Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-07-12
Assembly Proves
To Be "BeSt Ever

Each number on the Chautauqua
program brings out larger audience
and the tabernacle is crowded to its
capacity every evening. Owing to
couple Of the entertainers failing to
catch train from Albany, the sched'
uled events were mixed up little
and it was finally found necessary to
cancel the Nels Darling engagement.
On Friday evening the Floyd ma
gicians entertained for an hour and
half with original and mystifying
illusions and stunts which were en-
livened by a constant flow of witty
patter and humorous sayings.
Saturday afternoon DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills, pastor of Henry Ward
Beecher's church, Brooklyn, n. Y,
spoke to a large audience and held
them enthralled with his simple yet
masterful oratory and logical pre-
sentation of facts, intermingled with
enough humor and pathos to relieve
any hint of tediousness. AS pre-
lude to the lecture the Schuman
Quintet rendered several selections.
Saturday evening the Schuman
Quintet entertained for two hours,
which seemed like two minutes to the
enthralled audience. More wonder
full harmony and beautiful solo work
il has seldom been the good fortune
of an Ashland audience to hear
Some of the most difficult music was
rendered and interspersed with the
familiar selections dear to the hearts
of all lovers of music. Probably the
most appreciated and certainly the
most widely applauded selection was
THE Perfect Day."
Sacred music by the Saxony sing
ers and union church meetings
passed the day Sunday. These tai
ented Saxony singers are a great ad-
dition to every Chautauqua program.
Mrs. A. C. Zehner entertained
Sunday evening with inimitable
stories and a good message. The
genial southern woman won her way
Immediately into the hearts of her
audience.
This afternoon Ciricillo's Band
entertained with a popular concert
and this evening will accompany the
II Trovatore Grand Opera Company
in their presentation OF II Trovatore.
This is the biggest musical number
of the program and the assembly will
be packed The opera company is
made up of real opera stars, and to
miss this event will be to miss some
thing distinctly worth great effort.
Today is Medford day and large
crowds are up from our neighboring
city.
Tuesday afternoon Ruthven Mac
Donald, the famous baritone, will
sing as a prelude to F. Eugene Ba-
kers lecture, and in the evening will
sing in conjunction with Father P. j..
McCorry's famous production, "The
Story Beautiful" This is a beauti-
full lecture, illustrated with over a
hundred wonderful pictures.
Wednesday comes the Gullato
Trio in the afternoon as prelude to
Della Crowder Miller and her read
ing. Ben Hur." In the evening the
Trio plays a concert at 1880, followed
at S:15 by Roland A. Nichols in his
lecture, "a Man Worth While" "
Wednesday is Talent and Phoenix
day.
Southland day, next Thursday, is
cram full of southerners. Mrs. Mil
Ter will appear in a morning recital
and Colonel Balm, the king of Chau-
tauqua entertainers, and who needs
no introduction. will draw the largest
crowd of the session in the evening.
The famous Swiss Yodlers will enter
tain in the afternoon.
All of the various classes, the l l
a. m. lectures and recitals by the
galaxy of entertainers assembled
here, the round table and the chill
drens athletic classes under Prof.
Larimore and his assistants make the
day a full one for the Chautauqua
attendant.