The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-07-02
OUTDOOR STAGE
is MADE READY
ESMERALDA TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT
Week will End with Festive Events
Amateur Players Rehearsing Each
Evening for "MikadO."

The horticultural chautauqus will
begin with a snap tonight. The open
air stage under its&Ower of big maple
leaves is set for "Esmeralda, the
class play OF the 1914 Hood River high
school class, which will be reproduced
tonight by the entire original cast OF
the students, who made such hit here
during commencement week.
For the past week crew of carpen-
ters under the supervision of Strana'
han & Slaven, who have the contract,
have been busily engaged erecting the
open air theatre, one of the most
unique structures in the state. The
theatre is built in natural depression
the pit directly over the old spring
from which the city formerly secured
its water supply. The seats rise along
the natural amphitheatre until the real
ones are almost 20 feet higher thar
those in front. The acoustics are gooC
and the stage will be in plain view Of
all the audience. The theatre has 1
capacity Of 1000.
tomorrow evening the chautauqui
concert will be given, presenting tht
Portland Ad Club quartet, 'the mem
bers of which are well known to HOOD
River audiences, and whose songs anC
stunts are popular the length of the
Pacific coast. The Ad Club quartet
will be assisted by Mrs. C. o. Huelat
Mrs. Ralph Root and Mrs. Alice An
drews Ham, the latter of Spokane
Chandler's special chautauqua orches
ira will accompany the singers.
On Saturday evening that old favor
ite, The Mikado, which is beloved BY
everyone fond of music and humor, viii
be presented. The principals anC
chorus in the comic opera have beer
working hard the past week under tn,
direction of j. A. Epping and Mis-
Tousley. Miss Tousley recently hat
charge of the production of The Mi
kado presented by the jefferson higl
school in Portland. The principals o
the play are: Mrs. P. S. Davidson
Yum Yum; Mrs. c. o. Huelst, Pitt
Sing; Miss Leila Hershner. Peep Bo
Miss Hazel Stanton, Katisha: Otto ]
Wedemeyer, Poo Bah; Chas. N. Clarke
Nanki Poo Geo. X. Wilbur, The Mi
kado; Culver X. Osgood, Pish Tust
and Arthur Clarke. Koko.
The Fourth, next Saturday, will b
filled with wonders for young and ole
At 1890 in the morning one of tn
most interesting and beautiful feature
of the day will take place, when III
little girls of the city participate
the competitive doll buggy parade {
the 5, 10 and 10 Cent store. AT 1l.I
two teams of firemen will engage eaC
other in a water fight at the corner {
Fourth street and Cascade avenue
While the merry makers enjoy picn
lunch at the chautauqua park, III
Hood River cornet band will dispense
relish of the best music.
The grand tug of war, for the chan
pionship of Hood River county will b,
gin at l.30 at the park.
At 3 O'Clock the Hood River baseba
team will meet the BradiOrds, of por
land.
The parade, consisting of commerci
floats, decorated automobiles and com
rigs will pass through the princip
streets of the city at 1890.
The day will come to an end in
blaze of glory, when Immediately aft,
luC MlhduO tHC JaphitsS iOlollJ Nul
loose its gorgeous fireworks.
Harmonious noises have filled Il
evening air for the past several day
A stranger. familiar with COLES
town. dropping into the city. mig
we'll think that Hood River was fill
with Estudents for music and sol
float from all directions, causing one
think of rehearsal on a college cam
Us for some big event.
The songs of Yum Yum. the Mikat
and Pish Tush and the cboruses flo
out from the big Heilbronner haI
Participants in the chautauqua pr
gram are busy in the Commercial eli
rooms. Thomas Hill has been usir
the courthouse to drill the members
the Cornet band. Manager RaVin h
been buster than a Charles Frohma
"Billie" Chandler is necessarily
work rounding his orchestra in
shape.
One of the features of the chauta
qua park is the enormous open air p
vilion, 50xl00 feet, where the merr
makers will dance in the moOnlig
each evening. The pavilion, which b
been constructed by Frederick q Ar
old, is of a permanent nature and W
II undoubtedly be the scene of many
ture entertainments.