The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-01

Chorus from Oratorio-. While to
Music Enhancing" ...... Sextette
"A High Old Time.
Hannah
"Ding Dong Bells (omitted) ......
Miss Heeker.
"Camp Little While Mr.. Hall
Shawnee River
water Fall" tomittedt ..........
Madame Buckner
Great Camp Meeting. Mr. Board
Desc Bones Shall Rise Again -.
Mr.. Buckner
The quartettes for mems voices
were substituted for the above omit
ted numbers, these being "The Irish
Jubilee. and "When the Great Day
comes.'
The company has been filing Chau-
tauqua engagements continuously
since the fifteenth of June, closing
the summer season on the 9th of Sep
TENDER in Wisconsin, having been as
far west as Boulder. Colorado, during
this period. They travel under the
direction Of the Chicago Lyeeum Blu
reau nd already have 100 engagements
arranged for the coming winter timer
airy, going to many Of the best known
lecture courses given in the large
cities notably that in Denver.
! Evening Concert.
| The second concert of the Jubilee
Singers was given at quarter to nine
o clock last evening and was. as ex-
pected, one of the enjoyable events
of the day. The program was longer
and more pretentious than in the af-
ternoon, several solo numbers, notably
that of Madame Buckner being re-
ceived with tremendous applause.
Madame Buckner before her marriage
with the manager of the Dixie Con-
cert Company. was the famous Neil
Warner. one of the best known col
ored sopranos on the American stage.
She has. and has had, very few equals
among the contemporaneous singers
of her race and her sole appearance
in an entirely solo part last evening
elected delighted comment from her
audience. Mr.. and Mrs. Buckner were
for some years members of the "Ten-
nesseans,' or "Fiske Jubilee Sing
ers,'' who were the original Jubilee
Singers but since that Company dis
banded have sung in The Dixie Con
cert Company, under Mr.. Buckner's
management, this latter Company
having been in existence for five years
Madame Buckner has a mezzo-soprano
Of remarkable sweetness and range
with charming lyrical quality, and
her future single appearances are
looked forward to with eagerness.
The most unique entertainment SC
far, from the standpoint Of absolute
novelty, was that given by the Kaffil
Boys Choir, managed and directed by
Mr.. James H. Balmer, who is ably anG
charmingly assisted by Miss Elsie
Clark. both Mr.. Balmer and Mis-:
Clark being residents of South Africa
the entertainment being made up o.
Old English and Native Kaffir soneS
and short talks by Mr.. Balmer anc
Miss Clark on various phases of life
among the natives of what is popu
larlv known as the clark continent
The most appealing member of the
Choir is the smallest and younges
who came to this country alone al
the way from South Africa some tive
years ago and who at once captivates
the audience by his clever little per
sonality. This little chap is very i'm
itative and his imitation of the sound
made by cat, dog, a donkey, and
native bird known as the ''wood
dove,' called forth laughter and APP
plause from the audience. The due
/ given by this engaging youngster am
the next most juvenile member of tn
, company was delightful, their enun
citation being astonishingly distine
and clear, and the impersonation o
t two characters alternately addressing
each other in song being wonderful
t ly effective. The patriotic Song, wit
: finale of waving flags, was encore'
again and again, being given wit
great spirit, dramatic effect and verve
l The primitive native air by the choi
= in ensemble was, perhaps, the most in
!, teresting number unsteady on tn
D program, being full of melodious ca
' dences. and sung with fine apprecia
. ton of shading and color, sort o
!. melancholy chant of a primitive pee
: pie This is Kaffir melody harmon
/ lied specially for this Choir an
Q should be Interesting to the studen