The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-08-07
Chautauqua Opens
Successfully

Second only in point Of excitement
attending the erection of q circus tent
was the hosting Of the monster Chau-
taudua canvass on the school commons
the fore part of the week But there
is "a vast difference between the riff
raft who make up the personel Of the
former class Of tent crew and the Wig
orous and ambitious young gentlemen
who were here this week pitching the
Chautauqua wigwan.
Great interest has accumulated in
the coming to Medina for the first
time of a Chautauqua. Some har-
bored misgivings as to the possibility
Of disposing Of sufficient number of
season tickets to avoid q deficit. But
there was no trouble encountered in
securing the names Of enough Of our
business and professional townsmen
as a guarantee to the Chautauqua
movement. Then the women got busy
selling tickets and the way they have
been making that big pointer move
around on the indicator is we'll cal
culated % make one sit up and take
notice. 1t was necessary to sell $50
tickets. This feat was accomplished
before the beginning of the first con-
cert on Tuesday afternoon.
Promptly at 3 o'clock eastern time
Wednesday afternoon the Ziegler-
Howe Orchestral Club made their in
itial bow to a Medina audience. The
organization consists of Franc Zieg-
Ter, violin; Chas. T. Howe, flute and
piccolo, Ferdinand Gardner, cello,
and Mabel Abbott, piano. The rep
ertoire includes overtures, descriptive
numbers, burlesques, grand opera Sc
lections, comic opera. entire acts and
suites. One Of the chief numbers We'd
nesday afternoon was the rendition OF
the Misererie" from II Trovatore, a
striking and realistic effect being
gained by the cello carrying its part
| in the famous duet at distance, and
at times in it's upper register almost
approaching the human voice. The
work of Mabel Abbot was excellent
Following the orchestral club was
the lecture by DR.. Ernest Wray 0.
Neal, Popular Fallacies." The lee.
ture was good, one, semi-humorous
and was greatly appreciated by the
large audience.
In the evening the Ziegler Howe
Co., appeared again and each member
excepting the pianist, appeared in sole
work. All are undoubted artists anc
their work was received with favor
The fiutist, Mr.. Howe, is son of tht
late historian, Henry Howe, the lat
| ter whom the editor of the Sentine
often met and became well acquaintet
with in the early COS, when the ven
cradle writer was making his secont
and last tour of Ohio.
Charles r. Taggart, "The MAJ
| from Vermont" in character imper
/ sonations, divided honors Of the even
ing with the concert company. MI
Taggaft's itnpersonations his ventril
oquisna, playing Of the violin AM
lpiano, etc, were all first class AM
| his versatility was nothing short D
remarkable. The sudden sagging D
| the top Of the tent during the latter
entertainment caused a rnomentar,
| fiutter in the audience, but was quick
lily quieted.
| Prof. Hardy lectured Thursda,
morning. In the afternoon the Col
llegian Male Quartet gave concer
that established them as one Of tn
best male quartets Of the country
This was followed by an interpretive
recital of "Peg O. My Heart" by Mar.
| Agnes Doyle. Then the children's hou
conducted by Mrs. Kuhn.
j Thursday night there was anothe
concert by the quartet, followed by
| lecture, "On the Trail of the Immi
grant," by DR.. Edward A. Steiner,