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ITALIAN BAND DRAWS
FULL TENT OF ADMIRERS
Musicians Give Pleasing Selections,
While Miss Bentley's Solo Work
Receives Much Applause From The
Large Audience.

Should every future number on the
Chautauqua program fail to please
the Cambridge public, it can at least
De said that persons having seasons
tickets have gotten the worth of
their money if they heard Colange-
los Concert Band, with Miss Ethel
Bentley, as soloist. At 2.30 O'Clock
Rev. J. M. Wells, Superintendent of
the Chautauqua, delivered his de-
lightful lecture on ''The Most Won
derful Thing in the World" after
which the band rendered a concert,
which music lovers and critics pro-
nounced the best ever given in Cam
bridge.
At night the tent was practically
filled, large number of people from
surrounding towns, such as East New
Market, Hurlock and Vienna, having
come to hear the celebrated band.
The concert started at 7.30 o'clock
and lasted two hours. The conduc-
tor, Signor Luigi Colangelo, is per-
United States. He has a band COM
posed of Italians, whose technique is
remarkable, and under the direction
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satisfaction all along the Chautau-
qua circuit. The band and orchestra
selections ranged from the most clas-
steal numbers, which please the few
who are acquainted with the rare
works of the masters, to the popular
airs and patriotic songs, which ap-
peal to the masses.
The solo work by Miss Ethel Bent
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concert, her coloratura soprano voice
being especially effective when sus-
tanned by full orchestration. Her
folk songs were much admired, and
she kindly responded to encore af-
ter encore, each time the applause
growing more voluminous. Miss
Bentley's unusual personality and
rare voice formed remarkable COM
bination, winning for her the reputa-
tion of being the most attractive so
loist who has ever accompanied a
band during the four years that
Chautauquas have visited this town.
This afternoon Rev. J. M. Wells
continued his series of lectures, with
Civic IDEALS" and those who have
had the pleasure of hearing Dr.
Wells find every one of his lectures
more interesting than the preceding
one. The concert by Mr. and Mrs
Henry Such, violinist and pianist,
proved to be very popular part of
the program.
Mr.. Such, who is a native of Lon
don, ranks with such artists as Kreis-
ler, Kubelic and Ysaye- His father
was a Doctor of Music at Cambridge
University, and he is a familiar as
sociate of Brahms, the composer. He
bears the distinction of having been
soloist with the Royal, Symphony Or
chestra of London, Vienna, Berlin,
Copenhagen and tSockholm, having
played before the King and Queen of
England, the Kaiser of Germany, and
the Kings of Denmark and Sweden.
Mrs. Such is splendid musician and
pianist, agile of finger, alert and
keenly sympathetic in her accompa-
niments.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Such will
give a concert from 7.3O until
O'Clock, at which time Montaville
Flowers will deliver his far-famed
lecture. Rebuilding The Temple"
Mr.. Flowers brings a message which
refreshes, stimulates and invigorates
He is recognized as foremost among
American dramatic readers, and i'm
personators. He possesses an envi-
able reputation as an orator, and
his lectures are always accompanied
by facial expressions and gestures
which help him illustrate the point
he makes.
Tomorrow night, at o'clock, Mr..
and Mrs. Such will give sacred
concert, after which Montaville Flow
ers will preach on "The Fashion of
His Countenance." The service will
be conducted by the Cambridge
Ministerial Union, and all churches
in town will be closed. No admis-
sion will be charged.
Monday afternoon the Granville
Hines Company will give a concert,
and again at night they will present
their baritone and piano selections,
which will be followed by the quaint,
quiet drama, ''The Man From Home"
which will be produced by the Chau-
tauqua players.