The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Entertaining
Evening
Programs
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Aug. IL to p, 1918.


Aug. IL to p, 1918.
You can't miss a good program
any night, or afternoon, either, for
that matter. Why stay at home?
Come out and enjoy yourselves.
We live our lives but once and are
long time dead.
Oskaloosa Chautauqua gives
more for the money than anything
| that comes along A season ticket
l at $3.50 means only about cents
a number-cheaper than staying at
home. It's clean amusement and
entertainment, too. Look at this
big list of evening entertainments
and then get ready to bring the fam-
lily (The afteroon programs are
just as big.) '''
IL Opening night comes Montra-
vile M. Wood, with his wonderful
scientific exhibition and his laugh
able wrestling gyroscope, assisted
1 by his daughter, Miss Alene Nj.
Wood.
Wednesday evening brings the
highest priced lecturer on the plat
form, VIM. J. Burns, the great de-
tective. Bess GearhaTt Morrison
will give the prelude and you'll en-
joy this fine reader. The Yod-
lers will also yodle. Certainly
great evening.
Thursday evening Bess Gearhart
Morrison in her goodbye program
and then the Chicago Methodist
Preachers Quartette. A fine bunch
of gentlemen in a popular pro
gram. D..
y Friday evening the great Schu-
mann Quintette, former members
of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra
Nothing finer travelling.
Saturday night the splendid Schu-
MAINS and Arthur P. McMurray,
one of the best readers on the plat
form, in IAN Evening with James
Whitcomb Riley, Doctor of
Hearts" "t
Sunday night, farewell Sacred
Concert by the Schumann's.
Monday night, of second week,
Sid Landon, the famous imperson-
ator, in one of his semi.humorous
character studies of celebrated Lit
erary characters, making up in full
view of the audience. Mill Lowe will
read and Mr.. Springer will play the
mandolin.
Tuesday night, Congressman
HObson, and Gov. Hanley in their
great debate-two oratorical giants
Mr.. Springer, Mandolinist, will
give the prelude as he will. also,
also, the night before.
Wednesday night, Miss Maude
Willis, charming reader in the
noted play, Every Woman" pre-
ceded by Miss Newton's boys and
girls in a very delightful prelude.
This is "Oskaloosa" night.
Thursday night, the noted Ii
berati and his great band FROM
New York City, with six Grand
Opera Soloists, the largest Chau-
tauqua organization travelling. so
people. A notable event even on
big program like Oskaloosa's.
Only very few of the larger Chau-
/ tauquas were so fortunate as to get
LibeTati and his artists. The first
half win be a popular concert and
the second half will introduce the
band and grand opera artists in
| the famous opera "Cavalleria Rus
ticanna," by Mascagni, led by the
worlds greatest virtuoso and band
| master, Alessandro Liberati.
Closing night, a distinct and high
class novelty, the Catha Wood
land Players, in a splendid pro-
| duction Of Shakespeare "Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" Certainly
fitting finale to a magnificent pro-
gram.
Better get that Season Ticket to-
day. Next Saturday, August 9, is
the last day at $3.50. After that
$500. Phone and have II laid away
IL you can't come in. On sale at
Central or crissy G crissy's Book
stores, or c. Yer Ploeg, Secretary.
l SPECIAL TENT for the babies,
with trained woman in charge,
supervised by Mrs. Marion Cheney,
Of the w. c. T. w., who has charge
Of the rest tent for women. The
baby tent alone costs the chautau-
qua Board about $50, but we want
the mothers to have an opportun-
ity to enjoy the program.
| The chautauqua isn't a money
making affair; there are no divi-
dends and the Board and Commit
tees serve without pay; so any
surplus goes into better program,
better facilities and more conven-
fences. It's your chautauqua and
affords fine outing, with splendid
instruction, amusement and enter.
tainment. There Is Bible hour,
health hour and ehiIdren's hour,
A liberal education in an eleven
day program.