Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS
Community Chautauqua at Orleans
Proves Huge Success. Excellent
Talent and Large Attendance.

Community Chautauqua at Orleans
Proves Huge Success. Excellent
Talent and Large Attendance.
Orleans and the Community Chau-
tauqua has scored great success in
bringing to the vicinity five days
program OF talent scarcely equaled in
the largest cities. Beginning Sunday
afternoon and closing tomorrow even
ing the enterprise has so far proved
and will undoubtedly prove to the
close. pronounced success in every
way. About 600 season tickets were
sold and the Orleans men in charge Of
the affair comprising L. M. Kinsley,
president; j. B. Cotton, chairman of
the grounds committee, O.. w. Locke,
chairman of the advertising committee,
A. ID. Beede, chairman ticket commit
tee, deserve much genuine credit for
their part in the matter. After some
difficulty in locating the large tent,
the school grounds were arranged for
and while the tent did not arrive until
Sunday morning, it was ready for the
union morning service that day and in
the afternoon was filled with its first
Chautauqua crowd. The village is in
gala attire and "wecome" signs are
prominent, which make one feel like
going again. M. M. Taplin, chairman
of the music committee, arranged for
the Chandler band to give a concert
each evening just outside the tent,
previous to the entertainment. Com
forts and conveniences have been
provided for and every detail we'll done
as is usual with the Orleans folks
While the Chautauqua idea is new to
our people it is being enthusiastically
To fho
gram and the manner of conducting
the enterprise, as evening audiences of
fully 1000 each evening proves. En-
thuslastic applause has perhaps in
splred the talent AS E. ]. Rice, Jr.,
superintendent of the tent and plat
form manager said, "The whole com
blnation seems to be happy one;
some good local work before our COM
ing and large. intelligent. enthusiastic
audiences have all combined to bring
from the talent their best and produce
the true Community Chautauqua
spirit" Mr.. Rice makes most pleas
ing manager and his assistants, L. D.
Grey and Merit Overton. have also
pleased. Messrs. Rice and Grey are
professors. one in the history depart
ment in Elgin, ILL.,, and Mr.. Gray in a
Michigan town.
Eleven of these community chautau-
quas are being held in Vermont. The
organization is large one and so
perfectly arranged that the talent
appear at another place the following
day and tent is moved each day, the
organization having six tents on the
circuit. The tents are large, of excel
lent material and arrangement and
seat 1000 people comfortably. These
chautauQuas are operated on a cooper
ative plan, the town and the system
sharing in the receipts after guaran-
tee is paid. The Monitor cannot
devote the space it would like to the
talent, but every number has proved
by the applause it has won, not only
"good," but strictly ''worth while''
There is not the set stage effect often
seen and every number brings smiles
thus keeping the audience in high
spirits. Five noted lecturers appear.
DIR. Seasholes on Sunday was pro-
nounced above par. His theme in the
afternoon. "Brains and the Bible"
received favorable comment every
vincing presentation of what the Bible
is.
The Metropolitan Glee club which
appeared with DR.. Seasholes both
Sunday afternoon and evening pleasing
in their quartet work, bell ringing and
trombone pieces.
Ch aries Brandon Booth, a noted
prison authority, son of Maud Bal
lington Booth and a grandson of
William Booth, founder of the Saliva
! tion Army, gave convincing lectures on
needed prison reform on Monday, and
the Venetian players in musical stunts
and Miss Smith in her impersonations
made up program that reached the
hearts of all.
Tuesdays program consisted of lec-
lures on community needs by Douglass
MaIloch and solos byMiss Mae Sheppard
soprano of excellent form and quality
of voice and pleasing stage appearance.
! Herbert and Floy Sprague in their
acting were received with great enthu-
siasm. Their evening presentation of
"Trip Van Winkle," pleased, brought
tears and brought vividly to the audi.
ence moral lesson.
Today's program was overshadowed
by the Italian Marine band conducted
who has led bands since he was six,
and Harry G. HILLS lecture this after
noon on "a Hero in Overalls. was
great inspjrational lecture with smiles
worked into the fabric.
This evening the band gives a grand
concert in two parts and tomorrow the
lecturer, Hans P. Freeze, born of Nor
mon parents will give two addresses
! on the Mormon church and its danger,
while the musical part of the programs
will consist of famous Swiss Alpine
singers and yodlers, which is sure to
attract capacity crowds.