The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
SONG BIRDS SCORE
Soprano Climbs Vocal Heights.
Then Contralto Descends.
Company in Support Remind Of
Wind Rushing in Crags.
WARDE is WELLTAKEN
Veteran Acter Tells Of His
Characters Characters.
Lula Tyler Gates Reads "The
Fortune Hunter"

| GERMAN FOLK songs, American airs, a
Darn YARD obligato, and Modelling.
were included in the program given by
the Iyrolean Alpine warblers at the
CnautauQua In Garfield park last night.
There were seven of the Singers. foI,r
women and three men. although one OF
tnem, plump woman said Deere are
elgnt OF us I count for two" She was
dressed like her sister song-birds in q
red silk garment, covered at the waist
with a black bodice Thew also wore
red hats ornamented with a single
Ieatner. The men were dressed in
sort OF grey shooting jacket with pink
nose leather boots and SLOUGH hats, on
eacn or which was a long graceful
feather-to tell which direction the wind
was blowing, perhaps.
But you forgot how they were
| dressed when they sang. Such warb-
ling and twittering! The soprano
would climb a vocal Alpine height or
sustained note, until you would think
she was never coming down, and then
her voice gracefully would flutter back
to sea-level and light as gracefully as
Mars did on the aviation field Then
the contralto would descend below sea
level-vocally, and from the depths, her
voice would bubble, bubble and bubble
up until she reached earth. BY that
time the entire company would come
to her support in q volume of sound
crags of the mountains in the singers
native home.
One of the hits of he evening was the
contralto's singing ''Od Folks at
Home" as a solo. Although a foreign
er, her pronunciation was nearly per-
fect-and she sang the song with feel
ing.
Another pleasing number was the
alpine Echo" The instrumental music
was furnished by one Of the men. He
played either.
The company comes from the pro-
vince of Gillerthal, in Austria. They
speak a German dialect. Some of them
are in America for the first time.
In the afternoon Frederick Warde,
the veteran actor, presented Shake
speare's Merchant of Venice" He re-
lieved any traces of what might have
been tiresomeness of the presentation
by remarks concerning the character
istics of the characters. He said that
speare's plays. was to take the simple
meaning of his words, and not to be
confused by the interpretations OF the
different commentators Of the author
This afternoon Lula Tyler Gates
gave a reading of ''The Fortune Hun
ter" and met with her usual apprecia-
This evening Reno, the magician.
will give an exhibition of his art.
Chautauqua Program.
SATURDAY, JULY %.
7:45 D. m.-Chautauqua concert.
Special prelude music for this session.
S:15 D. m-Reno, the magician, is
universally recognized as one of the
highest opponents of his art. He trav
els alone and does not have an assist
ant to pull the strings. His delivery
and manipulation are perfect
SUNDAY, JULY "a.
No morning service will be held at
the assembly on Sunday. Nothing to
interfere with the regular Sunday
morning church and Sunday school
services.
No admission will be charged on
Sunday, but sufficient seats will be re-
served to accommodate all season
ticket holders, and an offering will be
taken to help defray the expenses of
AFTERNOON SESSION
1900 D. m.-Sacred concert, Inter
national Concert company, Rhetia
Heselberg, Russian violinist; Arthur
Hepner, Holland 'cellist; Paul Wells,
American pianist.
800 o. m.-Chautauqua sermon,
"Christian nifty Teaching Religion"
Dr. w. ]. Lhamon. formerly dean of
Bible college of Missouri.
EVENING SESSION.
1880 p. m.-Sacred concert, Chau-
tauqua chorus.
500 p. m.-Chautauqua vesper SER |
vice, DR.. w. ]. Lhamon.
S:15-"The Melting Pot the
charming story by Israel Zangwill, |
especially appropriate for this day.
Lulu Tyler Gates.