The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-11
ALMOST AT HAND.
Preparations for the. Melody-Feast are
About Complete.
A 6iance at the Grand Programmes Of
the ChOrusses.
Latterday Work In the Way Of
Perfection.
S@ngerfest Chips and Spllnters,

'est 40 hear AT nanu. The festivities com.
mencing Monday, May l4th, will continue
hve days. 1t will be notable week In the
history OF the Queen city of Texas, bring
ing as 1t will people by the thousands from
all parts of the state and different parts Of
the Union. To all Dallas throw,
wide open the broad gates of welcome, for
she has prepared for them singers feast
that will eclipse anything of the Kind ever
before given In the sunny south. Prepare.
tons have been made on A
grand and elaborate scale In
every. particular, and so complete
are they IN every respect that II Is an rs.
sured success, There will be a grand
chorus OF four hundred voices, which have
been selected with great care from the best
musical talent 10 be found in the state, and
the orchestra, consisting of seventy. five well
drilled musicians. The city has already
begun to put on holiday attire,
and the business houses are being
decorated, and the streets will present d
gala appearance when the work is com.
pleted' Bunting and evergreeDs are to be
seen at every turn. A grand double arch
with four towers, iorly.eight feet high,
is being erected on Main street
at the intersection of Austin
street, which will be elab ora,ely
decorated. The towers will be transparent
and will bear notices. There will also be
erected on Elm street, at the intersection OF
Lamar street, single arch on the same
style, and still another in the front OF
Mayors hall, the headquarters ofthe Froh-
sim Singing society.
sBNGERFEsT HALL,
which is located vt the sou ,heast corner OF
Lamar and Jackson streets, is centrally 10.
Gated and convenient to the hotels and bus.
mess portion OF the city, and can be readily
reached by the street cars, which run with
IN one and two blocks of il,
while 1t is but q block or so
distant from all the railroad
lines running into the city. To Major II,
| V. Tompkins, who has expended thousands
of dollars upon the building, which he will
occupy with his business after the Fest il
due in great measure the comeliness OF
the structure, which presents such a fine
appearance. The extreme diminsons Of
the building are 200 by 200 feet; the main
auditorium, including stage, 1870 by l75 feet
the stage, 40 by rs feet; extreme height o.
ceiling at lowest point, 20 feet; at highest
point, 40 ieet. There are several rooms
fitted up for the reception and entertain
ment OF the various singing societies
These apartments are each 30 by 95 feet
The hall is spacious, its ventilation perfec,
and thorough. and the entire building and
surroundings will be illumined by electric
| lights.
ToRCu.i IGHT PROCESSION.
| Monday night, AFTER the reception of Wis
| lting singing societies, the grand torch
| light procession, in which there will be-
some GOO torches, will march under com
mand Of Grand Marshal II. s. EIvay, anc
| Max Starcke, Charles Bohny, II
Schneider and William Ehrenwein, as
slstant marshals, from s,engeriest hall
10 commerce street, west on
Commerce to Houston street ami
north on Houston to Main street, east or
Main to HARDWOOD street, and north on Har
wood to Elm street, and west on Elm tC
Austin street, and south ON Austin street
to the hall.
Thursday, the 18th inst, has been SCI
apart for the grand street procession
and parade, Over seventy cars
representing the various business anc
trade interests of the city, besides conf,
outfits, the Dynasty of Love, Reign o
Music, civic, military and fire department
SIX brass bands, ct cetera, will be included
IT will prove the most superb procession
ever witnessed in Texas.
THE PROCESSION
The procession will form at a. M, on thu
lIth, ON Commerce street, with the head o
the column resting on Sycamore streets il
the following order:
Mounted Officers.
Grand Marshal and Assistant Marshals.
Snngerfest Band.
| Lamar Rifles
Goddess of Music, Columbia and Gcrmania OF
| Decorated Float
| Queen City Guards rs Guard of Honor
| Orators OF the DAy In Iarriapps
Officers of the Singing Societies in Carriages
Visiting singing Societies
| Frohsinn society.
City Officials in Carriages,
| Gruetu Veren.
| Turn Verien.
| Bois d. Arc Club
| Officers of Fire Department In Carriages.
| Fire Department
Decorated Wagons.
Grand Marshal, j. G. Mccoy, aided BY
his assistant msrshals, B. Gibbs, Ely
Bower, Emile Fritz, DIR. Thruston, w. II
w. Smith, Oscar Schmidt, Henry Ervay
ii. g. Stevenson, will form the procession
as above given, and the
LINE OF MARCH
Will be up sycamore street TO Main street
down Nam to Jefferson street, thence
north to Elm street, and out Elm to Goo,
street in East Dallas, thence to Live Gal
street, out that street to Hall street, thence
north to and down San Jacinto street I,
Shady View Park where the SWngerfes
picnic will be held, for which grand prepar
atoms are being made.
The following is the programme of CRANE
concert:
TUESDAY EvESING-PART
Overture-Fest March, y. Faust; or
chestra.
An Die Freude-To JOY, Greger by tn
combined male choruses.
Duet-Excelsior, Bale; Mrs. Goslin, MI
o. Schmidt.
Halt from Lust to Lied-Tollner; mall
chorus; by the Salamanders, Of Galveston
Soprano Solo-Scena ct Aria, from l.
Traviata, Verdi; Miss Mnna Wolf. Inter
mission ten minutes.
PARTu.
Overture-Stradella, Flotow; orchestra.
Male Chorus-By the Beethovens, from
San Antonio.
Tenor Solo--Cujus Amman, Rossini; I
+. Hallorsn, from Kansas City, Mo,
Rectative and Duet from Rieoletto-
Verdi; Miss Il. l.. Rosser; Mr.. A. g. Crane
Male chorus-Auf der Alm da GiNts ko
Sund; by the Greutli of Dallas.
Swedish Wedding March-Soederma
orchestra,
WEDNESDAY ArrEBNooN-PARTI l.
Observation-Disclosures by the Mill, Rel
eiger.
Observation-Disclosures.
I'm Maien"-Cn May, Tschirck, by th
combined male chorusses,
Tenor Solo-"Come unto Him." Lesli,
Mr.. J. 7. Halloran.
Male Chorus--"zwei Bruderpaare" Gene,
Two pairs Of brothers.; Austinor Sang,
from Austin.
Soprano Solo" Salcika's Second Song,
Schubert; Mrs. l.. Goslin.
FART H..
0verture-Morning. noon and night
Suppe; orchestra.
Male Chorus-"Zum Wald," White; q
tho woods) Liederkranz, from Houston
Descriptive Ballad-"The Wreck Of tn
Hesperus," Hatton; Mr.. Arthur q. Gran,
Male Chorus-By the Waco Singing &c
ci,ty.
Overture 10 Martha Flotow; orchestrl
WEDNESDAY NIaHT-PARr
0verture-(irand March, Tokoff; orche
. ira.
Triumph-Max Bruch; BY the combine
male choruses.
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