Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-31
PLANNING FOR NEXT
YEARS CHAUTAUQUA
VENICE MANAGERS PLEASED
WITH RESULTS
Expectations More Than Realized and
Steps Being Taken Already to
Secure Competent Talent
for the Future

William H. knight. secretary OF the
California Chautauqua association Is
most enthusiastic over the success OIL
the recent Chautauqua held at Venice,
the first to be given there. In speak
ing of the Chautauqua and the plans
for next year, Mr.. Knight salu'
when a tentative session of an IN
dependent Chautauqua course OF lee
lures was projected it was conhdently
assumed that it would meet with
hearty support not only by the lectur-
ers artists and musicians who should
participate in the programs, put also
nv the educated and cultured pubic
who desire to be instructed and enter
tanned; who wish to mingle with sea-
side pleasures some intellectual recre-
alton. ..,,.
In this expectation the management
has not miscalculated. The response
of brilliant lecturers and talented art
lists has been prompt and cordial and
the intelligent public has shown Its ap-
preciation of the excellent programs
provided, which has encouraged the
management to continue the course
another year.
Representative of five leading edu>
cational institutions were on the pro-
gram. namely: Prof. A. I. Murray OF
the stanford university, DIR. w. L. Jep-
son of the University Of California,
Prof. j. H. Francis, principal of the
Polytechnic high school of Los An
geles. Dean w. d. Ward Of the Ocei-
dental college. and Prof J. H. Hoose
of the University Of Southern CAN
fornia.
'Dr. Homer B. Sprague of Boston
presented some remarkable analyses OF
Shakespearean characters. DR.. j. II.
Straton of Baltimore gave realistic pic
lures of the south, old and new. Rev.
William RAIDER of San Francisco re-
called Macauley's epigrammauc bril-
liancy in his essays on Savoranola ana
Tolstoi. DR. w w. Campbell of the
Lick observatory traced the pathway
of our sun through the consultations
toward the bright star Vega. Captain
A. A. Fries of the United States corps
of engineers enlightened us on the con-
dition of our coast defenses. Prof. Hec-
tor Alliot and his able coadjutors de-
fined the essential principles of true
art.
'Mrs Florence Collins Porter pre-
sided over an all day session of the
Federated clubs of Southern California.
Mrs. Bertha Hirsch Baruch assembled
a worlds congress whose purpose was
the uniflcation of spiritual forces. Oth>
er valuable contributions to the Chau-
tauqua were made by Mrs. Emma
NTr6e0le1I, AlISs ASAltAs 1 III
George T. Weaver, Alvin H. Law, Prof.
N. f, w. Hazeldine and Russ Avery.
"The musical events were of the
highest degree of excellence. A cham
Der concert given by Harry Clifford
Lott, Arnold Krauss and Ludwik Opid
charmed a large audience. The Wo-
mans Symphony orchestra, led by Har-
ley Hamilton and Miss Edna Foy-ac-
knowIedged to be the best on two con-
tinents-delighted another large audi
ence. DIR. Bruce Gordon Kingsley and
Miss Bessie II. Bartlett successfully
interpreted Wagner's great master
pieces Mrs Maize S. Upper and her
talented assistants revealed the subtle
harmonies OF nature. Prof. w. ]. R.
Gibbs, the official organist Miss
Blanche Brocklebank, the acconpanist.
and Misses Estelle Miller, Ethel L. Oh
colt, Lillian Adams and Adelaide Cos
nell did excellent prelude work.
"All was made possible through the
liberality and public spirit of Hon.
Abbot Kinney, who gave the free use
of his magnificent Venice auditorium
and it's grand organ to the Chautauqua
management.
1T is hoped that by beginning the
work for another year at this early
date we may be able to secure authors.
essayists and speakers Of national re-
pute from the remoter sections of the
country, and possibly from beyond the
Atlantic"