody. The audience
applauded to the echo.
Wagner's overture from Rienzi, by
the grand orchestra, was next given
most successfully.
\ piano solo, the Fantasia of the Skat-
ing Ballet, by Franz Bendel of Ger
many, was then performed and, to the
surprise of many, the instruments were
distinctly heard in all parts of the man.
moth building, proving the perfection of
its aconstical properties. Well APP
plauded.
The fifth selection was a four-part
song from Mendelssohn, Farewell to
the Forest" under the direction of
Zerrhan. 1t was considered one of the
finest pieces on rhe programme, being
unaccompanied by the orchestra or any
instrumental music. The most rigid
musical critics consider its performance,
to-day, the most perfect and complete
that ever was listened to, as it never, in
this or any other country, has been
given by such large number of we'll
trained voices. The time was perfect.
The applause at its close was extremely
hearty.
Considerable interest was felt III the
performance of the next selection being
the Inflamatus from Rossinis Stabat
Mater, for which Madame Rudersdorff
was specially obtained from England to
sing the SOLO The chorus, orchestral
and organ Accomplishments were well
performed, but the voice of Madame
Rudersdorff was not fully up to the ex-
pectations of the admirers.
SECOND DAY.
The mammoth building was somewhat
better filled this afternoon than yeter-
day Some 1900 or 1000 more persons
being in the auditorium The chorus
and orchestra were in full force.
The performances commenced with
choral by Bach-''Now may the VIII
of God be done, was given by the full
chorus, organ and orchestra. 1t was a
grand performance and was heartily APP
plauded.
The third overture of Leonore, by
Beethoven, by the orchestra which fol-
lowed, was considered an excellent rem
dition of difficult piece, receiving
hearty applause.
The festival hymn, written for the
Jubilee by Dudley Buck, was sung by
the full chorus, with the orchestra as
accompaniment, and was received most
favorably.
One of the attractions of to-day's pro-
gramme was the announcement that
Madame Peschka-Leutner would APP
pear, and her appearance in the rostrum
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applause She sang the Grand Aria
from the Magic Flute, accompanied
by the full orchestra. She more than
met the expectations of her audience,
the whole body of people in the house
including the chorus and musicians ris-
ing and applauding. She responded by
a repetition, which occasioned another
burst of applause.
The finale of the third act of Ernani.