Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-06
OLE THE0bALD|
WILL PLAY AT
CHAUTAUQUA
HIS VIOLIN 300 YEARS OLD
Instrument Was Made in Milan BY
Starving Violin Maker in 1920
Be Assisted by Nine. Florence Alice
Stitzei, Operate Soprano, and Mile.
Helen kelere, Pianist.


by Ole Theobaldi, famous Norwegian
violinist.
The instrument was made in 1892 by
Casparo da Salo, starving vlonn
maker Of Milan, and was exhibited in
the latter part Of the sixteenth century
in Feurini's Museum. 1t was snatched
from it's case in the museum by SER
geant in Napoleon's army when Napo-
leon crossed the Alps into Milan with
his forces and was later carried back
to Paris and presented by this sergeant
to Ranchery, the greatest violinist OF
his day. In time it fell into the, hands
of Ole Bull, who presented it to Ole
Theobaldi at banquet in Christianla
In 1875.
Work Is Spectacular.
Theobaldi's work is decidedly spec
tacular, and he is said to be one OF
the strongest musical attractions APP
pearing among the Chautauquas this
season. He will appear here in the
concert as one of the features of the
five days program and will be assisted
by Nine. Florence Alice Stitzel, oper-
attic soprano, and Mile. Helen kelere,
piano virtuoso.
Other strong musical numbers an
nounced are the American Quartet,
and Clayton Conrad, to be here on the
opening afternoon and evening; O'Hara
and Wetmore, musical artists and en-
tertainers, to come on the second day.
the Dunbar Southern Singers and
Chas Frink, banjoist, who will sing
songs of the Southland, among them a
number of old southern darby melodies
with banjo accompaniment. and VIC
tors Florentine Band and Neapolitan
Troubadours. The Band is one of the
leading Italian Bands appearing in
America and is directed by Signor de
Carlo, one of the greatest of the
italian Bandmasters. 1t has made
tours Of American Chautauqua circuits
in previous seasons with great success.
The Chautauqua committee wants it
understood that music will be decld-
| ed feature Of the 5-day program. In
fact the event has been termed by
some "veritable festival of music.
The programs will be held afternoons
and evenings of each of the five days
and an entirely different musical COM
pany will be here for each of the 1--WE
! days These will appear in each of the
ten Chautauqua programs. In some
/ cases, these musical attractions will
| appear for full concert, occupying the
entire time of the afternoon or even
/ ing program; and in other cases, they
will appear in prelude only. followed
| by a lecturer. or some purely entertain
ment number.
| Programs in Large Tent.
The programs. as has been an
! nounced, will be held in a large tent
| and the event promises to be a decided
success from an artistic standpoint and
from the standpoint of entertainment.
The lecture features are what the
mana cement calls the backbone OF
the Chautauqua." These will include
lectures by Lee Francis Lybarger OF
the Philadelphia bar on The Commu-
nifty Conscience" Arthur Delroy OF
the New York Psychic Club on Char
acter Development by Suggestion"
Frederick Warde on shakespeare and
His Plays; Dr. Euclid B. Rogers or
"A Living or a Life and Andre Tri-
don, Mexican War correspondent, or
IAN Inside View of Mexico"
The season tickets for the Chautau.
qua are sold by local committee anc
reduce the cost of hearing each of these
ten programs to few cents number
You should plan to get yours today, as
the price goes up at the opening Of the
ChautauQua.-adv