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148 FIFTH AVENUE
A GREAT DAY FOR CHICAGO
THE MAGNIFICENT AUDITORIUM DEDI-
GATED.
PRESIDENT HARRISON MADE SPEECH AND
MADAME PATTI SANG TWO soNGs-rHE M
MENsE AUDIENCERooM CROWDED ~
ITS UTMosT-ITs ACOUSTIC En-
CELLENCE DEMONSTRATED.
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Chicago. Dec. 9-The AUDITORIUM was I'LL
prcssivelv dedicated this evening In tpc presence
of the President and Vice-Presldent oil the ohI'eu
States and If an audience which filed every inch
of its great space 1t half-past o'clock
when fhc bland and cordial face OF the VICE
| President appeared as he entered the stage box
,Ilottod N him and Mrs Morton. lie was recog-
rizad only nv these on the stage. the lights not
having becn fully turned on but the prompt
o1onrino of hands attracted the attention OF the
ortire bouse and he was cordially welcomed.
Tho bouse was already nearly full. The stage
was filled with the Apollo Club, 500 in num-
her Tho orchestra of the Patti Company was
in nlocc and Clarence Eddy sat whiting at the
oroon Al last the baton Of Conductor William
NJ Tomlins was raised, and to the strains OF Hail
IN the Chief" Mr.. Harrison, accompanied by
Assistant PcstmastorGencral C#rkson, Mrs
Mckee. Mrs. Clarkson, and Mr.. Halford entered
and took their seats. The applause pierced the
eonorous mass of melody, and the President was
compelled to rise.
The music served as the first real test of the
Auditorium Every chord was clear cut as
diamond The club has been in trimming for years
under Mr. TOmlins, and answers perfectly to his
hand The balance Of the parts was admirable
the quality of each was excellent, and their sharp
finished work received extraordinary testimony
in the echoleSs effect. When the last
note reached its term, the silence was as
instantaneous, ms if there had been no sound
Thus the great building designed upon the idea
of a trumpet, the narrow end at the stage, ana
opening outwardy IN increasing ellptical arches
proved TO be perfect in the first purpose for which
it has been constructed
The opening address was by Mayor Cregier
He dwelt naturally, upon the gorics of the city
that within so few years out OF It's ashes had
created, as he believed. the fines; audience.room
in the world lie detained the assembly with
didactic utteranccs, which were soon discovered
TO have q willy purpose IN them. lie thanked the
President for his presence. ana invited him to
come again 10 the Worlds Fair in 1892. Then
Chicigo spoke Up to that moment there had not
been a rousing cheer. The stage the orchestral
nit. in which were placed for the evening the
judiciary of the State and county, the municipal
and other officials: the parquette: the balconies;
the boxes, filed with fair danes in swans down
and diamonds; the very gods, up in the loft that
lies, as one of them put 1t, blocks away from
the stage, burst forth in one tremendous paean Of
cheers and hand-clappings, which melted the Sc
we're mouth of the President, who had vainly
sought to preserve that impartial demeanor which
appertars tn hi. office in relation to open ques'
tons Mr. Harrison WIS finally obliged TO laugh
with the rest, and the scene continued several
minutes.
The Mayor introduced Ferdinand w. Peck, who
was received with great enthusiasm. and told the
story of the inception of the Auditorium and It's
completion giving the credit to the public spirit
Of the city, and paying due homage to the
architects. contractors and worNngmen lie
declared that the bdildlng intended not for
tIe rich but for the masses. and intiinated that
hereafter it would he so managed that lis benefits
would accrue 10 the poor. He also said that 1t
had not been intended from the beginning 10
make money upon it.
whole house rose 10 greet him and chccrcd and
cheered again. Mr.. Harrison made one of the
brief and pithy speeches for which he Is noted,
and by his happy phrases and ludlclOus turns OF
thought deXtrously carried Chicago back from
the Worlds Fair to the objects for which the
dedication ceremonial had been devised. lie said
Ladies' and Gentlemen: Some OF my newspaper
friends have been pulling themselves IN order to
discover the why had left Washington to
be present here tonight. do not think need. I'm
view of the magnificent spectacle presented to here
tonight 10 state the motives which have impecd
my presence. Surely loyal citizen Of Chicago
who SITS here tonight under this witching and mag
nihcont scene will ask for any other reason than
that which is here presented Applausc.)
do most heartily congratulate YOU upon the com.
pletlon and Inauguration of this magnificent building
without an equal In this country. and so far as
know, without equal in the world (ippauseJ
We have here about tonight, IN this magnificent
architecture in this tasteful decoration. that which
an education and inspiration. (ipplausel 1t might
well tempt one whose surroundings were much further
removed from this than is the
capital city TO make longer journey than
have done stand for an hour in the view Of such
spectacle Of maninoence and Of grandeur and aichi-
tectlira triumph as this great applause and II that
be true, su,cly there is reason enough why the I1esi
dent may turn aside for little while from public
duty 10 mlngle with the citizens In celebrating an
event so high and worthy Of commemOralion as
this triumph tonight. prolonged spplauscJ
Not a speech certainly not the careless words OF
an cXtcmporancous speech adequately express all
the sentiments feel in contemplating the fitting cul
minaon Of this deed. (Applause.l Only the voice of
the immortal singer bring from these arches those
echoes which will tell the true secrets and arrhI.
tectural triumphs OF their construction. (Applaus,J
you will permit me TO thank you. TO thank the
Mayor 10 thank the president OF this association and
TO thank all those good citizens with whom have To-
day been brought I'm personal contact for that kind
ness and respect with which you and they have re-
ccived me and you Will permit me to thank you ms
f,Ilow-cltizens. for the cordially which you have
kindly displayed here tonight.
If * my wish and may It be the wish OF all that
this great building may continue TO be to all Of your
populaton that which It should bean edifce OMEN
ing It's doors from night u night, calling your pcople
here away from TIL OF business TO those cni,y
mens and pursuits and entertainments which develop
the souls Of men. Applausr,) II is an honor to
ineplc those whose minds heavy with daily foil
and in this macncence and enchanted presence IN i,,t
them for q time out Of those dun things into those
higher things where men should live. Npplau,el
The ode written by Harriet Monroe, Western
poet whose gifts are better indicated by her noom
On Shelley in the December Century than In
any local verse, was performed by the Anoiio
Club. The music IL by Frederick Grant Gleison
and while marked by fair ideas and Skilfni
orchestration, contained nothing striking. and
almost failed in It's climax, failure due possibi,,
10 thu exhaustion Of the singers upon whom IN
earlier part3 the piece made great demands. -
or the speeches which followed, Governor
Fifer's was the notable one The social Character