The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-06-07
IDAHO STATE CHAUTAUQUA

Idaho State Chautaugua association
which will be held in the Pinney the
atre at Boise, June 10 to 20, will
present the strongest list of musical
numbers yet offered to the people OF
Idaho and at a price which is ridic-
ulously low compared to the cost of
similar entertainments presented un-
der other auspices. The season tick
cts for the Chautauqua are only $3.50
for adults and $1.75 for students, en-
bracing all the departments, schools,
about thirty lectures or readings, ten
concerts and a number of minor at
fractions. These are all given in the
beautiful Pinney theatre, the large as
sembfy room of the Boise high school
and the auditorium Of the Y. M. c..
A., where the seating capacity is am
pie and the rooms are we'll ventilated.
and cool. The Chautauqua associa-
ton has also arranged for supplying
rooms to those who attend its SEES
sions at very low cost thus making
it possible to spend the ten days OF
lChautauuua in Boise at a less than
most vacations cost and at the same
time enjoy many rare treats in music
and literature and the arts.
Five former members of the Theo-
dore Thomas orchestra compose the
Schumann quintet which will be the
first musical attraction. They will
render varied program OF selec-
lions from the best operas and they
have a reputation as being among the
very best on the concert platform.
They carry with them a specially
constructed organ which assists in
| producing the effect of large orches-
ira and such is their own skill and
artistic merit that they have won
wide reputation among lovers OF mus
ic. The Cambridge players render
program which is partly music and
partly reading. They carry with them
one of Chicago's best lyric sopranos,
a regular soloist at the Oak Park and
many other of the fashionable church
es of that city. They also produce
scenes from the classic and modern
plays. Several sketches from Shakes
peare will be produced and number
of readings from late books which
have been big sellers are being pre-
pared for presentation at Boise. Mr..
Willard Andelin and Mrs. Arvilla
Clark Andelin are noted Utah artists
who will do considerable solo work
and present short programs on the
evenings when a lecture is the prin-
cipal feature. The former is a basso
of splendid native ability and excel
lent training with voice of profound
richness and depth. He has been a
student under some of the best mas
tiers of Europe for the past five years
during which time he filled with dis
tinction a contract with the Royal
Opera company of Germany. Mrs
Andelin is a dramatic soprano of rare
ability with an exceptionally sweet,
pleasing voice and charming pre-
). sense. Her training extends over fiji
teen years under masters of voice Gull
ture both in this country and Germa-
my. She has taken the leading role
in several grand operas and has sung
before the royalty of the fatherland
She has also distinguished herself In
pianoforte, having graduated from
the music department of the Univer-
sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor as well
as having studied extensively abroad
What is expected to be the triumph
of the Chautauqua is the intended
production of Mendelssohn's greatest
oratorio, elijah, by the Chicago
Operate company and the Boise
Choral society combined. The mem
bers of the operate company will car
ry the solo parts and the choral So
ciety will do all the ensemble sing
ing. Never before has one of the
great oratorios been produced in Ida
no and it will be made additionally
notable by the artists who are to as
sist in the production. The choral
society is under the direction Of Pro-
fessor Westbrook, it's organizer and
the director of music for the Boise
Independent school district. He is a
graduate of several prominent schools
of music and the society at its first
concert, given in Boise late in 1911,
made such a tremendous hit that II
was largely in response to demand
for a second appearance that the ar
rangement for producing elijah
was made. Personnel of the choral
society includes practically all the
best voices of Boise, 1t is voluntary
Organization composed of lovers OF
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