The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-06-28

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popular Boston drink, called Ottawa beer
When the patience of the immense throng il
well nigh worn out, the great doors swing on
their hinges, revealing to the gaping crowd
the inside of the building with the chorus and
orchestra all in their places, ready for action.
And now they pour in, two policemen guard
each entrance Just inside the outer doors a
nervous gentleman takes the tickts, and they
pass into the audience room, where they are
received by the ushers who are dressed in a
uniform consisting of shaved head, black
/ pants and swallow tailed coat, with yellow
badge pinned on the left breast, marked
| "Ushsr of the Worlds Peace Jubilee" Still
they come. each one more surprised and de-
lighted than his predecessor with the grand
display of flags suspended from the ceiling, and
the allegorical paintings on the walls.
Three o'clock was the hour set for the grand
opening. Precisely at the moment, Geo. H.
Davis, Chairman of the Executive Committee,
calls upon Rev. Phillips Brooks to offer pray
-er. Then he asks Mayor CASTOR to deliver the
address of welcome.
I may say that, only those who were with
in radius of one hundred feet could hear
single word that had been said, TO the rest Of
the audience it seemed like grotesque PAN
tomime. They could see the reEerened gen.
tleman's eyes upturned, his lips moving earn
estly, but not sound could be heard. 1t was
ludicrous in the extreme.
Gen. Banks then delivered fine Grafton
which your reeaders have doubtless seen; with
all these preliminary exercises the audience
had again become quite impatient, and were
only satisfied when Mr.. Gilmore assembled the
platform, baton in hand, to direct the opening
piece. He received splendid Grafton from
the members of the chorus, the orchestra and
audience.
The first grand chorus was Old Hundred.
Those of you who have heard our old time
choirs quaver it through all its measured and
solemn strains, should have heard the great
deeps of sound that were opened, when the
glorious organ, the two thousand brass and
stiuged instruments and the twenty thousand
voices burst in one grand triumphal shout of
praise, surging higher and higher, and more
grandly until Martin Luther's bones must
have shaken in his grave
1t would be impossible to tell the story of
the Jubilee IN detail. One can only give bits
of description and mention few of the inter
esting items. It is too "big a thing" One
sees the Japanese embassy at one point, Henry
Ward Beecher at another. One of the new
Bishops, DIR. Gibber Haven, now steps up and
speaks to a lady sitting at my side Here is a
group of Governors; there arc distinguished
foreigners, and so on; all over the building are
to be seen perfect sea Of faces and forms, so
dwarfed and blended as to lose individuality,
and each face tlbes to itself drolI insigniBo.
ance
The selection of music is very fine, granc
overtures, delicious arias, and splendid
choruses. Carl Zerahn and Gilmore TAX,
turns in conducting the music, the forme,
seems to be the favorite with the chorul
singers.
Then Strauss leaps like frog from a gel
vanic battery upon the platform, and with tbs
trained regulars, who handle the violins, flute
and all other sweet sounding instruments, h.
wakes the echoes of the building with his ex
auisite walzes He feels music clear down tc
his toes he trembles, he pulsates time witt
both violin and bow. He is a small, blacI
haired, black eyed man, the very soul of mu.
sic-is great favorite, and is startled himself
at the long and loud plaudits of the multitude
The favorite feature of the Jubilee, so far,
scenes TO be the bands. Our own Marine
band led off on Monday, the american Day. ,
| Henry Fries need not hesitate to match hi'
bows against any of the foreign bands. The
next day we heard the celebrated band of the
| Grenadier Guards of London, Dan Godfry di-
rector. They presented a splendid appear
ance in their english red coats, profusely
trimmed with gold lace, and their great bear
skin caps. Wednesday was the "Germar
Dav," and the band of the Kaiser, Franz Gren
adler Regiment, with Heinerich Saro, tn,
"Trumpeter of Grayelotte," as leader, made
its appearance, and then we heard also upou
this day, Kaiser Williams own cornet quar-
tette, they played beautifully. Thursday be
ing the "French Day." We were favored Will
the band of the Garde Republicaine. Thesl
two last bands were dressed in blue and gold
The former wore their spiked helmets
The Marine Band played finely; the English
Band won all hearts by playing our Nationa
airs; the Germans gave US the classical anC
scientific music that we have not as vet as |
nation attained unto. 1t somehow has not th,
''airy motion" of scientific music. It lacked
etheriality and grace. While these band
were received splendidIy by the vast audien
ces, ths great ovation was reserved for tn,
French band. There was tumult of applaus,
as they marched down the long organ aisle
It was sight shall never forget. It wa
like that told of in scripture, ''And 1 saw
great multitude whom no man could number
Imagine hundred thousand people Jumping
to their feet, shouting and clapping thei
hands, the air full of waving handkerchief
and hats, and then when order was restored
the French, with the chivalrous etiquette be
coming their nationality, struck up the "Sta
Spangled Banners" the great audience seemed
electrified, for they sprang again to their feet
| shouting and cheering ON the splendid fellows
only SO lately from the fields where their com
rades fell by the score. 1t was a scene impos
sible to describe. And then they played thei
own National Hymn "The Marseillaise," tn
chorus, organ and orchestra all Joining. Thel
another shouting and waving of sixty thousant
handkerchiefs as they retired from the stage
The memory of that hour will not soon vanisl
from the minds Of those who were fortunat
enough to witness the scenes there enacted.
! But must stop, for see that my letter
| growing enurely 100 long. L Will say, how
ever, that we had some splendid operati
singing by Madames Rudersdorff and Leutnel
and piano solos by Herr Franz Bendel an
Arabells Goddard The Fisk Jubilee singer
are to appear to-day Saturday, and suppos
Mr.. Gilmore will present some new attractiol
each succeeding day. The financial success O
!, the enterprise, l think is fully assured. Al
though the expenses are enormous. For tn
two first days this was in some doubt TIL
great ball to be given on Wednesday evenin
/ next, will bring the managers a large sum {
money. think the price of tickets has bee
placed foo high; five dollars is rather MOI
than the masses can afford to pay. There
some talk of reducing the price to two or thre
, dollars.
| cannot close without mentioning the nun
erous courtesies extended TO the members
the press. A large room is fitted up in fin
stvle, with tables and chairs, mirrors and pi
lures, where the fraternity have exclusiv
I dominion, Connected with this main room
a telegraph-office and pOst-office, beside ssve
al toilet and refreshment rooms, everything hf
{ been done for their comfort and convenienc
r Even paper and envelopes are furnished
unlimited quantities. On the whole it is ar
will be the grandest affair of the kind ev
projected. A.D. D.
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