Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-23
CHAUTAUQUA OPENED
INAUSPIC|OUS MANNER
1915 Chautauqua Opened ON the
school Grounds Yesterday to
an Immense Crowd.
THE GREAT PROGRAM
GIVEN BEST EVER.
Senator Lafe Young of Des Moines
Will be a Red Letter Attraction
Next Friday. Don't Miss
Him.

With the tent taxed to it's fullest
the 1915 Chautauqua start
ed under very auspicious circum-
stances. The program consisted or
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night pre-
sented by artists from the Leland
Powers School of Boston. This is by
10 means an easy play to produce
and the audience found themselves
challenged in order to secure the
most from it. To say that the acting
was good is to put it mild. Every
member of the company proved him
self to be an artist of the highest de-
gree. To attempt to play Shake
speare in this day of popular attrac-
tions demands the highest quality OF
courage.
Today the program will be given
by the Bostonia SeXtet club in the
afternoon and DR.. Wiggam in the
evening. Both of these attractions
have proved popular numbers in 9TH
er cities and will no doubt be well
received here.
The great debate on Socialism
will be a red letter event in this
years program. DR.. Carl Thomp-
son who will defend this system
will please the people much with his
oratorical skill and intense earnest
ness. Mr.. Lybarger is well known.
platform artist and opponents of So
cialism need not fear but that the
contentious of the affirmative will be
hotly contested. Rosani the world
famed juggler will appear on the
program in the evening and every
tyoungster in town should be on
hand to enjoy it. u ~
Friday will be the greatest day
from the lecture standpoint Of the
entire CHI utaugua. Senator Lafe
Young of Des Moines will give his
address on the Situation in Europe
as viewed by him from the trenches
both in the Eastern and Western
war zones. Last week Mr.. Young
delivered this lecture in his own city
to over 5000 people who gladly
paid fifty cents admission for the
same. Everybody should leave ev-
erything to hear Senator Young. In
the evening DR.. Russell Conwell.
who has been known as the foremost
figure on the American Lyceuin Plat
form will deliver his famous master
piece "Acres of Diane nds.' This lee
ture has been delivered in every state
; in the Union and has probably
:, touched more lives than any other
lecture ever Gc,ivered in the world.
Don't miss DR.. Medbury or the
Ernest Gamble Concert CO.-the
best of their kind on the Chautauqua
;, platform-on Saturday
Sunday Mrs. Mcintyre will addres!
;, a union meeting of the churches II
the tent at 10:3O A. NJ. At 1880 P
M. Edmund Vance Cook will give
his lecture "Pot-Luck with Poet
and in the evening DR.. Hunsbergel
;, will speak on the Montessori Meth
cd of Education. illustrated by 3,
900 feet of films owned and con
;, trolled by Madam Montessori.
: Monday will bring the famous
;. Anderson Quintet which were pro
!, nounced the best musical attraction
of the Redpath Circuit last year.
" Tuesday, the final day will brini
"a Sunshine Dietrck the Sunday Schoo
&c expert in the morning and the ia
Va nous Victor Band.
% Each morning there will be chill
N drens hour for children under
,s years by Miss Keyser of the Univer
!, sity of Oklahoma. Lectures eac
morning on education by Prof. Pal
o. mer of Mason City excepting Frl
> day and Saturday mornings whic
10 will bring Mrs. Mcintyre and Mis-
ia Hall to our city again.
~ Don't forget this is the best Pre-
" gram ever delivered by chautau
to qua in Decorah and start in goin
os right away and you'll be regular.