, 1875-05-14

Ths Cincinnati Festival
THE CN1LDnEN4

TIE CH1LDhEH4
spsetot Dispaieh 10 1AA Chieaao Tft5uns.
CINCINNATI, O., May 13.-The second day Of ths
Festival has bean tho crowuing far as popular
interest IL conccrued The weather Itself has been Al
beautiful as ono could AK and tho school children
this afternoon aud tho Dach aud neeshoyen numbers
thls evening llavs literally crowded the great all TO
Overlooking. Al Tho snatinee almost every eest was
ftcd, while In tito oven!ng oycry scat on tho dis
grun was sold, aud hundreds had 10 asnuu. The
acheol children wero lilo prominent feature Of tia
matinee. Tho representation from tho schools was
30 largo that they not only occupied ali the chorua
seats, but also Tapped Into tho gal!crIea 90 that
thore must have been nearly 1900 In attoud-
lnco. A tho girls were dressed ontiro1y IN vhito
With hlus and pink trimmings, aud weso saased
ngaiuat background Of boys In blacE. tho effect mas
wonderfully pleasing and beautiful to The eye A
garden Of howers would bo lilo only amilo that could
give hstinR Idea Of the beautiful sght Tho young
aststs and future prime lonus got Into their seasa
quite ~ promptly and quietly their eIlers, and
their muaicsl efforts are ia proportional degree
worthy Of credit.
THE MCstu
allotted 10 them ehorus Ernyor by Gluck, Ios.
slnts Might shades no Lougcr Entrance" sung with
solo ua,lcte, the sopranos aud altos takeu from tho
children and ths tenora and baasea lea by aduits 10
complete the harmony With full choral aud orchestral
accompaniment. ~as sung we ~ to caEry or An en-
core; Pnclta'A stirring chorua "6trke tue
Cymual America" aud Mozarts cautatata
Tho Praiae Of Trendshfp,n which was
written by Mozart for Frnesuasou ceremonial, and
VITA psrformed III public for tho nrst TINS IL hls
death. In thh work tho solos wero taken by Mira. H.
II. RH.ith, Nils Whlnnery, and Miss Crsncl and tho
choruaoB hy tho children. Tho work il pleaa!ng
Que, although II u sometimes u Iittls
tedious by ropetltions, especially III the sops,
Which aEs hlleu with "Reminiscences OF "Figsro ii
and "D1n Giovanni" Tha priuctpal solo was
taken by atFs. Smith, su aliAolHh II vas quito long
iug ot srous eect. sae saugtt IN sxscllsut ssyc o
GIaacA hsa hs 10 do In 1t except tn THO work. but
This Tas done well.
TIE cIiohusE1
Tete Eisen wth great fsscdoa nd spirit b} tho chill
cnofn! nuubttn nksgucd tho, In precision and tloas
follo~iug Of Mr. Th1Inls batu they sang ks vetcf.
MI! thes f1esh. pure aad ringing young voices were
FetfeahnE1 aud tleir singing not Gully plnasurs
Il. sa,.nay a' i;p0tg mus., sis etg9HsiHy t.,
lho city scools. Thu great cho1s Of .ne and women
Which has been doing i4a unatcE-Nosks Aas auotl,er
eoruh cinHd behiud II which will ~ ready to aks ,s
usnphlu beeins to l.de. Although h. child.tn Ind
The plaso Of honor on tho programme,
..-. THE VOCAL. eoLoB
Wef0 BY no u1eana Mn!1np0esant. Mrs AmIth sang
Na'n sps i'sfs but .1S9as, bs,aa sp
ab!s sys that very decided attamps wa sda to ea.
core thsm, hMt without sncessn Mr. uIachoff had An
arta from " William Tell" anu Bchubest. Homnno, ~.
te,,ee." ths latter Without .!ta. elorus. M-
ihsm ih villa u. Ha' naa.! ,taos s; md 10 .n4sig s.4g
and msds very handsome SUCCESS s4pecta,,v VII.
from Me1dslssohn's .son aaI 6tEangsr.s = m ~ :
ttoaus." which y sszously savoss ot Mazs1ss