New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
THE MAT MUSIC FESTIVAL

PREPARATIONS NEARLY COMPLETED.
APPEARANCE OF TLE DRILL~RoON OF THE SEVENTH
RIO INENT AEMoRY-hR FOR TIE
SINGERS AND PIAYERs
The work Of fitting the dr-room " the Seventh
Regiment Aunory for the Music Festival which
was bccun a few weeks ago, l. almost completed
The stage IL built. the organ is in place tuned and
voccd. and the worl,mcn are busy placing and
numbering the 5000 chairs which arr to accommo-
date the audience during the festival next week
The hall presents a very handsome appear
ance and seems admirably adapted for the new
purpose 90 which II is 10 Dee put. The rchcars-
AIS for solo singers. chorus and orchestra, which
arr 10 bcgin' this week will also. beyond doubt,
prove the CORRECTNESS, OF the conclusion which has
boon formed. from the experiments made heretofore,
Of the excellent acoustic qualities Of the gigantic
nom.
The most notable chang IN the appearance Of the
room made by the Introduction of the stage This
II vast structure IN The west end. extending almost
from wall 10 wall. al least twenty feet high IN the
rrar and slautiug down IN tiers 10 height IN fIont
at about slN feet Against the west wall ,rownng
Tie middle of ths Cndt stri turf, stand, the organ,
Vhl,h Wa, lent 10 the Ic.tlfal Association by the
thur of -. Vincent Fcrn'r. Tho case haS been
discarded and the supporting frame has been deco
rated bl mar"on-c"l"rcd drdwA. The irWt pipes
ar shown win thor original drcoiailpr IN ilght
bin" and gold. The large wooden pipes of tho
tmrty-tWo-l,ri open dIIpI>on stop are exposed IN
two sections one on each side of thr organ: aud the
aud the narrow front OF each platform ~ II rl-cs
above the one before %. are also drapcd with
maroon cnor-d cloth. Banners of the same mate
rial are stretched over Tie iron tu~-e- ln the Ian
tern about seventy feet above The hall lOor for the
purl"- Of improving the acoustic qualities hy
d'ad,rln- the rrNrricraion-. An extension about
oiLi feet 900 width has been hUllt to the balconies
~ the east end of Tie hail. and the two divisions
fw Inch are separated los the LeNIngton-ayc. door
have hccl connected hN "a bridge. ! hra are tie
only changes 100 ihr 30. hIt'tfrrt apurafHrrr of the
Interior. The ight ut the stage and the dlsposl-
u"n of The chairs of the SINGER and PLAYERS brought
from an} point 90 th" room ., uninterrupted. and
h'rcc go chang. made 30 the pitch of the floor.
The cntlr. front paTt ol the stage. from side 10
sdr - devoted o. Tine or hc~trl. The string band
of iouN tr>i ,Io.u>. forty seconds and Niuia~ aud
Nlulnurr.o> Iu .ipnrtluu. VIII Dee grouped lnue-
Llt"t BOO 'FRONT.' ai either hand ~ the condu' tor r.
ceiling from hi- plane. IN" bass Viols viii stretch
Out iu both directions 100 front of the side DIVISIONS
oi thu chorus aud thr Last seven Tiers 900 both sides
Will hc nrrut,ird hi the brass. wood. wind and
percussion instruments. For the performance Of
l"fii"ls Requiem Mas. OH thc second night OF
tL' festival MAY o. atIiiluial Ur Joe -trr- OF brass
Instruments Wii hr placed 30 tho four corners of t"
stage ht entrance for th" -'io singers - hN My
uf - stliitI-. coming from below u front of tir
conductors stand. Tho chorus su-rrs enter
ihnuEh four doors NJ tAe r,lr of Che ~,dg'. Ih,r
'lIu, aTt dIfIdrd hy ai-lt- uto three -'''i"i- OF
w iH,n ti' middle 600" surround, three. -il'-" OF thr
organ. Ou tho Inst night tur btaipu" No'I'tN.
WINCH furfu- fr u, To- i1 ul tlr tluru~ VIII occupy
a!I il, salts rn thr rrrlt. thr object bring 60 keep
t"r.th'r iul.inu,h 90 alone -urt.,lu- DIV l,iru
AGAINST the i'-t "l iI' singers lu the d"npl" an
ilpr ti.ufi-.. DO l,uhIu.i,lu- SACRED opera lIc
formed ~ ihr festival Au'iw Id the mrnl" r
Wal be- rtutt'f.ti Go Hr,nmui"tai" thr The V' metal
arrafil'tIcif WIth l~ 90 rar" tlr bass ~ug"ro Doe
hlud iir ~uprauo, th" r-ht 90 thr stag" and the
tenor, lee iuud Che alto- on Oh" ''it
In.u wt'i Ice, 3. uttI trhrai-t|~ % All the forces
Molitt. lu'o'.a. and Ihui~'!l' of ihl7 wreck.