The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
NATIONAL SAENGERFEST
The Great Festival Of the North
American Saengerbund.
Welcomed to Cleveland, o., by Gov. Mo
Kinley and Mayor Blee-The saen-
gerbund Singers Delight Large
and Critical Audiences-sing-
ing Of the School Chorus
"A Week of Melody.

CLEVELAND, July 12.-The twenty
seventh Saengerfest of the North
American Saengenbund opened In this
city yesterday. The city was gaily
decorated and the air was filled with |
the music of brass bands. BY |
Tuesday nigh yenty-one German |
singing societies from as many cities |
had arrived and been assigned to quar-
ters. In the evening the great Saen-
gerfest hall on Wilson avenne was the
center of interest. The reception con-
cert was then given, participated In
by one thousand singers and listened
TO by an audience of 5000 persons,
Mayor Blee welcomed the visitors to
Cleveland briefly but heartily, and Gov
ernor Mckinley then did like duty
for Ohio He spoke of the birth OF the
Sengerbund in Cincinnati forty-four
years ago, and Of its great singing
festivals In Columbus in 1885 and in
Cleveland in 1874. In conclusion he
formally welcomed the guests to Ohio.
The concert was great success
Mile. Rita Elandi, the prima donna,
received an ovation to which she re-
sponded by singing "Home, Sweet
Home" the more feelingly because
Cleveland is her home. Miss Lena
Little, the contralto; Barron Berthald,
the tenor, and Gustav Berneike, the
basso, fully vindicated their high repu-
tation as vocalists. The festival re-
ception chorus of Cleveland singers
and the Philharmonic orchestra also
did their work we'll.
The Saengerfest really began with
the matinee concert to-day. The at
tendance was large, and the excellent
programme was well rendered. The
Cleveland soprano, Mrs. S. c. Ford,
was given fattering reception, the
audience compelling her to respond to
two encores. The orchestral numbers
were heartily applauded, as was the
l. Jungo Maennerchor, of Philadelphia,
who sang "The Hero's Grave" Conrad
Behrens, the basso, was well received,
0 and furore was created by the united
singers of Cincinnati, who rendered the
= Suomis song. The famous Liederkranz
Q of New York added to their laurels
! when II sang Charm Of the Night"
Q Barron Berthald, the tenor, and Miss
}, Lena Little, the contralto, carried of
J. their share of the afternoons honors,
e This evening the Saengerfest hall
\ was full. After the opening orchestral
i number the great mass chorus made
e the building ring with Land Sight
q ing" r. Goldstein, Of Cincinnati, sing
'e ing the baritone solo Rita Elandi
3 sang an aria from Fidelio, Barron
.. Berthald gave fine rendition OF Wal
II theirs prize song from the master Sing
e ers of Nuremberg" and after him the
II mighty mass chorus sang folk song
II and composition by Dumack, electrify'
e, ing the audience later with magnih-
a. cent rendition Of Schwalm's Death
re Song Of the Goths." Last on the pro,
ID Rramme was the festival cantata, 1.-The
r. New World" the prize composition oi
ot Heinrich Zoellner, Of New York. Rita
Is Elandi sang the soprano solo and Con
r. rad Behrens the baritone, the mass
al chorus of the Saengerbund singing the
d. chorus. The effect was magnificent
rs CLEVELAND, O., July 14.-Yesterday
nj might have been ftly termed "Chil
~ dren's day at the Saengerfest, for II
IN was the children who monopoliled the
Of greater part of the attention at the az
&c ternoon concert. They were all pupils
n. of the public schools of this city ant
re they sang under the direction of Prof
e, N. Coe Stewart, who has charge o.
in their instruction. They began to ar
IT, rive at noon and almost 5000 OF then
D. were seated on the mammoth stag
rs ready 10 sing when the time for thu
ye concert began. They had two number
ly on the programme. The first was th'
N. chorus, "The Heavens are Telling,
he from "The Creation" and II is said tina
d. this is the largest body of young chill
he dren who ever essayed TO give thi
he beautiful composition. Their othe
a number on the programme was patri
%. otic. II was an American flag song b.
he John Zundell and Il composition en-
m. titled Columbia" by Prof. n. Co
cd Stewart. During the rendition OF tn
OF flag song the children waved hundred
he OF bmhll hiuerlCdh hoko "ho sNS "ib -
in was very pleasing.
al At the afternoon concert the New Oh
as leans Frohsinn society sang "Mornin
ed in the Forest" by Koellner. II wa
or well given and a recall was insist
,st ed upon. The soloists Of the day wer
nm Miss Olive Fremstadt, Emil Fischer
is Signor Victor Clodio, Miss Lillian Blar
he welt and Mdlle Rita Elandi. The latte
mi sang the first aria from Traviata.
nd The chorus numbers at the evenin
bo concert were confined TO the member
m Of the SaenSerbund, and they wer
iai beautifully rendered. In fact, the siul
ON ing was more uniform and much Of a
,al Improvement on that Of the day befor,
mt The compositions given were; "rh
let Grave In Busento," "Rheinish Folk
n Song" and Triumph Of the Germa
Lay"
"a There was quartette song b
I SiRnor Clodio, Miss Blauvelt, Mi
"a =. Fremstadt and Mr.. Fischer that WI
- greeted with one Of the heartiest el
cores of the week The attendance
ay both the afternoon and evening CO..
ne certs Thursday, filed the capacio'
IN hall from top TO bottom.
Lynchers TO be Prosecuted.
o6 sPRISeFIELD, Ill, July Alt is r
,sa ported here that the National Citizen
=. Rights association, Of which Judge A