Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-20
INTERESTING SESSIONS
OF CHAUTAUQUA CONTINUE

features in his factory. He reason
ed that if he put swimming pool an
gymnasium, billiard tables an
bowling allies, croquet grounds an
tennis courts on his factory prem
ises his men would live on tn
grounds away from their wives AM
families, and a onesided and self1sl
life would be developed. Mr.. Fore
was in favor of all these recreationa
features for his men, but he wanted
them established so that they would
develope the whole community life
Mr.. Dickinson said that not appar
atus but a good wise scientific play
leader was the crux of the whole
matter. It is the hope of the new
Fairgrounds committee that in time
DR.. Dickinson's address may func
ton into supervised Fairgrounds fol
Webster City. The audience left the
tent greatly impressed with the
urgency of the matter.
The musical preludes yesterday
were again different. With the Or
rphean Male Quartet the male quar-
tet style of music was presented
yesterday afternoon and night, with
w. G.. Laye, 1st tenor; E. H. Den
mis-, End tenor; E. w. Crumbaker,
baritone and reader and V. F.
Henry, bass and crayon artist. Their
entire program was first class and
greatly delighted the large audien-
ces. The reading in the afternoon
by Mr.. Henry was a musical mono
logue entitled, o Memory. 1t
brought down the house, and the
quartet's rendition of Brideman's
Psalm will linger
long in the public memory. Besides
their vocal work, the company has
a brass quartet-cornet, melophone
and first and second valve from
bone. At night they rendered Saw
yer's, The Trumpets, effectively, and
closed their evening prelude with
three very interesting crayon
sketches put on the easel during a
monologue by Mr.. Henry. One was
"a Scene in the Country" another
was a humorous sketch of lady's
hat "gardenscaping" the view in
church, and the sketch of lake
shore in moonlight closed the pre-
Jude with beautiful rendition of
Roots, The Old Canoe.
At three o'clock yesterday Mr..
Arthur Rachel gave a monologue in
depreciation of The Music Master.
Mr.. Rachel is master of his art.
Without scenery or costume he peo-
pied the stage with fourteen differ
ent characters and with scenes
transpiring on two continents, and
never once did his characters merge.
1t was enthralling. The reporter
had it in mind to take a few notes,
but before five minutes had gone his
pencil was back in it's holder, his
note book lay forgotten on the seat
and the reporter was in Leipsic with
the Music Master. The reporters
experience was typical of the entire
audience. At the magic touch of
Mr. Rachel some angel of Revelation
whispered "Time is no more" and
the audience was lifted out of rela-
ton to time and space into the ever
lasting world of everlasting ideas
and ideals. Mr.. Kachel's art is so
masterful that it is uncanny. Three
hundred years ago he would have
been burned as a wizard! His art
conceals his art. There is no sound
of tool or hammer in the spiritual
structure he rears. Apparently
without effort he weaves his Merlin
spell.
ne Has d Huc SlOly loi LiS al y w
work upon. Anton Won Barwig Is
the Bohumir Kryl of a fine orchestra
in Leipsic. The evening his orches-
ira is putting on Barwig's great life
work symphony, the director learns
that an accomplished Lothario has
carried off his beloved wife and lit
tie daughter. While he is conduct
ing his symphony Barwig falls into
a swoon. Sixteen years he seeks
wife and daughter in America, and
the first act of the play opens In
humble apartments in New York.
There the Music Master is living
at the boarding house of Miss Hus-
ted, and Jennie her niece is maid of
all work. Pinac and Fico and Pons
are three musicians who earn a pre-
carious livelihood by playing at the
Liberty Cafe. While he persues his
search for wife and daughter the
Music Master falls into such poverty
that at length most of his treasures
have been pawned, and he is obliged
to play his violin in dime museum