Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-14

six electric arcs, placed in position by the
Memphis Brush Light aud Power Company.
| These are suspended from the top beams Of
the galleries on either side, at equal dis
tances from each othe-, u in such positions
as 10 counterfeit The p --ih.lity of shadows.
Thus the combined r.s all will be 80 re-
hecied as TO illuminate the entire space as
brilliantly slmost as q MONDAY sun. The
vestihule and outer court will be lighted in \
similsr manner, ss will also the entire length
Of Jefferson street, from Front to the EXPOSE
ton building, thus overcoming the most
formidable obstacles - the way OF giving
successful entertainments at the building-
the darkness OF s bad street, especially for
pedestrians.
The WORK OF THE coMMTTGEs.
The Mozart Society has now completed
its preparations for the grand Music Festi-
val. The great building that at one time
and fer yesrs served for exhibitions Of the
products of the manufactures OF Memphis
has been completely changed, and from the
barn-liks appearance il presented two weeks
ago, il has been transformed into a very
effectively decorated and cspacious music
hall, in which an audience of more than
5000 person, can End comfortable seats, and
all OF them in plain view Of the large and
admirably constructed stage on which
more than 200 persons of the orchestra
and chorus will be seated. Everything essen.
tial 10 great and unparalleled success has
been completed in readiness for Mr.. Thonss,
who, with his orchestra and soleists, arrived
here yesterday. The Board of Direc-
tors and committees having this weighty
matter IN charge have labored net
only diligently, but with discretion, tact
and taste, and they deserve we'll of
the community, which is, after all, to be
the direct beneficiary. From the frat il has
the responsibility Of the expense in the face
Of possible contingencies and TO organize the
feTces necessary to work up 90 great an un-
dertaking. Railroad and steamboat rates
had to be secured, regular system Of adver-
Using to be set afoot, ticket agencies and
sales commissioned and provided for, and
the only building in the city suitable for the
purpose, which had been turned over to
decay and ruin, to be put in the good order
and condition which the people, We feel
sure, will be delighted with tonight.
1t was a herculean task, made all
the heavier because IL was something out Of
/ the iines of and foreign to the business
which these gentlensn are engaged in. But
matsre elaboration, and a careful msssur-
! ing of means 10 an end, and thorough can
vass of the city and surrounding country
satisfied them they could undertake it, and
we are glad TO be able TO say that every day
has brought to them its own measure
Of special encouragement. Every step
| they have taken has brought
them 10 frmer and more solid ground, and
| the clouds of doubt which obscured their
vision at the beginning have disappeared be-
fore the prompt and eager support Of the
people, who have determined TO make this
their Music Festival and fill the immense
hall 10 its utmost capacity. Nothing that
| Memphis has ever done will be 20 productive
as this Of desirable and lasting results. No
effort or money that has been expended here
has been 30 fruitful OF good and beneficial
returns az this Festival will be- 1t puts
Memphis in line with all the ambitious aud
enterprising cities Of the Union; it will
change the whole current Of thought ~ 10
her abroad, and will lead the general public
sentiment Of the country into other than yell
low-fexsr channels whenever her name 10
mentioned. 1t will counteract the discour-
| aging iu1uenoes set saVai By tho food Of sp-
denic diseases that overwhelmed us in 1873
70, and will encourage the people of the
city themselves no less than those else
whsrs 10 bslisys hat tho bright Aad brilliant
future that editors have written about any
time these eighteen years has not merely
! dAwned, but is upon US. This will be one of
the beat results of the Festival; the second
will be the encouragement it will give the
Mo1arts and the whole body OF the people
10 follow the noble example of Cincinnati,
and have = musical festival every year, with
| Thomas and bis orchestra TO assist. When
the people of Memphis reach this determi-
nation, and we believe il is already settled
that they have. other things necessary TO
their intellectual growth and sustenance will
follow, as, for instance, public library, q
splendid pslace OF commerce for the COM
mercial exchanges Of the city, and grand
and roomy nusic hall that shall bespesk the
public spirit and love Of music Of which this
Festival is TO be gratifying guarantee.
Looking at it in any light, il is the most
promising venture of years in Memphis, and
il is 10 the highest degree creditab.e to the
members Of the Mozart Society that in its sc-
! complishment they have not solicited outside
aid, have relied solely upon themseives, and
in doing Sc have set much-needed example
Of self.help. They have not had any begging
committees on the street, have not issued
bonds and have not asked for subscriptions.
They have paid. and promptly, for all they
needed, and have carried their load Of re-
sponsibility cheerily and msnfully to = con-
clusisn that must hs very gratiiying 10 them.
President Rambsut, with Messrs. 5chool6eld,
Ike Snowdep, Camp, Huhs, Mcintyre,
Hsller and Wilson, has been unremitting
day and night in advancing the Festival in
every way that good sense and the best tact
and taste could suggest, and Msssrs. Fred
Anderson, c. Miles Collier, s. j. Camp and
Lehman have co-opsrsted with Mr.. J. b.
Cook, the architect, TO make the very
striking interior Of the Exposition build
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general public approval and applause.
Prof. Downs, on whom has seyolved
perhaps the most onerous duty Of all,
the drilling Of the chorus, deserves, tos, to
be remembered as one Of the ireless workers
who have struggled through difficulties to
perfect this scheme Of delight. The mem.
bers of the chorus, proud Of the part they
are 10 plsy, as they should be, have also,
with a very intelligent comprehension Of
their possibilities, obsyed orders like true
soldiers in a good cause. ETsrything has
been done decently and in order, and every
man and woman enlisted fer the Festival has
labored as concieutiously az if its success de-
|, pended upon their individual efforts. With
such unity, the public is warranted in the
ereectation Of an unbounded success.
: DIED.
LYNN-At her rsxi1encs, No. 80 Wellington
r+reet in this CITY At O'Clock Saturday evening
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