The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17
LARGEST IN THIS COUNTRY.
There Will Be Fine Male Chorus
of Ten Thousand.
PROMINENT MEN TO BE THERE
Details of the National Saengerfest
to Be Held in Maids on Square
Garden.


ises to beat any previous effort of this
kind ever attempted in this country
will be begun in the spacious Madison
square Gardens Saturday. June %. This
carnival OF music and song will be pro-
duced under the auspices of the Verein-
igten Saenger Society, of which William
Steinway is the honorary president and
Richard Katzenmeyer is president.
The society. in bringing about this fes-
tival, does so in the belief that it will tend
to encourage the cultivation of music and
song. The committee of arrangements is
very repre- sentative one, aud among
those who are taking part in making the
affair success are: Mayor Gilroy, ex-
Mayors w. r. Grace and Hugh Grant.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. E. Ellery Anderson :;
James Kilbreth, Collector of the Port OF
New York; Andrew Carnegie, Joseph Il
ChOate, George 3. McClelland. w. B. Mer-
rll, Charles A. Dana. John l.. Cockerill
and Judge P. Henry Dugro.
All the principal singing societies In
every State east of the Mississippi will be
represented. and it ls expected that
chorus of 10000 male voices will be heard.
This will constitute the largest male
chorus ever heard in this country. The
society trusted the management of the
carnival to James Morrissey, and in addi-
ton to the singing societies, the members
Of which are all professional, the fol-
lowing well-known musical artists and
soloists have been engaged: Amelia Ma
terna. Emma Juch. Lillian Blauvelt, Nine.
Tavary. Maud Powell. Giuseppe Cam
panari, Emile Fisher. Conrad Behrens,
Arthnr Fro bop nd u.
The musical directors, Vanderstucken
and Zoetner. have been laboring very
effectually for the past three months, and
they are perfectly satisfied with the result
of their labors. 10 all there will be five
concerts. The opening performance is ct
s 30 O'Clock on Saturday evening, June %,
and it will be given in honor of the visit
ing singers. The second will take place
on Sunday aftern Don. 1t will be devoted
to prize singing, in which male chorus
societies Of the first and third class will
compete. The former consists of repre-
sentatiyes from Buffalo, Baltimore, Phila-
dephia, Brooklyn and New York, and
will sing Ferlatti's "Das Grab i'm Bu-
sento." The third class, comprising socle-
ties from every State east If the Missis-
sippi, will render Bache's "Waldeinsam-
heit"
The prizes in each OF the classes will be:
First, Steinway grand piano; second.
solid silver cup, and third, solid silver
wreath. The competitive prize sin ging for
the second class will take place on Monday
afternoon. June %, when Won Weserlas'
"Herbst Mach" will be sung. The prizes
in this second class will be similar TO those
of the first and third.
The first concert will be given on Mon
day and all the prominent artists men
toned will take part In it. President
Cleveland and Governor Flower have
written TO the committee accepting the in
vitations to attend, and il is expected that
many notable persons from the different
States will come TO hear the performances.
The decorators are already busy at work
on the garden. and when the gates are
thrown open the visitors will be confronted
with a dazzling blending Of the Stars and
Stripes and the German tricolors. tes-
TONED with natural flowers and garlaEds.
The front OF the building on the Madison
avenue side is similarly decorated. In case
not spell" should pay a visit during the
celebration the immense sliding roof can
be thrown open, thus giving the spectators
AhO plCcouIO VI All Opeu-dlI COuCeTI. a
triumphal arch is being erected in front OF
the balcony at Madison avenue, and 1t Is
expected that fIOm this balcony President
Cleveland and other distinguished visitors
will review the procession which will
herald the opening of the Saengerfest.
This parade will be the principal feature
of the festival. Fully 10000 men Will be
In Iine, each one wearing an alpine hat
and carrying lighted torch. They will
march TO the time of vocal music and all
along the line of march the citizens have
been requested to illuminate their resi-
dences. 1nterspeTsed along the line there
will be several floats, beautifully deco
rated, and the principal one will represent
an apotheosis of music and song. 1t will
have the place of honor between the Arion
and Liederkranz societies. Several uni
formed organizations will also take part
and altogether the sight will be pleasing
as well as an instructive one.
Tuesday grand picnic and summer
nights festival will be held in Ulmer
Park, Benson hurst, Long Island, where
the prizes will be awarded TO the success
full societies. This will bring the carnival
to an end, and from present indications,
judging from the extraordinary demand
Tor seats. the success of this gigantic
Saengerfest is already assured.