Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-29
BOSTON.
The worlds peace Jubilee.
Correspondence Of the Union and American.
AtfSTRIAN DAY,

BOSTON, June 2l.--Why this day 5 noises
we're termed Austrian | know not, unless
for cosmopolitan appearance on the pro-
gramme. sOn the same grounds, suppose
that tomorrow should be called (but it is
not) African day because the cOlored jubi-
lee singers from Fisk University, Nashville,
are to sing. From what / hear, this part
of the programme is expected to be more
curious than musical. In the line Of phi
biological investigations, venture to suspect
we win find the Boston Peace Jubilee de-
fined in the forthcoming encyclopedias as
Gilmore's patent national spleen safety valve,
warranted to give satisfaction if applied in
a Boston June day; for l can conceive of
no more compile exhauster of cOmbatiVe
ness and every otherYigorous emotion than
the Coliseum and the 10000 singers to-
day. Madrid has unrighfeously been claim
ing the exclus. We use of the term, t'Half
year arctic, half yeai. hell. Boston is better
entitled to it. All classic spectators in the
climate of the internal regions pretty evenly
divide the condition between burning and
freezing; it is my humble opinion that Bos-
ton viii fill the bill as to climate to the in
tire satisfaction of 81. S. NJ. Sill | must
add that if the devil means to secure Bos-
ton in toto he must break up the Young
Mems Christian Association, for these fel-
lows daily, nightly and hourly persist in
working out practical christianity in way
to break the heart of stitforthodox tbeolo-
gist. They have pleasant, homelike places
Of resort in the city, cezy booths about the
coliseum and alongside the beer stands
they generally distribute pure ice water to
the thirsty, all "without money and with
out price," Gentlemanly and intelligent
they go about their christian work as they
do their business, forcing respect from the
most careless. '..--..
Should this letter prove vapid your readers
can form some idea of the all penetrating,
whiting, depressing effect of the heat here
It makes the brains pulpy, and incapable of
a sharp impression, while it takes all the
cunning from the fingers. l
stood the concert to-day until the furnace
heat of 10000 closely packed human beings,
fired by the fierce sun, threatened to melt
me, then retired to an upper window in rear
where the cool, salty breezes came in from
The back bay laden with the odor of the
sea; there seemed to be vi al y in every
breath of it. While l was enjoying this,
four red shirted fremeR came out Of the
over door, bearing the unconscious form
Of beautiful maiden who had sUccumbed
70 the caloric influences. Meanwhile the
JTanedier Guards Band, under the guild
ance Of Dan Godfrey, were thrilling the
immense auditorium with the overture to |
'Semiramide' and pot pourri from Meyer
PEERS opera, which, melloYed by distance
md multitude, came ~ TO me with most |
exquisite melody, whether in the DELEGATE |
md htla o,,ff thu
)r euphrOnium, or In the grand swell in the |
whole of their rich, full toned instruments. |
From this point, and at this present time l |
lad fine opportunity Of observing audi |
.nce and orchestra in the act of united |
pontaneous applause. The full galleries,
apparently to the vast parquet, |
which swept upwards through the 5orcbes-
raj stand, with the prodigous organ as a
ummit. Even as the forest COW
red valley, and mountain seem in the dis
ance, rObed in soft drapery,s 80 appeared the
multitude below, the wearied eye refusing
0 indiVidualiz5 and pausing only to notice
he print ike colors of faces, hair and [
ress. The music stops, gust Of clapping
lands Sweeps over the house, rising into
torn Of cheers, while thousands of waving
anderchiefs, appear like the bloom of an
rchard-a gorgously uniformed form bows
and turning makes motion to fifty more
Ike appareled in red coats and gold lace,
be audience subsidies and the tuneful horns
enew their efforts with fresh inspiration.
But l anticipate ........ ..
THE CONCERT,
O-day was splendid on the programme and
retty good in the execution. Oneguncon-
ciOusly measures things by his surround
lgs and everything at the Jubilee is on such
grand scale that mediocre efforts are
ainfully distinct. That there are many
UGH, is not 10 be wondered at. Every
he, who has taken part in a local concert
noWs how difficult it is to keep 30 or a 100
myers Of the town together, at Tehearsals,
Oncerts and siDgiDg-imagine then the
eeping in concert of 10000 singers, from
wO hundred different places, who have not
ad but a few months training in their
resent work, singing too the highest char
cter of music, and the most difficult.
hat they have got into no ineXtricable
lunders, and that their voices follow ike
he wind, the baton and orchestra, some
mes unTuly, often sWaying out of the strict
ath, still sufficiently Obedient TO give vol
me to their music and not dscOrdant con-
Ision; that this much may be said of them
a high compliment, showing plainly the
daptability of our people TO great common
and that their individual culture
sufficiently high to sustain 4 grand gen
raj musical effort as well as any nation on
he globe, not excepting those whose mu-
zeal culture has 0een a national pride for
enturies. 1t is further true that the details
f room, place, part and discipline have
cen arrayed with cOnsunmate tact and
managed with greatest skill. Each society
as its marshal or executive officer who
ees to the regular members coming, or
lakes up his quota from the society's
eserVes. There are 10000 reserves
hen when the members are in their
laces he watches over them. There
re plenty Of ushers; then a small
rmy Of policemen, duly differed, which
uard every entrance, patrol the aisles, and
revent the least appearance Of turbulence;
ne hundred fiTemen are on general duty;
fJer this there is a regular gradatiOn of
and officers up to the musical
master who Yields the baton; and when
uch men as Carl ZeTrahn, Gilmore, Strauss
nd Abt are at the front, if there is music
q their men they will get it cut tG the best
dvsntage.
The chorus opened to-day with suspicious
xcellence, giving KelIer's hymn, CANCEL of
'eace," in superior style to most of its
Ormer efforts. Then the orchestra fairly
Xcelled itself-though it has done wonders
il along-in Kaiser FTanz's overture, a
brilliant and effective piece based on
haydn noble austrian National Hymn"
Jext was "See the Conquering Hero
}omes," fifty following which came the
leroine Of song, the queen Of the jubilee,
ladame Peschka Leutner. her selection
as from that richest of operas, Ernani, an
ria afOrdiDg display of her remarkable
cope Of voice. While we might wish it
more resonant in the lower register, we
annoL imagine one more full, pure and
ich to the extreme upper limit of human
dice. Her notes seem to float through
pace intact, not losing any of their force
n the remOtest corners of the Coliseum.
he is always greeted with storms of ap-
,lause and always encOred to the echo.
The encore to-day was given under the
'atOn Of Herr Abt, and was charming.
Mr.. Arbuckle, the famous cOrnet-
st, gave us brilliant concerto,
which was encored and followed
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