New-York tribune., 1894-06-25

IT MT. i
the vide divergence Of opinion and taste eXniDle5i
by the singers Yesterday The system iEoown iOt'o%yn
con;empates that the Judges shA.l pe ,rt orn
10 The singers and also % each other Ihry are
five In number and edch reports py STE "tisto
committee which Wi arrive AZ decision by ne
simple arlthmeticdl process "i ailihs w ~. -,
Judges to consider are: nonrtIGn Pre- preGsi,2in toni
B. expression ana phraSing Ca s'nEu'r connriation
In adiudicatlng the judges are cailei on - io%TT
fonr good three. fairly good; TWO. sa,i@faciory;
one medium As in the Kentucian's judgment Oh
whlskey. there is no such adjective as eaL -. ,,es
The societies that competed iu the Irst ,,1S9
were the Orphcus. Of Buffalo 81 voices; iiai,,,, iiaih
OF Baltimore about - voices; JuntrI M"H' i,tt
of Phlialelphia. " voices; Quarte; Cn3 OF Pni'a5
S0ha ooq yoies snclso2 4gS% OF OF rSokyn rSoyn s
voices The contest for first place plainly iag , Dr
tween the Brooklyn Aron and me JunEsr IN me
chor. OF Philadelphia. the iormr! - S II hri
spirit Of the performance. The later m tonn ni,e i
the composition and the character OF inc GhotS,
tries. to use sporting KnTHsT sM TForest
par, song entitled WpaiI,S'Hrf Plrbg rS4 composition
was Of a simpler and more conventional type ,, nan
Zerlett's Grab Busento.' am ine Sool'u,es .,
six that took part in the first competition
In the evening the frs; festival concert properly
so-calcd took place It was fortunate n'7pe'.9'
ton that the weather became much cooler after
the afternoon shower. The audience that Ea'her'u
within the amphithcatre tested It's capaciiy as "
has been tested only a few times IN its history
and had the oppressive heat of the 'noon con-
tnuel the suffering of the audience w'uh HaNe
all but ea,opped enjoyment of the music y" II
was the spectacle presented 10y the hail. gay Win
fcstoons and banners and crowded III every mon
by an eagerly cxpcctan; and mpressionaoie A""l-
ence acted as a wonderful stimulus 10 enjoyment
and there was nothing to stay the peasntap!e eN-
Citement.
II the expectations of the management 'oucH'"s
the number of choristers were not realized. those
not easy to imagine the picture wnich S"y ~
grouped together on a stage present neither Is u
pos sible for the unint.afcd to form AN "plHun 81
the effect which that number "l N"..'I III, g.,
when lifted In a mighty unison of SW'li'..t ~. NJ
mony such masses DO not ovcrwheim 10y Iounh's', y,
to thrill with singular and unc'nirGl1,aDn' ,s oi,o
are effacel AMI the whole IS rnn'hi'l anu y.
richod The programme contain, W. ,@,o"Lor Lr
Siucken's "Bundcs-Hymnc' written. We De
nev~. FOR the OCCASION Win orc"'~,i" ,.,,o 'r
panied pieces Man spckcrs fr2cons, ana sT1rf race
ful Die Tage den Rosen Hln.E N'aS't 't,abI.,
(irundc') ani Louis koemncnlch's 'L"cknug. a
new composition. like it, p.tle''ss't 4h tn, S'',i ~
mwarGgI t G'', M 81 ihcse s.,nes were performed
naR"Genth, hnsn,,7t,1 efrcrt but rho-e which went
quickest and straightest 10 m" popular heart VIZ"
~ ,h inne,r,,rncntolists Tho Klace' was stormily
redcmandcd and sung second time from iWnr W
he svaT ~ the festival spirit that discrimin"i-
ing Judgment not 20 De- cApt'b' p", ~.
was little ca FOR expressions of aspfa'sr Tor re
performance from cnd to end was eNcepiionaI.y 3
and UNEXPECTEDLY brilliant. Even m" SOLO ana M Ti
| chosiral numbers. which necessarily ""Ir ~ " , "
/ advantage In SEQ large an aulienrr-i''m. "nD-r
Imperfect acoustic prop"rt"s werr wt' ""' ~!
w.. Wr rhr solo PERFORMERS were Min" Mntcrna who
sang the great sc,na Oc-an in9n in,SmS n,iI nr, Io
IN 'y,ho 1Iavcl PABLO Saraeate's GYPSY Dances
and sgnor Campanari 1o -'nE 'n' .IPr,nosiflons
| by C;rrig and Non der Stuck"n. D." %, h",'I''