Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-08
Chautauqua Program
Almost Completed

President Billings has almost COM
pleted the program for the Chautau-
qua to be opened on July Z and con-
tinuing for ten days. The dates have
been definitely arranged with practi-
cally all the speakers and amuse-
ment people, and within a few days
replies are expected for the untitled
dates. The entire program is almost
ready for the printer and by the first
of next week will be placed in the
hands of the printer.
The program this year promises to
be one of the most entertaining and
instructive ever presented to the peo-
pie and embraces every form of edu-
cational entertainment, including
some of the foremost platform lee
turers in the world.
The capacity of the camping facili-
ties will probably be taxed to full ca
pacity. Already President Billings is
being asked for reservations and he
expects before the first of the month
to have the camping grounds we'll as
signed. Those who desire to secure
camping sites should make their in
tentions known as soon as possible.
The Chicago Glee Club, to appear
July Z and s, is one of the finest of
its kind on the Chautauqua and lyce-
um circuits. AS male quartet the
club remains unsurpassed. The per-
sonnel has been unchanged in thir-
teen consecutive seasons. They have
introduced the trombone quartet. The
trombone is king" of wind instru-
ments and the effect of the four, as
played by these artists, is a revela-
tion of sweet tonal quality and organ
like volume. Such selections as the
Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser by
Wagner, the quartet from Rigolette
by Verdi and the March Militaire by
Schubert appeal to the most critical
while lighter selections lend a desir-
able variety. Mr.. Dixon, one of the
club, is a reader of great ability. All
his character impersonations are pre-
sente din makeups. His types are
taken from life-wholesome refresh
ing, real, never overdrawn or exager-
ated.
Another of the high-grade musical
attractions to appear in the coming
Chautauqua assembly is the Castle
Square Entertainers, July Is. Their
repertoire is extensive, and comprises
selections which have won favor from
musical critics and from popular au-
diences. A number of humorous
songs, full of life and action, enliven
their program, which is replete with
quartets, duos, trios, solos, whistling
solos, readings, Irish monologues
ETC., making a great variety of enter
tanning specially features. The COM
pany comprises first-class popular
male quartet, each one a solist well
schooled in dramatic art, an enter.
tanning reader, superb whistling
soloist, and Irish monologist and two
pianists, so they are prepared to build
a program of unusual variety anC
interest. Mr.. Wardell, the reader, il
, equally at home in the dramatic fire
of THE Witch Song" or in the rapid
humor OF "Sofie Jackowbowski," ant
! the dash and sparkle of his humorous
work is unusually effective. Mr.
Thornburg presents an attractiv,
novelty in his whistling solos. He II
thoroughly educated musician ant
has arranged some OF the number
presented by the company. Mr.. Hum
phrey, as tenor soloist, does som,
especially gooi work in his well
chosen selections, rendered with care
full attention to the dramatic side o
the singers art Mr.. Grant, tn,
{ basso, has a splendid voice and de