The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-25

Preparations for the Music Festivai-0ver
$500 Worth of Seats Already Sold.

The chorus and orchestra had their first joint
rehearsal last evening, in the new City Hall
Every body, especially Prof. Carl Barus, whose
arduous duty it has been 10 drill this great cho-
rus, was delighted, and the acoustic effects OF
the hall are pronounced to be perfect There
will be about six hundred voices in the chorus,
and indianapolis has furnished all her best tai
ent In the orchestra there will be over sixty
pieces. Thirty-two of the musicians are profess
SIGNALS from this city, and twenty four, also pro-
fessionals. are from Cincinnati, the few remain
ing ones being well-known amateurs of this city.
Prof. Barus who is one of the oldest and
ablest directors in the country says this musical
event will undoubtedly be brilliant success.
A fine study has been made by the chorus and
the voices are lmirable. The orchestra will
meet the great demands that will be made upon
them. Those members furnished by Indianapo-
lis include Professors Miller and Beissenherz
and Joseph B. Cameron, and they have long
been engaged upon the most difficult music, such
as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in G Minor. /"
Mendelssohn's Midsummer Nights Dream
Rossinis "Wiliam Tell" and "Semramide, !"
Weber's 'Oberon,n etc. Those of the or
chestra from Cincinnati are old associates
of Prof. Barus, who knows them as pracriced
musicians of eighteen years standing. Indian
apos may we'll congratulate herself on having
such director, man of national reputation,
connected with numerous great musical events
In 1868 Prof Barus conducted the American
SBngerbund festival in this city, which - IS at
tended by thousands of persons, in addition to
the members of the bund, and in 1879 conducted
the great musical festival at Cincinnati.
The opening of the City Hall building will be
grand event in the history of Indianapolis, and
will bring together the most DISTINGUISHED mu-
steal talent this city has ever known. Those
who heard Lilli Lehman the past week in Gin
cinnati cams away completely enraptured with
the melody of her voice. and crown her the
queen of song.
Over four thousand dollars worth of tickets have
already been sold for admission to that portion of
the Grand Army Festiv ! to be held at the City
Hail. aud orders for nearly fifteen hundred dol
lars worth of seats have been received for the
American Opera season. although seats for the
opera will not be on sale or diagrams exposed
until next Friday. Everyone of the festival
performances promises to be quite as complete
success ia attendance as they surely will be Ia
the execution The programmes longer.
more complete and varied than those of all
Western sister cities combined and are partici-
pated in by all the renowned people who appear
at Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis; and, in
addition to this, Indianapolis will have one day
devoted to national campfire, participated in
by number of renowned generals of the late
war. including General Sherman.
The people at home and In adjoining cities are
only just beginning to comprehend the magni-
tude of the affair, and very ready response in
procuring tickets give assurance that there will
be an attendance which will crowd the city with
visitors. Although the opening is not until next
week. the hotels are already receiving orders for
Communications.
A special telegram received from Chicago last
night says. 1.-The American Opera made bril-
liant success tonight at McVicker's Theater.
'Lohengrin' was given in manner that has
never been equaled here. The Thomas orches
ira, the grand chorus of 100 voices, and the su
perb scenery and costly costumes. were a revea
ton even to old opera goers and blase critics.
The engagement will be great success"