The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-09
THE CINCINNATI FESTIVAL.
RepOrt OF Yes.orday,s Performa nee

Report Of Yesterdays Performance
+ CINCINNATI, May s-This In all res
poets has been tho great day OF the Mu
sical Festival. Rain continued Ot inter
walls during the forenoon but indication!
oi clearing up brought large numbers who
had not before been In attendance. Fully
6Ee.thousand persons were present thiI
afternoon and tonight the audience num-
bered seven.thousand. Large numberE
were compelled to stand, and were ever
taken TO space In tho roar oil the chorus
and organ. Tho afternoon was largely
devoted to the chorus from the public
schools and the Cincinnati Orchestra un'
der their conductor n. Brandt The orig.
inAl Orchestra OF Theo. Thomas did not
participating. The children were sing
ing with teachers who also participated,
numbering fifteen hundred, who occu.
pied the seats erected Tor tho chorus, they
consisted of five hundred girls, soprano;
three hundred girls, second soprano; one
hundred boys, second soprano; Lour hun,
dred boys, alto, and teacher; and the
scholars Of the high. echools, numbering
two hundred, constituting the mixed
chorus. A large curtain was drawn en-
tirely across the paraquCtte, shutting the
children from view until the time
Tor the commencement Of the exercises
Ata quarter past two the, curtain was
SUDDENLY removed, revesling sSpectacle OF
rare interest. The arrangement was such
that every face could be seen. The girls
were clad in white, wearing either pink
or blue ssshes, and occupied the seats
nearest the audience. The revealing oI
this spectacle was tho occasion OF great
applause. The overture to Enrynthe was
followed by the morning hymn, "See
the conquering hero comes" and by the
chorus under the direction Of Charles
Aiken, of the public schools. Tho re.
malnder OF the exercises were by chill.
dren, intcrspersed with arias aud duets,
In which BIrs. Dexter, and Messrs
Whitney and Varlcy participated and
by occasional instrumental pieces
The chorusGs were executed in the
most creditablc manner; tho children
sang in excellent time, the parts were
we'll balanced, and tho whole was kept
in hand quite equal to theskilled chOruses
which had been delighting the audiences
the day before. The audience was COM
posed OF large representation Of friends
Of the public schools and the partial
hearers readily became enthusiastic In
their applause. America and the Star
Spangled Banner awakened intense en-
thusiasm, the latter was sung by thirty
select voices and the cntire school unit.
ing in the chorus with tremendous ef-
feet, many persons rising in their seats
At the conclusion there was prolonged
cheering, IS during tho matinee every.
thing appeared to revolve almost, the
public school choruses. Tonight, the
great feature was the 9th symphony by
Beethoven. It's fame and highly classical
nature, and the difficulties in the way Of
successful execution, had awakened
great interest, and doubtless largely con-
tributed to the immense audience in at
tendance. Tho liability 10 failure pro.
duccd an anxiety, which tho mu-
sicians Ielt to some degree, but
there was neither failure nor tho sem
blance of 1t. There was neither break
nor balk from first to laSt. 1t was Splen.
did triumph, claimed by foreign must
clans here, as the greatest musical achieve
ment in the history oil this country.
The interest Of the audience throughout,
was intense. Most singular quiet pre-.
vailed at times, but was broken By
applause at the close OF each move
ment. The scene which followed
the close battles description, the applause
exceeded the most Of enthusiastic political
meetings. Loud cries were made for
Thomas, who had disappeared. The
whole audience seemed 10 demand his
presence. At last he appeared, first
taking his position on the main platform,
and finally ascending 10 the. conductors
stand. This was the signal for tremend.
GUS cheering, the, ladies' waving their
handkerchieis, and such an ovation was
never before attended by 3 Cincinnati
audience. Mrs. Smith, Miss Cary, Mr.
Varley, and Mr.. RndGlphsen participated
in the solos and quartettes, and received
compliments, but this and the admirable
rendering of the overture, aria, chorus,
osiris and chorusus ol Priests, which
opened the evenings entertainment, TO.
gether with Schumsnn's gypsey chorus,
were all oVershadowed by the enthusiasm
which the highly successful production Of
the greater work had awakened. II
should be stated, too, that Otto, the singer
who has been drilling in the Cincinnati
chorus, came in for good share Of the
applause, loud and continued calls being
made for him alter Mr. Thomas had retired
To morrow.night closes such exercises as
takes place il the hall, and the indica.
tions are that tho attendanc will be
equal to day If not greater. The first
"Walpurgis Night" by MendelSson Is the
CHIEF attraction. The Festival closes
Saturday with an open concert In Inwood
Park, facilities have been provided TO
seat 5000 persons, and tho most complete
arrangements for preservation Of order
and comfort OF guests during the day and