Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-07
SECOND JUBILEE CONCERT.
An Emphatic Success from Both a Musical
and Pecdnlary Standpoint-An Audience
of Nearly Two THOUSAND Souls-To be
Repeated Tonight.


Repeated Tonight.
Almost the entire six thousand
square feet of the Jubilee tent were
occupied last night by an apprecia-
tive and pleased audience, which
must have numbered fully eighteen
hundred. The concert was opened
by Conterno's Military Band, which
played grand National Medley,
with the Star Spangled Banner as
the leading strain. The band dis.
played excellent drill and is Ger.
tainly a credit to Los Angeles.
Rossini's " Nights Shade No
Longer" quartette with chorus.
was rendered with expression and
spirit, the quartette being sustain.
ed by Miss Saulsig, Miss Bryant,
the Messrs. Abernethy and Book.
Madame Mara next sang, with
exquisite sympathy and electrical
effect, the 80 Salutaris of Ros-
SIM, composition full of soul and
harmony. Hayden's Heavens
are Telling" a trio by Mrs. Aber-
nethy, the Messrs. Hasselman and
Parker, with chorus, was one of the
gems of the evening, being rem
dered with q finish and perfection
which evoked marked applause.
Owing to the illness of Miss Lock.
hart No. was modified. Confer.
nos Military Band again came to
the fore very pleasantly and effec.
lively with Strauss's Thousand
and One Nights Waltz"
No. introduced the "Gloriau
from Beethoven's Mass in G. This
feature of the evening won the EN-
phatic recognition of the audience.
1t was rendered by Mrs. Childs,
Madame Mara, the Messrs. Fan
ming, Carter and Corbett. 1t was
a charming vocal effort and was
not surpassed during the whole
course of the Jubilee.
The anvil chorus, from Trova tore,
concluded part first. The fire.
men were on hand in force and
they made the tent tremble to the
rythm of their strokes well laid on.
The cannon was discharged in the
nick Of time to give the due reso-
nance to the finale, and chorus,
orchestra and drums contributed to
make this heavy music of Verdi
overwhelming in its volume of
sound. BY request the anvil cho-
rus was repeated in part second.
Part second was opened with the
"Two Sisters Concert POlka,n with
piccolo duett, Prof. Conternio di-
recting and performing on the pic
colo. This was followed, by request,
bya quartettee, "My Native Isle,"
by the Messrs. Day, Tanning, Cor
bett aud Carter, which was capi.
tally rendered. Tie prayer from
Rossini's "Moses in Egypt" with
solos by Mrs. Tanning, Mr.. Locke
and MIR. Carter, was thoroughly
enjoyed, as it deserved to be, by
the audience. 1t was succeeded by
the solo, "In Native WORTH" from
the Creation, by Mr.. f. B. Fan.
ming, who was in splendid voice
and who sang the gem very arts.
tically.
The Carnival OF Venice" by
Mrs. Francisco Sormano and her
little daughter, was a great sue
cess. and demonstrated the fact,
which has long been known by
musica! connoisseurs in Los Auge-
les that both mother and child are
artists in the best sense of the
word. Mrs. j. d. Knell sang
"Sweet the Angelus was Singing"
with fervor and grace. The over
ture and selections from ella
Grande Duchesse" were replaced
by the grand march on four pianos,
played by eight ladies, which ex-
torted, as it ought, great enthusi.
asm. "The Soldiers Farewell" a
chorus by fifty male voices, was an
energetic and we'll sustained vocal
effort. 1t was followed, by request,
by "Old Folks at Home" by Mrs.
Judson and chorus-a very happy
incident of the evening.
At this stage Judge Peel arose
and sug gested that, as the concerts
hhu PiONCu W Ue SuCu STedL sue.
cesses, and as many of our people
had not yet been able to attend, a
third concert should be given to-
night, If agreeable to the musi-
clans. Mr.. Day replied that the
musicians were at the service of
the public; and, on its being put to
the vote, the performers rendered
their services for a third concert.
Nj. L. f. Spence then moved
that it was the sense of the audi
ence that third concert was de-
sirable. The motion was seconded
and carried unanimously.
HandePs magnificent Hallelujah
Chorus was then given with fine
effect and the audience dispersed.
The admission to the concert to
night will be fifty cents, with re-
served seats fifty cents extra,
We shall take occasion, in to-
morrOw's HERALD, to allot the
proper recognition to the enterpris-
ing and liberal hearted persons
who have contributed to making
the Jubilee such notable success.