Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-16
CHAUTAUQUA COMING AGAIN.

The second annual Community Chau-
tauuua held at Orleans August 1914,
has been universally accepted as
grand financial and social success.
The large tent was filled at nearly
every session and Chau tauqua patrons
have become so accustomed to the
event that they criticlse or applaud
openly and freely. We feel that it is
our own Chautauqua and we have
perfect right to express ourselves
about it. Opinion is divided as to
whether the 1916 sessions were as good
as those of 1915. It was certainty
that the sessions just ended have not
proved as popular as those OF last year,
although it is an equal certainty that
they have given US at least as high an
order of entertainment. The talent for
this year is said to have cost great
deal more than that OF last year and
we have no reason to DOUBT It. II
seems to be conceded that II the pur-
pose of the Chautauqua is to entertain,
upIift and educate the community, then
this years program answered the pur-
pose as we'll or better than that OF last
year. If the sole purpose Is to enter
tain and amuse, the sessions OF last
year would seem to better answer. 1t
also seems to be considered that last
years program had nothing equal to
Victor's band and DR.. Ole Theobaldl.
Many have expressed the opinion that
Orleans never heard so accomplished a
pianist as Mile. Helen Kellere, who
appeared Monday afternoon and even
ing. The American quartet and Clay
| ton Conrad. the cartoonist, were very
popular. DR.. Rogers, Mr.. Lybarger
and Andre Tridon were each above
criticism and many have said that Mr..
Tridon gave US one of the most in
structive and witty discourses ever
heard in Orleans. The Dunbar Singers
and Florence Alice StitZel gave an
exceptional exhibition of good singing.
! We have mentioned every entertain
ment except that of the second day
and praise is unanimous. The whole
course has been criticised because the
program fell below the standard on the
second day. Mr.. O'Hara. said to be
splendid tenor singer. was unable to
sing on account of throat trouble.
Arthur Delroy, the lecturer on psychic
fakes. told US much that was already
common knowledge and withheld some
facts we would like to have known.
Mr.. Wetmore, who appears to be
fine entertainer was somewhat handl'
capped by the indisposi ton of his stage
partner. If the 1916 Chautauqua had
been a four-day session inste ad of five
we would all have pronounced it supe'
rior to that of any four days last year
The playground feature under the
direction of Miss Evans. assisted by
Lillian Woodbury., was a pleasing
feature and the boys and girls will look
forward with pleasure to the same feat
ures for 1917. A meeting of the
Orleans Chautauqua association was
held in the club rooms after the Mon
day afternoon session and it was voted
unanimously to hold a ChautaaQus
during the summer of 1917. Members
were divided as to choice between two
programs presented and the matter
was left open for further consideration.
It is probable that the matter OF
Il choosing the program will not be
decided until the mid-winter meeting
of the association. The session this
year Melted the association about 500
which with the $500 netted last yeal
makes nice fund for some community
purpose.