Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-05-09
Strong Program for chautauqua.

Strong Program for chautauqua.
TO BE HELD HERE FOR FIVE FULL DAYS,
BEGINNING JULY 13.
| Beginning July IS and continuing
mornings, afternoons and evenings for
five days, the Community Chautauqua
will be an attraction at the Oxford
County fair grounds.
The program will be held 10 large
waterproof tent seating more than .
thousand people and the five days of
music, entertainment and lectures PROM
ise to be OF surprising interest.
The course has already been booked In
about seventy five prominent cities and
towns In New England, Long Island and
also New York city. The same program
will appear here as is to appear on
Broad way In New York, In Plainfeld,
N. j. Bangor and Augusts, Ne. Nashua
and Concord, N. a., and Lenox, Mass.
WARDE ON THE LIST.
The program includes many notable
attractions, among them Frederick
gedian; Lenors Sparkes, prims donna
soprano Of the Metropolitan Opera; Ole
Tbeobaldi, the famous Norwegian VIC.
linist, and Victor's Florentine Band and
Neapolitan Troubadours.
| Others on the list are Lee Francis
Lybarger, . member of the Philadelphia
bar, who will lecture on "Pork Barrel
Legislation" Q most timely and peril.
nent subject. Mr.. Lybsrger has wide
reputation as lecturer and Is regarded
az one OF the best informed men In the
country on the tariff. he has shown ex-
traordinary aptitude In presenting what
are popularly known a. "heavy" subjects
to large audiences of men, women and
problems clear and easily understood.
Another strong lecture feature 10
Andre Tridop, who was the correspond.
ent of the Outlook and Independent
magazines at Vera Cruz at tho time OF
the occupation OF Vera Cruz by Admiral
Fletcher. Mr.. Tridon Is . graduate Of
the Paris and Clermont universities and
an slumnus OF Heidelberg and New York
universities. He has travelled extensive
ly in Europe, North Africa and Mexico;
is contributor to many leading periodi-
calls and is the author OF several books in
English and French. In his appearance
here he will present his great lecture,
IAN Inside View of Mexico"
L n, Too1iA d Ponors ~ Gnein0A o1d
ILL.,, seasoned Chautauquan whose mes.
sages have had strong grip on audiences
in the west and middle west, will lecture
on "a Living or Life"
The coming OF Frederick Warde is par.
ticularly fortunate in this tercentenary
year of the death of the Bard Of Avon.
He will present lecture recital on
shakespeare and His Plays"
RICH IN MUSIC.
The program is particularly rich 10
music.
MisSSparkes is an English girl whose
singing was first brought to wide pub.
lie potlce through the efforts Of King
Ed ward and Queen Alexandra Of Rng.
land when she was singing In 3 local
Il
land. She was given an opportunity to
sing In the great Covent Garden In Lon.
don and Immediately sprang into popu.
lar favor. She has been favorite with
American music lovers since she began
her flve.year engagement with the Metro
politsn. She will have as assisting art
lists Marguerite de Forest Anderson,
fautiste, and Darlington Branch, pianist.
Miss Anderson 10 spoken Of by the Lon
don Times as "the greatest fautiste in
the history of music" She has appeared
on programs with Schumann. Heink,
Nordica, Bispham and many other great
artists.
victor's Band and the Nespolltan
Troubadours IL directed by Signor de
Carlo, q graduate of tho musical conserv-
atory Of st. Cecilia in Rome, who has
scored great musical successes In Italy,
Turkey and Egypt. He has directed bis
band over the Chautsuqus circuit In
previous seasons and has demonstrated
bis ability in meeting the exacting re-
qufrements of the American Chautauqua
audience.
THEoBALDI, COURT MUSICIAN.
Ole Theobaldi 10 known In Europe and
America % the successor OF Ole Bull and
Paganini. He has served as musician TO
the imperial families of Russia, Sweden
and Denmark and has appeared by royal
commend before King Edward, Emperor
William II. and King Humbert Of Italy.
Az assisting artists be will have Florence
Stitzel, soprano with the Chicago Grand
Opera company, and Mile. Helen Kelere,
pianist and accompanies.
Other musical numbers are the Ameri-
can Quartet, regarded ss the leading
male quartet In this country the Dunbar
Southern Singers, one of Ralph Dunbar's
famous companies, and Geoffrey O'Hara,
noted Irish actor, tenor and composer.
One of Mr.. O'Hara's most famous COM
positions 10 "Tennessee, Hear You
Calling Me-" He will appear with Wing
Tabor Wetmore, character impersonator.
A most interesting and unusual mum.
Der In the list 10 Arthur Delroy, presi-
dent Of the New York Psychic club and
exposer of fakes. Mr.. Delroy has ap-
peared In some of the largest colleges Of
the country, including Harvard, Yale,
Princeton, Dartmouth, and In many large
summer resorts.
PLANS FOB THE CHILDREN.
Special plans have been made for the
boys and girls In morning Chsutauqua
In which they will enjoy games, picnics,
. story telling hour and score OF inter.
esting things. This Junior Chautauqua
will be In charge OF . trained play d.
rector, whose duty It will be to sec that
the boys and girls are given q big tinne
while the Chautauqus 10 in session.
The committees plan 10 to make the
lChautauqua a. much community affair
as possible. and they will begin thor
ough canvass for the sale OF season tick.
cts about month before the date, and
an efficient advertising campaign will be
Icarrled on throughout the surrounding
Icountry.
| Get busy and begin to boost for OUR
Chautauqua. G
i The Three Londons.
j (London Chronicls.)
| Roman London lies buried about Il
fleet below the level Of Cheapside. II
NEARLY ell parts of the city there have
been discovered tessellated payements
IRoman tombs, lamps, vases, sandals
keys, ornaments, weapons. coins and