Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-06-27

PLATTEyILLE
CHAUTAUQUA
This Years Program Is an
Elaborate One.
OPENING DAY entertainment
Appearance of the Jess Pueh Company,
TrIn ~ Raal
Appearance of the Jess Puoh Company
Trio OF Real Artists Cartoon
Lecture by George E. Col.
by-Other Features.

July 1928 at the Camp Grounds in that
city The program is without doubt
the strongest ever offered at that chau.
tauqua This is saying a great deal
when we consider the very excellent
programs that have been given. The
morning. hours will be given over to
Bible and Sunday School lectures. An
eating house and stand on the grounds
will add to the comfort and convent
ence OF all who attend A post card
addressed to f. e. Bauchop, Platte
Vile, Wis, will bring you full informa-
ton in regard to tents and all ar
rangements.
The opening number of the Chau.
tauqua will be given by the Jess Pugh
company, trio of real artists. The
program will consist of baritone solos,
soprano solos, vocal duets. dramatic
readings, piano numbers, violin solos
and ensemble numbers George e
Colby will give cartoon lecture
Through years of splendid training and
experience before the public he has
perfected a most remarkable talent as
a oartoonist and win give unique and
interesting entertainment Mrs. Leon
ora NJ Lake Will lecture Sunday after
noon, July 81. She is one of the great
women of our country and is called by
those who know her best Mother
Lake" She has lectured at the Chau-
tauqua before and will be welcomed by
large crowd of friends Ralph Par
cite, editor OF the Lyceumite and Tai.
ent, the Charles Lamb OF the Ly-
ceum" Will lecture twice He is re-
also a speaker He fills about 200 en-
gagements a year and last year forty
per cent OF them were return dates. He
must be all right to hold that kind OF
record
The famous Schildkret's Hungarian
Orchestra was brought over from Hun
gary during the Worlds Fair year and
since that time have played in most
of the largest cities In this country Mr.
Schildkret played at the wedding of
Miss Alice Roosevelt This company
made decided hit at Platteville on
the Lyceum course last winter To say
that Hon. Thomas p Gore, United
States senator from Oklahoma, "The
Blind Man Eloquent" will speak on
Monday July %, is to guarantee
great lecture. John b. Ratio viii be
present again to give US some more OF
his character sketches from life No
man who fails to make good appears
ON our program second time The
WeatherwaX Brothers Is one of the
leading male quartettes of the country
and has been making a tremendous hit
everywhere Besides the usual quar-
totte numbers there will be trumpet
quartette. a novel treat There are
also two readers in the company
specialists in comedy and pathos
Thomas Brooks Fletcher will proha
bly, speak on the Modern Judas" the
evening of July %. Those who heard
him last year know what he Is and
what he can do The Hussars is a
company OF nine men giving the usual
songs and choruses with action. an
original sketch called THE Hussars."
exhibition drills, grand opera ehoruses,
brass seNtette and a drum corps All
the Chautsuqua folks who have heard
Adrian NJ. Newens will be delighted TO
hear him again He is monoogist
and more. he impersonates and yet ne
does not He is wonderful man IN
hts line. The Metropolitan Ladies Or
chestra OF seven members will give
programs consisting OF full orchestra,
string quartette, violin cornet, Nylo-
phone. and vocal solos. and piano
logues
Bishop William f. Mcdowell Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
will lecture Wednesday afternoon, July
"a Ite is scholar. world traveller
and orator Of note The LeBrun Grand
Opera Ouarttete is without DOUBT the
greatest company Of its kind that has
ever appeared Ia southwestern WisCUn-
sin. The members Of this company
are specialists and have sung in the
large cities of the world over $1,000
are invested In costumes and scenery
Hsed by the lie Brun company Hon
Lawrence h Stringer, presiding judge
OF the Illinois court Of claims viii lee
ture. Had Il not been for the bipar
ttsn deal" by which William Lorimer
was elected, Judge Stringer would Cd.
doubtedly be i'm the senate. He is not
a professional rotormer but a man who
stands for the highest things iu life
He is an orator Of ability ana worth
going long way 70 hear We hoge te
have debate on the Womaus Suf-
frage question Miss Harriet Grimm
has been secured 70 support the affirm
atiNe but We have been unable 10 secure
anybody to support the negative as
yet If We are unsuccessful the en-
tire afternoon Will be given 70 Miss
Grimm who is a remarkably pleasing
and able speaker The talent this
year consists OF sixteen companies
composed 81 forts four different par.
sons Write tor fuil particulars