The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-29
NINE. JULIA CLAUSSEN
CHAUTAUQUA STAR
Eminent s'rima Donna Of
the Chicago Opera Co.
LEADING FEATURES
OF 1916 PROGRAM

"lrls, Schnmnnn Quintet Well
known Lecturers, Wcatherwax
Quartet, Said to be the Most P0pu-
lar Quartet In Chautauqn Work.
Announcement has just been made
by the Redpath Chautauqua manage
mcnt that Jhlia Claussen, eminent
contralto Of the Chicago Grand Opera
Company, is to appear here on this
seasons Chautauqua program. Pierre
Henrotte, concert meister, and Mar
eel Charlier, director of French operas
Of the Chicago Opera Company, are
the assisting artists. Nine. Clausscn
and her family, also the assisting
artists, VIII! travel over the Chatuau-
qua circuit in a private car.
Julia Claussen comes from the
land long ago made famous by Jenny
Lind Her versatility is apparent
when one stops to think that during
the Chicago grand opera season just
closed she sang in German, Italian
and French roles. On her ChautauQua
tour she will sing goodly portion
Of her program in English. 1t Is said
OF Julia Claussen that she has never
had All adverse criticism.
A strikingly new note Is seen in
this years program in the produc-
tiop Of Percy Mackaye's Sane
taury"-a Bird Masque and Pageant
with special costumes, and with
woodland setting secured thru
newly invented process for throwing
pictures directly on the air without
the aid of screen. Ernest Harold
Maynes, the we'll known naturalist, is
to play the part Of Shy, the natural
ist, In this masque in the evening,
and in the afteroon will give
lecture on birds and animals.
The White Hussars, thirteen in all,
scheduled for two performances with
Alfred Sweet, director, have developed
a high standard in band music and
they also appear as a vocal choir of
equal merit They have appeared for
four years in trans-contincntal tours
in which they have played in nearly
all inc large cues.
On the third night of the Chau-
tauqua, a half-hour's address will be
given by an authority on the place
of the drama in community life, and
this will be followed by The Parish
Players in a presentation Of n strong
and timely onc-act drama, known as
THE War Zone" "Thc Lady Tcazlc"
scene from The School for Scandal"
Will next be presented, then a ro-
mantle play and lastly q pleasing
Onc-act comedy.
The Wcathcrwax Brothers, vocal
and trumpet quartet, Who appear
early in the week, first appeared in
Iowa during the initial campaign Of
President Mckinley, and have been
upon the platform ever since, delight
ing great audiences in ali parts OF
the United States.
The Schnmann Quintet, also on the
Chautauqua week program a classical
chamber music organization, with an
established place in the musical
world, in addition to their orchestral
instruments, carry with them q real
pipe organ-a novelty indeed for
travelling organization.
On another evening tic Killarney
Girls and Rite Rich, company OF
six, attircd in Irish costumes and with
appropriate stage setting, vii, present
q program OF Irish music from tho
simple folk lore to the classic.
Among the lecturers, Ng Poon
Chew, former consul OF the Chinese
government to San Francisco, editor
OF the first Chinese paper in America,
and long known as the "Chinese
Mark Twain" will lecture on "The
New China and Her Relations to
the Western World"
Allen ID. Albert. president of the /,
international Association OF Rotary
Clubs, chairman OF the Civic Fedora
tion Of Minnesota, president of the
Minnesota Academy Of Social Scenc-
es, and former editor Of the Mime
apolis Tribune, will deliver an even
ing lecture on this great program on
phases Of social welfare and commun-
ity problems.
William Rainey Bennett will APP
pear on the opening night In an in