The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-24
IS CHAUTAUQUA
TO Be SUCCESS?
QUESTION CAN ONLY BE AN.
SWERED BY THE PEOPLE
PATRoNIIZIMc EVENT
MUCH ADVER i ISiNG
Three Men In Anderson For the
Purpose of Billing the City
For Coming Attraction

With all plans finally completed for
the holding of the Chautauaua here
next week. the city yesterday was ad-
Vertised as IL IVES never advertised
before and If Anderson people do not
attend the event and take part in the
amusements offered here it will GER
tainly be their own fault ana through
no fault OF the people who ere back
Ing the chautauqua here.
expeditions were sent out over the
city yesterday for the purpose of ad-
vertising the approaching affair at
the various mill stores OF the city and
In the mill villages and now It can bs
SAID that there is not a spot in the
city where the chautauQua has not
been heralded.
Anderson people will appreciate the
fact that his chautauqua is not merely
travelling show. II visits only the
biggest towns in the state, and It goes
only to the biggest towns when 1t is
guaranteed that q certain amount from
the seat sale will result This is not
a cheap attraction in any sense OF the
word. 1t is a collection of stars I'm
their particular lines and every single
number will be well worth hearing.
The sale of chautauqua, tickets is
booming and promises to exceed all
expectations. The ticket sale which
started in earnest Monday night under
the iadit5 VI the Civic Assuciutfon is
being carried out with the usual vfgor
with which the Association has at
tackled every proposition. Every one
Is interested In the Chautauuua and
the ladies report the sale going on
nicely. Indeed for one to say he is
not interested in the Chautauaua puts
him in the back number class imme-
diately.
Owing to great number of requests
for special reserved seats, Secretary
WIhaley has announced that reserved
seats Will be placed. on sale Saturday
for. which a very, nominal charge will
be made to those desiring them. Fur
ther details will be given later.
One of the first problems. with Will ,h
the Redpath Bureau has had to deal
each year, and what seems compare
tiveiy simple, Is the problem of suit
able stages. These stages must be
light enough to- permit Of easy. han
ding and hauling and vet must be alb
solutely solid. Heretofore, the splin-
Itering of the wood has caused the ruin
Of many of the expensive costumes.
anu inc inBtaDiTity or the platforms
has caused the management ami! the,
esintendents no end of worry. Du-
rlng Sqne OF the, performances of th5'
Ben .GreetN Piayers laBta year. one
player during3 an especially serious,
eituation stepped CLOSE to the edge
OF the stage, Which promptly flew up,
like catapult preeipi him prac-
ticaiiy into the audience and turning
a tragic situation into ihetWorst kind
Of slapstick comedy. However. n new
system of hinged doors has been
worked inis year wiicii promises Z
complete solution. In the words OF
Mr. Rheinfr ank, who has charge OF
the new stages: THE whole doggone'
band can Jig on one end and she won't
tip" s..
The advertising of the chautauqua
Is being rapidly completed, A large
amount of billboard advertising went
up yesterday and the RI tn'ainder Is go
in6 up this morning. Attractive street
were hung across the street
and many automobiles are flying cha
tauqna flags. The program distribu-t'
tion is finished and q large number OF
paper pennants for windows in the
homes are beings put mp. - Some of
these still remaia%and can be secured
Ut tne NEkIuUer Oh commerce.. !.
y The interest In the ChautauQuR is
not entirely confined to the town, as.
the girls at Anderson College, accord
ing to Professor, Faithful are very
much delighted over the great musi-
cal treat coming and are planning to,
attend as much as their work will per-
init.
While too much emphasis cannot be
laid on the EXTRAORDINARY strength
OF the musical talent which is to ap-
pear on the program, yet the speakers
of the week are just as trong as their
part;culaJ lines. All OF these men
are known the ediintrv avar as great
orators. Each comes with widely
different message each as important
as the other p i of vital impor-
tance to every
Edward Amherst aott has been
known for many years as the king OF
platform orators. He is the author OF
the well known book on heredity;
"Sour Grapes, which caused so much
oUInTieTis al the the time 1ii its appearance
q number of years ago Mr.. Otis
message unlike so many, will be re-
membered and discussed e year after
he is gone and even longer. =
Z dcntfesi silie 'F' 'ioSofg rs another OF
the speakers noted TOr mis- great pow
+ere IN moving his \ audience. For
years he was famed 7dF his Shakss4
,pearean readings and especially his
portrayal of Hamlet: he comes with
a very different message from Mr.. OFT,
that OF { side of tie Japanese question
which you have never thought OF be-
fore ana Is net I'm away linked to the
message of the former speaker. He
viii tell e . iso-E i,ssgs,rss;;;.. T=sy &: &: