New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-21

that such mass OF people could be so still. II
interesting to the people who had been here season
after season stand as the year named. Compare
lively there few from the 7Os. but really quite
a number. Then the roll called. either by states
or sections. and all parts OF great country were
represented The lagest number, however, were from
Ncw-lork and Pennsylvania The speeches and the
roll call interrupted and then 10 allow us
To enjoy music by Mr.. Moore, Miss Hooper, or the
Schubert Quartete.
At the close of the platform meeting, all adjourned
TO the lakeside where, in front of the hotel. fireworks
ds played while the band discolIsed tuneful mel
odes the piazza. 1t seems little cruel that the
authorities at Chautauqua should allow the band to
play such enticng dance music when dancing is not
allowed
Wednesday dawned bright and clear, and still the
people nocked to the gates. We, being busy in the
morning, did not realize this fully did later
in the day. Deciding to 90 TO the entertainment at
. 80. took books and went over at 45, to
be sure to get the wanted and also to study
bit. The seats all right but one Of the party
met friends, and the result nothing but
talk. Perhaps You think :45 is early to arrive at
place when the entertainment does not begin til
. 30 Well. what do You hiak Of going at > A5 to
| be in time for a performance at 5 That's what
some people did, and at 6: 80 they began fairly to
pour in.
The way Of 1t was this The first series Of Benliur
tableaus announced for p. M, and the people
the house. All the various sccs were to have
denominatonal prlyermceting at :, and the Methodist
meeting was TO be in the AmphitlIcatre Those who
wanted to sec the tablcaus reasoned in this way
Those praycr-meeng people will get there in time
to gObbe all the best seats, and they'll hold on 10
them. Now, If want to see anything we've got
to be there first and make the best of the prayer
meeting part, our theology ran IN much the same
channel aud we went to supper at the first sound of
| I he and wore AT
More than one half Of the seats in the middle section
were already taken. and for minute or so we dartcd
hithcr and yon, after the manner o! hen that mas
lost her head. Then grabbed two charS-We were
n duct-and planted ourselves In The centre OF tho
house lust behind the seats in the pit The elevation
was such that We could the entire stage Without
effort.
Then the fun began The ~rpentcrs were sun at
work and We could camel, ana various other DTS
OF paraphernaa travelling across the platform 10 'he
stage Looking around. could see some one come
nm take a look in and depart hastily only to come
back more hastily with many friends Pretty soon
the audience began arrive in battalonS at the double
Quick Large women brought very small campchalrs
IA 1T on and small boys appeared with large rockers
MANY people had reading matter" Clliutaulua ~
scublv IIerald-.7 New York, Buffalo, Pittsburg ana
| Cincinnati daily papers. Bibles, monthly magazine
text book, and novel, 81 all sorts. By Gao nearly
three fourths Of the seats taken half the aseH
were filed with double row Of chairs ana 'le muir
,,,r ~ conversation had risen almost "a roar feopc
| woud see friends who were not 80 hVan'aSeou>N
pacel a, Themselves and they wonld ulihk I"S,'O'
., s,,,c,o mn and make room for one more, 30 'hef"
woud be begun Il most frantic attempt 10 attract O''
a,,,i, If ,b. lc.. fortunate Canes umbrellas
.ll, hats, papers haudhcrchicfS ANYTHING ana every
| thing were waved ana s"u"S 'I'u '"'" W
| generally 10 purpose. 80. It'll,
! Ladder, were placed against the BACK % ''c o"
| AM, and nlIcd with curou, humanity b"'' 'i"'D'"
! III. pnsr, and pcr,hcd on the supports one yum
| wont ON the rpof for what purp''e u" '"o N'''
upl. he intended to haue from 1t by Ms 'o'' al"
80, t.rd.,,nc DER cor rather UNDER IN thai l'''''"'
NV n. ,..,...,rv 10 state that there WAS no
Methodist p,,ycr meeting at least not IN the Anp''
! - ,bout 80 when the boys were be-l"u'-
f., become impatient people In front s,'r'u o'
HYMN, and by degtcc, the vast company Io'g, III '-
| .,,c Nearer My God to Thee ana JOSIE l , -,
,Iy -.,iL- II wa inspiring to hear the Voiur'c u
sound ,Ao,s SON n
| A. 80 George Vincent. the Bishop sun 4"
,,, man viii, great deal Of responsibility reN''E
on nj, shoulders pearcd, mad' The usual '"o'''
mcn;, and the curtain rose at 90 ..,
Ne very much v-h the potent grave anu rcNc','
,r.- or -cuior,i would explain to rs inc dlnglr",,
,,tc,n I'm, hind of entertainment anu P's - ~
The Theatre. Given good play lh M. ., 49," i'm
! t,fl.au. hero and the only advantage W. +bn ,mnbi
$50 nf th, t,bcaus J., that the sizes oi i, INV ~,
! ,hc,trr being wide open, tc Nfh' a. ,e
,,r t,tti,ularly Interested IN the tdDi'''',, ~ w.
