The Montgomery tribune., 1910-08-26
CHAUTAUQUA
A BIG SUCCESS

Iauqua opened last saturday al
ternoon. The season tickets were
all sold by the first day, and the
seats under the big tent were COM
bortably filled for the fist pro-
gram which began at $3.50 p. M,
with music by the Kirksmish Or
chestra, bevy OF six very charm
ing young ladies, each with diff
ferent musical instrument, who
kept the audience entranced for
half-hour or SO with some very
beautiful selections. They added
variety by adding some vocal mu-
sic that was well taken. These
girls are all musical adopts and
are entirely capable of enter
tanning any kind of crowd.
DR.. Mattison w. Chase followed
the Kirksmith sisters with de-
ightful disquisition on "Sight and
Insight" a theme rich in sugges-
tion and replete with good things
in the hands of the speaker. His
epigrammatic style and apt anec-
dotes were greatly enjoyed.
At night, following the Kirk
smiths, we had Miss Evelyn Bar
gelt, with her unique readings, il
Illustrated with crayon sketches by
herself. Miss Bargelt is a reader of
great ability and with the addi-
tion of her crayon work gives a
performance that is more than or
dinarily good. Pathos and humor
alternate, and she knows just how
to give the right amount of each.
Her reading of "Old Hickory" as
her closing number will long be
remembered.
Sunday afternoon we had the
Royal Italian Guards band, an
aggregation Of musical talent COM
pos 4 altogether OF natives from
sunny Italy, and only one or two
of whom could speak English at
all. hut they are true sons of
Italy and certainly know how to
make music Their entertainment
was thoroughly enjoyed, both af-.
ternoon and night
Sunday afternoon We were re-
galed with fine lecture by DR.
Edward Russell Perry, OF New
York City, on "Samson Aroused !"
Monday afternoon the Lady En-
tertainers' Quartet appeared and
delighted the audience with some
vocal selections They were well
received
Following these young ladies',
DIR A. A. Willetts, the patriarch of
the American platform, delivered
his wholesome homily on "Sun-
shine DR.. Willetts is a remark-
able man He is SO years of age
and exceedingly well preserved
He says he has been married IS
years and his wife is still as much
his sweetheart as in theor court
the kind TO do any one good and
was alone worth the price Of a
season ticket
Monday night Father MacCorry
gave his illustrated lecture, "The
Story Beautiful" very graphic
history of the life of Christ We
are SO apt to think of jesus life
and sufferings as far away leg
endary sort of a myth But this
lecture, SO dramatically portrayed
by FIR MacOorry, and leading up
from the birth of Jesus to his as
cension, brought the actual hap
penings near to the listeners
with great force A great many
OF the stereopticon views he pre-
sented are from celebrated paint
ings and were singularly beautiful
Those OF Lake Genesaret were es-
pecially fine. Mo one could listen
to "The Story Beautiful without
being the better for it,,
Ruthven Mcdonald, the great
(both in girth and ability Canadi-
an baritone, who has been here
before, entertained he audiencs
Tuesday afternoon with some o.
his inimitable selections, and a
night rendered the ever popular
q "Bibbity Bob"
Hon. Duncan McKinlay, the Cal
ifornia Congressman, spoke, at
O'Clock on aThe Yellow Peril" al
able discourse which had to ds
with the problem OF Japanese i'm
migration to this country Mr.
McKinlay said our treaty with ia
pan would have toNbe renewed il
a short time, and that Japan hat
already served notice on the U
s. that she would not renew tn,
treaty unless America would throw
her gates wide open to Japanes
immigration. In a private con
versation, Mr.. McKinlay said h
was afraid Congress would acced
to Japan's demands, and the rae
question would become acute.
VIM. j. Bryan was billed t
speak at night, and was expecte'
here on the p. m. train, cominl
from Centralia, where he spoke i
the afternoon. A wreck up nea
Moberly, however, delayed tn
train until about a. m. and Bry
an didn't come. He will fill hi
engagement here next Sunday af