The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-16
Yesterday w Matinee and the Concert In ri
NtKht.

| CINCINNATI, May t5-The city continues te
be filled with strangers from every part oi
tho country, who put in their spare time visit
| Ing places OF interest In and about the city
Beautiful decorations are to be seen on every
building and as they have been added to
daily, the city Is now more beautiful than
| ever.
Last nights concert Is pronounced an I'M
mense success. the only adverse criticism be-
ing tho length OF the programme which was
not concluded until midnight. All the singers
were familiar to Cincinnati. Fully 5000 per-
! SONS attended the concert
Every scat Is sold for tonight, and every
| inch Of standing room will be gone before 3
o'clock.
There will not probably be single vacant
seat during any one OF the single concerts,
concert. when Handet's Messiah" is Co be
rendered, and Mrs Osgood Of Boston, sings
for the first time In this city Crowds are
already on the way to tho hall for this even
ing's matinee, though 1t Is three hours before
| the hour Of commencement
CINCINNATI, May 15.-The city continues
crowded and otherwise no diminution of In
terest In the musical festival. At the mat
| inee this afternoon every seat WAS filled and
every inch OF standing room occupied. The
same fs true OF the concert tonight, only
II possible 1t IL more. Even the vast cor
ridors are thronged with people, who insistod
on admission.to the building, after being told
that there was not even standing room in
side
At the matinee the great organ was for the
first time made one Of the attractions in the
regular programme. Its full tones swell
above the great orchestra OF eighty pieces
just as an ordinary church organ does with
single violinist. Mr. George T.. Whitney, tho
great organist, will probably take up his resi-
dence here. He Is offered salary Of $4,000 to
take charge OF the great organ, and an addi-
tional $1,000 to play Mt the cathedral. Mr.
Reuben Springer will contribute largely to
both salaries he being leading member of
the Cathedral congregation.
Tonight tho corridors, AS well as the hall
were thronged, there being u most intense
desire to hear the Messiah" the master
piece OF HandeI's genius, rendered by such
artists and such chorus and orchestra to ac-
company. 1t was chance of u lifetime, and
the people left nothing undone to gain admis-
sion.
The solo singers were all In excellent voice
and sang particularly well. Mrs Osgood
more than met the high expectations that
had been raised. She achieved trium oh after
triumph, the grand climax OF which was
reached In her magnificent rendering Of Il
Know that my Redeemer Liveth"
She has voice Of bird-like sweetness with
good volume, and its effect, in such numbers
as the solos In the Messiah" afforded, was
almost electrical.
This Is the only concert devoted entirely to
the work of a single composer. 1t is the CON
cert OF the festival that appeals strongest to
the cultivated ear, and that the jam Is great
est speaks well for the musical culture of the
people gathered to attend the festival
Both concerts for tomorrow present pro-
grammes attractive for their variety All
the soloists appear, and nearly all the great
composers are represented In the selections.