The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-30
DELsARTE AT CHAUTAUQUA.
An Exhibition by Ten Young Ladies' o

The most interesting feature OF Chautauqua
for this season so far. was found yesterday in
the exhibition of ten young lady members OF
|, the state university, who gave in = series OF
tabieaux and pantomimes the different postures
and movements of the hands, head and body,
ae trained and developed by the Delsarte
method of expression. as taught by Miss v.
Williams and developed In the state university
during its last quarter.
The lsdiesstasing part in this exhibition were:
Miss Mabel Park. Miss Adella Parker, Miss
Maud Parker, Miss Edith Biackman. Miss
Blanche Relf, Miss Genevieve Relf, Miss Maud
Ward. Miss Carrie Noble. Miss vessa Baldwin,
Miss Louisa Ward assisted by Mrs. Shafner
and Mrs. Ref. The notio>s were for conveil-
fence divided into scenes with short inter-
m sslons and gave undiv ded satisfaction,
while many were enthusiast. csily cheered. The
steady movements, the graceful changes and
the perfect harmony showed diligence OF prep
aration.
Sonie OF the accompanying exercises were OF
marked interest Miss May Ciohecy gave a
piano solo which was rapturouslv encored, and
escn appearance drew warm applause. TIE
nuns, chanting the evening hymn, was strik-
ing contrast 10 the preceding briliia Mt dress OF
the voluptuous Cleopatra. lying laaguidly be-
meath the awning held BY her attendants. Miss
Mud Ward bore trumphautly the different
parts OF Cleopatra in her splendor, frantic
mother agonizing over her lost child. nd nun
chanting the evening ltany. Miss Edith Black
man rose and ilsppsd her radiant wings as she
emerged from the chrysalis form, a d was Loudly
encored. Miss Maud Parker bore herself in q
queenly manner through the slight disturbance
arising from an emergency.
Great credit is Que to the young ladies, as
they arranged everything for themselves, over
came the obstacles arising from the loss of q
trunk containing many articles needful for the
exhibition and maintaining steady advance TO
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frolic In the big room of Mrs Reese's hotel,
where they took the steamer berths for their
tsur in Europe, while the wee hours rolled
away.
The programme Of Tuesday was sgreeably
varied by the u expected appearance of Rev.
H. l. Bates, OF Petaluma. Cal, who came to
claim his diploma, and that of his vile, for
Bates has never failed of reprs sentation at
chautauqua, aud still his record is unbroken-
Rev Dilworth was introduced IS the man who
wrote the first letter ever written concerning the
Puget sound Chautauqua. and delivered the an
nual address before the graduating class with
his usual terseness and pungeEey.v He charac-
terizes Chautagqua as that which familiarizes q
person with al times aud places. His pictures
OF light and the rapidity of It's travel orig
inal and telling. aud his depreciation of the sys-
EN- OF barring out the Bible from the pubic
schools was very decided.
Rev. ID. ]. Pierce, the president of the Chaufau-
gu Association. presented diplomas TO Mrs Ii.
A. Delanc, Rev. II. L Bates, Mrs. Ii. l. Bates,
ana Mrs. @. W. Gillette. Mrs NJ. T. Flower was
not present
the evening campfire was replaced by . lee
ture by Professor W. G. Ward.
The programme for today is as follows:
1000 9. m.-Round Table Shakespeare and the
Bible.
200 p m.-"Ths Labor Question" Rev. G. A.
Tewksbury.
500 p M" Looking Backward Review of
Beliamy," by Rev. T. G. Watson