the celebrated violin virtuoso, Camilla Urso, came
to San Francisco on a tour. The Mechanics Pavilion then stood on the
square of Stockton and Powell, Geary and Post streets, and numerous
entertainments were given there. The musical festival had been
successfully opened with Camilla Urso as soloist, and on the second
day she tendered the society a benefit concert. The programme, a noted
one which should be preserved, is as follows:

MUSICAL FESTIVAL

TENDERED BY CAMILLA URSO
in aid of The Mercantile Library of San Francisco
at the
MECHANICS PAVILION

FIRST PART

1. Overture, Ali Baba Cherubini
Grand orchestra of 150 men.

2. Glory to God on High (from 12th Mass) Mozart
Oratorio chorus, 1,200 voices.

3. Symphony in C (Andante and Allegro) Gade
Grand orchestra of 150 pieces.

4. (a) Sleepers, Awake, Choral from St. Paul Mendelssohn
(b) Prayer of Moses in Egypt Rossini

5. Grand Concerto for the Violin (orchestral accompaniment) Beethoven
CAMILLA URSO

PART II

1. Chorus, The Heavens are Telling (from the Creation) Haydn
Oratorio chorus of 1,200 voices

2. Overture of Freischutz Weber
Grand Military Band, 150 men.

3. Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah" Handel
Oratorio chorus of 1,200 voices.

4. Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore Verdi

Full chorus of 1,200. Organ. Grand orchestra of 150. Full military
band, drum corps of the city militia, 50 anvils, 100 firemen, city
fire bells and cannon to be fired from the stand of the leader by use
of electricity.

General Conductor, Mr. R. Herold. Organist, Gustav A. Scott.

These concerts were among the grandest achievements of our time. The
music of the musicians and singers was par excellence and should never
be forgotten as long as history can keep it alive. How vividly is the
scene before me--the magnificent chorus, the pealing of the organ
tones, the excellent performance of the orchestra and the beautiful
playing of Camilla Urso and the enwrapt listeners that crowded the old
pavilion to overflowing. Those were days of music for Californians who
knew how to make it and we should always have the greatest pride in
recounting these magnificent efforts.

In the year 1874, when Madam Anna Bishop was m