, 1873-06-09
THE LAKESIDE.

Il RcvlcSv OF tho Cincinnati Musical
FGativnI.
Tho Ldkesita Monthly cloaos It's ninth volume
with tho June number. The leading article Of
this issue Is President Fowler's hkotoh Of tho
birth and growth Of the Northwestern University
and Of its generous faoilitios for tho educstion
Of youth.
THE CINCINNATI atua1CArl FESTIVAL,
Which marked IN epoch in the history Of music,
not In the West alone, but the United States, Ia
commemoratod In an elaborate article by Mr. Goo.
P. Upton. Mr.. Upton rightly thinks that oc-
casion worthy Of broader and moro compreheu-
Biye review thnn could be given 1t In tho hurried
columns Of the daily press. After severely oriti
csing the defects of tho Boston Jubilecs, ho
extols tho great and pormanentinauonce that tho
Cincinnati Festival has begun to exert on music
aud musical culture in tho West. Thore wcro
four reasons for its aucceBs. First, that only
tho bost music was selected for performance.
Second. Mr.. Thomas, having choaeu tho bost
music, devoted oil hIs rare executive energy to
HAVING IT WE'LL DONE.
Under this hoad n1r. Upton aays.
"One who has only soon Afr, ThomaB conduct
Ing his own orchestra, In bis oasy, GRACEFUL un-
impnssioned manner, Gun hayo iltt{e idea Of lis
eoverity In rehenrsals, or Of the thoroughnesB Of
hts work. Thoro nevor wns trler or more oon-
RcientiouR muBician and the ea1no truth and
eonsciontiousness which he himself possesses,
ho demanded OF every ono else. This truth he
mittco, on tho opening day Of the Festival:
when I commence tho "Tc Doum," you will
cloBo tho doors and admit no one until the first
part is Finished Tho Committee demonstrated
aon,e. as they wore afraid Of its OBJECT upon tho
DO done. Whom you play Offonbnoh or Yankee
Doodle, you can keep your doors open. When
play Randel's "To boum, they must DO shut.
Those who appreciate music will be hero on time.
It makes little difference to those who come late
"When tho orchestra commenced the prelude
to the Orpheus music, thore was q rustic In tho
audience. Mr. Thomas at onoo stopped tho Or
chestra, although i had plnyed several bars,
then recommended. 4 curious instance OF his
determination Was shown III the relearsals Of tho
Ninth Symphony, upon an excollont perfor1n-
nncc Of which he had sot his heart, Some Of
earelossnoss in coming promptly on the boat.
Ho had demonstrated With them in vain, and
finally, out OF patience, threw OF his coal and
thundored out that tho next time man carno in
out ot time he would come down Into tho or,
oheatra and thrash him. The certainty that
he would do so had it's effect, and from that
ti1no the precision OF tho orchestra was
admirable No man ever laborod more faithful
" with an orchestra !; and its superb playing was
bis best reward. With tho aoloiats, also, Mrs.
Il. ii. Smith, Hiss Cary, md Mosara. Rudolph.
sen, Whitney, and Varloy, although they ore tho
best artists in tho country, ha waH equally severe
and demanded frequent rchearsals: No tuo
was devoted to show or sensation. Eyory mo-
mont was given to hard work, with what result
the festival has already shown."
Classical music has achieved 80 unwonte1
suocesa, in the third place, because, for almost
tho first time, It WAS correctly performed. Tho
last reason for tue great musical triumph was
THEODORE THOMAS HIMSELF.
II To him hnlonr8 TIM hnnOr bf ffa 12aativn7
There is no man to-day In tho United Statos 10
true to the cause OF music "a 1e. Ho has Ia
bored Tor many years without pocuniary reward,
and yet without q word Of complaint. He has
has been courageous. hopeful, patient. uo
knew that tho time would come, sooner or later,
when the people would grow tired Of shams and
senBaaona, and accept music for muaio's aake.
Sky aeemod darkest. With the aamo persistence,
but loss combatiyenesa than Wagner, ho has
bided his timo, knowing that tho truth must pre-
vail. Tho fruition Of his hopes Ia at hand. The
Now York and Cincinnati Festivals dealt the first
BoriouB blow nt musical oharlatanlsm md hum
bug. Neither tho people Of Now York nor Gin
cinnah will hereafter tolerate bad muHio, bad
orchestras or bad singers. In two oitioB. at
least, he has made shaulB impossible heroafter"
Mr. Upton elosea his article with question
which, In the Light, or rather gloom, Of recent
events, ts Of almost painful interest, to tho 1ov
era Of good music not only, but to those who
arc Bolicitous OF tho eBthetio reputation Of Chi
cago. The question IL,
suALL CHICAGO HAVE FESTIVAL LIKE THAT OF
OlNc1NNATI7
"Wo can hardly hope to furnish such chorus
as that OF Cincinnati, but re may secure tho nu-
o1ouB Of ono. We have yet to overcome the
petty jealousios, concoite, and chickering's which
belong to a lon stage Of music before 1t can DO
accomplished. All Of our amateur aingors aud
players IS we'll, have got to como down to the
ssn!e 1ovel, and find that, after all, they know
little about music. bofore they can accomplish
any great 6uccogs in music We have aone mu-
eiciana In Chicago who eau do thiB !;
enough VIC belieye, to mako tho Begin
| ming, Upon these dovolyos tho work,
md it will bo hard work. 1t rests with
| Chicago to Say whether ahe will have FeatIya1
like that Of Cincinnati. If we haye men horo
who arc willing to guarantee the expenses Of
ench Festival without reference to advertising
themselves, aud making monoy out OF It'll wo
| have singers who will sink all considerations Of
| solf, and dovote themselves to the bcat md
truost work for musio-thon such q Festival Ia
possible next spring. Mr. Thomas is ready, II
Chicago ready?
There are other articles, as follows "Tho
Manning Of Hamlet" by 4. q. Botkin; Our
Camp at Minors Roaoh," by q. Roado Brookton !;
tor" by y. r. Morras "1'ho aontloman from
eskiyou," :" by Josephine Clifford; Rufus Raw
Inns nide," by Eugene ]. Hall IA 1lanco. at
tho United BtAteH Supreme Court" by Oaronco
Weld; "A1y Sohoolmato's Story" by Edith
brown "An Intellectual Metropolis" by John
81. Dlnokley; "My Trip to tho Garden Of Eden,"
by Frances L. Willard.