The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-02
Plans for Next Years Chau-
tauqua Already Are
Under Way
YESTERDAY A DAY
OF MUCH INTEREST
Series Lecture by DR.. Huelster, Recit-
ais by Granville Hines Company and
Presentation of The Man from Home
Features

The fifth day of the Chautauqua
course was day of sustained inter
est, and large audiences attended, es-
peclally III the evening, when about
loo persons made their way to the
big tent. Steps Were begun last night
looking to another course next year
and the results were gratifying to
those in charge. DR.. Huelster, superin-
tendent, had blank subscriptions passed
through the audience, and when they
were gathered up 1t was found that
considerably more than 300 course
tickets had been subscribed for This
is a materially larger number than
were pledged on the first day pledges
were received Il year ago, and it indi-
Gates beyond a doubt that Brattleboro
will have Chautauqua course in
1917. If $50 course tickets are pledged
now no more course tickets will be
sold next season, which proves the ad-
visibility of making pledges before the
present course is over.
Yesterday afternoon 5 program
opened with a series lecture by DIR.
Huelster on The Church. or What Is
the Matter with the Church, His audi
ence agreed perfectly with what he had
I ~ NN'e any an Al-ttttl lHdl HIS atlNIb>S
was deeply interesting. His point was
that there is nothing the matter with
| the church but that whatever trouble
tthere seems to be with the church is
| in reality with the people who make
Iup the church. They pay too much
attention to minor details of belief
and form, which results in multitudes
| Of overehurched communities. where
| by reason of insufficient strength and
support the several churches are un-
able TO 40 the work that one strong
! church could accomplish.
| IN both afternoon and evening an
entertainment was given by the Gran
Vile Hines Co. of New York, composed
of Charles y. Granville, baritone, and
Gabriel Hines, pianist-composer. They
were one of the really delightful at,
fractions. One rarely hears such 4
pleasing baritone voice as Mr.. Gran
vile possesses. 1t is remarkably
smooth, pure and resonant, and back
of it is dramatic ability and the abil.
ity to enunciate with absolute dis
tinctness. He sings humorous bal
ilads or grand opera selections with
equal excellence, and with equal salts
faction on the part of the audience
Mr.. Hines, who was the accompanist
also rendered solo numbers and dis
iplaycd musical genius of a high order
\ selection last evening which was re
markably well done was 3araphrast
of the quartet from RigoIetto, by
List, and another was an origina
lparaphrasc of a weI-known hymn
Iplaved entirely with the left hand. i
included the melody and accompani
ment, with various runs interpolated
executed with appealing sweetness
and one who had not been watching
would have been unable to say whethe1
.the pianist was using one hand or both
Next year Mr.. Hines win be with tht
Pittsburg conservatory of music.
The closing feature yesterday wa
the presentation of the great Ameri
can drama, The Man from Home, b,
the Chautauqua Players. The per
formance was exceptionally praise
worthy and the various characters uni
formly good.