The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-01
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Attendance Has Far Surpassed
All Expectations.
PROGRAMMES ARE VARIED
Officers and Members Express Appre-
citation of Local Executive Board
in Providing Such Build
ing for the Exercises

Cincinnati, June 30.-The golden jubilee of
the North American Saengerbund is GER
tainly now an assured success. The at
tendance during the past two days sur
passed expectations, and the opening con-
cert of last night surpassed the highest
expectations in the musical line.
The local executive board is no longer is
suing morning bulletins that the big Saen-
gerfest hall would positively be completed
on time" and evening bulletins explaining
why the hall was not ready ION time" The
hall has at last been completed and dedi-
Gated in song.
Thousands who were present at the open
ing concerts last night are now witnesses
to the completion of the Golden Jubilee hall,
and it would require that many witnesses
to convince some people that the hall was
really completed. The only thing that is
not said in praise of this great structure is
that ait was not ready ON time The hall
is grand one strong, and with every ap-
pointment for convenience and a most i'm
posing interior appearance. 1t is being urged
as fitting place for the national conven-
tons next year.
The officers and members of the North
American Saengerbund express their high
executive board In providing such a hall
and have issued statement that the de-
lay of twenty-four hours was due 10 un-
forseen accidents and unavoidable obstruc-
lions. The visitors have shown much more
forbearance than residents with the local
executive board.
The citizens of Cincinnati had taken
pride in the management of musical fes-
rivals, expositions and conventions, and
they have not forgiven those in charge of
the arrangements for this occasion.
With the programme coming twenty-four
hours later than announced the city is now
in the midst of the International Saenger-
fest. There are double programmes for to-
day and tomorrow After the concerts this
noon and evening the great Wolksfest will
be held at the Geological Gardens all day
Sunday and Sunday night instead of Sat-
urday as originally intended.
The concert this evening had the advant-
age of ideal weather and attracted a large
audience. The programme was varied
one. The orchestra made up of the Gin
cinnau symphony orchestra, REINFORCED by
sixty men from the Thomas orchestra, of
Chicago and directed by Louis Ehrgott, of
Cincinnati, rendered four numbers, which
were enthusiastically received.
The work of the orchestra was superb
in every instance and it was most raptur-
ously applauded.
The Milwaukee Music Verein, Eugene
Luening, conductor, sang two numbers,
Come, o Come, Yelled Beauty" by
M. Hauptman, and die Prayer Student"
by l.. LEM, in both of which fine express
sion was shown, though in the pianissism
passages the hall was too large to give the
best effect. The other choral numbers
were by the United Singers of st. Louis,
who sang who Is the Gott' with a vol
ume betting their full number, and they
responded to an encore. The soloists were
Miss Sara Anderson, Mrs. Marshall Peaz
and Mr.. George Hamlin. Miss Anderson
sang with a voice that filed the hall Wag-
ners "Dich Theure Halle" from Tam
haeuser, and with delicacy the aria from
Lake Pourquoi be Delibs. Mrs. Peaz
sang with much appreciation the aria "oh,
Love- Try, Help" from Saint Saens' Sam
son and Deliah.
The Buffalo society took the place on the
programme made vacant by the return
home of the Philadelphia Maennerchor.
Their selection was most warmly received,
but they declined an imperative recall.
During the interval between the after
noon and evening concerts there were
Volksfests at the Zoo and other gar
dens.