Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-28
APPEAL SPECIALS.
Great Success Of the Musical Festival
at Cincinnati-First Night at
Chicago.
Law and Order in Phillips County,
Ark.-The Grand Jury With
Nothing to Do.
A Prisoner Deliberately Murdered BY
an Officer While Tied Hand
and Foot.
CINCINNATI.
The Music Festival a Grand Success I'm
Every Particular.

The Music Festival a Grand Success i'm
Every Particular.
IsPEciAL TO THE APPEAL.l
CINCINNATI, May 27.-T great Music
Festival, just closed, has been one of tie
most successful since the Inauguration of
May festivals in tnis city. TIE great Wag-
interpreted the works of tie great master
in a U amer tnat was a revelation to the
people of tbis music-loving city. Materna,
who has been heard here before, made
many new friends. She is beyond COM
pare one of the greatest artists living.
Nilsson, too, VINO is well known in Gin
cinnati, was warmly received, and added
another to her already long list of triunpSs
fully sustaining er great reputation asst e
greatest of living operate artists. Her
marvellous voice 3 ows no sign OF breaking,
some of her more enthusiastic admirers
even declaring that increasing years but
increases its sweetness. OF Theodore
Tomas and bis orc estra it is unnecessary
to speak, as you have card him, and know
W. at he is. The manage nent are more
an pleased. Mr.. Locke stated before
he left for Chicago, that he came out
$4,000 better than he anticipated, and, OF
course, is correspondingly happy. The
guarantors are also in good humor, as
there was, instead of deficit to make up,
handsome surplus. Mr.. Locke also
stated that, so far as he could judge at
present from advance sales, Chicago would
net him at least $4,000. He also reported
that advices so far received from his rep
resentatives at various cities are most
encouraging, all reporting immense ad-
vance sales.
The Chicago May Musical Festival.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcH.l
CHICAGO, May 27.-The first of the May
Musical Festival performances occurred
tonight in the immensefhail which sub
sequently will serve for the gatherings of
the two great national conventions. The
sale of tickets for the opening perform
ance was the largest Tor any like enter
| tainment ever given in the city. The
great amphitheater was completely filled.
| For the pull poses of the festival all decora-
| tions, such as flags, festoons, banners and
| garlands, had to be dispensed with, and
| the wide area of space, covering 81 900
square feet, looks in consequence rather
| barren. The woodwork in the hall is
stained somber. The Indian-red floor, 175
by $50 feet, is divided into two amphithe-
| aters, seven aisles and two galleries.
| The amphitheater north of the hall con-
| tains the stage for the chorus and orches-
tra-1OOO seats for the former and 200 fer
the latter. Apart from these there are
seats for 5000 people, which is about the
measure of the audience present at the
opening performance.
The auditorium was filled except few
hundred chairs at the rear of the main
| floor and few more on the sides. The
evening was very raw and chilly, which
kept many away. The programme of the
evening was made up of Mozart's sym
phony in G minor and the firs. and second
parts OF Haydn's oratorio, Creation ;"
soloists, Nine. Nilsson, Miss Juch, Mr..
Re nmertz and Mr.. Toedt. The symphony,
particularly the andante, was rendered by
the orchestra with fine effect. The soloists
were all fortunate in being in good voice,
and the chorus showed careful training and
sano with coufidanca