The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18
THE WORLDS PEACE Jubilee
Inauguration of the Great Bos-
ton Panjandrum.
THE FOREIGN BANDS.
MayOr CASTOR Receives the English
and German Musicians.
GENERAL BANKS OPENING GRAFTON.
A Medley of Music and Po-
|iticaI insinuations.
THE FIRST DAYS SLIM ATTENDANCE.
Ten Thousand Outside and Seven
Thousand Inside the Coliseum.
AN UNFAVORABLE CONTRAST.
Twenty-onc Thousand VOcaliSts and Instfa-
mentalsts to Amuse 0ne-Third
Their Number.
THE PROGR A M M Il
e Great Crash Of instruments Much
Noise, but Little Harmony.
THE ANVIL CHORUS MoNsTROsTTY
AnVils Cannon RelVs p1atters
Twenty-Onc Thousand VOcalists and lnstfa-
mentalsts to AmuSe 0ne-Third
Their Number.
THE PROGRA NM IL
e Great Crash Of instruments Much
Noise, but Little Harmony
THE ANVIL CHORUS MoNsTRosITY
Anvils, Cannon, Bells, Platters
and Brass.


The Worlds Peace Jubilee, that great interna-
tional and universal musical event which Gilmore
conceived and commenced year more ago. was
inaugurated here In Boston to-day. Nothing like
1t was ever before attempted except by this same
irrepressible Gilmore, whose name is identified
with the great jubilee here In 1869, in honor OF
the dawn of peace after years OF strife and
war. That event an unexpected success
and an occasion without parallel In the musical
history of the world. The great international festi
val naugurated to-day on broader and more COM
prehensive basis has been begun, like its prede-
Cessor, under auspices neither encouraging nor
fattering, so far as the attendance and popular
enthusiasm OF the people is concerned Three
weeks or more intervene, however, before the
great entertainment for all nations is ended,
and the managers are hopeful that the millions
whom they have generously prepared for will
avail themselves OF the privilege of indulging in
what may In all sincerity be termed the greatest
musical festival the world has ever realized The
magnitude of the affair in all its details
has been frequently and literally commented
upon, and the public only await the de-
tails OF its success or failure as 1t pro-
crosses from day to day. The story OF the
mammoth Coliseum, with accommodations for an
orchestra Of 1,OO0 q chorus Of 10000 and an
auditorium for $4,000 spectators; how Gilmore
went across the ocean and secured the services Of
English, French, Prussan, Austrian and Irish
bands Of the first order; how he imported the cele
brated Strauss from Vienna; how he gathered
together and trained thousands OF Americas
leading and choicest singers; how he invited all
the leading and representative men OF the world
to come and participate-a this has been pub
lished to the world time and time again. At just
this time when the great event has but fairly COM
menced, 1t is hardly reasonable to predict its
triumphant success or lamentable failure. The 6c-
casion itself is one, with few II any faults,
and boast of all nations; but whether or not it
will arouse the enthusiasm and draw the masses of
humanity originally predicted is matter Of grave
doubt.
RECEIVING THE EUROPEAN BANDS.
Mayor CASTOR undertook to receive the British
Grenadiers and Kaiser Wilhems band, which he
accomplished courteously, and spoke in each in
stance to the point as the following will show
WELCOME TO THE GERMANS.
I" Mr. LARO AND GENTLEMEN OF THE XAVIER GRAM
GRENADIER BAND:-lti Is with great deal Of pleasure
that welcome you as representatives OF our great
country to Boston, and hank you for the honor
you have conferred In visiting us on this occasion
t0partcipate in the Worlds Musical Peace Festival
CONDUCTOR LAROs RESPONSE
~ thank Your Honor for the hearty compliment
which you have bestowed upon us, and for the
handsome reception we have met with. We have
with pleasure followed the call to this country and
10 the peace festival Though we have come clad
in the garb of war yet we come with feelings of
to assure this city and country that are wen
pleased with the happy Inauguration OF this joyful
OcCasiOn.r
WELCOMING THE GRENADIER GUARDS.
Mayor CASTOR, in welcoming the British band,
said =
GRENADIER GUARDS BAND--In the name and on be-
half OF the city OF Boston and It's people greet
you: we desire to express to you the welcome due
to the great nation from which you come and our
hope that your stay among US may be mutually
agreeable and satisfactory
MR.. DAN GoDFREy's REPLY.
To which Bandmaster Godfrey responded
'Your Honor, on behalf Of my associates and in
the name OF our mother country, TO which you
have 80 kindly alluded desire to thank you for the
Kind reception we have received and in the same
spirit OF cordially and amity which has Character.
lied your remarks, to express our pleasure at
being present. and our wishes for the success of the
great international Musical Festival which we have
come hither to participate in"
OPENING UNDER FAVORABLE AUSPICES.
The opening day was well chosen, for on the 18th
OF every June Massachusetts, INDUCES in little
frolicsome celebration the affair OF Bunker
Hill. The jubilee, therefore, had the benefit OF the
patriotism and inspiration OF this anniversary, as
well as the presence OF Its usual participants to
give II an enthusiastic send OF. The weather
was unexceptionable, clear cool and balmy and
every element OF nature seemed to smile approx
lngy on the great musical event of the ninteenth
century Inc city was full OF people, literally full
~ sunrise, and all the trains OF the forenoon
came IN heavily loaded, swelling the crowd
In numbers much beyond what was
anticipated BY the most sangune and
enthusiastic. These vast crowds, however did not
wind their way to the Coliseum and Jubilee in such
vast numbers as was expected. The horse cars
were not uncomfortably crowded, neither were tho
thoroughfares leading to the of the great fes
tiva.
COMPARING THE PRESENT WITH THE go JUBILEE.
Outside there exhibited vast difference be-
tween the Jubilee OF 1869 and the Worlds Peace
Festival OF 1872 Scarcely ten thousand lookers-on
composed the crowd which lowered about the out
skirts OF the building to-day, and that ten thou
sand was almost altogether composed OF people
who were suffering from impecuniosty TO
such degree as to render them incapable
oflquidating the Inevitable demands OF the door.
Keepers Another great difference between the two
jubees also brought into iuxtapositon is the mat.