The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-01
PENSACOLA s
CHAUTAUQUA TO
BE A FEATURE
ONLY FtRST-cLASs ATTRACTION
WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE
CITY AND TT IS BELIEVED THE
VENTURE WILL BE AN UN-
QUALIFIED SUCCESS.
BY GiIfiIIan Scott.

1t Is remarkable that Pens7col2 mas
never had a Chautauqua- It is still
more remarkable that saucy DeFunfal1
has for several years been going strong
in this particular direction, gathering
together splendid aggregation Of al!
kinds Of talent, something for every
body, and also gathering in trainloads
Of visitors, who have been fed and
lod ged and entertained and incidentally
introduced to bargains in real estate
and what not, and all to the honor
and glory OF that enterprising and de-
serving little town.
And all the time Pensacola, the qausi
capital of West Florida. has looked on
with a languid eye and the se.-satis-
faction arising from too easy pros
perity.
: Sir Joseph Barnhy's anthem, "It IS
high time to awake out OF Sleep"
should be sung at all the Pensacola
churches the very next Sunday "as Is, !"
for Pensacola needs good shaking for
its Incidence.
Mrs. Malaprop is quoted as saying
that comparisons are odorous' (every-
one knows that that is the same dear
old lady who complained that sub
scriptions didn't come in fast enough
for the Indignant" blind) but, however
.sodorous' the comparison may be, the
fact remains that DeFuniak has PEN
sacola beaten to a fragile in the mat
OF its nagnifcently organized annual
Chautauqua.
1t is a long lane which has no turn
ing. and Pensacola's turn has come.
\ joint stock company has been
formed, consisting of Judge A. c.
R.ount, Messrs. T. l.. Cant, Leland J.
Henderson, George Fl. Hervey, J. B.
Perkins, DIR. l. c. Phillips. A. NJ. Nc
MILAN, Prof. C;ilf7llan Scott. J. c. Wat
SON and w. ". Watson, and Pensacola
is to have a Chautauqua of its very
own
A proper degree of caution is being
exercised in this, Pensacola's maiden
effort, but there will be nothing half
consists only in limiting the first at
tempt to a six days Chautauaua in or
der to test the matter out,
The company will show it's conf
dence in its own enterprise by spend
ing money lavishly on first class at
fractions and resorting to every kind
of up to- date method OF advertising in
order to bring visitor from far and
near into the city.
There VIII De nothing nlggaI0.y
about these methods: over a thousand
dollars has been subscribed just by
way of a starter, and there is plenty
more in the background If wanted
The date fixed for the Chautauqua
is May 2sth to 31st, inclusive, The
Keyser auditorium has been enga ged
and will be fitted up specially for the
occasion.
Tickets will be on sale imned iately
at the following prices: Admitting
two to every performance throughout
the entire week, So, admitting one to
ever, performance, S.; adults, 30
cents: children under twelve years of
age. IS cents.
The complete program for the week
viii be as follows:
First day-afternoon:
Grand opening concert by the Chi
caSo Ladies crchestra and soloists.
With Prof. Louis Q. Runner, director.
Evening:
Musical preludas by the Chicago La
dies Orchestra. Lecture by Ralph Par
lette. the orator of good cheer.
Second day--afternoon:
The Boston Lyrics in a delightfully."-
varied program Of novelties.
Evening:
Preludes by the Boston Lyrics. Lee
ture by DIR. Frederick \. Cook.
Third day-afternoon
Popular program of music and play
let's by the Cambridge Players under
the direction of Elias Day.
Evening:
Preludes by the Cambridge Players