The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-08
CHAUTAUQUA
IS A SUCCESS
EVERY PRODUCTION OF EVENT GOOD
Amateur Players Flirt With PinnacleS Of
Fame Billy Sunday Draws
Record Crowd

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there with the goods as an impresariO. |
During the past few weeks X. +.
Scott, acting secretary of the CONNER
cial club, on whose shoulders has fallen |
the management of the fourth hOrticul- |
tural chautauqua. has been busy man. |
Sometimes his hair has been "frouz- |
zled." " and the red whiskers peeped |
awTy from his JowlS porcupiny fashion.
But Mr.. Scott was engaged with the
ways and means of making the chau-
tauqua shows a success from imam
cia as well as an artistic standpoint.
and Hood River has far more artistic
talent than even the best informed
man would ever suppose. This was
made conclusively clear last Thursday
evening, when the first chautauqua
event, the vaudeville show, was given
at the open air theatre. 1t was hot
evening, one Of the hottest of the year.
Yet the big auditorium nestled beneath
the canopy of naples and shaded the
live.long day, was surprisingly cool.
The vaudeville show began with
charming music by Bill Chandler's or
chestra. Z. |. Packard was over from
Underwood with his cello. h. |. Kin.
caid chimed in with his sweet toned
clarinet. Geo. A. Wuest, an old time
favorite, was present with his violin.
Clifford Porter, a new addition to
| Hood River orchestra players, was a
member Of Mr.. Chandler's orchestra,
playing his violin. Robert W. PerigO,
recently not heard so much as in
former years, quickened the pulses of
| his hearers with the strumming OF his
mandolin. Arno Loeftler and |. d.
parkins added to the harmony with
their guitars. Miss Lillian Brock was
| the piano accompanist. Miss Brock IS
one of Hood Rivers most talented
Young ladies, and in her the local music
loving public takes much pride.
Melody is the word that should be
used in describing the songs by the
chautauqua quartet, composed of Rob
ert and George Bragg and Mslcolm and
Allan Button. These boys, of high
school fame, have excellent voices.
While all of them have been busy the
past week with work in which they are
engaged and have had little time in
which to practice, the music inborn in
them was productive of appealing nat
ural harmony.
Mrs. Ralph Root, who was formerl
a soloist at one of New York city s
leading churches, and Dad Eppng,
who had charge of the productions of
the horticultural chautauqua, were ap-
plauded time after time. The itch
blending of their magnificent voices IN
selections from operate scores was In
spring.
The laBgh producers of the evening
were Atens Bros, sons of the noted
vocal teacher and director of the New
York Peoples Symphony orchestra,
Prof. F. X. Arens.
Some of the jokes bordered on the
edge of the land of Bohemia, just be-
/ tween the naughty and the nice. but
| they were good and provoked mirth,
| In their parodies Arens Bros. shone
/ effulgenty. They told of the troubles
i of the orchardists, and the tired expo
/ nent of this profession, as well as the
II tired business man sensed the humol
of the situations noted and punched
h each other. The high officials of the
H Annie Growers Association were han
II died by the minstrels similar to th'
II manner in which the Washington Grid
II iron boys grill presidents, congressmei
/ and diplomats. The Arens Bros
/ scored.
II Then there was hush in the house
II As butterfly fitting gracefully owe
| field Of flowers, pausing now to slI
= the honey from a sweet flower, nov
/ floating with languid movements OF th'
wings through the air, Miss Doroth.
Epping gave dance Interpretation o
"ihe Pipes of Pam" Miss Epping !
the personifcation of grace. AS sof
toned and sweet music appeals to tn
auditory sense, so does her dancing
appeaI to the sense of sight. An
there is music in her every gesture
Her next number was "La Mise MOI
| Joli," depicting in dance the blaze ma
about the boulevards. And the appes
of beauty and graceful movement pre-
vailed in Miss EpPinG's last number
| "1he Yellow Idol. F" ..
II The idea evolved in "The Studi
| Scene" was clever and entertaining
| Culver Osgood was seen at work on
| canvas. W. B. Small. just out fror
New York, called for visit, and
| entertain his guest, Mr.. Osgood telt
| phoned to number of young lad
| friends. Then a night of music wa
| enioyed and incidentally the big aud
| ence was delighted. With Miss Broc
Mt the piano, songs were rendered b
Mrs. D. II. brewery, Mrs. A. S. keil
Mrs. Florence Keir, Mrs. Alberta Jacl
son Gillian, Miss Adrienne Epping, M
Oseood and Mr.. Small. The sklt close
with Mrs. Schneider and Mr.. Osgod
| in the halo of the spotlight, singing
sentimental lovesong.
| The first English sermon of Swe,
ish minister was rendered by u. I
Cruikshank. His text was DUKE
Mixture, "or TOO Much Mlhgilf
Among the O'Briens, the Carsons al
the Lewis 81 met an lrishman u
other day." said Mr.. Cruikshan
whose name was Ole Oleson. AS
encore Mr.. CruikshaDk told few
- tire Ford, and ended by paragraph
:, praise of this mechanical insect,
iii called. .
III A real wrestling bout was staged I
III the ladies. Harry Wood and Will M
III Guire demonstrated the different hol
III used by professionals of the mat. A
III incidentally these athletic young m
III exhibited some very pretty wrestlin
Ill R. B. Bennett refereed the match, al
Ill explained the different holds made U
III of by the amateur wrestlers.
HI In the last number of the vaudeVl
Hi show corks were drawn from imltatl
Ill champagne bottles with deft hands
HI Councilman Culbertson, who pIoduc
III the desired pop. But he failed to
III the bubbles. A real cabaret "
II staged. The orchestra took corr
III of the stage. The members OF !
III studio scene cast. augmented by y
II and Mrs. c. c. Carpenter, d. II. Dire
III ery and Frank Gillian, sat at tables
HI lust as realistic manner as you v
see the frequenters of cabarets do
iii in San Francisco. Kay Sinclair was