New-York tribune., 1899-06-30
SAENGERFEST OPENED.
BY STRENUOUS EFFORTS THE HALL IN
CINCINNATI WAS MADE READY.
sI.AMMrNG OF A WINDOW NEARLY CREATED
PANIC-T1E PROGRAMME RENDERED

sI.AMMrNG OF WINDOW NEARLY CREATED
PANIC-THE PROGRAMME RENDERED.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuxE.l
Cincinnati. June 2s-Much to the qualification OF
the local committees and the rest OF the visiting
singers the Golden Jubilee sangerfest Of the North
American Sangerbund had Its beginning this even
ing. Doubt a. to whether not the reception
concert would take place prevailed until evening.
for there nothing TO inspire belief in the ap-
pearance OF the hall Wednesday evening. But
the builders accomplished wonders.
Professor Baldwin OF the university broke down
under the strain but army OF men and boys
continued the work all night and UP TO the hour
announced for the beginning OF the concert, by
which tire a miracle had been accomplished. The
building rot finished. and probably never Will
be. but floors down. seats were in place and
the stage was finished 1t was possible TO give a
concert and d concert in honor Of the visitors was
given whose artistic features would have COM
manded respect and admiration, II the conditions
had been favorable to their appreciation which
they rot.
The hall is a superb structure. considering fits
temporary character. and probably as well adapted
TO music any structure OF its size and kind is
ever Likely TO be- but music is only a secondary
consideration at Sangerfest, despite all the work
bestowed upon IT, and the prominence that II oc-
cupies in discussion. SO far could be Judged in
the noise and confusion. the band, made up Of the
izaton. and II it could he said without causing
heart burnings should like TO say that the local
chorus of mixed voices, some one thousand or
twelve hundred in number. gave the best choral
performance that Cincinnati has heard for many
years. Quality, balance Of tone and precision were
excellent in the Gloria" from Barnby's THE Lord
Is King and also in the prize festival cantata. by
DR.. y. ]. Elsenheimer which closed the functions
Of the evening.
half o: the evening was devoted to the usual
addresses. Mayor Tafel welcomed the singers 10
the city. and speeches also made by the presi-
dent OF the local Committee of Arrangements, Mr..
Bettmann. and the president OF the Sanger5und,
J. Hanna Deiler, of New-Orleans. An interesting
feature o: ;he musical part Of the programme was
the singing OF part song, composed by Victor
Herbert by the Louisville Liederkranz. the only
surviving member OF the union Of societies founded
fifty years ago
The concert began with Beethoven's overture.
"Consecration OF the House; then came the
Barnby Gloria" the oratorical formalities, the
bell song from Lathe" sung by Charlotte Ma
conda Of New-Yor.S, and finally the festival can
tata Concerning the artistic value Of this compost
ton in which Miss Sara Anderson. Mrs. Marshall
Pease George Hamn, oscar Ehrgott and joseph
s Baernstein sang the solos an expression or opin-
ion must be postponed for want Of time.
The concert was heard by An audience OF rve or
six thousand persons, who nearly thrown into
a panic by the slamming Of a window, an evidence
Of the popular fear concerning the safety OF the
building.
Tho visiting singers have taken the festival mis-
fortunes with great good-humor in the main.
though there has been some strong denunciation OK
the local committee. A. meeting held in tho
forenoon an official expression Of sympathy Win
the local committees adopted and also reso-
luton to hold the festival. If need be- IN the open
air. H. L. Il"