The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-07-25
CHAUTAUQUA DRAWING
NEAR.
FINE HUSIC and INSPIRING LLO-
QUERCE.
The FlOfentlne COfnei Band, The Com
mOnHealth Male Quartet, And The
TyrOlean Alpine YOdIGrS Among
The Big Features Some DIS.
tlngulShed Lecturers
Season Tickets, $500
Per.


arrangements nave nEdlIY Deen
completed for the Chautauqua, which
will come to Westminster on Wednes-
day, August 6. and spend a week A
large tent will be erected on Athletic
Field, and there will be two perform
ances each day-an afternoon per-
Torrance beginning at go o'clock
and an evening performance begin
ming at TO o'clock.
As this years Chautauqua promises
even better things than that of last
year, a great deal of interest is being
manifested BY the people throughout
the county and city and a large at
tendance Is expected each day. II
will be in the nature of a Home
Coming Week" and Will afford a fine
opportunity for brothers. sisters,
aunts, unclee, cousins, sweethearts
and friends to get together and COM
pare notes Of what has transplred
since they last met
The Chautauqua l. not Wild West
ShoY or a Circus. or anything of the
kind Such shows take the peoples
money and give very little in return.
For that reason they are forbidden to
stay over more than Two days. The
Chautauqua on the other hand, will
give the people their moneys worth
many fold, and will spend a week in
dispensing good music. fine humor,
inspiring eloluence and other things
that are calculated to give one
tighter grip on life. and a more cheer
full optimistic view of his surround
ings.
The FIorentlne Band.
One of the big features of the Chau-
tauqua will be the Florentine Con-
cert Band. which will be on hand
the first day ut both the afternoon
and evening sessions. There was no
event on the Chautauqua program
last year that aroused 50 much en-
thusia8m as the band. II surprised
and delighted thousands. The APP
plauge was spontaneous. hearty and
prolonged. n many towns people
rose to their feet and cheered enthuB-
iastically.
/ Hale Quartet
Another big feature viii be the
Commonwealth Male Quartet. com
posed of \. I. Paine, First Tenor
A L. Hipson. Second Tenor A. II.
Logan. BagEo. = Il. Carpenter.
Baritone. These men Will give us
grooming quartetH. with banjo ae-
compartment. shouting quartets with
extraYagant nantomtme patriotic
quartets IN colonial costume. humor-
Gus quarteta with mimlery and imita
ton They viii give Us solos and
duets. The first tenor is Il pianist,
and the baritone dramatic reader,
Mr. Carpenters impefsouation OF
Uncle billy" Is one Of the best,
Rlley's Out 10 Old Aunt Marys" is
another fayofile On the program.
/ Little Opera, Too.
Perhaps the next begt--if there is
any next begt-feature In the musical
line will be the National Opera Quar-
tet, which will sing the best music
and sing It 50 vel that It will be
popular alike With the trained and
unframed musicians. This will give
the people Of the county IN oppor-
tunity to get taste Of the opera with !
out paying opera box-seat prices. |
The night program will close with /.
the tunefuI operetta, Penelope"
which Is full Of fun. action and har-
mony.
Did Ion Ever "Yodlef7
And the Tyrolean Alpine Yodlers
will also be here under the leader
ship of Frank Graug. For forty
weeks this company appeared In the
famous Switzerland Scene In the
Trip Around the World" Mt the New
York HIppodrome. No company OF
American singers can give us any
thing Ike the yode1 songs of these
magic singers. Tor the talent for the
twisting tones II yodeling Is inherit
ed. not taught. On the stage they
trlll and call aud shout with the
most utter abandon. Then TO the as
constituent Of the audience, they
give either and violin solos and vocal
numbers aa splendid In the eonven-
tional way. An echo song, a hunters
song, a festival song. and native airs
galore contribute sparkle to the most
distinctive part Of the repertoire.
Other liz Features.
And there viii be other big features
on the program too numerous to
mention in detail The Brodbeek- |
Such Concert Company will furnish |.
fine music reno b. WelbOurn, a
graduate Of Yale. will demonstrate
some of the new Wonders OF
SCIENCE" Rogani. the Prince of Jug
glers. viii do all sorts OF funny and
mysterious things. And then there
Will be a number Of grand and inspir-
Ing lectures By Dr. Jesse II. Holmes,
Frank Dixon, Paul II. Pearson, Will
lam Sterling BATHS, Judge Ben b.
Lindsey, of Colorado. DR.. N. M,
Waters and other speakers of national
repute
IL For 5000
The admission price for the after
noon performance will be 30 cents
and for the evening performance 30
cents. But most everyone has taken
advantage Of the liberal offer made
by the association and secured season
tickets for 800. This ticket is
transferable by delivery and may be
used by bearer. Anyone desiring to
secure season ticket before the
Chautauqua opens may do SO by APP
plicatIon at The Advocate office.
Those finding It ineonYenient to call
at the Office may have tickets reserved
by telephone.
Chair 80 Years Old.
Mr.. William L. FroeK. of Hanover,
has In his possession chair 169 years