Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-01
GREET PLAYERS
PRESENT COMEDY
SHAkEsPERIAN DRAMA PLEAsES
LARGE AUDIENCE At CHAU.
TAUouA THURSDAY.

LARGE AUDIENCE AT cHAU.
TAUoUA THURSDAY.
BRADFORD IS SPEAKER
oklahoman Gives Strong Lecture on
"America's Future"-Hinton.
MordeIia Co.. Furnish In.
terestinn Preludes.
Miss Ethel Hinton and Pedro Nor
della opened Thursday afternoons
chautauqua program with prelude OF
the highest rank, in which music and
dialect alternately entertained the
large crowd. Mr.. Mordelia performs
on what is known as a piano system
accordion. From the effects which Mr..
Mordelia is able to squeeze and draw
out of this instrument, it might be
called marine band in miniature.
His selections were both classical
and popular, and each one called for
encOres. Miss Hinton, his teammate,
Is known as the girl who put brains
into dialect. She has made study of
the various dialects from all over the
world, and her impersonations we're
excellent. First Scotch lassie read
ing her love letter, then Hebrew tell
ing of being invited out to dine, a
newsboy in church, an English suffra.
gette in search of husband, an
Italian at baseball game, a child at
its play-all were rendered in man
ner that Immediately won favor with
the audience and commended Miss
Hinton as one Of the best entertain.
ers on the chautauqua platform. Miss
Hinton was compelled to respond to
repeated encores, which she did in a
very gracious manner.
Chancellor George H. Bradford OF
Oklahoma, was the speaker for the af-
ternoon, choosing for his subject
Americas Future Chancellor Brad
ford looks and speaks like William
Jennings Bryan. His lecture was a
strong appeal to young Americans. and
dealt with how difficulties are removed
and obstacles overcome. He especial
ly dealt with the college education its
value and it's price. Mr.. Bradford
himself, the product of farm, arrived
at his alma mater with exactly eight
dollars and twenty-five cents in his
pocket. He shoveled snow from the
walks, and cleaned the ashes from the
college heating plant, thus earning
enough to keep him going. In the
summer he drove millionaire's car
riage.
Mr.. Bradford's Talk.
For a nation to be great" began
the speaker. 1T must be great in nat
ural resources, in manufacturing in
terests and in patriotism. But for a
nation to be really great, it must be
great in some crowned manhood. If
we are not great In manhood, we are
not great in truth.
when tomorrow shall have fully
come, America will lead the world. Let
me ask of Americas youth, what part
do you expect to play? Do you
expect to be a world leader, or to be
foreign countries to their youth is to
apprentice themselves to some trade,
and thus learn the way to make their
living. The counsel of America to her
youth is to be apprenticed to some
college for seven years, and then they
will come out prepared to do the things
that the other, nations cannot. There
never was day when prepared men
and women were more in demand"
The lecturer gave several examples
of how poor boys had worked their
way through college and had come out
on top, and also illustrated the differ
ence between the man with the col
lege training and the man without.
Evening Concert.
Forty-five minutes of the evening
program were given over to the Hin
-on- Mordelia pair, who again delighted
the audience with their selections. Mr..
Mordelia opened the prelude with a
few selections on his peculiar instru-
ment, including Won Suppe's Light
Cavalry" overture, which was played
in mastery fashion. Miss Hinton
impersonated a London girl, an Eng
lish dude at ball game, an Italian
girl, and several more with graceful
ease. Her child selections were espec-
tally clever Mr.. Mordelia then told
the we'll known story Of the musical
Bill" who only knew one piece and
who was called upon to play for vari-.
GUS OCCdo1OAo, uo1A6 lhO PAM ~ AiAoo
trate his story and choosing Rubin
STEMS Melody in F. for the versatile
treatment.
He closed his part of the entertain
ment by playing the selection as a
duet, using his left foot to play the
secondo part. Miss Hinton then recit-
ed Eugene Fields Goodbye; God
Bless YOU" with piano accompani-
ment by Mr.. Mordelia.
Comedy of Errors.
The far-famed Ben Greet players oc-
cupied the rest of the evening with
Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors In
spite of the rain, the large tent was
filled for this occasion, and the audi
ence felt we'll repaid for Drawing the
downpour.
The company of fifteen artists is the
product of Ben Greet, who Is consid-
cred the ablest living authority on
Shakespeare. The scenes and cos
tunes were ancient Greek, and were
correct in every detail The play was
presented after the manner of the
Shakespearean age when the acting
and dialogue were made prominent