The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-06-28
LAMAR'S CHAUTAUQUA
Brilliant and Inspiring Array of Mn.
steal Numbers for Chautauqua
Week

| most pretentlouS that mas ever Deen
offered on any chautauqua in any
part of this country. That is, there
are bigger and more expensive at
fractions, and features quite unusual
and ordinarily considered to be more
expensive than the receipts would JUS
/ tify However, | believe that the peo-
pie are ready to patroniz1 the big
attractions more literally than they
do the ordinary ones, and while the
cost to the individual patron is not
increased, we surely expect to secure
much larger attendance.
Please note that it requires eighty
people to furnish this program, which
is fifteen more than we have ever had
on the program before.
Some Of the attractions, then are as
follows:
Schildkrcts Hungarian Orchestra
one Of the best known combinations
in the country, and | call it real
musical headlincr. This company has
been out in Lyceum, and about six
years ago was on our chautauqua
circuit. In its annual winter tour
Schildkret's Orchestra is ranked as
one of the real big musical organiza-
tions. However, when we arranged
contract with Mr. Schildkret, who
by the way, regardless Of what one
may say, will positively be with the
orchestra himself, we agreed to pay
him $500 more than he had been
getting in Lyceum with the under
standing that he would put the extra
money into a bigger organization.
You will be glad to welcome Mario
and Trevette, who were over cur
circuit four years ago, and have been
asked for every year since. doubt
if we ever had any artists meet with
more universal approval than these
people. When they left the chautau-
qua circuit they wont into concert
and vaudeville engagements, and their
price began to soar, but we managed
to get them this year on account Of
our extra long season and other in
ducements, which you would not be
interested in knowing. Suffice to say
they will be on the program.
Two other interesting little com
pGnies that are truly artistic and will
appeal to music lovers in each city
the the Shubert Artists, on one day,
and Estelle Franklin Gray and Mischa
Lhevinnc on another.
The fourth and very interesting
very novel musical entertainer is Bel
limo. He plays a concert accordion.
The first date Bcllino filled on Red
path chautauquas was at Danyille, IL
linois, the home Of Ex-Speaker Can
non. Uncle Joe was in the audience
and joined with the others in express
ing his approval Bellino has a won
derful instrument with 161 keys. He
gets the effect Of bard and orchestra
with it. You will be interested in
knowing this instrument cost S55O.0O.
Bellino has played in Italy, Scotland
and France.
The real musical sensation in chau
tauqua last year was Thaviu's Band
and Grand Opera Singers. This band
was at the San Francisco exposition
at its opening. At the close Of the
chautauqua season this band went
back to the exposition until its close.
1t is said that Thaviu and John Philip
Sousa received greater honors than
any other band masters at the great
fair. We will have the same band
back over the chautauqua circuit. The
singers will be different, however, ev-
en- better than the ones Of last year
The band is enlarged and improved,
If indeed improvement is possible.
Finally, in our musical offerings we
want to call particular attention to
the Haydn Chorus, a splendid organ
ization Of dozen voices under the
direction of Roland r. Witte, late Of
New York, a real choir master and
concert director With this company
we will have real singing that fills the
heart and expands ones life, the sing
ing Of big choruscs, selections from
big oratorios, as well as the old ia
miliar songs people know and love SO
well.
That is a brief description Of the