The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-25
SACRED CONCERTS AT CHAUTAUQUA
 WELL ATTENDED
Kellerman Sings in After noon and Cathedral Choir at Night-Bohumir
 Kryl Today

Two large audiences heard and were delighted by the two sacred concerts yesterday at the chautauqua in East park. The tent was comfortably filled both in the afternoon and In the even ing to hear the singing.
 In the afternoon Marcus A. Keller man, one of the great baritones Of America, gave recital of sacred songs. MT. Kellermans voice Is one of rare sfeetness for a man, and he delighted his hearers He prefaced his numbers with a short description which enabled his hearers to follow the music with much greater understanding and added materially to the pleasure of the rem dition. Among the English compositions that elicited great feeling from the audience was ''rhe Rosary"
 MT. Kellerman is extremely fortunate in his accompanist, Alvin Shyman Mir. Shyman is truly an artist at the piano and ably seconded Mir. Kellerman.
 At night there was another sacred concert by the Cathedral choir, which was very pleasing. It is perhaps the best musical organization that has yet appeared in the chautauqua, consisting of double quartet, four ladies and four men. Part of the program last night was Bucks "Te Deumn and Roots soft Floating on the Evening Air The male quartet gave ''rhe Lost Chord" and Miss Boethelt sang Abide With Me" as a solo. Another selection that attracted much attention was the finale from Faust" by Miss Boethelt. Mir. Smithson and MT. Benjamin.
 Today there will be two concerts by Bohumir Kry1 and his band. MT IIryl will play both classical and the lighter music. Tonight with the band will app pear the Denton Grand Opera company. which will give selections from Mar tha' in costume accompanied by the band. Among the members of the com pany are Slauson Denton. tenor, for merly of the Aborn Opera company and the Romany company; L. c. Etrand, con tralto; Stanley Deacon. baritone. for merly with the Plavauk Opera company, and O'Neal Corrigan.
 MT Kryl, who is recognized as one of the greatest cornetists in America, ar rived in Birmingham yesterday. MT.
  peared in last years chautauqua with his band He made a fine impression then and expects to add to his friends at the concert today.
 This is MT. Kryl's third season on the ehautauqua circuit in the south and middle west Last year MT. Kryl ap- peared at 110 Redpath chautauquas and will play both afternoon and night at 130 this year. Tn addition to his direc- tion of the band MT. kryl will give a solo on the eornet.
 Mir. Kryl has not always been musi- clan. He began his career as a sculptor and carved the battle monument in In- dianapolis. Later he was selected to make a bust of Gen. Lew Wallace, au- thor of Ben Hur." It was while en- gagged on this work that at the sug- gestion of John Phillip Sousa he laid down his ehisel and devoted himself en- tirely to the concert. His rise was rapid.
 Mr. Kryl has two daughters who are talented musicians. Miss Josephine has just gone abroad with her mother to study under Ysaye. the great violinist. and Miss Marie has won laurels as Q piano player.
 Tomorrow afternoon there will be a concert by the Farinelli company and a lecture, '"rhe Modern Mormon King dom," by Frank J. Cannon, former United States senator from Utah. To- morrow night will be children's night with the Farinelli company in concert and Reno, the magician.
 At the Southern club last night a rousing banquet was given to the mem bers of the Redpath chautauqua, who were in this city. After the concert by the Cathedral choir was concluded at the big tent small army of talent including the Ben Greet players, the Cathedral choir and several of the Red path officials, including Harry P. liar rison, the manager of the entire chau- teuqua system. Dr. w. A. Colledge, the education director; Marcus A. Kel- lerman and host of other Redpath employees, marched from the chautau- qua grounds to the Southern club, and after a splendid luncheon had been served toasts were offered.