Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-20
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
BosToN, May Is, 1877

Peace Jubilee, will give slight des-
cription of the building, as we'll as what
we expect the musical hurricane to be.
The contracts are all made for the
erection of the building, and | will add
that it would have been much more con-
tracted but for the generous guaranty
fund which was subscribed SO readily by
men who neither keep hotels, publish
newspapers, sell sheet-music nor manage
railroads
The building as first commenced did
not stay up we'll, which many think the
wind had a tendency to put down, but
[ think it was done through malice. A
man by the name of Nose Skinner is at
work on an opposition coliseum, and as
he is understood to be ga great blower"
it is not necessary for me to say more on
that point, only that on the night of the
destruction of the edifce, it was so calm
everywhere else that fans were used free
ly all around, and there was not so much
as a zephyr stirring.
The present structure is to be 1749
feet wide by $50 feet long. The reason
of its being wider than it is long, is
owing to the peculiar shape Of the land
it stands on. It will be 395 feet from
the bottom to the top of the dome, and
about the same distance back to the
ground unless it falls down before it gets
up. 1t will cover an area of nineteen
acres of land in a high state of cultiva-
ton, ten minutes walk from the depot
and near churches, school houses and
post Office.
The general entrance will be at the
door; anybody can see through that
The people will go in on tickets, and
more or less will be brought out on shut
ters The best seats in the house will
be those with cushions. Season tickets
are to be sold for fifty dollars, more to
accommodate the laboring classes than
otherwise. Single tickets will be sold at
five dollars, but in order to enable man
to take his family, the committee will
fix the price of a dozen, at sixty dollars.
Children under half price, ten years of
age The first concert will be given
June II, at 2 clock, p M. The first
piece will be that beautiful dirge by
Handel as solo, to be performed on
100 bass drums, commencing, MARY
had Little Lamb to be followed by
Come, Plilander, let's be Marching"
by $4,000 voices. The next piece will
be Encore" which is so will known in
musical circles On the last day, at the
last concert, the last piece to be perform
ed will be ga Charge to Keep Have, !"
by Gilmore, on dinner-horn, arranged
as chorus, by ''Old Bull The most
eminent musical talent in the world is
already engaged, among whom the fol-
lowing artists will appear ''for this night,
only p Signorina Screechelina. from
Amsterdam Mademoiselle Slurblowcr,
from Rhine; Teddy McHowler, from
Cork; Signor Sour-Krout, from Germany;
Gumbo Chaff, Esq, LID, F. R. S.,
A. S. S., from Africa, Jonathan Wind
issimo, from Maine, and other distin-
guished screamers who have no friends
here to pay for this advertisement. Mr..
Windissimo can whistle Yankee Doodle
in seven different languages with one
eye closed and both hands tied behind
him, and hit the target nine times out
of eleven. Gilmore, altho' | do say it,
can play on nine different instruments
while singing eve won't go home till
morning, Watts masterpiece)-and
split demi-semi-quaver so near the GEN.
tire that none but experienced musical
artists can tell where it leaves off, mol
: where it commences.
The desire to be near the Coliseum i
so great that fabulous prices are offered
for eligible peanut stands, inger-bread
stalls and popcorn shanties. Many
cases are known where land has been lei
: at weekly rental of more than the ask
ing price for it. The city council have
fixed the price of spruce beer at % cts
per glass, and lozenges at 80 cts. pei
roll during the festival to prevent stran
gers being imposed upon. The price O
. board by law is to be whatever is agreed
= upon between parties. Lodging house
keepers expect their patrons will imme
diately fall asleep on retiring, so they
] can take them up and stand them agains
/ the wall and put new set to bed. Thu.
7 they will have good show of standing
t which by dim moonlight will be very
attractive.
7 Revolutionary soldiers, men who tough
: at Bunker Hill and all muses. to the lat,
r George Washington who could not tell
lie, are to be admitted free and have
seat on the platform.
o There, Mr.. Editor, | have at best Civ
, en- you but a vague idea of what the Ju
bilee is to be. AS we are just at thi
D present time, a little out of funds,
cannot send you printed programme o
r my concert. hope we shall sell enough
Of season tickets in season to have som
printed. I will write more hereafter.
! PAIL HINnTE