The New York herald., 1878-09-12
THEo. THOMAS TESTIMONIAL


Led by tho encouraging palms Of the veteran Thur
low W eed a whirwind OF welcome greeted Theooore
Thomas last evening he took his accustomed stand
the carpetsd assigned to the conductor OF sns
double orchestra in Gilmore's Garden.
Il was gala night.
1t was tho culmlnaton OF long, arcuous and sue
cessiul career
1t was cheer to the Utmost cocko OF his heart and
It was shekeis TO hts not overwhelmed pocket
1t was more than this. for il showed that Thomas
was The faYorite not of the artistic els-
ment alone, but OF the popular music lover as we'll
Fifteen years ago, whom the heavens opened and
the rains regularly descended about tho hour whom
the Thomas matinee doors were opensd that only
n small though SOLICIT audience In ovcrshoes and
wa,erproois enjoyed the programme, Mr.. Thomas
cspoused the creed OF the faiaiist aud mado up
his mind TO poverty. Later on, when Professor
Doremus took hold OF the lamo ana impotent Phil
harmonic infused fashionable blood In It's aaccid
veins and compelled the gay aud festive Of tho
metropolis troop TO the academic vcsiibulc,
Thomas took heart and said "Ah nal" And now,
when tho. pecunious Shook and the enterprisng
Gilmore took him by either hand, domiced him In
iairyland and guaranteed the payment Of his weekly
bills. Thomas assumed diamond sceptre, planted his
loot upon a crimson stool and furnished programmes
tho like OF wh.ch nevor seen before.
Just as Now York congratulasing itso!f on tho
probability over faithful Thomas and permanent
orchestra o. sixty picked performers, Porkopois
stopped in, aud, with flourish Of promises and
certified cnock seduced the ch armer from his perch
For q week New York sat glum and suien.
Thcn on the assumption that music would not
necessarily die because Thomas iorsooK her, New
York determined to give the ungraleui one benehe
which should DO something better than the average
theatrical benefit Tho cooperation OF Saoox &
Gilmore wis easily secured, the HERALD columns in-
formed the people Of the date and last night the deed
done.
Tho occasion the social evont Of the season.
No,wi,ns standing the advance In prcss-admissioa
81 and boxes IS. instead OF 0fty cents and $3-tne
spacious garden packed to its utmost capacity.
Every box sold twenty-four hours In advances
and long lines Of impatient admirers stood on Madi.
and Fourth avenues waiting chance TO get 10,
although the gates were not to be flung open for
hour.
Ordinary street and walking costumes are the only
the garden. Last night the latest styles IN
hat, bonnet, wrap aud stuff and cut, swarmed In
the boxes and the promenade The Bset-sater.
the name Of quaint turr-up nat worn by Madame
ModjesEa and other recent arrivals from the other
side, seemed to be tho favorte feminine capsheaf.
although the GaInsborougn, so much affected by
woud.5e celebrities, was by no means neglected
.Givo me a box" rhis uttered In deep, cultural
tones by dark compile ioned man. who stood goomiy
outside the ticket Office.
can gone, said the festive Gilmore
'sPshaw! Well let me havo SIX ,icxets."
He paid SO aud the gate Keeper touched his soft felt
hat as Edwin Booth and his family passed In and
Joined the pacing crowd.
The programme selected BY M Thomas spoak for
ITSELF This Is IT,
Horsoei queen Of SieSs new Goid@ark
vase Capriee .Kuoinse!a
Selections from ''Rheins sold' (new) .....Wagnes
overture, 'fidelo'' Deothoven
Cav ssina. Gast. Diva Norma Dsin
Symphonic Poem. Les Prsudes''. ............ Lis.
overture. william
Miss Emma Abbott.
Hungarian March. kakcoxy BsriicE
1t would be absurd TO speak of the performance Of
last evening in any way differing from that Of It's
predecessors. The orchestra was enlarged 70 the
Philharmonic limit and to somo the Improvement
numerical only. The smaller baud has attained
status OF perfection TO which the increased orchestra
could fairly be expected to approach. or rather,
equal The orchestral rendering was Thomasan IN
the absolute sense Of the term and Theodorus graz
cious!y accsded now aud then tho vulgar demand
for Signor Taaapietra was we'll received
| and courtccusly requested to double his
work, and after tho manner OF artists nsented.
| SO did Miss Emma Abbott. VINO burst upon the do.
lighted orbs Of enthusiastic auditory in costume
fresh from the crafty hand Of Worth and = couture
that would havo dono credit to the Queen OF Shcba
Her voice was IN particular good humor probebiy be-
cause Miss Clara Louise Kellogg sat one side OF the
garden and Mile. koze on the other. She sang as
| bird sings for the fun OF it. and her encores
genuine American testimonials that no conductors
baton could brush aside Her success was emphatic,
| Mr. Thomas never did moro graceful act tdan
when aftor her rctreatns skirt and begged her
| 10 come back aud '.givc Ito 'em again"
Next to the Kaiser March. which is always a favor
ne with the people, Liszts 'Prcades" boro away the
orchestral PALM
| Right herc-ior Theodore Thomas has q practical
| mind-,t may be we'll to chronicle the fact that tho
| accounts stand as ieliows:-
Receipts last night. 756 90
Advertising .......................si47 81
| Ball posting. &c....................- 132 00
Grand remainder. ......................s4,47 ,47o II
| In other wcrds the festai nigh. puts In u
Thomas pocket the choeriul sum of s4,470 as.
| Not enough 10 start bank With, but worry nice to
! have in the house.
The audience last nigh. might properly bo divided
iato our classcs-ihose the cottage boxes those
the boxes, those tho enclosure OF chairs and
the great army Of mensgerIo martyrs, the OLelrys
OF the night who walked and walked aud walk ed from
eight ti ten and never took rost Ia the cottages
| sat several notable people. Mr. Thurlow Weed, &C
companied by his daughter was tue observed OF all
observers, aud 10 eapod heavily on his cane his
shaggy eyebrows entirely eclpsed his eyes, aud he
| looked hke Be!sarius la = dream. Judge Dtten.
hoeier, vile and daughter In the next cottage,
| and when the Judge went into the barroom get Q
glass OF setzar his eyes wero confronted by u sign
| which read -
DlrIENHOEtER'S CORDIAL !
He TOOK zxei lager and rotircd.
Scattered here and there were Clara Louise KELLOGG
ana mother Marie Roze, Mr.. Mapeson, Governos
Saomon and wife, senator Bob Sirahan and Mr..
John Bigelow attractive robe and cardinal hose
Roport Heller. the cor urer Miss Hadee Heller tns
| second sightor; William r. Deutcb, Henry Frehch,
Montague's partner In "Diplomacy Billy
Florence and wife; E. A. Buck, Jacob Hess,
the opera manager; ex Y Cnited States District At
torney s. O. Courtney, Commissioner Samuel
Conovcr,. Foster Dewey. Boss Twecds fathi al
secretary; a. Mara, Or. Doremus Royals Crane' a.