, 1875-05-12

tho third eeono OF tho second ads, with TIM thrill
ing trunipel passages awaYh omitted ~ stra-
kosch, which arc given With great t1.ci. the
dnnbto nlAo chnrus and rec'tatfro ty tllo herald
Tho 1nhrtnt Of pagts tho procession ainl roliE-
ior march OF tho heconh act, tho [ntrodac:ton 70
tito third net, tho "Welding ChornH anil mil
itary march (sho last being giron to tho orclts-
tra), tito malls chorus sneing tho melody wiki
tho orchestra III unison aud forming 4 very pom
erfu1 ifualo.
lIsb. II. II. aulith, Airs CAtsy. afr. hfcl,ot7,
and Mc.ars. Whitney and 1semn,estz, took tt,o
though Mrs. Smith had novcr sung tho pnrs TO-
fofo, Ehc acquitted Lcrnc!f itnt!y, and dieE!nyod
= strength and quality Of roico which haYa not
suffered in tue least since two years ago; when
t1,s sang l.orp. Miss Carey II familiar With tue
muaic OF 0r!oftl hut slIo lad istla to do oxccp:
tn tic concerted parts. In which hor ,oro was
vory tellng. It is pleasant {, record .u
nneau'r0ca sucea.s stn .,n for At; ntseal.oti;
Song > created rery dccstod sensation. 1le Is
In sTcntlil volco, and In few measures ACCOM-
panied by trnn,potn. or In reality. cosnete. lila
vo'ce might almost hars bcon counted ~ \ thr-
u e1ce!lont mo.hoi. broadtl, and depth. and
fcnlmcElz. although sonlo of his highest tones
In Tie invocation wcre badly delivered. helped
greatly In Tho gonoral effectiveness Of tlIa lnin-
tcttc.
At ono time It appeared as II the esformanro
would 10 Loaf altogether. Almus: Mt tho
moment Mr. Thomau mounted lis platform!
Il furious ratn-esorn1 act In. 1fe commenced
tho soft prelude, but tho las,ing Of tho rain upon
tho ruof oycrpowereA tho Instruments. and tho
performance Haa stopred. After fou mluftcs
ho recommended. aud lad scacllol tts soft ras-
sagcs preceding tho "Swau Holg,'" wtcn tho
rain began aEaIn moro furiousIy. a1r. Thonaaa
appealod to tho audience w]ptl,or theY should
t'ostpons or wal., Which was ansvoroa BY loud
CRIES of "wait!"
IvEasTntSo LOVELY AGAIN.
In About ten minutes t?lo tain held up, snd this
work WAS carried through to completion will:
splendid SUCCESS, calling Out lung anil continued
applause, hntl the most enthusiastic hlasos. It
ii safo to eay tl,at Thomas n,ato h host Of coll
Tcrss for Wagner 1t enthusiasm Is any tcss'
THE "sEyENrM srMrnOSY."
Tho romanng nutnlcr OF the programme Vas
Deoshoyo,l's "8sYenth Synuhuur," which has
probably never had n norc perfect rerfos tnnucoo
in this country. IN ccarpcss OF Fhraslng n,'d
Of tho alcgscsto mud hccrxo, tho playing was
fairly magical anil brought out bursts OF ap-
plausc from tho audience which nero aa hearty
~ they woro spontaneous. TITO outside material
10 tho orclcatra seemed 10 fall In with Mr..
I'homas' Interpretation as il they wcro members
III Eia oWu ranks.
THE nEcEss.
Boswccn sho ay7nponY AMI "LohonErin an
tntor.nisslon Of half MI hour rms bad. during
which tho audience retired to the two largo halls
on either eido Of tho tnain hall for promenade
aud refreshments. Que Of these halls IL fitted
lip worry fantnstcally ns Rrotto, with ponds AMI
fountains, and when illuminated presents . very
attractive appearance.
THE cITY
Is decorated from one end 10 tho othcr In tia
most elaborate manner. Tho streets are througcd
with people. and tho hotels are jatu,ncd. Cin-
description. Wl.on will Chcago7 Tomorrow
there mill be n matuce and performance Of
! ''ElJa tu tho oyeuing.