Year: 1872

Walls OF THE CHORUS sINGERS-THE FINANCIAL


ASPECT.


lFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIIB TRlBUER.l


BoSToN, June 25.-BOSton is still in the firm
grip of the Jubilee and the monster is not likely to
release hold until the latter part of next week In
business point of view the mammoth show IS good
thing or an unfortunate occurrence, according TO the
position in which stands for his outlook Business
made preparations for the Jubilee Of 1862 sup
posing would be harvest season. but the strangers
did buy goods and the regular customers remained
at home with the insane idea that the country people
would crowd the stores completely that
they could not get near the counters Between
the two, immense advertising schemes fell at, and mer-
chants and clerks enjoyed OF were disguised by dull
weeks work During this Jubilee, business generally in
the city and its vicinity has been dull or feouse hotels
and eating and boarding houses enjoy 1t, and the dry
goods have fair share of patronage Men en-
gagged many other kinds of trade and pursuits feel
rather blue and many of them are beginning to be un-
patriotic enough TO heartily wish that the end had been
reached days of quetude do not rufe the TEN
por Of the business men. but three weeks
apathy tells upon the receipts, and brings the
questions OF peace and local pride directly to the
pockets as well the hearts Of the people.
The members of the chorus embrace men aud women
young and old, rich and poor made up mostly Of Bos
ton Massachusetts, and Now-EDgland people. well
known critic says that "they Of that very large
class Of VINO will go anywhere ana sing
on any occasion provided the railroads run at haffae
and the proceedings opened with prayer" but they
are not Of that meek and ambike disposition, ~ one
may Judge by the complaints which they pour out daily
They give their and services for the precious boon
Of sitting in the chorus seats and the honor Of taking
part in the Worlds Jubilee. These two points
of weight for the first two or three days but as
Thackeray says the pleasure OF seeing ones self in print
disappears after column two has appeared and the
work laborous so singing at Jubiees ceases to
be much of a pleasure the end of weeks time. Many
of the members absent themselves and allow their
friends to use their tickets and this has been voted
crime punishable win forfeit of tickets for the rest of
the Jubilee. When all good-natured committeeman,
policemen and everybody else who can are getting their
friends without any payment OF scrip it is certainly
hard for the chorus to be deprived OF similar privileges
They have been pretty closely watched, a1d fayors
shown them have not been very numerous Sill many
of them have remained throughout and tried do their
hest 10 help on great show They kept out OF
the ball while the paid workers admitted, but 1t
made such an unpleasant row, pail IN whlch lhey VIII
be the central figure Will take place on MONDAY evening
next


Some OF the more bucolc members have contributed
considerable amusement by their antics especially those
and cali iondly for Mr. Troches" they hunting
for Mr. Tourgee Almost everybody finds 1t impossible
believe the manag can small OF iayight In
the distant Omega OF the Jubilee III Tn expenses
are exceed half million, which Is MI Glmores
estimate they will certainly be covered before the con
concluded; and not few predict handsome
surplus OF gentlemen In charge a'e business
men, used handling large amounts of money every
| wear and when you get the business experience
| Of such men all concentrated on enc point,
the result is rarely disastrous. Most OF those who are
| conducting affairs relating TO the MANAGEMENT are
among those pledged the guarantee fund on which
the Jubilee started; and they are yerf careful IN
limiting the expense in all possible ways. for instance,
the programmes the different days (which have gem
orally been printed wretchedy thin paper are all
furnished by Boston firm which pays oil the expenses
of composition. paper and press-work for The privilege
OF an advertisement on the last page. This simply one
of many shrewd arrangements TO cover expenses whch
| apppar 70 be very large.