New-York tribune., 1872-06-24
PRICE FOUR CENTS
THE BOSTON JUBILEE.
END OF THE FIRST WEEK.
THE RUSSIAN DAY-THE CoLoRED sIYGERS--
SUNDAY CONCERT.
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iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TMBUNEl
Boston, June 23.-Yesterday was the Rus
San Day. but Russia had nothing TO do with the cele-
braon being represented neither among the performers
the programme. The one novelty the sing
ing Of $50 freed people. When Mr.. Gilmore made his
appearance leading Of the coal black Hyer sisters on
each arm, aud followed by the rest Of the
band, there was tremendous burst Of applause,
and gentlemen stood upon the benches and
waved their hats. The song was Mrs Julia
Ward Howe's /" Battle Hymn Of the Republic," set
OF course, the stirring John Brown air The first
was soprano and alto duet by the Hyer sisters the
whole f6ce Of the colored chorus next took up the
stran and at last the army Of 1900, with ali the
bands and the guns This must be reckoned among the
finest effects Of the week. and in the song Of the freed
people, especially, there hearness and touching
quality far better than artistic excellence. Even
the organ could not spoil 1t.
To-day the experiment was tried Of popular sasred
concert at cheap prices. 1t only moderately Success
full The audience was the smallest yet collected In the
Coliseum. About half Of the chorus their places
and half third of the orchestra.
The entertainment was about sacred Sunday
certs generally are, the programme consisting Of
lection the pieces performed during the last week.
only the bells and cannon numbers being omitted
out Of compliment TO the day. One OF the
great faults Of the Jubilee far has been the ncessant
repetion Of everything the audience bas once stamped
with its approval Madame PeschEa-L Leutner for m-
stance has appeared six times Once she sang an aria
from The Magic Flute" and now, for days, she has
sung an aria with variations by Proch, repeating
it on every occasion in response TO an en-
core Madame Rudersdorff has been almost
equally faithful to the Ihhammatus which Is
the to be lamented because she sings II very ILL.,
Kelers " Hymn Of Praise" the Anvil Chorus" the
Star spangled Banner" ami Abts " When the swal.
lows Homeward Fly" badly rendered by the fu chorus
under the composers direction also standard pieces
One for the lack OF variety is probably the diff
Guilty Of getting parts copied for such large band,
but this trouble should think, might have been pro-
vided for IN time.
or the execution Of tho programme to-day few words
will suffice cornet Goio by Mr.. Arbuckle the Proch
air and variations by Madame Peschka Leuner and the
playing Of the Emperor Williams quarette were
excellent Some other things called for commendatoD
but the reduced orchestra less effective than tho
larger of last week. and the chorus very weak
and tame There wss nothing Of the Jubilee character
about the entire entertainment it seemingly mis-
ceaneous concert IT, a building which great many
times too big for it.
very great ref uction is announced in the price OF
tickets this week. and efforts making TO retain the
chorus which wasby this time to have home Most
Of the singers win probably remain few days longer,
at any rate but afraid that the gories of the
festival already fading There great attrac-
tions unless count the Irish Band,
which, I assured, is actually on the sea,
the International ball come of on Wednesday evening
at the Coliseum The excitement in the city has died
away TIE hotels resuming something OF their woned
appearance and the streets much queter to-day,
though it q bright, pleasant Sunday There
large multitude outside OF the Coliseum Only long
row OF sat like turkeys roost the fence-ras
that separate the foopaths from the carriage way all
arounh the building.
The receipts up to last night. including the sales OF
tickets, amounted to about half the estimated
expenses Of the festival that the managers have still
s25OOOO make up before it The orchestra will
be herreforth permanently reduced and cere is pro-
jcct or giving evening concerts by the foreign bands
These ought TO prove attractive.
Tomorrow the performance is likely TO have a higher
artstioyaue than of its predecessors for the Han
del anHaydn Society is to produce Israel in Egypt"
with the assistance OF second chorus from Lynn and
two other suburban towns, which, having been drilled,
like Che Handel and Haydn, under Mr. Zsrrahn may be
expected to cooperate with intelligent sympathy in this
most gigantic of all Handles works. j. r. O. H.