The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-07
The Boston Jubilee.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

New YORK, July, 1872.
To the Editor Of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser !:
In common with the rest of the world assembled
at Boston, your correspondent " dispersed - imme-
diately on the termination of the jubilee-which
happened on the 4th of July, amid smoke, noise, dust
and heat, and betook himself to the busy streets Of
this city for a rest, and to see the sights with the
other country people who all flock down here during
summer to-well let's see! To get suu-strack, most
likely, for it really is the most popular sensation now.
Notwithstanding all good intentions, my last letter
was spun out to a weary length, and only the first
days concert disposed of after all. The rest must
be more summarily treated; and besides, q descrip-
ton of one day is to some extent an account of every
day. Tuesday, June 18th. was
THE ENGLISH DAY,
So called because the chief feature of the day was to
be the performance of the English Grenadier Band,
besides the singing of 90 God Save the Queen - by
the &c, 900 chorus and the solo by Madame Ruders-
dorff. Again was there great disappointment at the
small sized audience. Hardly any of the balcony
seats were occupied, and the lower seats were by no
means full. The chorus continued crowded, every
body had q fan and W s using it vigorously. Interest
and expectation were on tiptoe, for all believed in an
improvement over the doings of the first day.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock, Gilmore advanced down the
centre aisle towards the conductors stand, making
as much display of immaculate shirt bosom as ever,
and beaming and smiling as a basket of chips. bow
ing to the right and left in answer 10 the thunderous
applause. A wave of the baton, and like magic the
vast crowd stood; another wave, and slowly at first,
swelling into q burst of sound, the day was opened
by the singing of Bach's Choral Now May the
VIII Of God be Done pretty well rendered on the
whole. but not up to the expectation of the audience
Several pieces, both vocal and instrumental followed,
but the first of the day, aside from the band, was the
singing of Madame Peschka Leutner. Now dear
readers, don't be barbsrians as these wicked New
Workers are, and call her "Pesky Lightning -
She was to sing q " Grand Aria - from Mozart's
. Magic Flute,'' but for som reason it was not
given. An Aria e varie, by Proch, being substituted
Her singing was simply marvellous, being both pow
erful and sweet, and capable of sustaining with ease.
notes that are far above the ordinary range Of good
singers. Every corner of the vast building was
filled with the dulcet strains. and at the close she was
greeted with terrific applause, long continued and
renewed, till she returned to the stage and repeated
several strains The finale to the third act Of Ernani
was well rendered by the Bouquet of Artists with the
great chorus. at the close of the recess, all eyes
were turned towards the chorus entrance. whence
the band of the Grenadier Guards were to issue, and
soon they appeared. presenting a magnificent appear
ance. The enthusiasm of the applause greeting
them beggars description, it was simply tremendous
Their appearance however was no finer than their
performance. AT q signal from the leader, Mr..
Dan Godfrey, their heavy tall caps were removed,
and then followed such music as even a Boston
audience has rarely heard, utterly obscuring and
belittling the brassy performances of the United
States Marine Band of the first day. A variety Of
popular English music was given, besides several
very difficult pieces, perfectly rendered. 1t seemed
as though the audience were utterly Unsuitable. call
ing for piece after piece. But finally they struck
into " God Save the Queen" Madame Rudersdorff
appeared, and the chorus prepared to do their part.
but from the first it was evident that the Americans
did not know how to sing the music. The first solo
was splendidly rendered. then Gilmore and the organ
fell out, then the tenors struck in out of turn, tn
the sopranos failed to appear-an the while the
organ believing like c built Of Bashan. Certain
failure appeared, and it came-witha crash of sound,
everybody stopped singing. Excitement was fearful;
it seemed as if the very finger tips thrilled with disap-