The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-30
GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF the North American Sanger
bund Attended by
Thousands

Cincinnati. O.. June 2s-After an eIss-
delay of over "a hours which
caused not few Of Cincinnaus thous-I
ands of visitors to leave the city. the op-l
ening of the Golden Jubilee Saengerfestl
of the North American Saengerbund wasl
given tonight Within half an hour Of thel
time set for the beginning of the concert.
carpenters still swarmed the great audi
tor.um and the saving and hammerlnE
mechanics and the laborers bearing out
debris jostled the white gowned chorus
girls who appeared on time and endeav-
ored to take their places as previously
assigned. Up to the last minute. seats
we're being erected in the parquet while
a hundred and fifty feet over the heads
OF the gathering multitude workmen were
closing the last roof opening OF the great
dome.
But the end Of the preparations came
Ia last. As II by magic the hammering
and saving ceased and the hum Of hu-
man voices filled the great structure as
the crowds that had gathered at all the
doors were admitted.
The vast interior of the hall can be des-
cribed as a many times magnihed egg
shell-the similarity Is In shape only. As
the vast beams and springlng arches and
the wilderness OF geometric braces. sug-
gest a strength altogether different from
egg shell structure. The effect OF such
great height and rounded expanse Is
10 bring the audience and the occupants OF
the stage into easy companlonship. Under
the remarkable circumstances Of the hn-
ishing work on the hall. there was but
little opportunity for elaborate decora-
tons Festoons Of evergreen at the uppei
line where the dome starts and a like
festoonlng OF red. white and blue on the
next line below constituted the decora.
tons. The entire Interior was brilliantly
Illuminated with arc lights.
An audience that packed the balcony
and almost filed the dress circle and par
auet indicated an attendance Of much ovel
Il. .J0. The chorus and orchestra number
ed over 1000 more.
HOW 1T OPENED.
Al SIS. only ten minutes after the des
gnated time. the applause indicated IN
4 appearance Of Louis Ehrgott the muslea
director. and in the hush that followed
came the opening notes OF Beethoven
I conservation OF the house.
4 Five minutes afterward the crash OF
board IN the balcony. followed by a wo
mans scream started what looked like
=. fearful panic Fortunately good sense pre-
vailed over needless fear. The orchestr
ala not lose a note. and when quiet wa
,. restored applause rewarded IN cool head
| that had restrained the thoughtless one
\ and averted a catastrophe.
The frat vocal work given was th
I Gloria from Barnby's ''Ihe Lord Is King
By the Cincinnati reception chorus an
orchestra. The test Of the acoustic quail
ties Of the new hall IN both the orehestr;
and vocal numbers indicated success. Tn
closing passage OF B4rnDy's Gloria
thrilled the audience that saivos OF az
plause were given.
The oratorical EFFORTS seemed eQuali
satisfactory as N turf the welcoming a,
dresses we're maee / ngood German /
Tafel. President Bettman Of the loc
committee. and the response by Prssidsl
DeileT Of the North Amriean saspss
bund.
There was = touch Of p4thos In the sor
''Herbstleld" BY vivtor Hsrbsrf. sung /
the Louisville Leidsrkranz. Kari echml
conductor. Th's 10 the eniy rsustpii