Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-14
MEDFORD
MAKES A HIT
THE PROGRAM PRESENTED WAS
A FINE ONE.
ABOUT 500 MEDFORDITES HERE
First MedfOrd Day Showed That Sis
ter City Still Makes Good in What
ever She Undertakes-Much Good
Feeling Expressed.

Medford did herself proud Friday.
Medford day at the Chautauqua was
a marked success. The people of our
sister city came up by train and by
auto and they gave Ashland people
and visitors at the Chautauqua a pro-
gram which was a credit to them
and would have been a credit to any
CONCERT company before the American
people today.
When on Thursday evening the
Tidings reported that the Andrews
family alone were worth the price of
a season ticket to the Chautauqua
to hear, some thought the mark over
shot. 1t is doubtful, however, if a
single person who attended the pro-
gram given by them and other Med
ford citizens but realizes that no bet
ter programs in cities have drawn
full houses at price equal to a sea-
son ticket.
The Medford special train, after
the manner of special trains, was a
little late, but it was we'll loaded
with Medford people, who, headed
by fine uniformed band of thirteen
pieces, marched to the grove. A
large number of Medford people also
came up by auto and it is estimated
that about 500 were here from our
sister city. They were heartily greet
ed by our citizens and the view was
freely expressed by all that it was
good to get together for such visit.
The program, as has been stated
was under the management of Mrs.
Ed Andrews, musician of rare abil-
ity and woman who knows how to
do things.
The first number ON the program
was the beautiful Hungarian Fam
TASTE" tTobinD by the Page Theatre
Orchestra, which was heartily en-
cored.
Then came the chorus, Song of
the Tritons" (Malloy), which was
beautifully rendered by chorus con-
sisting 'of E. E. Gore and Fletcher
Fish, tenor; Mrs. E. Andrews, Mrs.
George Andrews and Miss Carolyn
Andrews, sopranos; Mrs. Gladys La
mar, Mrs. E. E. Gore and Mrs. Edna
lsaacs, altos; Ed Andrews, George
Andrews and Herbert Offert, bassos.
This number was heartily received
and the chorus repeated in response
to an encore.
The piano solo, "Cantique
fAmour" LiszD, was rendered in
a highly artistic manner by Miss
Flora Gray, who was compelled to
respond to an encore.
A duet from the first act of MAR
tha" (Flotow) was charmingly rem
dered by Miss Carolyn Andrews and
Mrs. Gladys Lamar. They were also
obliged to respond to an encore.
George Andrews made a great hit
in Barbara Fritchie," singing the
song in good voice and showing that
the years he has been off the stage
have in no way dimmed his dramatic
ability. He was also compelled to
respond to an encore.
Medford has a reader in whom she
well may take pride. Minnie Ber-
nice Jackson's rendition of What the
Janitor Heard" was certainly fine.
and almost Unendurable," by James
Whitcomb Riley, which was given as
an encore, simply convulsed the audi
ence.
The next number on the program
was another chorus, HE Watches
Over Israeli" from the oratorio Eli
jah" (Mendelssohn). 1t was fully up
to the high standard set by the first
number by the chorus.
The Shadow Dance" from "Di-
norah" (Myerbeer) was beautifully
rendered by Mrs. Ed Andrews, who
responded to hearty encore by sing
ing "The Last Rose of Summer" in
manner which held the rapt atten-
ton of the audience.
The trio Lift Thine Eyes," from
Elijah" was rendered in superb
manner by Mrs. George Andrews.
Mrs. Edna Isaacs and Mrs. Ed Gore.
This was also heartily encored.
Ed Andrews had not been before
the audience two minutes in the bari
tone buffo, Simon, the Seller" be-
fore his old friends, who knew him
as the comedian of the Andrews OPP
era Company, saw that he had lost
none of his ability as a fun maker.