The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-01
CHAUTAUQUA FULL OF
FINE MUSICAL TREATS
Heppner People Hear Best Talent
Obtainable-All Music Highly
Appreciated-Orche
Is Leading Feature.

The Chautauqua which closes this
evening has been a success from be-
ginning to end-eyery number has
been given by artists of no small re-
pute. Those of the community who
are musically inclined consider that
If any preference has been shown by
the bureau in arranging the program,
the balance is in favor of the music.
The EllisonWhite people have been
fortunate in their selection in this
part OF their course, and it can be
safely said that every note that has
been sung or played from Saturday
afternoon to the present time has
been drunk in and enjoyed to the
fullest extent
The Adelphian Quartet opened our
first Chautauqua Saturday afternoon
in program of semi-popular and hu-
| morous selections. This quartet is
| composed of men of mature mind and
Judgment, men well on in middle age,
who have been singing together for
| twenty-seven years, since they were
| in college together These men are
! business and professional men, who
spend their vacation each summer
| singing chautauqua engagements
| The Saturday afternoon and evening
programs were similar in character
and the Sunday preludes were sacred
In the forenoon the men sang two sa-
| cred numbers at the Christian
church. Their voices are evenly bal
anced and blend completely and more
than one who heard their Home of
the Soul Sunday morning was NOV
ed to tears. The sincere and sympa-
thetic manner in which these men use
their talent at once places them in
the lead in this class of musical
achievement.
Witepskie's Royal Hungarian Or
| chestra began their engagement Mon
day afternoon with a program of
standard and popular music COM
bined to please every individual in
the audience regardless of his degree
of appreciation of music. They also
furnished the prelude on Monday ev-
ming and Tuesday afternoon and the
real treat of the entire course was
the concert given by them and Miss
Bergh Tuesday evening. This pro-
gram was the best of its kind it has
ever been our pleasure to attend
| The orchestra was at its best and
held the audience entranced from
the first note. The perfect blending
OF all instruments into one fine fin
ished tone was apparent at all times,
and the ease with which the conduc-
tor directed and obtained such ex-
cellent results was indeed delightful
to watch. That each man is a pro-
fessionl musician and complete mas
ter of his instrument was very Wis
ible fact. These men have played to-
gether for twelve years under the Ga
pable leadership of Mr.. Witepskie
and are able to anticipate his wishes
in a manner which can only be OBJ
tanned through years of constant
practice and drill. The smooth, even
tones where every instrument is
heard, yet so coinciding with every
other instrument as TO sound as one
big whole, is the thing that was no.
ticeable in such a marked degree in
all of their playing. The opportunity
of hearing this fine orchestra was one
of the best of the entire Chautauqua
program, and while we are forced to
admit that there are other orchestras
in the country, we are safe in stat
ing that there is but one orchestra of
this class and that is Witepskie's.
During the stay of the orchestra
we were afforded the pleasure of
hearing Miss Charlotte Bergh for the
first time in Heppner. This charming
little lady won every heart with her
first tone. Her voice can not be
spoken of too highly, and her gra-
cious, unaffected manner upon the
platform can not help but charm any
audience. Her rendition of THE Last
Rose of Summer" was the most plain
tive, exquisite WORK ever sung In
Heppner. All of her numbers were
delightfully."- given, but the last song
Thou Brilliant Bird'-with flute
obligato displayed her voice to best
advantage. Her high notes. clear as
the flute itself. were so easily taken
as to remind one of the bird of which
she sang.
Miss Bergh has had wide eXper-
ience in concert work, having spent
several wears on the Chautauqua cir
cult and expects to complete her
study with the Columbia Conserva-
tory at Chicago next spring.
Heppner has been particularly for
tunate this past week. The talent
we have had is not surpassed any
where and it has been pleasure long
to be remembered. The appreciation
of Heppner people us shown by the
attentive audience has been a wor-
thy tribute to these artists.
Wednesday afternoon a good SIZED
crowd greeted the Jubilee Singers,
who furnished the prelude. This
program was mainly composed OF
genuine darkey melodies and camp
meeting songs so dear to the darkey
heart These they eXcelled in and
scored a decided hit with the critical
auulence. These men and women
have been under the coaching of w.
C. Buckner who needs no introduc-
ton to Heppner people, and this COM
panv is credit to this experienced
director.
Some interesting sidelights on the
"cast of characters making up the
splendid array of musical talent IN
the Chautauqua were picked up at