Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
The Assembly 4 ,mes to an End on
Sunday Evening With q Mag
nifcent Audience
Present
THE CLOSING PROGRAMS.
Tb. Thatcher Orchestra, Hon. Har-
ris r. Cooley, DR.: Henry
Clay Risner, Etc.

Friday nights hard rain storm, a
suspicion Of threat that another
storm might be brewing, the TACT
that it was Saturday and that the
thermometer stood uncomfortably
high, all combined to briY about a
rather small audience att Chautau-
qua Saturday afternoon. It was too
bad, for the Thatcher orchestra held
the platform with a program or
good music, and for the best effect
in music, as we'll as in speech,
good audience was needed.
With a full concert program the
orchestra made hit with the audi
ence. They play music the public
likes, and their programs are suf-
ficiently interspersed with classical
music to make them worth while to
people of educated taste. The pro-
gram began with Sousa's popular
march, "Stars and Stripes Forever"
and the sparkle and movement OF
the music received hearty recogni-
tion. Toward the close of the pro-
gram Mr.. Thatcher played his own
production, the march, "The Prem
ier,' and as an encore he gave his
Other. march, "Chautauqua Salute
Ono could but note that Mr.. Thatch-
er's compositions have good deal
of the sousa popular sparkle and
swing.
In the Saturday afternoon pro-
gram Sig. Antonio Barrile, of the
conservatory of Milan, greatly
pleased with harp solo-Blue
Bells Of Scotland with variations.
The well-known air was seen from
new musical angle In the varia-
tions from the magic of the harp.
and the appreciation of the audi
ence won an encore
BY request the orchestra played
the well-known Sextette from Lucia
and the classic selection won favor
in all quarters of the audience. An
other number that pleased was Sup
pes overture, Beautiful Galatea.'
This was new to most Webster City
people. In introducing the number
Mr.. Thatcher told the audience that
IL they heard 1t as often as Poet
and Peasant" they would like 1t just
as we'll. Many passages in the less
known piece were reminders of the
more popular overture. But Gala
tea" hardly seems witchy and be-
wftching as Poet and Peasant"
During the program Mrs. Jennie
Thateher-Beach sang the solo, my
Hero" from "The Chocolate Sold
ier," and for an encore she sang
"silver Threads Among the Gold
in style that captured the hearts
OF the audience. The Thatcher mt
sic pleased so we'll that after the
closing number OF the program the
audience insisted on an encore. Mr..
Thatcher responded with his march,
"Chautauqua Salute"
Ideal summer weather, albeit a
little too warm for ideal comfort, at
tracted hosts OF people to the
grounds Sunday afternoon. 1t was
the last day of the assembly, and
folk hastened to hear what remain
ed OF the Chautauqua program. Az
the Scotch would say. Summer cos
tune in the sun had Draw look
The quiet spirit Of an outdoor Sab
! bath prevaded the crowd. : Under
the tent 1t was canvas Sabbath
a twentieth century camp meeting
On approaching the grounds in the
human drift the sweet strains OF
Poet and Peasant" ioated out on
the quiet air, and drew to the big
tent. Hundreds OF people sat beyond
the canvas listening to the Thatch'
er music. For an encore the orches
ira played certain Hum. resque'
whose cunningly wrought triumph.
of sweetness rivalled Suppe's grea'
overture. Most people think tha
the Thatcher orchestra put the eli
max on this years music, though
many lovers OF vocal music haster