, 1873-05-09

! cinnnti public will be intolerant OF sham con
ductors and musicians, and will demand come
thing better than that to which they have beef
accustomed. For the commencement OF this mu
| eical work in the. West there WAS no bette
place than Cincinnati Chicago is too cosmo
| poGtan; st. Louis too conservative. All thl
| material was at hand here. It only needed th,
/ competent masters to put it in shape, and tho,
| came. The works that Mr. Singer and Mr.
Thomas have done Is well nigh incredible, but i
| has borne rich fruit. Said Mr. Thomas, las
| night in way which WIS meant to be publ,
| statement Of bis deliberate convictions
''The Cincinnati chorus is the finest and fresh
est in voice IN this country. There is . zeh
and enthusiasm, and especially musical refine
ment, which find nowhere else. Ihave no diff
! Guilty in making them understand NE. They art
full Of life, and spirit, and elasticity" Suct
words rs these from q man like Thomas mear
something, and these words are said in the face
Of one OF the meanest Of clques seeking to depre
ciate this festival, because the beer element has
not been made prominent enough, in addition te
! the influence which this festival, in connection
| With the New York festival, has had in breaking
! up the coarsoness which has Of late character
| lied SO much Of the German musical perform
ances in the West. It is unquestionable that it
has also made Gilmore Jubilees impossible in the
| future.
| To-day is in reality the eliminating point OF
! the festival, The musical SUCCESS was apparent
| at the very outset, at the grand performance Of
the Dettinger Deu11 and tue orchestral work in
! the Fifth Symphony. Tho immense audiences
this afternoon and evening have set the financial
question st rest, so that tie guarantee fund will
not be drawn upon. The weather has been detesta-
BILE, the atmosphere being sultry and oppressive,
and showers having fallen almost necessarily:
Still the popular enthusiasm has not abated, but
on the other hand il increasing. The mat
inee this afternoon was mainly local in nature,
the Cincinnati orchestra furnishing feW Light
instrumental numbers; the children Of the
public schools, about 200 strong, the ohoruses,
Mr.. Brand, apd III. Aiken, the Superintendent OF
the schools sharing the honor Of tho baton, the
former conducting in mechanical, wooden kind
OF q way, and the 1atter,in manner which it is
impossible to describe on paper, hut which has
furnished the Thomas Orchestra with fund Of
caricature for lifetime. The house Was liter
abe Sz '%sa oeapta x Bs0p' bose tbs 'sss ssnne and
so that there must have been about 5000 in at
tendance. The stage was concealed from the
audience by curtain, which, being Withdrawn,
revealed spectacle Of grace, beauty, and fas-
stage to the top Of the building, we're filed with
the smaller children, the boys in the rear and
the orchestra stall with the young ladies' OF the
High School The girls, about GOO in num-
ber, were dressed exclusively in white,
with b1ue aud red enshes in alternate rows, 80
that the effect Of color was singnla1ly beautiful,
especially in its strong contrast between the
dark background Of boJs, and the variegated
spring colors OF the immense audience in front.
Guilty for children, but they we're sung renarka-
bly, we'll. Added to tho delicious freshness md
ringing quality Of the voices, they sang with
all the gusto and impulse Of youth, md
With 50 much discrimination and acceleration
that they almost invariably got through before
their eccentric patriarohal conductor. who was
80 frequently lost in cheer admiration OF tho
magnitude and wonder Of his work that he
neglected his business, and occasionally lapEed
into slow tempo which ought to have suited
well, however, for the condition Of music in the
schools, and the enthusiasm OF the audience was
unbounded in expressions Of local pride.
Mrs. Dexter, Mr. Varley, and Mr.. Whitney
Icy sang 81 The lin Nsti7e WortB @ from The orsa
ton; Mr.. Whitney the "Ruddier than the
Cherry;" Mrs, Dexter and Mr. Varley "Ye Gay
and Painted Fail" from Haydn's Seasons, md
Mrs. Dexter the Shadow Song, from Dinorah, in
which her execution was cleVer!y brilliant, espe-
she made q bad failure.
The great feature Of the evening concert,
which was also largely attended. was the Beetho-
s hnh s 9 VIZ yaa1 the ,a eh9fqs q sn Mr.
oairis,d the solo BY Mr. Whitney,
with male chorus; schuman'a characteristics
chorus, Gipsey Lite" and Wagner's Weird
ceded by the overture to the opera, after which
he sang his number and rarity Of rarity among
Bassos. he sang it true to the key and with dig
nifty Of expression and fu1lness OF tone which
gained the heartiest Of applause tor him. schu-
mann'a charming "Gipsey Chorus, :" With it's
picturesque accompaniment and descriptive pas
sages, was admirably sung by the chorus and
made such an impression on the audience
that an encore was demanded, to which
~: 44R'S F9e sy@pnoay S9 ny: s seesss h'Tss snd
its performance so far exceeded the most san-
guine expectations, which had grown out of ita
rehearsala while here hare been very frequent !
and severe. The three instrumental movements |
W ae given IL families anasss. s and nd elicit 1
the audience but from n1r. Thomas |
himself. The outside players fitted in |
With the Thomas orchestra admirably, and the !
sentiment Of the three movements in every de- |
with consummate ability. The heartes applause
The vocal part WAS Mrs. H. NJ. Smith, |
IF Boston; Miss Cary, and Messrs. Varley and
Rudolphsen, who went through the trying meas
The chorus did it's work superbly, never falter-
ng in any Of the trying passages.
Thomas seemed fair1y inspired with the occa-
ion. He has staked the whole success Of the
estival on this Symphony. His usual
)1faElA DAtOu Nab LARRY eleCIllcAt, ana |
ta energy and unfaltering decision carried
he large chorus along as Il it we're but one
'oice. The singers caught his Inspiration The
Ugh passages we're fairly startling in their force,
nd the closing prestisaimo went like whirlwind.
Rhen Thomas dropped his baton, he eenergstically
'pplanded the chorus and orchestra before turn
ng to the audience, which was testifying it's de-
ight in every conceivable manner. After be re-
ired from the stage, the whole audience rose to
ts feet, and thousands Of voices shouted
or him. He returned, when the whole
'ast multitude broke in a storm
Il brayos and cheers. Men waved
heir hats and ladies' their handkerchiefs. Tho
Gene was an inspiring one. In all his long ex-
'erlence he has, probably, never received such
magnificent ovation before. Tonight the beer
rites are singing small.
The principal features Of the concert to-mor-
ow evening are schubert's "Twenty-Ihird
'saln," Liszt's "Tasso," and A1cndelssohn's
Walpurgia Nights"
Railroad Accidents.
LOUISVILLE, May 8.-This evening as No. 7
train for Cincinnati over the Short
line Road was passing Woodlawn Station seven
1iles from this city, it WAS thrown from the
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