, 1873-05-10
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1878.

sical character Of the West. After such perform
ances, no memory remains Of the unWieldy Boz
ton multitude, OF the noise OF artillery an
op7s 6a Of e,.h the .hd sans Of Ssn Sl
and saro's men. There are II
Causes which have combined to produce thi
great success. The ono ues in the stern disc
pline which Mr. Thomas has employed; til
other in the character Of tho music which ha
been performed A1r. Thomas has been musi
cal Caesar from the start, and has exercised hi
functions With an arbitrary aud imperions will
which admitted Of no alternative but obedience
| and he has been Rs true as steel to the caus
Of music. He has never been doubling
| Thomas, even when the sky looked the black
! est; has never abated the fraction 9
heir, even when it seemed as Il
financial failure must be the result. When ht
was first approached on the subject Of giving the
festival, the only stipulation which be made was
that he should have nothing to do with the e2.
ecutlve business, but that Of every musical DE-
control He has exercised that control with a
royal determination, which LAS now and then
been sorely trying to Cincinnati pride. The
choral forces were at first placed under local
dIllt-master for rehearsal: A few weeks
MteE, NJ. Thomas made visit to Gin
singers were making, and found them leading
the conductor instead of being led By him. He
at once disposed Of him vent to New York and
sent out Otto Singer, most accomplished
musician and rigid disciplinarian. He brought
enfhneiasn and h ao .no wv, mith
them dar and nith3 ~ ~ bs' 9b oet ngrh e Mls
be- noda the faaf;us as.t o I5. 'lst h1h ~
remembered that this chorus il composed Of
rural societies, to- whom the music WAS new,
~ ~ ttaL sae muslo ID a1so extremely 9nhcqlT; m
tIn M N;n3h us 1f9!1 st .ne Dettngen i9 Heum,
Night" and "ofpheus are I Simply d,pkea eieant|c
eRd thae these erpde societies 9f bueoe
& pnt should s have been able to deliver them With
and witt; ac1, nnu eetS s, oi ttal eaplessaun
Waes ~ xra"mnn to1 s 9s aea @ tgs 80 many
ws11en;e 1;r6c1e o' - ~ u1y ~ auu 6n sees 4s
s,6 M,en-u'6n . . miracle. 10 nave conquered the
croatar Hn - tas,. ho one u ~ 'ngso "1lks Was
5ae"'e4 f. - taaA 1uan Ill lne cno1uses OF
~ ~ ~ oos1oo 1esa'aI conolneu.
haon fnfe nnul u 1ne orcnestIa has
t,se yeou a11 lily ~ a1onous' not"1thstanu1ne
1nat denH tna players, a9o ao1no OF men
at aftat nbs mSoia nuness n2Ie nao 10 pe playeo
a4ter a ] mnole molnlnee 1eheargM and an after
1gn it} mnerh s nat tney nave done their "ork
WI ~ supotn potinan mnlsn tad. ou .+4o-. ~.
m1snseana.ng me aIeadfu! weather: The pro-
"ao tne oes5 yet e1'en pu1 ,ts perform
aee ~ w e., ~ tnnes nauy na51eo ny tne perform
tba ., ae tn9 e'eents oHtsae' IA one instance
the narfor,nanca mr ~ the su ans anra "as ,-o1 IL
snao, which was given with thunder
a1 a1GconPanlnent. 44 Uar1nG tno rest WhiGh follows
tue trumpet pea1 the tnunQer rumpled IN as
per1ect!y II emo ana keeping with the sentl-
!t Ment u '1e o9ereu1e as Il Beetnoyen mad scored
hoh the work or Pess %ade epSs spead baei
~ The best features Of the matinee were R9-
4otP17en e3GeAenE Singing OF tne ara ~,
1old aaxe a1e1cy3 1rom Mendelssohns St.
csL caul ne e1qmslte andAnte and scherzo = rom
nube' sTarab SYMPHONY ah H. In "; me ha1ser .a1
!r;at. matcn IL Enlcn tne cno1A was taken
WIN 9emenoous power by the oasses,
~, oS1oiaus 1oo stf!ues al1sS Cafys hne1ng or
tng !. Nj In6e oong IN Inc hueuenote,. anu the
Ill., en the 1versmre: eanso,+ ,,a ono. ..o
~ laste1 ahs %as called in1o ne chorus-room y
ana chsin a WIN W. an elens "atca
auu ~ cna1u, a. testnuonla1 VI tnelf esteem, anu
1g.n enu a1o,,;a - 10 oasast roostsa4.
g onn ,onnia so.t ,o;f Mas a.senoe1 @ ~ 9ver
o.ovu .o paope Gs5'y asalaole tncn VI sIanolng
" Doonuea Iarea ~ 1no n1 ta cno1us Mas n9t quite
81 e.,1 ialee ~ " 19Ime1 ments, nut was
.,;tt ~ ~ oa.-ei n1 r. P0ttotanee openeu
H. 10 solnpiaa % - sne Metstels1heor, a
hrout't essts ;!l u!1tao 5aseasos u "u!en wore
uus VI t aense .orce. Atnoueh
great success ath , re- usGlans ;13 who are curl
ous W. - e'Iu6 eusI.7, Dill y ~ naluly %
e;au s;a., 49,, H. 9 'el} ooep !uplea-
hsar+;1r % anniandod ' aa IA G,ae;n8a+;ana mas
ro.o1red t. ha .,faasad +;t3 ~ 1atiin % NJ
.rL;ai, = W.; ;+.~.l -"
+ ;a MT ,aca IL 49, ~ 4raI aJantn5 u5
1arr-a bn;f.7;rnn n al "on n1sJ;p Hu;pseu W a
~; sa ;ts orraa,;,a 49, a. auo!ence .,nha nhe
a11' aa,,a 4'0 -, ~ ~ e.a4 90 soiy eoso,
Iant. Iuu 1t;t sunt vn ~ 10 nncs1 polnts are