Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
MUSIC FEATURES
OUR CHAUTAUQUA
BIG BAND AND COMPANY OF OP.
ERA SINGERS AMONG THE
ATTRACTIONS
GREAT DRAMA TO BE OFFERED

Izrael ZangwilI's Play, "The Meltfns
Pot" VIII be Presented by Strong
| Company Of Players.
| Band music will again feature oul
ChautauQua program, according to T
F. Graham, the veteran field manager
of the Redpath-Vawter System, who
was here last Thursday, presenting
the program. discussing dates and
other details in connection with the
big summer event.
! For several seasons big band was
one of the popular features Of the Red
path-Vawter programs. Such bands as
the ones conducted by Thayiu and
Bohumir kryl have delighted our
people summer after summer. Last
season there was no band on the pro-
gram and it was missed. According
to Mr.. Graham there has been a uni
| versal demand from towns on the cir
cult for a big band on the 1919 pro-
gram and as result Of this demand
the famous Banda Roma has BEEN en-
gagged.
Banda Roma
Under the direction of Luigi Quaglia
the Banda Roma has come to be re-
cognized as one Of the great musical
organizations Of the country. Luigi
Quaglia is one of the really great
conductors sent to US from Italy. He
is graduate Of the University of
Naples and won fame as director
and composer in Europe before COM
ing to America. Since Luigi Quaglia's s
debut as an American band-master
in 1907 his bands have been in con-
stant demand by the managers of our
greatest amusement and entertain
ment institutions. Three summer
engagements in Chicago's parks tell
Of the popularity OF this organization.
Good Music
Good music, as usual, will have a
big place on the Chautauqua pro-
gram. The engagement OF the Boston
Opera Singers assures US Of another
splendid treat. This company is
headed by Louise Stallings, one OF the
favorite sopranos of Metropolitan audi
ences. Miss Stallings, by the way,
is girl from the Middle West and
the New York Musical Currier de-
clares that she is now at the thres-
hold of great career" Alessendro
Alberni. baritone, has won success in
eastern musical circles, as have
Esther Schultz, cOntralto, and An
tonic Guarino. tenor, Marion Carley,
pianiste and accompanist, is a Cana
dian artist.
Mr.. Graham asserts that the Boston
Opera Singers constitute one Of the
most artistic vocal organizations ever
handled by the Redpath Bureaus.
Althea Players
The Althea Players are six charm
ing maidens, singers and instrument
talists, and they are scheduled to ap-
pear on the opening day of Chautau-
qua. A feature of the Althea pro-
grams is the ensemble violin numbers.
There will be vocal and instrumental
quartettes and solos, humorous read
ings and Stunts" just the kind of
program to give the Chautauqua a
good start.
SaxaphOne Sextette !
The Saxaphone Sextette is a Bo-
humir Kryl organization. 1t was as
sembled and coached by the famous
bandmaster and comes with the Kryl
stamp Of quality upon it. AS the
name indicates, this organization fea-
lures the combined work of six sax
aphones. Each member Of the Sex
tette is versatile musician and in
addition the ensemble saxaphone
numbers the company offers an or
chestral program, intersperced with
solos.
The White HusSars
One of the popular features Of the
1917 program was the night furnished
by Ralph Dunbar's Royal Dragons.
This year we will have another Dunbar
company. the White Hussars, only the
Hussars are young women. Nine
young women comprise the White
Hussar company. They appear as a
brass band, ladies' glee club, fife
and drum corps and as soloists-just
an all-round stunt" program similar
to the one furnished by the Royal
Dragons two years ago.
The NaIfiur Dnk
The success of the drama 1T Pays
to Advertise" on last summers pro-
gram and the request from all over
the circuit for another play company
has resulted in the Redpath-Vawter
people securing a company to present
-zrael Zankwilrs great play, "The
Melting Pot"
"The Melting Pot" is unquestionably
one of the greatest of modern dramas
end the intense Americanism of the
story makes it especially appropriate
for this year. This is the play in
which Walker Whiteside gained his
greatest fame, The dramatic cast
calls for ten people and Mr.. Graham
asserts that the personnel Of the COM
pany will be higher even than was
that of "It Pays to Advertise"
Ralph Bingham
The closing night of the Chautauqua
has been reserved for Ralph Bingham,
the platforms foremost humorist.
Ralph Bingham has been entertaining
the public since he was a lad in short
trousers and there is scarcely COM
munity in America that has not laugh
ed with this jolly fun-maker. Bing-