The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-03

Come and Enjoy a Week of Hiah
Class Entertainment.

Union is to have week of high
class entertainment, something worth
while, as may be seen by the descrip-
ton of each days entertainment the
chautauqua week for Union shows.
The week is to be full of good things.
The program should attract people
far and near. Nothing like this series
of entertainments has ever been given
in Union. The public spirited citi-
zens who have made it sure thing
that we are to have the course for
full week deserve the thanks of the
entire community.
The following description of this
superb weeks entertainment will give
you the opinion of a competent Judge
Winchester, Tenn, June 8, 1914.
Alkahest Lyceum System, Atlanta,
Ga.-Dear Sirs: You asked me to
give my opinion on the program for
this season, and the talent; and now
that l have seen and heard them all
1T is pleasure to comply; a pleasure
because l have nothing but praise. In
the first place, the program itself is a
work of art. The more / read it the
more l realize this, and its rendition
lis perfect. Neapolitan Troubadors
are sympathetic in their playing and
perfect in technique, and this applies
to their ensemble work and their solos
on the violin, harp, ETC., and their pro-
grams are evenly balanced and pleas
ing to all. Miss Gassaway is hit,
and it took only one reading here to
prove it. Then came the Hawkeye
Glee Club. Of course Chautauqua
isn't Chautauqua without a male
quartet, and yours is made up of gen
erous fellows who do good work. They
were encored again and again, and re-
sponded with equal enthusiasm. Mr..
Ward is superlative, because of the
magnificence of his theme, because of
the beauty his art, because of the
charm of the nan, whose wonderfully
cultured voice lends to this charm
Madame Sybil Sammis- -McDermid is
an artist in her singing, her stage
presence, her costuming, and was a
delight to the audiences on and off the
stage; while the New York City Ma
rine band, both in volume and other
wise is simply fine. Lotto and his
men are so evidently desirous of
pleasing that were they less good
they would succeed, while they are
good enough to please had they not
this desire. Their programs were
well built, (like yours is) and gave
great pleasure to everyone. When
the Avon Sketch Club and Glenn
Wells appeared, for some reason
more probably for no reason-I felt
they would not make good. At the
end of the first number l had changed
my mind; at the end of the second |
was mentally apologetic; at the third
was charmed, and as they progress
ed they swept that audience as tidal
wave, deluging it with joy. The peo-
pie went wild, and exhausted them
selves with applause. / can not sim
gle out which part of their work
pleased most. Glenn Wells gave one
pianologue in the afternoon, and in
the evening he had to give two more
and then gave that one again. Miss
O'Shaughnessy (and that is no NOM
de-plumeO in her Irish readings was
|so captivating that they made her
come back again and again; Miss
lO'Neill in different way was just as
charming in hers. The duets of the
other two young ladies were meloi,
and harmony in one, and all of the
choruses and solos we're equally we'll
done. The sketch "How the Vote Was
Won" is scream from start to finish.
1t is much better than many things I
have paid $1.50 to see on the stage.
When Miss O'Brien was reading her
second encore Scattering Pie-Crust
Through the Land" bunch of roses
some enraptured child had given her
before, scattered their petals on the
stage at exactly the right moment,
and it seemed she was suiting her
actions to her words. And in that
sketch when "she" U think it was
she) came out as that hideous servant
girl chow can such pretty girl make
up as ugly as that little black flea
eaten kitten deliberately walked up
the steps on to the stage and stopped
at her feet. That ended the matter
the house "came down" as the phase
goes; and it almost ruined it. The
young woman q am sorry they were
here such short time failed to get
all their names) who plays the very
pretty and attractive wife, simply had
to bury her face in her hands. But
the servant, in all her hideousness.
picked the kitten up, and the day-I
mean the evening-was won. The
two young ladies / havn't mentioned
were every bit as good in their parts
as those | have, while several ladies
said Mr.. Wells made most natural
husband on the stage. That is hard
ON husbands, but praise for Wells.
And tley were so generous When
people CT me up to tell them they
were fine they simply said; "Wait
till the Oxfords come" In Just this
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