The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-14

Making IN all 727 voices in tho chorus
This body OF trained singers, who have spent
months In practice, under efficient teaching, and
which embraces its numbers all tho noted choral
societies OF the city, and indeed several
cities, should DO and viii be one oil the marked Tea
lures Of the weeks entertainment
THE soLoIsrs
who have been gagged ana already In attenda
are Tor the greater part those OF world wide rcputa
ton Nine. Eugenie Puppenneim, Mrs. Osgooa (who
from England especially 70 sing In this iestiva
Mss Rolwagen aud N ss Heckie make up tho list OF
soprani; MISS Anna Louise Cary and Miss Emma
Cranch as contralti; Mr.. Charles Adams ana ME-
Christian Frtsch as tenors; Sienor ragiiapietra
baritone, anu Messrs Myron ". Whitney and Franz
The orchestra Is composed OF 1os memb ers Of the
Philharmonic Society OF New York, and Is leo ny
Theoaore thomas They have been here Tor the last
I'VE six days, and all agree IN pronouncing the
hall the most perfect OF It's kind the country
The grand organ win BIO presided over by Mr. George
Z. Whining, Of Boston, who mas oeen organst OF the
celebra,ed Boston organ Tor several years. Mr..
Whiting has been engaged 10 remain here during the
coming summer season, and Will give weekly organ
concerts IN the now hall.
.Souie Idea OF the cost of tho undertaking may be-
had IRON the following items:-
MT. Theodore homas Is pad $4,000 Tor his services
HIS orchestra receive besides $S0O0 making 900
tor the orchestra and leader.
cevc 81, 900 each.
sisnor rayliape,ra ana Mr. whitney are said to re-
ceve 81 500 each.
Mr.. Whiting, the organist. Is to receive 1000 for
his services.
These tour items OF expense amount in the aggre.
cato TO 500 900 OF themselves, ana number OF the
soIoists not enumerated, well as the cost OF
lighting and caring Tor the hail. printing bills
Using ana the thousand ,ncoenta expenses that IN
avoiuably enter into such an undertaking
Ii The Cincinnati usic Festival with its phenome-
nal receipts OF S400 900 already assured pays it's ex
penses 1t Will DO DONG rs well any OF
expect
The following will sivo idea Wy comparison Of the
importance oil the new orgap:-
The largest organ IN the world Is the ono In Albert
Hall, London. Ii was built IN 1870 by Henry W Ills
the English organ builder IL contains Ill sounding
stops and 1879 pipes.
The organ IN the church OF ST. Sulpice Paris. was
rebuilt ny Aristde Cavaiiic-Co the greatest French
builder, and inauguratsd April 20 1862 IL contains
loo stops, lis REGISTERS 20 composition peaals and
6,706 pipes
fac organ in tho Cathedral at Vim is ono OF the
largest and finest IN the world II is the joint work
OF Walcker, 81 Ludwgsburg (the builder OF tue Boa
ton Music Hall organ ana Schuze, oil PaulinzeIla near
Eriur. who shares tue reputation with Wackor, Of
being the best OF German organ builders II occupied
tho time from May 1854 to October, 1885, in buidns
IL contains 5o4 pipes and 100 stop The cost OF the
instrument was about "a, 900 norns-sll,200
fhe Marien kircbe. IN LIB, conains a famous
old organ, originally built IN 1918. inside Was
put TO u lew years ago by j. y. Scnulzc, German
builder. IL now has eighty Two sounding stops.
Tho Boston Music ha organ mas ranked as the
y. waicker Son, OF Ludwiasbarg wnrtcmberg I;
begun IN 1851 aud finished IN 1858 rho cost OF mo
instrument proper was about 100000. ana 800 0UO
additional wero expended ON tho case. II 10 about
orty-scven cet IN wdth. and the two projecting
stops, 474 pipes, thirteen combination pedals, aud
twelve coupers. There are Six large bellows, which
gather the wind into reservoir having capacity Of
400 cubic iect seventeen pairs OF bellows used az
distributors The motor Is q ten horse powor steam
engine.
The organ next In sizc TO tho Boston Music Hall
organ Is the one built by T.. ~ g. u. Hook hastings
for the Cathedral Of the Holy Cross, In Boston, and
opened on February 23, 1876. The organ conta ms
nearly Two thousand more pipes than the great Ply
outh Church organ OF Brooklyn, wb,cn, up to tho
time OF building his was the largest organ cvcr
butt IN this country. IL Gils the whole width OF tho
gallery, Az feet; has depth OF rs feet and a height
OF nearly 50 ieet.
Tue last and tue largest this country built
by Hook Hastings oil Boston, has been placed IN tho
Cincinnati Music Hail. IL was built In i've months.
The cost was $40, 000 THIS Is It's record -