The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-15
THE CHNLENn&Ti MUSIC HALL.
DedEcating Ceremonies a-a Musical Fes-
tiYal.


CINCINNATI May 1.-The city is full # gtrapg-
ers II ON all pa ts OF the country, and he at
tendance at the musical festival tonight Tar
exceeds anything that was anticipated, Tue
no els are nearly oil fuil, and hanIreds M are
On account of the long programme thi- even. |
ing, which included the cerem MES of dedcat-
ing the hall z O'Clock was an nounced as the hour |
for commencing, and while it was yet broad |
daylight the immense hrong bpgan to wind its |
wy out Elm street and to I'll up the new and
beautiful Strut tnr. which Is to stand as a mon
um mt to the liberaIity of one tf Cincinnatis
wealthest citizen as W. II rs an evidence Of the
high appreciation in which music and art are
held by her people.
The exterior of the building is picturesque
and mposing, and the inside ia an embodiment
Of conyrnience comfort aud beauty. 1t con-
tains large hall n small ball and Il number Of
side rooms. The main hall Is completely sur
rounded by corridors twenty feet wihe. will h
trout Is II vestibule u2 feet long by forty SIX
feet wide, communicating tn tho main hall by
m 1oqTs by A1aYs 5a @ the veSt6ue is the
The Grand Hall is the handsomest auditorium
in the country, i not in thn word. 1t is 1872 feet
wide by 46 feet deep. There Is DO theatre
concert room in America Of equal size. and but
two in the orld.
tiiu appearance. being entirely lined with tulip
wood. instead OF pas, ering. The wood is oi'd.
and is OF a tight golden 'l"r. fhis gives IT at
othng Of that deadness caused by clustering
or brick willis, The idea Was u gested by he
Mormon Temple In q, ah which Is 81 lined
the hall seats 400 persons, and there isstanding
room for a couple Uf thousand more.
| BY O'Clock this afer noon every seat for to-
| nights concert was sold. and in HUO her hour
| even anding room tickets were exhausted.
PROMPTLY ut o'clock, and whils 1t vas yet
light ns noonday III. great chorus filed in and
took seats and in few minutes after Fhomas
the prince OF musicians was on the stand, bal on
iu hand nnd another moment the Ci, cinnati
Mu- icnl Festival of 1873 was commenced
The fiTrt nj rpu1prnH WAS frOno AL
Cesje, with Nine. Pappenheim In he leading
r.le. ard otner solos sung by Miss Granrh.
Rem . AM Mr. Whitney The chorus #
80 voices rung out srroug and clear Hnd. owing
tu the suuerior acoustics Of the han. appeared
much heavier than tho chorus Of 1875.
AT the conclusion OF Al Cese the ceremJ leo
of dedIcating the new hall took place. Mr.
Julius Drx or, the earnest worker, tu VIII m
Mr. Springer Insists the pepp' owe the com
| pIctiun OF the hail IN time for the festival, ON
tne part Of the building nommltiee, announced
the completion ot the hall ana tuihed it over tc
tn trustee
Mr. Dextes'5 remarks were very happy. and
" re received with heaty and well deserved
cheers.
The president of the board of trustees re,
e'lVed the hal in another speech. and both
the speakers alluded in terus Of the highcsr
| CONS l,liment +" Mr.. Springer, who amid .
shower Of bouruss. storms II applauet and
the music OF the Iull orchestra, stepped to h
front
He said that in the whole Of his long life he
had never before attempted to make a SD, ech
He thanked the audience for their warm Tecep-
tion, and al uded In pleasant terms to all his 70.
workers in ri, ing Cincinnati Il music hall He
concluded an flowers fel around him SO thick
as to almost cove. The stage.
Tn" professional 81 gers are enthusiastic In
praise Of The hall. Tonight every seat was
filled. and every inch of standing room WAS oc-
cupied, and all tbs vast throng uni 9 in con
gratu ulating the MANAGEMENT on he auspIcious
opening of the first festiya! in the new hail
the soloists we're all in excellent voice and sur
with great clearness and wi tn such Ii will rs the
very encouraging SURROUNDINGS impaired
| None OF them are strangers to the musical
people of this city they having all previously
sung here either in concert or opera. Miss
AL Ceote with excellent fleet for execution
volume and sweetness, Her voice was pro.
nounced superb.
There Is 81 eat anxiety to hear Mrs. Oagood
the Boston sOngstress. who makes ner debut to
Cincinnati in Handel's Messiah" TO- morrow "
night. Miss Care, sings for the first time dur
ing the present festival at the matinee to- NOR
frature # to nights concer. but Was held back
as one OF the atrdctIons Of to morruw's matt
nee IL was. however. played tonight during
tue dedicntory exercises. and under the magical
touch Of Mr.. Whitney WAS pronounced all hat
could be desired in swtetuess. The maker pro-
nounced 1t the third organ in size, but the first
| in point of excellence.
At noon to-day a number of Mr.. Springer's g
friends presented him with a mammoth but
| magnificent portrait. which they had had
| tainted for hun. He received the present and
| the company and entertained item pleasantly
at his home All Cincinnati is now boiling
over wi h gratitude to Reuben Springer and
crowd in the city IS immense but continues to
grow larger.