Birmingham state herald., 1896-08-19
BEWITCH|NG THE EVENING
Midsummer Night Festival a
 Week Hence.
PROGRAMME IS ELABORATE
The Musical Feature Is Especially Felicitous. The Fireworks Display Will Contain
 Many Beautiful and Novel Pieces.

en tonight week at Lakeview under the auspices of the Birmingham Deutscher Turn Verein, promises to be a great suc- cess, and will do much towards advertis- ing Alabama's chief city. An elaborate programme has been got ten out and presents a neat appearance. In the forenoon the visiting societies will be met by reception committee and es- corted to the hall. The societies will then take in the city and see its many manufacturing plants, magnificent buildings and visit the suburbs. From to o'clock in the afternoon Webers band will give concert and games and other entertaining sports, in- cludng tub races and "fscherstechen" by Professors Nordenberg and Colmant
 Musical Programme. The musical programme, beginning at 5:30 o'clock under the direction of Prof Bruno Oetteking, is as follows
 Part I.
 Overture. Golden Wand" Oaurendau) Professor Weber's band. Address of welcome-Hon. J. A Van Hoose mayor of the city. Mass chorus, "Das Stille ThaT' Qudw. Liebe)-By all the societies. Orchestra Die Yacht am Rhein"- Male choruses
 "vom Berg ergeht en Rufen" (Balda- mus)-Birmingham German Turn Ve- rein.
 Der Gesang" (Carl HaeseT-Cullman Quartette club.
 "Das Deutsche Lied" (Kallwoda) mingham Concordia.
 "Lieb, Nun Kommt die Rosenzeit' e. AhD-Memphis Maennerchor. Orchestral selection, War Songs or h 4lIIn
 Tableau, "A Summer Nights Dream O-Messrs. Colmant and Nordenberg. Intermission forty-five minutes
 Part II. Overture, "Silver Bells" (SchlepgrsiD- Professor Weber's band.
 Vocal solo, "Pattis Waltz Song (Em- ma Pattison)-Miss Alice Fallon. Piano solo, "Tannhauser March" Liszt)-Miss Daisy Rowley. Orchestral selection, "Black Boys Fol- 1y" Uaurendau.
 Gymnastic exercises-The Birmingham German Turn Verein.
 Orchestral selections
 Male choruses.
 "Heimkehr" Goh. Gelbke)-Memphis Mannerchor
 "Schaefers sonntagslied" e. Kreut- Zer)-Birmingham Concordia. "Wiegenlied" (Joh. Brahms)-Bir- mingham Turn Verein. Die Ehre Gottes" (Beethoven)-Cull- man Quartette club. Tableau, "A Summer Nights Dream (2)-Messrs. Colmant and Nordenberg. Intermission thirty minutes.
 Part III.
 March "Palatinus" (R. B. HalD-Pro- lessor Weber's band
 Clarionet solo-Prof Henri Weber Orchestral selection =, Mass chorus, "Lutzow's Wllde Jagd (Carl Maria von Weber)-By all the so- cieties.
 Orchestral selection.
 Male choruses.
 "Das Treue Herz" (Otto)-Birmingh ham Concordia.
 gold)-Cullman Quartette club. "Spielmann's Lied" GIT Hoff)-Mem- phis Maennerchor.
 70 Heimat vie bist du so schoen' (R. Scheurmann)-Bir Deutscher Turn Verein.
 Orchestra-Deutschland Ueber Alles. The societies participating in the vo- cal contests will be as follows: Memphis aennerchor-Musicald direct or, Theodore Hoepfner.
 Cullman Quartette club-Musical di- rector, Prof. J. Kullman.
 Concordia (Birmingha m)-Musicai d. rector, Prof. H. F. Schuldt
 Turn VereIn Gesang Sektlon (Birning- ham)-Musical Director, Prof. Bruno Oetteking.
  The grand pyrotechnic d'r,lhy which will conclude the festival will be as fol lows:
 Grand salute of signal shells. Instantaneous illumination in colors. Successive ascensions of large batte' ries of rockets in all imaginable designs including display, exhibition and whis fling bombs, peacock plumes and othel novelties.
 Mammoth display of surprise boxes. nf tom Exhibition of flying doves.
 Extra large piccolo battery. Grand pyrotechnical display of num- Der of mammoth due shells fired from iron motors.
 Grand Gatling battery display. Magnificent cascades
 Ascension of battery of Buquet rock cts.
 Flight of Saucissions releasing my. riads of blazing serpents.
 Display of extra heavy battery or Bu quet bombs.
 Grand discharge of No. 12 due shells each one an exhibition in itself. Successive displays of batteries of va riegated rockets.
 Extra large piccolo battery (Wlth mu sical effecD.
 Six mammoth 1S-inch shells.
 Tree of liberty.
 Electric shower wheels.
 Revolving planet, dazzling color effects dTdDu PltSSy iiC hyiC. Kaleidoscope.
 Grand finale, Good Night"
 Committees.
 The committees for the festival are: General director-Prof. Bruno Oette king.
 Reception-Messrs Augustus Schil finger, F. Ehrhart. Frank Karau, F. Schillng, F. Penzler, A. Cornell, Henr, Petersen, Fred Schuessler, E. Gusfield Herman Ploeger. J. w. Shafer, Erns Petermann, Charles MOmm.
 Grounds and transportation--Mess William Recklng, H. J. Jungemann, A Stockmar l.. Braun, T. c. Rainbow. Fireworks T. c. Rainbow, | Braun.
 Entertainment-Messr c. Momm Leo Colmant, Pehr Nordenberg. Badges and advertising-Messrs. I Braun. A. Anton, F. Furrer
 Ushers and floor managers-Messrs. l.. Houppert F. Lustig. F. w. Rainbow Finance-Messrs. T. c. Rainbow W Reckling, J. Davidson, F. Rothenhofei A Cornell.
 Refreshments--Messr Louis Schil Cahw abratpn 1Oh