After he had gone back
to New York these disgruntled musicians tried to do the same as Mr.
Gilder had done, but it was a complete failure. One of the thirty-six
concerts was given in the Tent Amphitheater back of the Palace Hotel,
July 4, 1874. The artists were Mme. Anna Bishop, soprano; Mrs. M.R.
Blake, contralto; Alfred Wilkie, tenor; Cornelius Makin, bass. The
Silver Cornet band was under the direction of Professor Henry von der
Mehden and Frank Gilder, pianist. There was an audience of 12,000
people and the programme was one to be remembered for its musical
value and splendid singers who received the plaudits of the people in
their great enthusiasm at the successful and artistic performance of
each number.
PROGRAMME FOR JULY 4TH, 1874
1. Overture--Poet and Peasant Suppe
2. Song. The Sword of Bunker Hill Covert
Mr. C. Makin
3. Scotch Ballad. Within a Mile of Edinborough Town.
(encore) Annie Laurie.
Mrs. M.R. Blake
4. Piano solo. America, with variations Gilder
Frank Gilder
5. Grand Aria. Let the Bright Seraphim Handel
Mme. Anna Bishop; Prof. Mehden, cornet obbligato
6. Song. The Anchor's Weighed Braham
Mr. Alfred Wilkie
7. Grand operatic pot-pourri Von der Mehden
SECOND PART
1. Duet.
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