The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-20
THE BOSTON CARNIVAL.
OPENING OF THE JUBLLEE.
The Reception, Parade and Review.
THAT Coltse um.-The Old Hundred by
the MISUNDERSTANDING on the Nation
al Airs.
BOSTON, June II.

al Airs.
BOSTON, June II.
The first day of the International Peace
Jubilee opens with delightful weather and
brilliant prospects of success. A special fea-
ture in the morning was the arrival OF the
British band, at about sunrise, while cannon
were firing and bells ringing in celebration OF
the battle of Bunker Hill. The band wss re-
| celved at the depot by tie jubilee executive
committee and breakfssted at their quarters.
The reception procession for all visiting bands,
except the French, which had its reception
last week, formed at eight o'clock. and en-
braced delegations of all the British, Scotch
and German societies Of Boston and vicinity.
and citizens generally. The First regiment
acted as an escort, with cavalry oaCtallon
and Boston Fusillers. Dense crowds thronged
route, and the visitors received hearty wei
come. All the bands appeared IN parade
dress. Arevlew by the city government and
collation. ended the morning parade. People
are pouring into the city from all quarters and
by all conveyances. Every State aud Territory
is represented In the chorus already here.
The city Is decorated with flags, and nearly
all business is suspended.
THE COLISEUM.
The Coliseum stands on newly flled.ln land
south of the Boston and Worcester Railroad
and Huntington avenue. and opposlee tne emu a
of West Canton street. Since the fall OF the
great truss last month the arched form has been
given up, and the present building, In pau a,a
and elevation, looks much like railway s sta.
tion many times magnifed. IL IL SOME I'VE
hundred and fifty t teet IN iengtn, oy g ao0ue ne
hundred and i've or 80 10 height TO the ridge
of the central nave. Its general plan COM
nrtses one central and two side naves, the CEN
trail rising above the sides, with vertical walls
of considerable height, which afford space Tor
a long row of windows, and favor light and
ventilation. In ths roof OF the central nave,
also, are numerous windows for the same pur-
pose, and along the ridge are seven large
cupolas, which will greatly aid atmos oheric
circulation. The roof, instead OF presenting,
as In the former plan, fine perspective oil
parallel arches, In one noble sweep from side
to side OF the immense building, is now sup
ported by four main and some subsidiary
ranges of columns or props, which are safe,
but ugly.
The seats are arranged as In any large an
ditorium, and give very clear and convenient
view and hearing TO the audience when once
seated. There Is but one range OF galleries,
running round the entire building on the
level of the platform for the chorus, separa.
ted from it by a sight barrier. Outside OF the
corridors come the various ante.rooms and
offices. For the chorus, male and female,
separate and roomy meeting halls are as
signed In another great room is the steam
machinery which Is to blow the organ. Then
there are numerous other chambers Tor res
taurants, wash-rooms, with drawing.rooms,
the orchestra. &C., all just now very much In
the rough. The building has capacity for
seventy thousand people, of whom about fifty
five thousand can be seated. This includes
TWENTY-FIVE thousand chorus and orchestra.
THE PROGRAMME FOR TIE WEEK.
The programme for the first week ls, with
the exception of to-day, kind OF interna-
lional one. Tuesday Is the English day. The
Grenadier Guards Band aud ''GOd Save the
Queen" will be the conspicuous features. The
grand military band Of one Thousand per-
fomers, the orchestra or one thpnsand- ih..
chorus of twenty thousand, three batteries OF
artillery, and all the bells In Boston take part
in the chorus. Wednesday is German day.
Franz Aot leads the ballad, "When the Swal-
lows Homeward Fly" which the twenty.
thousand are to sing Luther's hymn Is of
course given, and the Kaiser Franz Grenadler
Band is to be heard. Thursday Is devoted TO
France, whose Band Republicaine will take
Leading part. The "Marsellaise" Will 0e the
climax of this days entertainment. Friday is
ior Austria. The superb national hymn OF
that empire, Haydn's chorus, "fhe Heavens
are Telling !" Strauss aud bis band, and Nine.
Arabela Goddsrd's playing mark the salient
points on the programme.
The grand chorus for the first time as
sembled In the Coliseum this morning and as
sumed the seats assigned to them Tor the
jubilee, and rehearsed the programme Of the
afternoon concert. Carl A'rrann. her strauss,
Franz Abt and Gilmore, In turn, assumed the
baton.
OPENING oE THE JUBILEE.
The main body of the building was we'll
flied, but the galleries only partially occupied.
By three o'clock the entire chorus, orchestra
aud bands Were present, and tue building,
with its interior finely decorated with hags,
banners and streamers, presented very at
lracIive appearance. The proceedings were
opened win prayer. Mayor CASTOR made
speech OF welcome. General N. T. Banks de-
livered the inaugural oratton.
The appearance OF Mr.. ?. 8. Gilmore on the
platform was the signal for grand ovation,
The entire audience, chorus and musicians
rising, appandlng, cheering aud waving
hanGKerchlefs, hats, DC.
The first performance of the. jubilee then
commenced, under the baton OF Dir. Gilmore.
being the choral of "0id Hundred" by q full
chorus of over sixteen thousand voices, an
orchestra of fifteen hundred, and the organ.
There was not a false note, not an unnarmonic
chord struck throughout, by either instru-
mental or vocal performers, and never was
this grand old anthem given Wlth.such over
whelmlng effect. The audience applauded to
the echo.
OPERATES.
Wagners overture to Rlenzl, by the orches.
ira, was next given most successfully. The
chorus of Damascus" from the oratarlo oil
| uNaaman," under the leadership of Gilmore,
| followed and was beautifully aud evenly rem
dered, receiving hearty applause.
The piano solo, "The Fantasia OF the Skat-
ing Ballet" by Franz Gendel, OF Germany,
was then performed, and, to the surprise OF
many, the instrument was distinctly heard IN
| all parts OF the mammoth building, proving
the perfection of Its acoustic properties.
The four.part song. by Mendelsshon, Fare.
well to the Forest" under the direction OF
Zerrahn. considered one Of finest pieces on the
programme, was sung by the chorus, unac.
companled by the orchestra or any instrument
ral music. The most rigid musical critics con-
slider Its performance to-day perfect The
applause at It's close was extremely hearty.
inc next selection was the 'IHf1ammalus,
| RossIni's "Stabat Mater" for which Madame
| RudprsdorG was specially obtained from Eng
land to sing the solo. The chorus and orches
tra and organ Accomplishments were well
performed. The voice Of Madame Ruders'
dor1f was not fully up to the expectations oi
| the audience.
The seventh selection was the .Slxtette,
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