The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-10
SHAW ESCAPES FROM THE JAIL
AND FLEES OVER THE HILL TOPS
PROGRAMS GOOD
AT CHAUTAU UQUA
Prominent Men Deliver Lee.
lures and Musical Num-
berS Are Excellent.

The attendance at the Monday af-
,ternoon session of the Chautauqua
was slightly less than the Sunday at
tendance.
The program opened with singing
by the Old Southland Colored Sex
tette. The company had good voices
and rendered splendid music.
Following them was an entertain
ment by Fred Emerson Brooks. the
California poet-humorist, Mr.
Brooks has remarkably clear voice.
and was easily heard by all through
out the amphitheatre.
His performance consisted largely
OF recitations from his poetry,
among them Old Ace, Pickett Is
Charge and others, for which he has
become famous.
Every shade of passion or feeling
in the poems was brought out with
almost no effort on his part, and es-
pecial features we're his rendering OF
dialect, and Imitation OF the sounds
OF animals.
No one should fail to hear Mr..
Brooks's entertainment tonight.
Mr. Brooks's entertainment in the
afternoon was due to the absence Of
Senator Dolliver, who sent the man
agement a telegram few hours ago,
announcing that on account of his
sickness he would be unable to be
present.
Saturday Evening.
The program Saturday evening
consisted of musical number by
Shaw's orchestra and an entertain
ment by S. NJ. Spedon, cartoonlst, of
New York.
Mr.. Spedon drew his cartoons on
large sheets of paper fastened on an
upright board and kept the audience
in uproars Of laughter. as with few
simple strokes of his charcoal crayon
he would transform drunkard's
face into bottle, and the bottle into
bird or place upon the paper the
features Of the presidential candi-
dates
He also drew caricatures of several
prominent men in the audience which
were Immediately recognized, and
throughout the entire performance
Mr.Spedon kept up running fire Of
talk, Jokes and general information
relating TO the cartoonist and his
work
Sunday Afternoon
The opening number on the pro-
gram Sunday afternoon was a CON
cert rendered by the Mozart Concert
Company. This number was much
enjoyed and vigorously applauded
CongressmanA. r. Weber, of Ohio,
then iectured on The Difference Be
tween Politician and a Statesman"
He divided the history of the Repub-
lie into four epochs and briefly re-
viewed the history of some Of the
statesmen Of each 2Ioch. A polite
ian, he said, whether In office or out,
was one who was always working
for his own welfare, while states
man was one who, fogetting self. iv-
ed in the interests of his age and
generation.
Sunday Evening.
Another concert by the Mozart
Concert Company, opened the eve
ning's program, and Dean Henry i,
Southwick. of Boston, was then in
trOduced by Attorney J. Ed Law.
Dean Southwick lecturcd on a
Splendid Revel" taking as his sub
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tcresting account of Henry's life anI
chracter and his oratory was well
received by the audience. The at
tendance at each of the Sunday ses-
sions was nearly 1900.
The program announced for to-
night will be a concert by the South
ern Jubilee singers at 1870 o'clock
and lecture by Fred Emerson
Brooks. California poet and humor-
ist, at o'clock.