Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-09
With One of the Biggest and Best
Programs Ever Offered Here.
TICKETS MAY BE HAD
AT PARMAN'S9 AND SCHRUBBE'S
Senator Lafe Young. Of nHs 49,
"an the ! is,4ts historical .l..,s.. DEP.
is Expected to Give
Political Address.


The management of the Decorah
Chautauqua are certainly to be con-
graduated upon the excellent line of
talent that they are to bring to De-
corah this year. Last years program
excelled the expectations of the peo-
pie but this year it even bids fair to
excel the excellent standard that the
Midland Co. have set in their work.
The program opens with a pre-
sentation of Shakespeare's Twelfth
Night by Maud Scheerer and her
Shakespearean Players. All of the
artists appearing in this production
are graduates of the Leland Powers
School, Boston, Mass. This school is
America. The company has been
coached by Prof. Arthur Rachel one
of, if not the most successful of the
monologists now on the American
platform. The leading part will be
taken by Miss Scheerer, who for five
years has been Professor of English
in the above mentioned institution.
With her will be Mr.. Leo Leonard
who for the past three years has ap-
peared with the Ben Greet Players
Also John Heines of the Otis Skin
ner Co. and Harry Anthistle of the
Robert Mantell Co. This production
while Shakespearian is not too
"highbrow" for the popular mind. 1t
will produce laugh as hearty as
any number on the course.
Amongst other outstanding num-
bers will be the big debate on Social
ism on Thursday afternoon. This
discussion will he pitched battle in
every sense of the term. Mr.. Lybar-
ger who takes the negative side OF
the Question has been on the lyceum
platform for many years He has
been in Decorah before and delighted
his audience with his logic and elo-
quence. Mr.. Lybarger believes that
Socialism is unjust impractical, un-
American and despotic.' Being the
author of several books dealing with
social and economic problems he will
ably support his contention. Mr..
Carl d. Thompson believes THAT So
cialism is desirable for the United
States" and that in Socialism is the
key to the fulfillment of Democracy
Mr. Thompson was man who has
held high positions in church circles
but needed a call of vision which
he believes to be absolutely essential
to the welfare of the country. He is
tremendously in earnest. He has tes-
timonals of superlative praise from
Robert La Toilette, Judge Ben Lind
say, Jane Adams, Opie Read and
others. Mr.. Thompson has been a
member of the Wisconsin legislature.
Wherever this debate has been stag
ed ii has packed the tent to the lin
it's OF it's capacity. If you want to
hear all sides of one of the great
questions of today, fought in deadly
earnest by two big men-here's yolr
opportunity.
The musical program will be
stronger than it has ever been before.
AMONGST the best will be the Ernest
Gamble Concert Company Every
member of this company is an artist.
They were on the circuit in 1913 and
the clamor for their return has been
so general that they are to appear in
many towns for their second appear
ance. This company in 1911 toured
Europe, visiting Azores, Gibralter,
Algiers, Italy, Switzerland, France,
England and Scotland giving thirty
three concerts. This is the first tour
ever carried out by an American
Concert company to other countries
which was a success artistically and
financially. Mr.. Gamble is one of
Americas best bassos. There is not
a large city from New York to San
Francisco in which he has not APP
peared. His popularity on the Chau-
tauqua can be attested no better than
by mentioning the fact that he has
been at Chautauqua, n. Y. four sea-
sons and at Winona, Ind, seven sea-
sons. Mr.. CANDLES associates will
consist of a pianist and violinist
who may be depended upon to fur
nish one of the best programs ever
heard in the city.
OF special interest to the children
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