Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-06-27
PLATTEvIL.LE
CAAUTAUQUA
This Years Program Is an
Elaborate One.
OPENING DAY entertainment
Appearance Of the Jess Pugh Company,
Trio Of Real Artists-Cartoon
Lecture by George E. Col.
by-Other Features.
OPENING DAY ENTERT A|NMENT

the strongest ever offered at that chau-
taVqua. 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, a 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 a cartoon lecture.
Through years of splendid training and
experience before the public he has
perfected most remarkable talent as
q cartoonist and will give unique and
interesting entertainment Mrs. Leon
ora M. 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-
tanqua 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 a re-
markable example of a writer who is
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 a 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 a
great lecture. John b. Ratio will 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 a second time. The
WeatherwaX Brothers Is one Of the
leading male quartettes of the country
and has been making tremendous hit
everywhere. Besides the usual quar-
tette numbers there will be a trumpet
quartette, novel treat There are
also two readers in the company,
specialists in comedy and pathos.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher will proba.
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
company OF nine men giving the usual
songs and choruses with action, an
original sketch called THE Hussars,"
exhibition drills, grand opera choruses,
brass seXtette and a drum cOrrs. All
the Chautauqua folks who have heard
Adrian NJ. Newens will be delighted to
hear him again. He is monologist
and more; he impersonates and yet he
does not. He is wonderful man in
his line The Metropolitan Ladies o.
chestra of seven members will give
programs consisting of full orchestra,
string Quartette. violin, cornet, Nvlo-
phone, and vocal solos, and piano.
logues,
Bishop William f. Mcdowell of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
will lecture Wednesday afternoon, July
"a He is a scholar. world traveller
and orator of note The LeBrun Grand
Opera Quarttete is without doubt the
greatest company of its kind that has
ever appeared in southwestern Wiscon-
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
used by the lie Brun company. Hon
Lawrence r. Stringer. presiding Judge
of the Illinois court of claims will lee
ture. Had it not been for the "ripar-
tisn deal by which William Lorimer
was elected. Judge Stringer would ur-
douhtedly be in the senate. He is not
a professional reformer but man who
stands for the highest things in life
He is an orator of ability and worth
going a long way to hear We hope to
have debate on the Woman's Suf-
frage question. Miss Harriet Grimm
has been secured to support the affirm
alive but We have been unable to secure
anybody to support tine negative as
yet. If we are unsuccessful the en-
tire afternoon will be given TO Miss
Grimm who is remarkably pleasing
and able speaker, The talent this
year consists OF sixteen companies
composed OF torty-four different per-
scne Write for full particulars.