Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-02
ALL IS READY FOR
SALEM CHAUTAUQUA
Splendid Program Arranged
for Week Commencing
Wednesday, July II

The Salem 1916 Chautauqua will be-
gin Wednesday evening, July 10, with
opening exercises and announcements
and the first appearance in the city
of the Comus Players. The last enter
tainment will be given ON the evening
of July IS when one of the strongest
numbers o. the chautauqua, the Kaffir
singers, direct from Africa, will be
presented.
The superintendent and morning lee
turer, filled so successfully last year
by j. II. Herbsman, will be taken by
-, NJ. Erickson.
The Ellison White Chautauqua sys
TEN claims to present this year, n
week OF entertainment much better
.than ever before. One of their leading
attractions is the New York City Ma
rine Band. This is their first appear
anee ON the coast and it was only
through cooperation with other chau-
tauqua systems that the Ellison White
people were able to secure a band with
the national reputation of tle New
York Uty marine.
Among other attractions and some
thing really unique, is the Kaffir boys.
They are the genuine African article
and will sing and dance in their ma
tive costumes, including the Kaffir
war dance. They were brought from
the center of Africa and taught their
songs by an American missionary.
The great Russian viohnist Skibin-
sky will be heard in concert with Mary
Welch, the American contralto and
Miss Baker, pianist.
The Sequoia Male quartet and the
Comus players are good entertainers
Sir Douglas MawsOn moving pictures
of the Antartic will be shown for the
first time and Or. Huntsberger, noted
traveller and explorer, will tell the
story as told to him by Sir Mawson
himself.
The International operate company
has been engaged in response to de.
mand in the west for opera singers OF
grand opera caibre and the company
to appear this year includes artists who
have been associated with Nine. Scnu
mann-Heink and the Savage English
Opera Co.
The lecturers for the week are Syl
vester A. Long, president of the In
irrational Lyceum association; CAas
Zeublin, q civic lecturer from Boston;
Robert Parker Miles, editor and trav
eler; Judge r. NJ Wanamaker, eminent
.iurist of the supreme court of Ohio
Lou Beauchamp, who talks on the sun
my side Of things; Wood Briggs, the
witty lecturer from Kentucky; Francis
Labadie, who talks of the French Ca
madam settlements, and Benjamin Fay
Mills, an inspiring orator and divine.
The program for each day is as fol
lows:
Wednesday, July IL
Evening-Opening exercises and an
lnouncements.
! l. Scenes from Shakespeare.
2. fCarsOn of the North Woods, >
The Comus Players.
Thursday, July 13
Morning-Junior Chautauqua. Stor
les Of Knights and Ladies'.
Lecture by j. NJ. Erickson.
Afternoon - Concert, Internationa
Operatic Co.
Lecture, Judge r. NJ. Wanamaker.
! Evening-Grand concert, Interna
tional operate Co.
friday, June IA
Morning-JuniOr Chautauqua, KIM
Arthur's Court.
Lecture, Mr.. Erickson.
Aftemoon-Artists recital, Skibin
Isky-Welch company.
Lecture, 'The World on Fire, b.
Benjamin Fay Mills.
Evening-Concert, The SMbinsky
Welch company.
Lecture, "Take the Sunny Side,
Lou Beauchamp
Saturday, July 10, Music Day
: Morning-Junior Chautauqua Kin
Arthur s Court
Lecture, Mr.. Erickson.
, Afternoon-Popular concert by tn
New York Marine Band
Evcning-Grand concert, New YOr
Marine Band.
Sunday, July 16
Morning-Usual services at al
I churches.
Afternoons Sacred readings, Rinc
Sisters
Sermon lecture, the Rev Frank {
Brainard.
Vespers, all invited.
Evening-Prelude, Riner Sisters.
The Mawson Antartic Expedition
Rev. DR.. w. A. Hunsberger, lecturer j
charge.
Monday July II
Morning-Junior Chautauqua, Kin
. Arthur S Court.
Lecture, Mr.. Erickson.
Aforementioned, SeqUoia Nal
Quartet,
Lecture, "Tbe New Civic Spirit,
Charles Zueblin.
Evening-Popular concert, Sequel
Male Chorus
Popular lecture, Sylvester A. Lonl
Tuesday, July 10
Morning Junior Chautauqua Pa
geant and Children 's Picnic.
! Afternoons Stories Of the Souti
Woods Briggs.
Lecture, "Tallow Dips" Robert Pa
ker Niles
Evening Closing concert, the Kaffi
Boy lnOir.