Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-19
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The Boston Peace Jubilee.
second Day OF Ihe international Musical
Festival.

COLISEUM, BosToN, June 1S.-The great
event at the Jubilee on this, the second day, was
the appearance of the celebrated band of the
Grenader Guards OF London of which Dan
Godfrey, composer of note, is leader. Their
performance was of character to evoke the
most genuine enthusiasm that has yet been
manifested. 1t was magnificent, and the Prus-
SLAMS, who appear tomorrow, will have TO work
hard TO excel them.
The audience which would be immense in
any other place than in this mammoth building,
was somewhat larger than that of yesterday,
but was far from filling the Building. The cho-
rus of sixteen thousand and orchestra of fifteen
hundred were ont in force and opened the
concert with the Bach choral, "Now may the
will of God be done" most admirably. 1t was
followed by an orchestral piece, Beethoven,s
LeOnora overture No. 8, which, with the choral,
was greeted with considerable applause. Dud-
ley Bucks festival hymn, written Tor the occa-
sion, proved to be a composition OF great merit,
and was sung by the full chorus, with orches-
trail accompaniment.
Next to the British band Madame Peschka-
leutner brought ont the most enthusiasm to-
day This famous German soprano, called the
"Leipsic Nightingale" appeared in solo from
Mozart's Magic Flute" The grand orchestra
who accompanied her was fairly captiyated by
her effort, her voice running easily up to the
rare musical point of high G fiat, where she
sustained il confidently. They rose to their feet
anu her Will Tue greatest enthusiasm ut
the close, a compliment which was promptly
seconded by the audience. She of course had
| 10 respond to the enthusiastic encore. Pesclka-
| leutner is Il young lady, handsome in personal
| appearance, stylish in costume, and the posses
| scr of soprano voice that would charm
| Olympus. She has a life engagement at the
| Leipzig opera and comes to this country only to
take part in the jubilee She sings three or four
notes higher than Parepa sings and almost an
| octave above the average range of Nilsson.
The finale of the third act of Ernani,
| Crowned by ethe Tempest" sung by the
'bouquet of artists" professional operate cho-
| rus, full chorus aud orchestra, was next per-
| formed, and was encored heartily. Madame
| Arabea Goddard next played piano SODA
| thing entirely out of place in such a building.
| She is pianist of exquisite finish, but in power
| fell far below Beude the German who played
| yesterday. Madame Goddard is of French eX-
| traction, and is wife of the musical editor of the
| London Times She was pupil of Thalberg,
| and is pianist of some note in Europe. She
| played Thalberg's fantasia on the Last Rose of
| Summer" As Il closing piece to the first
| part Il chorus from Sterndale Benefits
| woman of Samaria," was grandy sung by
| the chorus of sixteen thousand, with full organ
| and orchestral accompaniment.
The English Grenadier band came forward
| only to be greeted in the most cordial manner.
| They numbered seyenty-fye, and were clad in
| uniforms of crimson and gold, and wore bear
| skin caps, some twenty inches high. Their band
| lIuSlcIy IAN OOullCJ3 10 ulutiSlOUu W NC INT
| author Of the popular Mabel waltzes. AT
| ter their performances to-day, it is easy TO
| understand that all of them are accomplished
musicians. Their opening piece was Scotch
| air robin Hood" by Mcfarland, which was
| succeeded by the overture to ''Der FreiSchutZ,"
which came so unexpectedly upon the audience
and was played so admirably, as to call forth
| tremendous applause, the musicians of the jubi-
lee orchestra being especially delighted They
then gave the Mabel waltzes in a way that was
1.ls, N.,1 a1,n
caused by their music which was rising fast, was
now heightened by the performance of the
| British national anthem, God Save the Queen,
by the full chorus and orchestra, Gilmore direct
| ing and bringing to his aid the organ and
| cannon Accomplishments and the English band.
Madame Rudersdorlf sang the solo in the third
verse. The effect was eXharating, and in re-
| sponSc to the tremendous encore Gilmore
resigned the baton to Dan Godfrey, the leader
| OF the Grenadier band, who conducted the band,
orchestra, chorus, organ and cannon through
God Save The Queen a second time. In re-
Spouse 10 the enthusiastic applause, Godfrey
led off with the "Star Spangled Banner" the
Grenader band playing it admirably amid the
the waving often thousand handkerchiefs in the
chorus and the tremendous applause of the audi
cnce. 1t had to be repeated, the whole audience
rising and cheering while the chorus Joined in
the last lines The enthusiasm was unbOunded
and the British band went off in halo of glory
Strauss next came forward and led the or
| cneStfa III HIS DcSJ OF NdltZeS, w Inc, w omen
and Song" He is very nervous in movements
and faces the audience while directing quite as
much us he does the orchestra. He is an i'm
FASHIONED leader, and is so impressed with the
meaning of each sound that he absolutely acts
what is being played. No musician can fail
to understand how the waltz ought to go after
watching him. These values, one of which
this renowned Vienna artist conducts each day,
form one OF the most attractive features of the
| programme y
The Anvil Chorus again failed to elicit an en-
core. Haevy's romanza, al Eclair," was then
sung, the first verse by the sopranos, the second
by the sopranos and tenors in unison, with full
orchestral accompaniment 1t elected an en-
| core.
The beautiful chorus from Mendclssohn' S
Elijah, "He watching over Israel, came too late
in the programme to secure the encore it de.
served. The great chorus under ZerrahnS di-
rcction sang it finely. AT nearly seven O'Clock
the second day was brought to close by sing
ing the missionary hymn, From Greenland's
Icy Mountains" the "bouquet' of one hundred
and fifty singers taking the first verse, the Choir
US OF sixteen thousand tbs second, and every
voice and instrument iG- .he Coliseum joining in
the third.
Henry Ward Beecher, Senators Buckingham
of Conn, ava Kellogg Of louisiana, and the
JapaneSS f1bassy were present at tO-dayS per
form0l.E Tomorrow the PrusSian band will
manitv,fs first appearance.