The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-18
MUSIC ALI ALONG YHE LINF.
How the wheeling People Went TO
The Cincinnati Festival and Came !
Back.

How Gne wheeling People Went TO
The Cincinnati Festival and Came
Back.
While going around in search of news
last night, tae REGISTER man found
couple of gentlemen who had just re.
turned from the excursion to the CinCIn-
natl May Festival. The scribe began
asking question as TO now the party had
enioyed themselves and what they had
seen and done, and when he had listened
TO two seperate and distinct stories, both
being tod at the same time, for fourteen
hours and Lhirty-three minutes by the,
town clock, he came TO the conclusion
that he knew more about the Festival
than Theodore Thomas did, so he left
MS informcrs, although they were in
good condition for five hours more inter
view, and made q break for the office,
hoping to get his copy up IN time for the
ourth edition.
The party which left here last Sstur-
day afternoon WAS, as everybody knows,
gay and jolly one, and the jokes they
played on each other, the filtration they
carried on, the songs they sung, the
waltzes they danced, and the bottles of
champagne they opened would fill an oc-
tave volume If they were enumerated. AL
though the weather was chilly, 1t did not
materially affect the comfort of the pas
sengers who amused themselves in the
cabin, having dancing every afternoon
and eveRing, or in promenading on the
decks well wrapped up in shawls or over
coats according TO the wearers sex. Moth
ing Of unusual interest marked the trip,
everything working smoothly and in
perfect order The number of excur-
sionists began to increase soon after leay-
ing Wheeling, and when Cincinnati WAS
reached the party was two hundred and
sity odd strong.
The gallant Hudson pulled up to her
usual moorings in the Festival city at
seven O'clock on Monday evening, aud
the party scattered IN search OF hotels
and lodgings. OF course everybody
went to the great Music Hall on Elm
street, heard the great organ and listened
to the magnificent rendering of "Alceste"
by Pappenheim, CraGch, Tagliapletra,
Whitney and the other famous singers,
the music being given by Theodore
Thomas superb orchestra, Wheeling
people know what they are talking
about when the subject of discussion is
music and therefore their criticism of the
artists who took part In the concert is
worth something. They agree pretty
fully on the following points. Pappen-
helm is not oYerIated in Oratorio or the
grandly dramatic soprano parts. She
sang with excellent taste and realization
of her parts and was applauded RAP
ously. Misses Cranch and Heckle,
Cincinnati, did themselves great ere
ia their parts. W hitney was in superb
voice, and excelled himself in oratorlC'
Tagliapletra was rather poor and did not
come up TO his usual high standard.
Thomas was better than ever.
The Music Hall itself is the best adapt
ed ior the rendering of music in the
country, and it is furnished in the most
comfortable manner and in the best of
taste trolghout. On Tuesday night
eight thousand people we're in the bulid-
ing, and we! it was not uncOmiortsblY
crowded. The seating capacity Is five
thousand and there is standing room for
as many more.
Although the majority ofthe Wheeling
folks attended every concert, both matt
nee aod evening concerts, until their
boat lett on It's return trip,
some of them went 10 other places OF
amusement -Four or five young boys
are said to have taken in all the variety
shows in the city as well as the more
famous beer gardens.
On Wednesday morning ct ! o'clock
the Hudson started on It's return trip,
which was q REPETITION of the gaiety Of
the outward voyage, except that a
knowledge that the excursion was draw
ing to a close, gave a greater zest TO the
dancing and merry making.
The boat arrived in Wheeling about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but did
not stop or even whistle as she passed the
wharf. where several hundred people
were waiting for her arrival. Considera-
BILE establishment was felt at first, but it
soon became known that the party was
going up AS far as WeIsburg, where they
would step and have Il farewell ball.
The boat stopped at the Top mill, where
u few got of and great many young
ladies and gentlemen got on, as it re-
manned at the mill several hours. The
excursion went up as Tar as Tiltonville,
where It stopped for some time. AT II
o'clock they arrived at the Wheeling
whsr., but dancing continued until an
early hour this morning. JOSIE Kramer
and his boys added greatly to the pleas
ure Of the party by his music, Josie Is
good fellow to have at any kind of
meTry-msking, where you want to enjoy
yourself.