New York Union Musical Association: Annual Picnic and Summer Night Festival: 3rd

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     “Musical. Third Annual Picnic and Summer Night’s Festival of the New York Union Musical Association at Paul Falk’s Lion Park. The third annual picnic and summer night’s festival of the New York Union Musical Association, which took place on Wednesday night at Lion Park, was as successful as the managers could have desired. The programme arranged for the occasion included an instrumental and vocal concert—the latter by members of the Association—and an order of dancing so varied as to please all lovers of Terpsichore who chose to [whirl?] through the lively gallop, romp through the mazes of the contredance, or swiftly glide to the graceful melody of the dance temps.

     Dodworth’s band occupied the orchestra, supported by the members of the Association, under the leadership of Professor Groulx. The first piece on the programme, the overture of ‘The Poet and Peasant,’ made popular by Theodore Thomas, was pleasingly rendered, and was succeeded by the chorus Die Liebe composed by Professor A. Berlyn, of the city of Amsterdam, who has been decorated by several of the crowned heads of Europe for his musical productions. This was given by the members of the Association in such a manner as to call for a considerable applause, although the number of voices was not sufficient to give it proper effect. The same may be said of the rendition of the three choruses, on the programme, from the operetta of Nellie, a powerful chorus being requisite to give them proper expression. The well known Il Balen was sung with good taste by Mr. De Vos, who was rewarded with warm demonstrations of approval. The remaining pieces on the programme call for no special remark. At the termination of the concert the floor was cleared for dancing, which was kept up with spirit far into the small hours of the morning."