The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-29
Important Movcmnet Begun by
Mr.. w. L. Radcliffe Attracts
Much Interest.
TO GIVE SERIES OF CONCERTS
Permanent Home to Be Secured
and Outdoor School to Be

With a view, to establishing in or
chautauqua, Mr. w. L. Radcliffe, Of
this city, has arranged to begin on
July ED a series or concerts Of the
RErnde At the
two programs--an evening program,
which will include two popular concerts
and four recitals and concerts by ar
md an afternoon program. including Six
popular concerts and entertainments.
This year the educational features
tauqua will have to be omitted, but It is
Mr.. Radcliffe's purpose to secure before
ncXt summer some. suitable location
within easy reach of Richmond. where
home, and where shall be given not
only the great series OF concerts. lee
lures and entertainments, but where a
great summer outdoor university shall
be held as WE'LL
The Chautnuqun Movement.
Few people in this section. OF the
the life Of the American people the
Chautauqua movement has become.
Back somewhere in the seventies the
mother" Chautauqua was founded on
which it has taken it's name. That
Chautauqua has grown until hundreds
of thousands of people from all sections
Of America attend It annually, and the
reached as high as fifty thousand per-
sons. Last summer more than four
hundred of these Chautauquas were held
throughout the various sections Of the
country, a. great majority of them be-
West W. to'a'eu = 'N' 80 -
taken so firm hold upon the people
is because it affords an ideal opportu-
nifty for spending a summer vacatloi.
Al many of these Chautauquas those
i,,er "a IN
rough board tents during the entire
session Of from ten days TO two months
at others neat little cottages are t, erec or
three hundred up to THOUSAND doI lars
Usually there Is a large. auditorium;
seating anywhere from two t {in,a no
held the two great daily events. the
afternoon popular entertainlment or lee
ture and the evening concert; ,,,
|ings for the accommodation Of the
men and for women, and frequently
boys, ,d And t gSrs ere table al enc dis
cussions of the various subjects cover
ed in the reading courses OF the Ch nay
tauqua circles the past season ar are netG;
Of art; another to music: another to
religious subjects. and yet another 70
literature The college-bred man ana
e wphaa gs,' " br up. while. per-
1haps, the great majority are young
men and women, who are finding here
means within their reach f TOR roI hico
Rad been interrupted back In high
sohool or grammar school days
The whole chautaYaua scheme Is -, ed !,
the group OF little tots In the kinder
i garten ana the Seton Indian" boys
land girls, on to the immense audience
of men and women, who in the even
ling either participate In the chorus Or
listen to the rendition OF some sublime
oratorio or tuneful caEtata IN the vast
lauditoriun1.
| Has Done Good Work.
This is the Chautauqua idea IN gen
eral The plan of Mr.: Radcliffe. be-
ginning with the series Of concerts 9 5
develop, but it is believed that with
the support Of Richmond people the
movement can be carried to success
Prices for the concerts VII be PLACES &C.,
t one dollar will admit the purchaser
, to all six night concerts. and similar
!! ticket costing fifty cents to all after
noon concerts.
lively short time in Richmond, but HI
I Is we'll and favorably known to {
4 number of prominent people here. II +.
has been engaged In 4. NJ. G: a; ans
: berland 7Md) Y. M. 6. A., and whe,
0 he resigned that position to come t
$ Virginia great farewell meeting, wa
k "a brilliant assemblage." with the larg
d theatre crowded with representative
! Of almost every creed and class, trad
:. and profession gathered to do homo
Hunter Boyd, OF tho Court of Ap
peals. presided, and a number o
speeches were made. A gold clock an
m Rsao sTsr 'hs Se ssme ssae 6
paper, the Daily News. Of Cumberland
Contained an editorial bestowing war;
praise upon the secretary.
The programs and dates for tn
coming concerts are as follows:
Evening Program.
Monday, July 20. 8 p. M.-Grand cor
cert, Imperial Italian Band; Hele
IT Beatrice Reed, harpist; Jeannette
n, Broomeil. 1mpersonator.
r Tuesday. July 90. 8 P. M,-Grand cor
10 cert. Imperial Italian Band; Ada
Or Campbell Hussey, contralto; Fran
l. Ormsby. tenor.
~ =, Wednesday, July "a. 8 p. M,--Grar
al concert, Imperial italian Band, MIN
" Charlotte Maconda. soprano.
in Thursday, July 2b, 8 P. M.-Grar
as concert, Imperial Italian Band; MN
q. Martin, basso; Adah &. Mussey. 's COZ
tralto; Frank Ormsby. tenor.
ba Friday. July 20. s p. M--Grand co,
-, cert Imperial Italian Band; Freder
iir Martin, baaso; song recital.
a. Saturday, July 27, p. Min
ais grand concert, Imperial Italian Ban
en- Dekoven Male Quartet; Jeanette
a Broomell. iupersonator; Helen Beatri
,at Reed, harpist.
m. Afternoon Pregnant.
80 Monday, July 20. A p. M,--Conce
cir Imperial italian Band; Jeanette
,th BroomeN, imperonator; Hal Merto
r.. ma gfcian,
~. Tuesday. July 2s. 4 p. M.-Conce
~ Imperial Italian Band: Floyd Fcathe
W stone, musical novelties; Hell
ys- Beatrice Reed, harpist
in-' "Wednesday, July "a, 4 r. M--Conce
rth IMPERIAL Italian Band; Jeanette
ent Broomell. impersonator: Hal Mortt
bla magician.
~, Thursday July 2b, 4 z. M.--Conce
- Imperial Italian Band; Jeanette
~. ~ Broomell, impersonator; Floyd Feath
ha stone. musical novelties.