NI.c p tb g6rr or .nomiuy. the case might be,
Woud be- to some extent rrl''lci u' IN b,".o ar
many 81 tho performers were nolhlnE AZ o''i
r r We Knew them ~ the gymnasium EYC very , lnn,
vent oil nicely and We were very pI"u Va ,,o,l,,
r,,dc, especially they had hnt thIS 81 % in +
,,, Li.,nr ylai wts before them. There wa I,7t
one little accident, but II amounted 10 m", , If The
81 thc stage hands scene ,hit"i' OF SOM t7 ,, -
~ eli or one side of the stage There VIZ q
,roicrcd -quc-uot shrek a ,uNpyu tVHt t. ~, rs
the curtain that side ana men :" '''.' i va ~ -
a. some one evidently scrambled up dsuI,. ,, nm al,
Probably tomorrow most on tine pg gd the nezI day
and take their ~upiT1- win nm @y I ',nrr NJ,
NOV Will stay there Tor b0th dinner anu supPa. ~
do not think the time We sp.n, ~ w H.in, to devote
! AT least ~ much to 10 10 morrow. .t q. I aid
,hy ,,ouid Word wa brought 10 II, at 80 that
G.rc we're fny or seventy hvr people 'anlT'i ',
thr Amphithcarc with baskets ana TN pan, ~
lin ,,.r waiting Ia .c- Ben llur VINO was 'Npc't'u
Al r. 81 30 the procession "H' m''' VIA" '''''''
W. said We weren't eous 1uit" as early as , on
wcdn.-oay but ere the gong sounded at . 10 WoIu
was brought that half me ',n uf ,,' dyrd for orr
pl,.r, a, the tublc and very glad We were To nav '
rrnt ia seat. ai the n,t dii' sohul'd WiIll WI ~,
before and fastened 10 JON .TT Iin - l,oL for
| humanity We Thought II not worm Nhlt Il, ', nv W.
rornd ia The lc.i and one further back tiAh th'
night before II wa, ucu Jus - y'nn a., ,,"n,
NOT ,nppcd with light reading but We b"fI3"'u l,
century ON this occasion and read " Ihc AnEp
The long hcnchc, have division, or braces at in1r
val, To strengthen them Ihry .l'pr H,"u ,t0, Where
hcv ION H. OF course they ~ct az such dIo'"h,
auar that between them there j. more tldh 'l"un-
| uIi
All three happen Ia bee Ncrt slender lHrIr va. VI,
Young lad Of our acqnaintanc" ueNt us WI" f f,,
MANY of his waiting moment, on the ralinE IN H"l'
Of n, We being Just behind the PIT ia, I'lI' 'p
rarcntv a vacant seat. lie kept ms eye on IN,
icopic s thcy came down the aisle ana when any one
tart~d To pas directly in front Of ~ he would make
fr,,,fr 1 A.. frr M. scat generally coming in IN
| comfortably violent contact with the brace nave
mentioned , ...,,,,o
Nftcr - little some one started tune and number
If LKmr. and song, were sang. sometimes thcH k'P'
good time and ohcr- the not" wa taken up D, ~ ~
f,r.tt .crinus i'm such "A manner that II sounded He
! Inc wave, or ripple, on "a pcbbly beach. Ihch ne
| hand arrived the lilht, were turned ON ana shorty
afcrv ard Mr. Vincent appeared, ua'e the ,u'"lt,N
| announcements and requested that the people "r'uW
INC tc ceutre nf the house would al the close Oh tic
| entertainment leave their scat, ~ quietly ana PuchN
as pCsslblc that those al The sides might ttc inca"
| and thc L.t tai lean the chariot rlcc-w0ui b. re-
| heated for their Icncnt. n had been SAID ne aun,
| that those people who were on the OUTSIDE Oh ,l',
circle did moi behave i'm the best possible manner ana