The Portland daily press., 1895-06-24
WILL SING AGAIN.
Another Grand C. L. Chorus Concert
Planned.

Boston, June 2a.-Although in addition
to the Christian Endeavor chorus OF three
thousand, there were nearly seven
thousand people in Mechanics building
to hear the rehearsal last Thursday eve
ming, the demand for tickets was so
much in excess of the possible capacity
of the building that the convention COM
mittee has decided to give another public
rehearsal.
Mr.. Somerby yesterday said that, so far
as his knowledge of such affairs extends,
he does not know of any occasion in Bos.
toms history when a rehearsal or concert
has been attempted on such grand scale
as the preparations for this second pu bile
rehearsal indicate
The occasion will be more than the
mere rehearsal of the chorus. 1t will be
a grand chorus concert, at which not only
the churus will do the best work that can
be had from it by rigid drilling between
now and then, but some of the best
soloists that can be had in Boston will
assist
The concert will be held on the evening
of July 8, which is the Saturday before
the convention. All the net receipts will
be turned over to the convention COM
mittee and will be used in paying the
expenses of the convention. Instead of a
any reserved seats, the price of tickets
will be afty cents for the first balconies,
twenty-five cents for the floor and
probably twenty five cents for the second
balconies and general admission, if stand
ing room tickets are issued
Every seat in the house will be re-
served 1t is estimated that after the
three thousand of the chorus are provided
for, there will be little more than four
Thousand seats to provide for. The chorus
will have special entrance to the build
ing as they did last Thursday evening,
and their regular chrous tickets will
admit them, for the chorus will not be
charged admission this time.
AS nearly as possible, Mechanics build
ing on that evening will be arranged as
it will remain during the convention,
and the chorus will be seated in a much
better manner than was possible for them
to be last Thursday. The platform in
front of the organ at Mechanics is to be
built out and dsup in such manner that il
will seat in tiers, one thousand people.
During convention time, five hundred Of
these one thousand seats, in the center OF
the tiers, will be used for the chorus, and
two hundred and fifty seats on either side
for ministers.
At the big chorus concert on the 9th
however, the entire one thousand seats of
the platform will be used by the chorus
and the other two thousand voices viii
be seated directly in front of the plat
form, SO that no voices will bt
'sdrowned" under the balconies, as was
the case the other night. The volume o
sound that Mr. Somerby will get from hi
great chorus at this concert, will probably
be greater surprise than it was th'
other night
In addition to these special rehearsal
for the concert, Mr.. Somerby will call {
special meeting for each section of his
chorus some time during the week afte
next, for the purpose Of having them al
register and get their convention badges
Ehe announcement for these meeting
bers. for without the badges it will b.
impossible for them to get into the con
vention, and the only opportunity to. ge
badges will be at these meetings. Mr.
Somerby will announce the place ant
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