New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
CINCINNATI FESTIVAL
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT SHOWN OVER THl
OPENING NIGHT.
THE OVERTURE TO EURYANTHE" ONE OF scHU.
EANN's SYMPHONY AND DVORAK's
"sTABAT MATER" THE WORKS
PERFORMED.
iBY rELEGRAPm TO THE TaIDUsE.I

Cincinnati. May 2l.-The social philosopher and
aesthetclan might find profitable employment In the
study Of the people Of Cincinnati during TINS festival
week Two years AGO, on similar occasion 10 Inc
present one The Tribunes staff correspondent called
attention the popular disposition Of those charming
and most Ovable people 10 follow the teachings OF
Epicurus and to be merry. though IL cost the de-
struction Of the last magnificent elmtre in Wash.
ington Park, a number OF which were ruthessly cut
down TO make room for snow shed
Of course they were 10 be replaced
after the people had enjoyed their summer
.bov. That wa, flc promise lightly made. But
natures art-worls are not be destroyed with i'm.
punity. There d, an aching void in the beautiful old
park. Visitors from aiar who have been here be-
FORE may observe IT, but the people Of Cincinnati 90
not Now as then, they are in that delightful state
If artistic ntoxcation which, il IT does not show them
all the remaining trees double, at least transforms
all their geese into swans
Their amiaJilty is phenomenal On all points but
one \ water famine confronts them. II they want
to wash away the SCOT which fass here all the time
Ike the gentle rain from heaven and is twice cursed.
they must seek the washrooms in the first stories 81
their dwellings and hotels There Is water u be
had in the upper stories marvellous incompetency
and recklcssncss in the most important brahch OF ts
municipal administration. the offspring OF ther COM
placcncy in matters ~ stupendOus moment ana theI
uo,itical slavery have MADE bath luxury - hc en-
lONed lN Tie cW. But You N'uN 4NfNt h'" ~ "'''~~
you we're stranger and inquired INTO the canae OF s
anomaly You cannot touch their suscepublAues, or
arouse their apprehension by talking about the IN
,deluate water supply. Perhaps, they VIII mend
matters after the festival Then may come yellow
deuge If the new engines. which are going 10 De oulls
some day do not initiate the example of their biggest
engine and pump the Little water remaining III 'h'
reservoirs back into the river.
But, # You want TO see disturbance Of the public
eouanimity, You have but TO cast faint
.u,plciou OF ghost Of shadows Of
doubt on the superlative excellence OF the
festival chorus. \ nc,coIo.o-ica! storm with the area
Of lowest depression IN your unhappy helsAborhood'
Will follow before You have tine To hear from me
weather department, OF hoist the storm sl-nal,.
From This tlnid statement Of the condition oi auafs
the reader may guess at the per'e,a7c VI ~
elimination 10 hc Ioih III P"V"'" 40N"4 N'''''''''
IIe pelforin.nre Of The Messiah last night, it
al pear, was superb. magnificent nneIaailed SUI
ridou. Even the history Of these festivals ial noun
INK TO place beside il tor the purpose Of contrast
,r comtari,on I'm the face ot this II becomes
dim,ult 10 pronounce a judgment on tonights con-
cert There l. A story "a the cfect that NVunS p'
travelling. having exhausted ier ,HppN o, d sa! trg,
~ rbr .,lpcratiVc degree on The uhe' observer lto,
The window If her railway carriage haNlhs pronou"&Sa &
the crceh, grand: Tie pond, magnln'Sn T, saSdeny
clnfrontcd with Niagara Fall, >le re'overg., t met
breath after awhile and di,cnmnauSS niS ba I'm
ra;lnc her example or lons time After nearing ZIG
praise ot the mi>-c, Who nave le. ueI ,sS t n Sar an
yitl r.ntlc slit" over panoiorte heyboafus u ne,
,, scIool, one wonder, what remains "a be saId
1Inut Rubm,icn', PLAY lns. Perhaps IL 100 Is re'i
cute 49,, ,.,r,,riar a., outer darkness
60 H., INA that toni-hts concert Wd, a Neftaple
-. ,he ma-terfll leader whose every peat Na' an
,,.nr.rs command that not for q moment was us Pcr'
,ri,, n.ruittsd 10 become tedious. That the 'ho!us
,r, .t Il, say 100 per cent better than on lues"ds
,'.', Inn tl,t dd real cute work, ana that the,o
,,,r. and reasonable expectation, VIII.
Ven, mo-. fulfilled Undoubtedly the pro-iFnnee @ Na'
,,,~, to Mr. rhoma>'> liking. Ihe Messiah ~.
f,rri,rce wa, A substitution IN the scheme mdue "
,r.t,r the public after Mr. LoNd hd tc'' e,-'sCu 20
tn, festival. a novelty. Dr. Ma heuHe's prNti,n ot
ui.I" having been thrown ont 10 Hih' IH',u =, - ~.
b, Tli. WAS = hif of worldly wisdom N't ~ an -. -.
ien,ihr. or. AT least IL would not nave u,Nm u,ppaN
leu>iule, had the OratOrlO been -,Hh- A. s,"T
lt. tried All day - make herself believe " va -
TDuiEht'> programme represented Wv, nan, ~
done with true festival spirit. ln thc ~, =" Nc
the prn-ramur the choir had notiih- ~ Wv. "'.rs 'n
rhoml, had a superb band hcior" hn', '' ,rhr,,,n,
h, element and tuned up 10 concert t."' M and
performance, of the overture 10 " fi ', "a,
@rhumanu', SYMPHONY i'm f. Nat Lthc hic."''. l.,
,.r, .ivru and between them MI tl,ShclL' IN, ~
ba,So the German opera IN NN i"'M'
Iy-lrt', great air from the opera Whose Vn W Xn"r
nn.n,d m, feast ~ he hl> - otich sung IL III -.
Nork The second part was deNo'ed 10 ph 20
.t,hat Mater" in which the chorus dll Wu'h W
rchohillt,tc Itself i'm the favor ot msSuned , W.
,.n,n,nt, from aftr. and the solos were nn'N suts
lax Ni~, Deycre, Miss Winant. Nr. Loyd ana '''
Fischer. ~ - ~