The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-30
SUCCESSFUL CHAUTAUQUA
IN SPITE OF RAINY WEATHER
SUCCESS is WITH US.
Attractions of High Order and
AppreciatiVe Audiences the
Rule of the Assembly,

The weather man has not been
very kind, in way, to the chautau-
qua management. The rain on
Sunday was a severe blow to them
from a financial standpoint A great
many of the season tickets are usu-
ally purchased on that day, but very
few were sold Sunday. Nearly ev-
cry morning, SO far this week, threat
ening weather has prevailed just long
enough for the out of town people to
make up their minds not to come,
then turn out to be a nice bright
day
The talent this year far exceeds
that of last year. 1t has cost the
management $4,000 more money
than last years program did, but to
use the words of another the diff
ference in the quality is worth the
difference in the price" With good
weather the rest of the session the
association will probably just about
make expenses.
=. ID. Coburn, the man who de-
cllned to be United States Senator,
from Kansas, was the first speaker
on the program. He interested his
listeners with alfalfa talk" on Sat
urday and gave them a great deal of
information. He is not an eloquent
speaker, and his subject does not
permit of eloquence, but he knows all
about alfalfa.
The Toronto Male Quartet render
ed several classic and popular songs
ID me afternoon and evening of Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday. This
company has few equals on the chau-
tauQua circuits. They made a great
hit with everyone
The rain Sunday cut the attendance
in half, but the half that went and
heard Gabrial r. Mcguire, the Irish
orator, say that the half that
stayed at home certainly missed a
treat in educational lines. Mr.. Ma
guire is wonderfully large man in
more ways than physique-he is
man of intelligence, of education
and achievements. His lecture, with
an Irishman Through the Jungles of
Africa" was full of instruction, wit
and humor.
Rnhprt parkor Mijoc Woc -fbo aop
ter of attraction on Sunday night
and on Monday afternoon. DR.. Miles
in introducing himself said that one
time over in Iowa he was giving a
lecture and that after it was over an
old gentleman came up to the, plat
form, shook hands with him, con-
graduated him on his talk and said
he had been taking his pills for
twenty years" Now" said DR..
Miles, II don't want any of you
Falls City people to think that l am
that DR.. Miles, for | am not" Mr..
Miles is pleasing talker and is
chock full of humor His experience
as a newspaper reporter has given
him an insight into all sides of life.
His "Tallow Dips" and Sparks
We're fine. He has a manner on the
platform that is his alone, and it
pleased his audience.
Maupins Military Band and Orch
estra furnished the musical entertain
ment on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday Mr.. Maupin is
an exceptionally good leader and has
collected good combination of
players.
Monday evening the assemblage
was instructed and entertained by the
platform manager, e. w. Lanham.
Mr.. Lanham is good talker and a
splendid platform man.
Billy Sunday! Billy was
here Tuesday afternoon, and the
capers he did cut on the platform
was a plenty" He lambasted right
and left and never missed the mark.
Mr.. Sunday is an entertaining talk
er, a plain speaker and an enemy OF
the liquor traffic. His lecture Tues
day afternoon was of an evangelistic
nature and pleased the majority. He
is a fire-eater and is full OF ginger.
The Hinshaw Grand Opera Quartet
gave two concerts on Wednesday,
one in the afternoon and one in the
evening. "They were fine, simply
fine" local musician was heard to
say. "The best / ever heard, said
another. Several were heard to say
that no such musical attraction has
ever been presented in southeastern
Nebraska.
Booth Lowrey, poet, humorist and
satirist, made many admirers at the
assemblage Wednesday afternoon He
has peculiar faculty of mixing hu-
NOR and philosophy together to make