Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-12
CHAUTAuQuA BRINGS
A SPLENDID ARRAY
Of TALENT HERE
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Dr. Frank G.. Smith advanced new
lines of thought in the minds Of his
hearers by discussing the subject
Progress and Problems in This
Generation" He drew word pic
ture of the old time method of doing
farm work. The harvesting OF wheat
had changed from that of having a
two-man reaper. five hand binders,
two bundle-bunchers. two shockers, a
water boy and host OF cooks, TO that
OF having two men harvest the grain,
including the threshing at one opera
ton, by the use OF one mammoth ma
chine as il passed over the fields. "All
of these men," said he, have gone To
the cities to help manufacture these
machines. The greatest problem and
also the greatest progress Is i'm the
modern American city. The cure is
to have the same spirit permeating
the whole system of modern life that,
surrounded the works of Jesus Christ
1 while on earth.
Edward Amherst OFT was greeted by
almost a full tent of people who were
anxious to hear his famous lecture on
Sour Grapes" even for the second
or third time. He was wonderfully
I forceful speaker and held his audience
intent all through his lecture. He is
u man abundantly filled with the
/ power Of stating his views Of life in a
way that will strike home not offend
and have more permanent result
than possibly any other man on the
Chautauqua platform today.
Mr. OFT moved his audience to
I 20. oil I,ts ell
/ depending upon the best manner Of
applying the thought at hand That
people of Bedding appreciate good
talent in the way of such talks was
evidenced by the amount of applause
given TO Mr.. OFT all through his lee
ture.
The lecture OF Frank r. Vending
on the subject. THE Face Behind the
Face" attracted much favorable com
ment from the large audience that fill
ed the tent almost to overlooking. An
artist in his younger years, Mr.. Wend-
ling drew several word pictures that
could be seen with the minds eye per-
fectly. His manner of portraying
them to his audience is rarely if ever
excelled or even equaled.
The WEIGH Christensen Baker com
pany a trio Of musical artists. re-
sponded 10 encore after encore when
they visited the big tent Both OF
their concerts afternoon and evening
were grandly received. The pianist
was i'm love with her work and picked
the music from the keys with an ease
and grace that placed her in the front
ranks among the musicians Of the
country.
The Ben Greet players, known and
appreciated from coast 10 coast, rem
dered the noted Shakespearean play,
Twelfth Night" on Saturday evening.
Upward Of thousand people assembl-
ed to see and hear them. Every char
acter was taken by an actor Of unusual
ability. Especially favorable comment
was made on the way Miss Mills handl-
ed the part Of Viola. Lovely in physi-
pue Miss Mills also possesses a wonder
fully remarkable voice and delivery.
Too high praise cannot he given Per-
cival Vivian for the way he manages
the troupe of players i'm his group.
Great indeed is the work that the Ben
Greet Players are doing in the Chau-
tauqua platforms of this country.
given by the Ben Greet players is as
near as possible the staging given the
Shakespearean plays in the days of
the great bard of Avon himself. No
scenery is employed and the acts and
scenes follow without intermission
This method is peculiarly suited To the
possibilities and limitations Of the
Chautauqua tent.
When Marcus a. Kellerman came
before the audience Sunday afternoon
he was greeted with hearty applause
from the fact that he is one Of the I.
greatest dramatic baritone singers of
the continent. He worked under ex-
treme difficulties from the fact that a
storm was threatening at the time he +
came upon the platform. However .
with all the Tapping Of the tent and .
the uneasiness of the throng he sang
all through a two-part recital with q
rare composure OF person that is not .
usual. Strong and commanding in his .
personality Mr.. Kellerman throws the /
whole of his being into the songs .
which he sings. interpretations utter \
~ impossible with the ordinary singer
were evident throughout the entire .
recital
The Westminster Choir i'm vested
attire made their appearance .
before the audience the first evening
of the two-day musical festival by
marching down the center aisle of the
tent when the pianist began to play,
singing, Onward Christian Soldiers"
The first selection of their program
was given while vested and included I
only selections Of sacred sentiment. \
Then, going behind the curtain. the
vestments were removed and the male
quartette appeared and pleased their
hearers for thirty minutes with
charming selections before they were
replaced by the ladies' quartette. The
ladies in turn favored in duets, solos.
and four-pa selections including
quaint lullabies and light airs. The
evening was closed with a grand finale
by the entire singing party augment
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