Daily camera., 1898-08-06

to Hear.
The Chautauqua grounds are crowded
today with cheerful philosophers who
laughed and told stories while the noun.
tain storm ragged and then padded
through the puddles with calm enjoy
ment delightful to behold. 1t take.
much more than mountain shower tc
daunt Chautauqua crowd. The morn
ing and afternoon trains brought Den
yer parties, eager to listen to DR.. Viii
son in the afternoon in his famous lecture
on "True Manhood" and 10 DR.. Talmage
in the evening.
DR.. Wilson took the character oi
Stonewall Jackson for his main illustra.
ton and his lecture was an eloquent ap.
peal for the formation of "True Man
hood" by character building along the
lines of truth and nobility.
Professor Behr is much pleased with
the outlook for his musical festival. He
expects to have chorus of Ico voices
from Boulder to add to the regular
Chautauqua chorus and is more than de.
lighted with the musical ability that be
finds in Boulder and says that he never
knew a town of its size to equal it. The
Denver choral society will also be pres
ent.
Prof. Behr will hold a special rehel-
sal in the Boulder Methodist church.
Monday evening at 7:3o and extends a
cordial invitation to all to come and join
the chorus at that time. Free tickets of
admission to the grounds for the three
days during the festival will be given all
members of the chorus.
The management seems to be deter
mined to close the assembly next week
in blaze of glory. Monday evening
will be given grand concert, at which
time Genevra Johnston Bishop, the cele-
brated soprano from Chicago. Mrs. ].
OTIS Huff, the Chautauqua's beautiful
contralto. will appear, Mrs. Ella
Backus. Rehr will give one of her mag.
di6cent piano solos. and the orchestra
and Chautauqua chorus will give their
always fine program.
Tuesday will be Boulder day and a
fine program will be announced later.
Wednesday is Pythian day and large
delegations are expected from all over
the state.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday will
be the days of the grand musical festival
for which Prof. Behr is arranging a pro.
gram. more elaborate than anything
ever attempted in the state. Geneva
Johnston Bishop soprano. Mrs. !. Otis
Huff contralto, Robert Slack tenor. and
Adam Owen basso. Ella Backus Behl
pianist, with the Denver choral society
the Boulder chorus and the Chautauqua
chorus all under the management oi
Prof. Behr and assisted by his magni6.
cent orchestra is certainly an array oi
talent that reflects great credit upon the
management. The festival will begin
with grand Symphony concert Thurs
day evening at which time Schubert.
Unfinished Symphony. one of the great
est symphonies ever written will be rem
dered and Mrs. Ella Backus. Behr will
by special request, play the magnificent
List Hungarian Fantasy" with orches.
trail accompaniment.
Friday evening the oratorio of the
Messiah will be presented. and Saturday
evening Rossinis Stabar Mater will be
given.
Tomorrow at ii a. m. DIR. Homer +
Wilson will deliver the morning sermon
and DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage will give
the afternoon sermon at 3 p. N. A
sacred concert will be gwen in the even
ing. and the celebrated soprano Geneva
Johnston Bishop will make her first ap'
pearance at the Chautauqua.