The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-21
Hoston's Jubilee show-shsii Sire asa
Bo Introduced TO tho American PeS.

Boston's Jubilee show-shsii sire asa
Bo Introduced TO tho American PeS.
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The prospects in a financial point Of v;ew
OF the Boston experiment seems to be bright
ening. As the curiosity of the people ia
aroused, those who are not over sensitive in
musical matters wish to satisfy their curiositv
even at the expense Of their ears. An
improvement is also noticeable in the way the
vast army of singers work together as they
become more used to their novel position. In
the important choruses the rendering is i'm
pressive, AS ii may well be with an army of
singers there is more discipline and harmony
than was generally expected; and when thia
has been said we have exhausted nearly all
the panegyrio that the occasion war
rants. 1t Is evident from the slim attend
ance that the mass of the citizens
adopt our views as to the value of these
musical shows where mountebankery is likely
to carry of the laurels from modest worth.
The whole interest of the Jubilee centres.
therefore, on its sensational effects, discharges
Of cannon and chorus by twenty thousand
voices, rather than upon any real artistic
merit in the performances. All sense Of
delicacy of execution, of color and of senti-
ment is lost amid the strident twang of num-
berless fiddle strings, the rat-tat of drums and
the booming Of guns. To people Of Emphatic
nature who want to be stirred up by the war-
ring of sounds the Coliseum Of Boston is just
now delightful place Of amusement; but to
those of finer sensibilities that huge slaughter
house of delicacy and refinement of execution
is place of torture from which, after the first
sensation of novelty has passed, they seek to
escape.
The redeeming feature Of the whole thing is
to be found in its unparalleled absurdity. II
is a magnificent, monstrous joke, which we
pardon easily because of its magnitude just
now the public are in want of sensation, and
Gilmores enterprise looms up with GER
tainly majestic proportions to meet the want.
Looked at from this point of view the Jubilee
must be regarded as a most welcome event by
that unfortunate class of people who arc
afflicted with superabundance Of leisure and
cash, without much taste or any refinement of
thought. This class of the community oughtto
congratulate themselves on their good fortune
in possessing such wonderful caterer to their
amusement as the enthusiastic Celt who imag-
med the big festival The German composers
who have been introduced into the concerts a.
features are also delighted at what they call
Yankee enterprise but though they admit they
are surprised to find musical knowledge SO
generally spread among our people, whom
they were accustomed to look at only as enter
prising choppers Of logs and rather sharp mer-
chants of notions, they are silent on the artistic
value Of the gathering.
Boston, however, is delighted with ita
Jubilee Satisfaction beams on the face Of
whom seems to feel that some Of the glory Of the,
enterprise is reflected on his or her own brow
1t is even rumored that, as proof Of their
gratitude, they will adopt Gilmore as their
patron saint, and quarter big drum on tina
city arms. Apart from the satisfaction which
their self-esteem derives from the largeness Of
the Jubilee, they are fattered by the notoriety
it gives their town, which, only for some SEN
sation Of the kind, would be seldom thought
about. In addition to extensive advertisement
the Bostonians hope for considerable pecuniary
profit from the presence of visitors. In this
last calculation they have not been altogether
mistaken, and whatever may be the financial
result to the projectors of the Jubilee, Boston
will certainly derive considerable profit from
the sensational exhibition of the big drum and
other wonders of the occasion.
With all it's charlatanism there are scattered
through the strange agglomeration of celebri-
ties and nobodies material enough for many
legitimate performances Of high, if not the
highest order. We hope to see evolved from
this Boston chaos something which will bea
real treat to cultivated and aesthetic minds
when the noise and babble Of tho ssPeace''
Jubilee have died away, and we are relieved
from its deafening discord. In their selfish
ness and jealousy the Bostonians are partic,i-
larly anxious that the notable musicians who
leave the country without appearing in any
other city, as punishment on those who have
too much taste to patronizs their show. But
we hope the distinguished visitors will care
fully avoid forming their notions of the Ameri-
can people from the somewhat narrow.
minded and eccentric Bostonians, among
whom an unkind fate has cast them. We
want some enterprising manager to make such
arrangements with Strauss as will enable that
distinguished musician to be introduced to
the American people. The admiration that is
everywhere felt for this inimitable writer of
waltz music is sufficient guarantee for the sue
cess of any arrangements that may be made to
procure his appearance Money need be no
consideration, as the American people have
ere now proved that they can be relied upon
to pay in the most generous manner for per-
formances of exceptional merit. There is
rumor that the star performers at Boston are
under engagement not to appear in any other