American Institute Exhibition: 42nd

Event Information

Venue(s):
American Institute Coliseum

Price: $.50; $.25 children

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 January 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Sep 1873, All Day
11 Sep 1873, All Day
12 Sep 1873, All Day
13 Sep 1873, All Day

Program Details

“CONCERTS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Keating's Orchestra
2)
Jubel-Ouvertüre
aka Jubel overture; Jubilee; Feste
Composer(s): Weber
3)
Rigoletto, "Bella figlia dell'amore"
aka Rigoletto, quartet
Composer(s): Verdi

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 04 September 1873, 8.

No mention of music, but a nice description of the exhibition.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 September 1873, 13.

“Open[s] at noon.”

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 09 September 1873, 7.
4)
Review: New-York Times, 11 September 1873, 2.

“…Keating’s Band performed a selection of music throughout the afternoon and evening.”

5)
Review: New York Herald, 11 September 1873, 9.

“…In the centre [sic] of the vast building, elevated above the heads of the people, undeterred by the hum of the engines, the chattering of the soprano voices, or the unceasing din of the carpenters, was perched a gallant array of musicians, under the direction of Keating, [illeg.] of Plymouth Rock celebrity. The Jubel overture, mingled with the rat ta-ta of the nailers’ hammers and the ‘Strauss Waltz’ supplied the place of the missing bands on the main shaft. A trombone solo made the glasses jingle in a case beneath the orchestra and the glorious quartet from ‘Rigoletto’ played superbly, recalled memories of the Academy…”