, 1875-05-12
Unqualified Success Of tho Great Gin"
cinnati FcslfraL
Tha Opening Performance Attended
b5 5000 Persons.
Admirable Rendering Of the
Great " "Triumphlied."
Thc9 Piece Pronounced Ono Of thu Hardest
Eycr Giycn in America.
The Cincinnatlans Infatuated with
Lohengrin.'
Bcethovcn's " scycnth SYM
phony" Closes tho Pros
ErAnln1c.
Tho Houses Decorated with Bunting
and tho Burg in High Gloe.

AURHGEEu ku0 uOppt ~ luV management 44lQ
programmes At that tin,o included such numbcrs
as tho beethoven "Sinth Symphony" 3cndela-
not,n's .Walpurgtu Might" Oluck'a "Osphcus,"
Haudcls "Do.,!ngcn 70 Doum," Schumann's
"0ieseY I.ifo," aud lighter numbers. It waa
considered difficult programme for new and
crude chorsls to undertake., but tho sinEers 10
complished their work 10 thoroughly that
Mr. Thomas immediately decided TO glvo
another. and prepared = programme wl,ic'a
stepped up to ntill higher grade Of work, aud
called for tho most oxacting aud laaorlous APP
p'icasion Of all concerned.
TIE PROGRAMME.
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E1ERMIssIoN.
S1.ap;ii; ,sssnr. is;on 1oh,nern, Wagner
Nrs. II. il. smith, ltts. Annfe Louf4e Cary. Ne.rs.
IL A. n,.eheS 4 R<,nmsrt; me a., anL II y t'h'fn*y
THE PERFORMANCE.
Tho rehcArsala wcro commenced last June un-
dor Mr. HinBers Intelligent aud skslful direction,
and now tho chorus is In lts place, ready to do
such great vorkn Is tho "Ninth Symphony"
"Loheng1in.' tho 1]aot "alagnifcat IN D."
Dral.ms' "Triumph1,od." and 'Eli1ah." Tie
programme OF this eFon,ug embraced but th.co
numbers. but thoy nro representation OF
throo Of tho great composera "Lohcngrin,"
by Wagner; tho "8oyeutl, Bymrhony,"
by Beethoven, and tho "Trlumphlie1,"
by Brahms, whom Schu1nann onco hcraldcc as
tho comiug composer. The PROGRAMME was
foarfully oxacting, but tic chorus acquitted
itaelf admirably, although 1t inaugurated tho
festival with the most trying music that will 10
1o1ulrcd Of 1t. Thc audience was in It's place
promptly, aud, although oyor 5000 poorlo wors
preaeut, they we're seatod without difficulty OF
confusion.
THOMAS nEnlED.
The chorus mas tn its scat sharp On time, also
the orchestra, and, when tho titne OF cummencc-
rneus, ha1f-pass 7, vas at band, everything
WAS in rcadint as except Ar. Thomas,
Who, for At least once Ia hia life,
WAS l1tto late. He soon mado his appearance,
however, and MAJ Kleotod With hearty applause.
Ths general arrangement Of tho musical forco is
the saruo IL two II ars ago, aud tho chorus and
orchcstra are about tho same In number -
then.
THE ORCHESTRA,
which will be lad throughout by atr. Thomas, OK
cept To the performance Of tho prometheus,"
wien nr. Otto Singer will tako tho baton, IL
a1Ao' ~ 40 'os!u"e' .aes ''o"A'' n4tso" 1c1"
ono slo!!ns' n'soen s'o'aa' ten conos' ION
aoaole oaseoe' nane ha'ea' tn1ee ooooe'
ioa9i e's'ine1a' iouf oa2s elafloo''
ono baasoons, 1oaf; 4asp' QUO
| p'cco'o' one hofns' 1outi cos"c's' t"eaee'
oleven Of which arc for "Lohongrin" ouIy;
trumbones, three; tnbas. two; English horn,
Qua double drums. twoi total, 102.
THE CHORUS
numbers H17 Ypccs aud IL made up OF CInein.
nhn slnsose' "ta 1ho oseepaon Of la9 voices
1fon h'.'ofd' ofoaha' Asaasoso"n. Rna "som'ng'
ana " ~ mattes OF eE'eoaal ps'ae tnat ot tass
largo and splendid chorus tho great majority
ase American Bsh6ots, tho tefmans NOS nav
Ing yet aatnctentsy recovered IRON their
| mania for clguea to unite for \ common
! pu.posc. vbtlo ali tho rest OF tho CITY
| /. x.v,,o -ith aa,, h.nrar. and cloonnt darn.
"a '' @"~ o' .s,",s' usse
fa''ou' ia1pos1s'oa Ia" 4aa'! 10 te3'sc''y p!a1o'
-not flag or decoration Ia visible. Everything
| has bcen sacrificed for tho sake OF the music,
and nothing tuterferes with tho Acoustics, and
| or notwil,a,nn1io. III. b,-.r.a, ~ n. r.,la
w. noe"4nasA",,us suo oa'1uons " 'uo Ha'o.
sao eaoes Whoa llsht'a uP, WITH N auu!onoe OF
ut ieast 900 people and 300 muefcsAns, donBeiy
packed upon tho ntago and rising to tho roof, ia
1orv brilliant and imnrossiyo.
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TIE 1a'uMFAI19p
opened tue rsoGea'nnlc' lts subject y the JOY
Of Germany over tho result Of tho
Franco.(isru,an var. TIM loro ia ahe
cn+m,, r,rraror ,r,,a ,,t,ott, l.. ,x-,..s,, ,rn,,
! y 49,, I'p ~ -aS ''p'''1o ~ ".'s'oh Atotn
1ao 4osa cnapte1 OK a'. !onh' ahd 1ts hnFden 10
hallelujah aud gloria. 10 soy tnat 1t IL difficult
feebty 0xpfoHBes It's Glaraoter. Il Ia in eehk
nnrts throughout. with tho nxcention NJ = fa,v
r .,..,, %, ~. ,n.,.o.. ,w;.ts ~, .,-.s ~"
oaes b'fpn ~ H4' oAl.'u'o' "'sa 1ul enosas Ao-
compartment, anu. ol1hoosh inc mo cAoFuses
nro aploodilly sot against each otLer and blend
oti, thev .ra full OF tha novt trylny aoure.
esnoeiay in tho finals. md yorv sx.etn" , T1,o
work ls full Of variety aud power,
and some Of tho numbers hare ths
majesty aud dignity Of Haudel. The puriuty
would aflr1u that some paris aro hardly ortuo.
dox; "hch y ~ ats0lt - mo1,. saGwh s9as .hs