The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-06-07

Chautauqua band and orchestra is one
of the engagements of which the man
agement is proud. Ellis Brooks, the
great band leader of New York and
Chicago, will be present during the en-
tire season with his celebrated band OF
sixteen pieces. This is the most accom-
pliShed musical organization secured
by any summer assembly of the United
States. The orchestra is made up of
soloists. and Brooks himself is a won
der. He is recognized as the peer or
Gilmore or Sousa, and that is saying
great deal The musical repertoire Will
be complete was ever brought in
to the West, and. under the leadership
of Ellis Brooks, the musical part of the
summers program will be more than
satisfactory. ChautauQuanS will have
opportunity of listening to great violin
solos, exquisite cornet solos, trombone,
cello, saxaphone and other solos, add
| ing pleasing variety to the musical
evenings DuoS, trios, string quar-
| tettes, and almost anything in the mus
| zeal line that may be desired The vocal
artists engaged by the association will
| assist, and pianiStS of we1l-earned rep
utatiOn will be heard at different times.
| The Chautauqua auditorium is perfect
| Iy adapted for music and the concerts
no two of which will be a1ike-Wlll
lend a charm to the assembly which
not even the greatest oratory could eN-
/ eel.
The Boulder Chautauqua is fortunate
in the possession of one of the largest
| and most attractive auditoriums of any
/ assembly on the continent The Struc-
ture stands on commanding eminence
| at the base OF the mountains, overlook
| ing the plains, and may be seen for a
| distance of twenty-five miles The
| auditorium will seat 5000 people and
5000 or 10000 listeners may gather
| within range of the voice of the speak
er on the platform Some of the great
est orators and musicians OF America
have tested the Boulder auditorium
They pronounce it equal in acoustic
properties to the noted tabernacle il
Salt Lake City The stage is large
enough to seat 500 people Back of the
stage are rows of seats which rise III
the form of an amphitheatre, for the
accommodation of large choruSeS- The
seats in the main body of the building
| rise so that the benches in the rear are
| ten feet above those near the platform
The auditorium is lighted with electric
| ity and is provided with sliding doors
| which can be raised so to admit thu
| free passage of air from three sides o.
the building The interior decoration
OF this structure at the time of the as
sembly are beautiful and effective
This handsome and commodiou
building is a. lasting monument to tn
public spirit of the people of Boulder
The platform talent for the Chautau
qua is the best that the country afford
. and further engagements Will be mad
| up to the time of the opening of tn
assembly The popular entertainment
| are given every evening. each enter
| tainment being preceded by an ex
| QuiSite outdoor concert by the band
( Politicians. ministers of the gospel, lee
turers, musicians, entertainers, pictur
= shows. ShakeSpearean interpretation
( | are upon the list in bewildering variety
t Do you know what such an aggregs
; ton and the necessary adjuncts cos
= during the course of a season. The ez
:, penses of this great western assem- bl
q amount to $500 day for the forty-si
:. days Under such circumstances tn
) visitors may expect great variety an
C q high class of talent They will nc
be disappointed