Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-05 | Page 8 | Great Variety in Chautauqua

Irmvin t 'i lji u i ' m w n i mi ni i 'i h i 'noma Musical Program This Year Will Be Varied and Entertaining The music of the comlnpr' Chautauqua, Chautau-qua, which opens June 14, is of great' varielv and will be excellent, according accord-ing to Secretary W. E. Phillips. ; For chorus singing the Welsh are the greatest pcoplo in the world. The Ttoyal Welsh Lady Singers will be heard on the fourth day's program. A competeut musical critic of Chicago, Chi-cago, after hearing their concert there, 1 said: "Melodic measures from fluty, bird-like bird-like voices filled tho big autditorium as the "Welsh Lady Singers gave one of the grandest programs ever rendered ren-dered in the city. Madam Hughes-1 j Thomas and her singers are miaicians in all that the term Implies. Soloi and chorus efforts, soprano and con-! I' tralto voices were superb. The much-murdered much-murdered "Miserere" from '11 Trova-tore Trova-tore was sung as it should be, and then from sacred songs and grand opera op-era the program ranged to include old favorite ballads. When tho "Star Spangled Banner" was sung as the grand finale to such a rich feast of song, theaudience was thrilled to the fiber." j Those who attended last year's y Chautauqua will be glad to know that Miss Hays is to be here again. This ear she will be the soloist with the Paul Pereira's string quintette. This organisation is on a par with that; great favorite of Ogdon's Chautauqua' audienocs, the Schumann Quintette They play the seme class of music and play it in the same fine manner.: I'Tom Alaska will come a colora-l turn, soprano In' the person of LonaJ Laska, an Alaska Indian girl whose' oice greatly resembles that of Ellen j Beech Yaw, having the same very high register. j On the sixth day will be heard tho Parnells, who are successful entertainers. enter-tainers. Those who do not care for "high brow stuff" in musical lines will find what they like in these artists. art-ists. I The closing night of the chautauqua I will be different. A company of na-J I the New Zealandcrs Maoris .will pre-, I sent an evening that will depict some-; I thing of the lives and habits of those j I interesting people i I Mr. Phillips has established his I headquarters in Spargo's and will be, j tlierc until the campaign Is over. I oo