The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

The Birmingham Chautauqua board signed the contract for the return of the Redpath Chautauqua. May 2l-s. several months ago. The contract called for guarantee of the sale of 750 season tickets at ,s2 each. all season tickets sold before May 21, above the guarantee fund, goes to the management of the board to be used in community welfare work in Greater Birmingham. Last season the Reopath Chautauqua management secured, as IS their custom, nearly 300 signatures 10 pledge cards accounting to nearly 5000. as many signers desired more than one season ticket. These pledge cards have been arranged alpha betically for con- venience to patrons taking them up and so listed with the address of the signer and may be secured at the downtown chautauqua booth at Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's department store.
 The season tickets are s2 if bought be- fore the date of opening of the chau- tauqua, at that price the individual pro- grammes cost 9s4 cents. but buying sin gle admissions to the different sessions of the chautauqua aggregate more than $S Season tickets are transferable in family circles. Children's tickets are $l, age limit to 14, all children are admitted to children's work free. Especial attention is given to children's work. Children's s hour is conducted along the lines of the big training schools. Playground worK and other features are some of the attractions.
 Programme Headliners
 R Afford supplies the sunshine of the chautauqua. Trained in business methods. he uses his natural gifts of meeting people and welcoming them in such a way as .o make the audi ence thoroughly interested.
 The morning hour lecturer, George K. Wallace, is a son of t.le Emerald Isle. and has inherited brilliant repartee and an overabundance of good nature. He will talk on general themes, such as Amer ica and the Universal Plan, American ism and Literature That Shapes It "American Folles and American Humor, Wit and Satire
 Light opera numbers will intersperse the various programmes, such as kel- logg- Haines Singing party. one Of their operas to be Lovely Galatea. the en- entire rendition being given in addition to brief selections from other operas. Much of this programme is given in cos tume
 Honorable Frank J. Cannon. the first United States senator from Utah, and organizer of the republican party in Utah, will lecture on "The Modern Norman Kingdom.
 George D. Aldonis, man with a mes sage, a poet and a lecturer. is clean and clear-cut in his stage presence. He is worth the price of a sea son ticket alone. Edward Amherst Otis mas lectured to more than 5000 audiences in America alone and is known as purposeful orator. Montavlle Flowers will lecture on the Japanese problems in America His home is in California, where the Japanese prob- lem is the greatest The title of his lec- ture will be the Color Line and Picket Guard.
 Everette Kemp, monologist. is known as .The man with the million dollar laugh" His appearance here will be red letter event. Dr. William College. who will be so well remembered at the chautauqua last sea- son as one of the most instructive and entertaining lecturers on the chautauqua platform.
 The Ben Greet players will present "Twelfth Night in connection with Welch -Christenson- Baker company. Read Twelfth Night again, buy a season ticket and see the Ben Greet players present j for less than 10 cents.
 Chautauqua Sunday will have a lec- | ture- sermon in the afternoon. The sacred recital will be given by Marcus A. Kel- lerman, who toured with Walter Damrosch ! in the Minneapolis symphony under Erni | Oberhoffer. Kellermans musical training has been unusually thorough. his voice is