Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-01

GHAuTAUQUA
Program Stronger This Year
Thar 1t Was Last.
TALENT AMONG THE BEST

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cclored Company In the Country,
and Many Others viii Take Part In
the Sinenq-Remember John 3.
Ratio? He Will Be There-AIso Pitt
| Parker, The Cartoonist-Best Lee
| turers and Preachers To Attend.
| The Platteville Chautauqua was
venture last year. 1t proved success
| full venture. Everybody enjoyed 1t
and went away talking Chautauqua. II
| possible the program this year is
stronger than last. From the opening
concert on the evening of July 20 to
the closing number on the evening of
August s, the talent is among the best.
The Cleveland Ladies Orchestra
will give the opening concert Thurs
day evening July 20. 1t is one OF the
finest musical organizations in the
| west
The best colored company in the
country, the Siavton Jubilee Singers,
has been secured This company con-
sists of a splendid mixed quartet
splendid male quartet, and four solo
lists of exceptional ability.
The Lyric Glee Club can sing. They
proved that last year and the Platte
| Vile Chautauqua is very fortunate in
securing them for this season.
Bohumir Kryl and his band VIII
have the right of way for two CON
certs. Mr. Kryl has no equal as a cor
netist on either side of the ocean. He
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organized and is assisted by eight well
| known operate singers.
yhe Schubert Male Quartet will be
at the Chautauqua for the two closing
DAYS. At the dinner recently given in
Chicago to MIR. Bryan and President
Taft, then Secretary Taft it was this
quartet which was selected to furnish
music for the occasion. The quartet
has an assistant OF great ability in its
| reader, Miss Gertrude Garfield.
For two days the Four Great Artist
company will furnish the music. That
It will be good goes without saying
when we remember that the company
consists of Forrest Dabney Carr, an
exceptionally fine concert singer; Earl
]. Pfouts. one of the most talented VIC
linists OF New York city; Edwin NJ.
Shonert, well known on both sides OF
the Atlantic as a pianist and Miss
Agnes Doyle.
Rita Rich will be present for two
DAYS and will win all hearts with her
good old folk songs our mothers used
to sing and her typical child songs,
both rendered in costume.
What shall be said of John B.
Ratio? Only this, he captured the
Platteville Chautauqua horse, foot and
dragons last year, and when he comes
this year, they will all be there to be
bound still more securely.
Pitt Parker says that it is easy TO
draw with both hands if you know
how He knows how to draw pictures,
and how TO draw the people. Parker
is great cartoonist good joker,
and a brilliant entertainer.
On July 81, Charles Taggart. the
man from Vermont, will lift the cares
and burdens from your life and turn
your pain into pleasure by music your
worries into wonderment by mimicry,
and your sadness to smiles by humor."
We are all interested in one way or
another in the little brown man and
his country On Saturday July 81, Kiyo
S. Inui, a native of Japan and an ora
tor OF ability, will speak at the Chau-
tauqua
Hon. J. Frank Hanly is one OF the
great men OF the country. His lecture
alone will be more th,n worth the cost
OF the Chautauqua to those attending
Professor P. NJ. Pearson win be pres
ent two days in lecture recitals. If you
want to hear something good in this
line you must hear Professor Pearson.
Dr. Frank Crane, who recently re-
signed from the great Union church Of
Worcester, Mass, to follow a special
line Of work in Chicago, will lecture.
There will not be a dull moment for
anyone while he speaks.
Talking about lecturers, DR. Frank
Dixon knows how to lecture Wit, logic,
eloQuence, matchless oratory will hold
sway at the Plattsville Chatauqua
while he is on the platform
Sylvester Longs lectures are enter
tanning but not foolish They combine
entertainment and recreation with In
strnction and inspiration. He is one or
the most popular lecturers on the plat
fom
The Hon. Arthur X Peck Of Bos-
ton. Mass viii give one OF his travel
talks. The Plaueville Chautauqua folks
Will be travelling with "the quality"
when they are listening to him. for he
has spoken AZ all the creates Chautau-
quas i'm the country
And last but not least the Hon. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan An do not agree
with him in politics Che is not going to
talk politics. but all are agreed that
as an orator he has few If any equals
IL this country Mr.. Bryan speaks on
the afternoon of Aug. S.
| The ChautaEqua win be held on the
camp grounds, where there is an album
dance Of shade, large tabernacle.
good dining han and everything nee
essary for the convenience and comfort
OF the people