The Rodeheaver Party

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The RODEHEAVER PARTY



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Homer Rodeheaver
BILLY SUNDAY'S first Lieutenant.  In the organization and training of revival choirs, in the mastery of an audience through the influence of sacred music, he stands pre-eminent.  It matters not whether he is playing a solo on the trombone, singing a gospel hymn or directing the choir of hundreds of voices, the attention of each individual is centered on him.





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George A. Brewster
DURING the past three years Mr. Brewster has been associated with the Billy Sunday party as tenor soloist.  His voice is remarkable for its purity, distinctness and influence over an audience.  A thorough musical education was obtained by him under the instruction of the best teachers in our country.  His oratorio and recital work with prominent musical organizations throughout the Middle West, together with his seven years successes at Winona Lake in sacred operas, has endeared him to thousands of admirers.

Mr. Brewster's talent is a distinctive feature of the well-balanced programs given by the Rodeheaver Party.



Robert L. Matthems
MR. MATTHEWS was born in Kentucky and graduated from Lake Forest University, attaining the degree of Bachelor of Arts.  He pursued his musical studies in Chicago, Melbourne, Milan and Paris.  For several years he was choir director of the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian Church, Chicago, and served on the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune.  He circumnavigated the globe just prior to the outbreak of the war.  For the past three years he has been pianist and secretary in the W. A. Sunday evangelistic party.  As an author and composer of secular and sacred songs he has gained considerable distinction.


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Homer Rodeheaver
MR. RODEHEAVER is a product of Tennessee and was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University.  He has been engaged in evangelistic work for the past twelve years and during the seven years of his association with the Evangelist, William A. Sunday, has become a nationally conspicuous figure in the religious interests of the country.  From coast to coast literally millions of men and women have learned to sing gospel songs under the inspiration of his magnetic leadership.

Mr. Rodeheaver is possessed of a baritone voice of remarkable sweetness and power.  At the great Sunday tabernacles his solos have been responsible for the conversion of thousands of people.  Phonograph records have carried his voice and his songs into nearly every corner of the country.  He has been instrumental in giving national popularity to a gospel song, Brighten The Corner Where You Are, an achievement perhaps never accomplished before in such wide-spread fashion by any song or any singer.

Few trombone soloists have appeared before the American public under any auspices equipped with a clearer tone and a finer technique than Mr. Rodeheaver possesses.  He is an entertainer of unusual originality and charm.  From the beginning of his vocal career to the present, when he has just completed a course of study with Oscar Saenger of New York, he has constantly been under the care of the best song interpreters and voice builders in the country.

Mr. Rodeheaver is in constant demand for leadership of conventions of every type.  He has organized and is the head of one of the largest musical publication houses in the country, with branches in Philadelphia and Chicago.  He has refused flattering offers to go into grand opera, preferring to dedicate his voice to Christian service.



The Rodeheaver Party
THE trio composing the Rodeheaver Party, Messrs.  Homer Rodeheaver, George A. Brewster and Robert L. Matthews, are available for a limited number of Chautauqua engagements.  The resources of talent possessed by the Rodeheaver Party enable them to fill a whole day's Chautauqua program with unflagging interest and inspiration.

These men, with their diversified and exceptional talent, offer programs that contain a wealth of the unusual both in vocal and instrumental music.

Their ability to present masterpieces running the whole gamut of the secular, sacred, and operatic field, and their power to enthusiastically please all classes of people in every audience, has given them a unique and commendable place as entertainers of the highest order.

The Coit-Alber Chautauqua Company
630-640 Orchestra Building
Chicago, Ill.



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