Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-21
The Great JubiIov .
TUE pERronMANnr YrrrEnnAr-

TUE PERFORMANCE YEsTERDAY-FRENcH DAY.
Nearly $4,000 persons were present in the
Coliseum, 10000 being auditors. The frat piece
was the g Gloria, from Mozart's 18th Mass,
followed by Leutners festival overture. Mad
anne Rndoradnrn then sang " Let the Bright
Seraphm, which was greeted with prolonged
applause The anvil chorus followed, which, as
uHllal, was received with demonstrations OF appro-
val. Strauss next led the chorus in his own
concert waltz OF Thousand and One Nights, "
| carrying the audience by storm. Haydn's Choir
| us. "rhe Heavens are Telling" followed, and was
never better rendered. A fantasia upon the
piano, by Wehl, closed the first part Of the pro-
gramme
The second part was opened by Madame
Leutner. who sang The Magic Flute" and
achieved greater triumph than has been ac-
corded her siDce tho opening Of the jubilee. At
this stage the band Garde Republioaine, of Paris,
appeared, and was greeted with cheers waving
OF hats and hAndkerchiefs, and all sorts Of
friendly demonstrations. As soon as compare
tive quiet was restored the band. under the
leadership of NJ. Paulus unexpectedly struck up
Hail Columbia, when scene Of indescribable
enthusiasm ensued.
CRITICAL NOTICES OF "oERMAN DAY"
We make the following extracts from the crit
ical reviews Of the music OF Wednesdays per-
formance, in the Boston Globe:
THE performances began with Luther's cho-
ral "a strong castle is is our Lord" which, ow-
ing to its simple construction and great breadth
is admirably adapted for large body ofsingers.
''Tannhanser' was rendered remarkably
we'll, though not with that finish which
marked the performance OF the "Leonore" over
ture ON Tuesday. The conclusion, with its rest
loss movement OF the ylolins accompanying the
choral OF the brasses, produced thrilling effect
aud was played with the clearest precision. 1t
was conducted by Mr., Gilmore, Mendolasohn's
chorus, Yet doth the Lord, from Ell ah was
the next number, and received an effective in
depreciation, thongh the vast chorus
wavered here and there despite Mr.. ZerrAhn's
utmost care. This was succeeded by Madame
Peschka-L Leutner, who was rapturously received,
and who repeated Proohs air and variations, In
which she achieved so great q triumph the day
before. The same remarkable clearness OF tone
which was heard in all parts OF the building, the
same marvellous execution, precision, fautless
intonation purity Of style which marked her
previous execution Of this difficult piece Of vo-
calsm on Tuesday were quite as prominent feA-
lures OF her singing yesterday.
The great feature OF the day was the first
appearance in America OF the band Of the Kais-
or Franz Grenadier Regiment. They were well
coined with the greatest heArtiness they
came in view and took theiI places at the music
stands They are ine body Of men, and look
very impressive in their handsome blue uni
forms, and their pointed helmets and long red
plumes. The baud was divided into two parts
the reeds standing on the left Of the spectator
and the brasses on the right. The first piece
played by them was a fantasia on themes from
"Le Prophete" Of Meyerbeer II was superbly
rendered, the various performers showing them
selves perfect masters upon their respective in-
struments bat we fancied the bass predomina-
ted too much, and at times with a force that
completely drown the prominent parts Of the
composition. At the same time there was full
ness and massive grandeur in the performance
that WAS inexpressiby thrilling. The most pre-
oision distinguished it throughout. The con-
ductor held them perfectly in hand. BDd the
slightest motion Of his baton was obeysd with
magical effect.
AT the conclusion OF this demonstration the
organ and bands commenced playing the Mar
seillaise, when ii appeared al II tho great mass
| of humanity had almost become wild, 10 extrAv-
agant were the expressions Of delight, the whole
chorus, orchestra bkndB, organ and sudience
| joining in the French Sopg OF Freedom. The
audi, n Q leaped on their feet and cheered until
| fairly hoArse.
The French band followed with Yankee Doo-
die and the Star Spangled Banner, and retired
amid cheers and plAudits Of the audience. Low
ell Masons hymn, Tell us Of the Night" was
the concluding piece, and was grandly rendered.
| On Saturday there will be a colored chorus OF
$50 voices. from different parts Of the country,
to jfin wi colo:ed jubilee singers.