The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-25
CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Good Attendance and Public Highly
Pleased.

Good Attendance and Public Highly
Pleased.
The Redpath people leave us this
year with no regrets. The meeting
was eminently satisfactory in every
respect. Our people were pleased as
they have never been before. Mel
sen night was the crowning event,
and it was a notable one in Union
City. The Metropolitan soprano
made complete conquest. She ap-
peared Saturday night on the Chau-
tauqua stage, which had been deco
rated with the seasons choice flow
ers by the Matinee Musical Club of
this city. The singer was dressed
in simple white frock, no jewelry
She has gracious personality and
soon won her way to the good opin-
ion of every person-man, woman
and child-in the audience.
Miss Nielsen's voice is rich, mel
low and musical. Thru the whole
range of her register there is dis
cernable no indication of diminish
ing beauty. There is even more
than ever the liquid, vibrant quail
ty. She has the purest vocal gifts
and the art of the world has been
laid at her feet. She is an accom-
plished prima donna. In the diff
ferent numbers she displayed the
marvellous fiexibility of her exquisite
organ, the perfection of her method
and, above all, the accuracy of her
tones. She sings with matchless |
grace, sustained purity and sweet
ness, and the skill of genius.
The program was revised fromd
that which appeared in this paper
last week. The numbers were as
follows:
(a) The Spirit Flower, (b) Will
O. the Wisp, (c) I Came With a
Song, (d) Love Has Wings.
(a) 81 Mes Vers Avaient Des
Allies, (b) Vergebliches Standchen,
(c) L'heure Exquise, (d) Komm Lass
Uns Spielen
(a) Loves Old Sweet song, (b)
The Low-backd Car, (c) But Lately t
in Dance, (d) The Years n the {
Spring. H /
Aria. Vissi d'arte (from Sopera c
rosca) by Miss Nielsen and Mr.. i
Iavlicek. For encores she gave us S
Joining Thru the Rye. Annie Lau- +
lie, Genevieve. \
The violinist shared almost equal n
y in the program. He had some Il
cry notable numbers which he per- }
ormed with distinguished ability 5
he Dance of the COLLINS and the
Moore Traumerei were specially ap- )
reciated. In the first he demon p
trated the wonderful heights of G
kill and in the other heart and soul j.
melody. rf
1t must be remembered also that p'
ne pianist, Mr.. VIM. Reddick, a Il
atlve of Paducah, KY, was one of III
lie musicians and a performer of re- az
gifts and accomplishments. cl
is work with the diva was in per W
'ct unison and sympathy, and the Ell
fects were mutually triumphant. w
Much of the program has been
assed since our report last week. pr
gnor Pallaria and his band, while lei
1T as great in numbers as Mr.. Kryl M
Id his musicians, pleased many of M
e big audiences equally as we'll. ar
ryl has a greater Instrumentation, Slt
more infinite variety of voices, but SUI
lllaria has the spirit which he in gil
ses into his men and produces a OF
fferent result, one that has an
pealing qualities as much so per- 10
ps as those which are developed sh'
Mr.. Kryl's organization. Signor th'
.llarias climaxes are distinct tri- wa
lphs of musical achievement His sta
rmen and William Tell are very WI.
'cible illustrations of this point. W.
On Thursday afternoon Ex-Gov-
nor Shallenberger, of Nebraska, w.
cupied the stage, and while not of raj
g same type his lecture was equal Re
satisfactory perhaps to the we'll on
formed mind as those of his con- con
nporaries. His was the only po- TO
lcal speech of the meeting and he chi
1ected the chautauqua sentiment nov
a big, broad faith in those things Del
ich inure to the good of the nee
eater number of American citi- rlV'
Is Governor Shallenberger spoke is
y highly of President Wilson and exp
administration. The speech was De
lrtily received. VIII
rhe Maurer sisters appeared Fri De
:, afternoon and evening, in the OOO
g of entertainers. They are truly Ieet
The reader was especially pleas