Show WEDNES wednesdays DAVS darly DAILY JUNE a 8 BELSH AZZAB zions choral union renders benders the popular cantata in the tabernacle it was a notable event that of last last evening in the musical annals of our city the production of Bels bazzar bya by a society of suen suco proportions as zions choral union and in a building of sueh dimensions as the tabernacle was wad sufficient when first announced to set the public mind all agog with anticipation it was known that the union had been busily at work for several months preparing for this their initial performance and that stich each men as careless stephens beesley and daynes with their host of able assistants were not in the habit of laboring without bringing forth something of a result the 1 immense in audience and the fine perfo performance r m of last evening were in every way worthy of each other As early as seven groups and lines of people were to be seen wending their way towards the south gate of the temple block from all parts of the city As the time wore on the crowds grew denser the lines longer and the motion of the masses more mere eager and rapid like rills forming a river and again dividing into streams the multitude appeared as it poured through the open gateway gate and sought admission through the several doors leading to the interior of the great edifice here a scene of splendor burst upon the view the vast hall was lit up by a myriad of gas lamps which threw their radiance over the variegated hues of f an audience which by the time it was seated must have numbered from seven to eight thousand souls the galleries as well as the lower part of the auditorium were filled it might have been to suffocation had not the wise vise provision been made of throwing open the many doors of the building through which streamed the cool ceol evening nga air in waves As it t nassome was asso some e c laine of the beatin clu clouding I 1 a number of vociferous infants so some e of which aich were reluctantly taken out by their respective maternal guardians lest they might put an end to themselves and the cantata likewise if allowed to continue coutin ue their gratuitous performance some trouble and we regret to say ill 11 feeling arose over ever P persons erf sons getting into the wr wrong 0 ng seats and having to be ousted in favor of those holding the reserve coupons for the same while many of the latter failing to get the seats for watch they had bad paid the reserve price were obliged on account of e their places being taken when they arrived to sit down wherever they could in seats of inferior quality the audience was not fairly settled until a few minutes before 9 the west end of the tabernacle on either side and in front of the great organ where sat professor daynes was covered by a broad platform enclosing the elie choir the stands of the priesthood and the spaces right and i left extending to the front as far as but not including the sacrament table immediately in the centre in front was seated professor george careless on a dais facan facing the singers and the organ before before him im were the soloists thirteen in number and to the right and left and in the rear the grand chorus of four hundred hunam oides ohp orchestra having seats the right and left of the conductor at ten minutes to 9 professor careless waved his baton and a roll of drums responded the orchestra rendered for an overture march of the priests after which a brief pause ensued and then on another signal from the conductor the whole body of singers rose to their feet with splendid precision and the cantata of commenced we cannot tor jor lack of space follow it in detail and will only attempt to mention a few of the excellent features that were most prominent perhaps the best work of the evening was done by the chorus led by professor careless who seemed to infuse the magic of his nervous en ergy linto every so uland was ably supported by the grand organ and orchestra the bursts and swells of harmonious sound were as superb as the piano movements and diminuendos were sweet and plaintive but words cannot describe the power of music it must be heard in order to be realized the soloists also did some fine execution mr J D spencer with his deep resonant voice sang bel lines with splendid effect and after his opening song let us be merry 11 only failed of an encore because of the the hurrying forward of the next number all his efforts were excellent and were greeted with hearty applause mr G D P y er though suffering some from the re relics es of a cold sang the part of Zerub babel with great feeling and fine effect his voice grows sweeter and more flexible and gains in strength at each appearance of his in public heber goddard who impersonated cyrus made maae a very good impression with practice he win will develop into ato a vocalist of much merit mr below M J thomas as daniel in his opening V ning aria who but thin the time ran somewhat aground but later on amply redeemed himself hemsell by his excellent rend rendering erlia of the recitative thy gifts be to thyself h and tile air OB thuu king 0 his 1 6 voice is I 1 dad j ruper ff a b brief r ro role e was ably interpreted esq b by harry I 1 L y gardner a rd r YM mrs s edith t h ko Knowl 1 I ton tonas as hitoe netocris Nit ocris ris miss lizzie thomas as antonia Ant onla mrs Mr agnes sAgnes olsen thomas as chelo mith 1 11 mrs SUver silverwood wood as the jewish princess miss edith dinwoodey as the child myra miss crissie lawson as tamar miss louie poulton as Ata atalia liall and mrs vilate young as Zer zerlina lins all did excellent work mrs knowltons Knowl tons voice f ull full of sweetness and sympathy and slender as a silver thread told best on her sus sustained bained hig hibb h notes in some places it was out of tune bo however wever owing no doubt to the heavy requirements of the vast hall bail singing ija ia the tabernacle is no trifling ta cask eveh patti deemed the undertaking a feat worthy of her skill miss edith dinwoodey was heartily applauded for her song she has a remarkable voice for one so young one of the gems of the evening was the song brightly gleaming by miss lizzie thomas with a brilliant flute obligate by mr smith mrs agnes thomas was as usual in fine voice and her rich mellifluous tones fell upon the charmed tear e ar 1 like the music bof of murmuring va waters t ers miss lawsons voice was oue one of the best with abundant volume clearness of tone and tasteful expression mrs silverwood and the rest as they had opportunity made every note tell the soldiers Sol soldiers Viers battle march by the chorus orchestra wid and organ was th rendered land w was a 6 among the best things done by t them h em we will give thanks I 1 was also splendidly executed with tremendous volume and exact precision hail to ter Bela hazzar was wad a veritable gem the singing in the palace at the kings impious feast interrupted at intervals by the shouts and songs of the soldiers of cyrus advancing on the doomed doomed eit city y the terror of Bels bazzar at s seeing being the mystic ariti writing on the wall wita with the solemn and add eyeful fateful interpretation by daniel worked up the last scene to a grand dramatic climax in the capture of the city the death of and the triumphal entry of cyrus into babylon but the finale was marred by the ill mannered conduct of a portion of the audience who began moving out of the building in the very midst of the closing number creating much noise and confusion half drowning the singers and ruining ruined 1 I the e enjoyment n of their fellow auditor auditors be Bels sh bazzar azzar by byther mhd choral union n will be voted a success artistically as well as financially though not ranking high as a work of art and depending too much on catchy airs and interludes the magree lagree fi work of minstrelsy to be considered sublime either in co composition position or e effect act it is a nevert nevertheless eless brilliant ant and taking and will always be popular jor for amateur production it was a given iven successfully success lully in the methodist thodi t church some years ago under professor blake with professor orson pratt as accompanist A piece of this kind on account of its simplicity was very suitable for the choral union to begin on numbering as it does so many novices in the divine art but next time we hope ZO 10 see them in something more worthy of the steel of the socie tys veteran members such a work rk for instance as the messiah adf elijah jah I 1 israel in egypt or some other masterpiece all honor is due to professor careless his assistants professors beesley and stephens professor daynes and ana those who eup supported ported them in their arduous efforts for the success of last nights excellent performance |