The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-13
Scotland Enjoys Chautauqua
Five Days Of Real Pleasure
Noted Speakers Here
High Class Music
Going to Have Another Next Year

the afternoon prelude and the en-
tire evening program on Friday,
captivated their audience at once
by their gracious and friendly man
ner on the platform. The little
play in the evening so arranged as
to bring in all of the favorite old
songs of the sixties and seventies,
pleased in a way that no other fea.
ture could have pleased. The old
fashioned costumes-hoop skirts
and gay waist coats-brot the at.
mosphere of the olt days OF de-
mure little ladies and courtly gen.
tlemen. The play was spicy with
humor and touching with pathos
in the rendition of the songs.
The Schulz company on Satur-
day gave two preludes which were
pre-. eminently classical. Mr.. Schulz
is a violinist of great natural tai
ent, training and experience. He
plays on a violin which is espec-
tally interesting. It was made in
about 1910 and for sweetness and
quality of tone few violins can be
compared to it. Mr.. Schulz seems
TO completely forget himself and
audience and give his whole atten-
tion to dra wing melody out of his
instrument. He was wonder fully
assisted by his pianist, Miss Rob
inson, who in Ler accompanimente
and piano solos seemed to be able
to do just about what she wanted
to do with the piano keys; her
expression and technique we're ex-
ceptionally fine.
The two preludes on the Sunday
programmes were given by the
!. Callahan quartette, composed of
Miss Grace Callahan-cornatis
Miss Hazel Observation-Disclosures,
Carl Bates-f1utist and reader, and
Achille Bragers-pianistand accor.
dionist. The company gave some
very clever solos and orchestra
pieces. Mr. Bates rendered the
only readings provided in the entire
program and they were much ap.
preciated and we'll done. Mr.. Bra.
gers is q Belgian and has been in
; this country five years. He gave
as an encore a street song popular
. in Brussels among the soldiers, ac-
/ companying himself on the accor-
dion. Miss Callahan has a we'll
sustained reputation as a skilled
performer on the cornet, saxophone
and bassoon, the latter an instru-
ment unfamiliar to a large part of
her audience. Scotland was very
fortunate in having Miss Callahan
here. She has been on the plat
form just a week this season, hav.
ing returned the Monday previous
from the hospital where she had
been on the surgeons table, and
for some time it was feared by the
Chautauqua company that they
would not be able to secure her at
all this season.
The program ended Monday
with flourish. It was an entire
day of band concerts by Lhotak's
band, accompanied by Miss Estele
Reynolds, a talented singer.
The funfest for the children in
mornings, under the direction of
Miss Edna Gibbs. took on a new
phase this year. The boys and
girls met at different hours and in
addition TO games, were drilled in
folk dances and drills. On the
last afternoon, the children put on
their program at the tent for the
benefit of the grownups. The
Sword Drill and the Swedish Las
Fsies' Frolic were especially good,
and Miss Gibbs is to be congratu.
lated on her accomplishment in
such a short time. Miss Gibbs is
a student at the 1. 8. T. G. in Ce.
dar Falls, Iowa, and alongwith her
training has a natural way OF win.
ming children.
Not the least popular member of
the talent who appeared on the
platform was Mr.. 7. B. Mouer. the
superintendent, whose endless sup
| ply of enthusiasm and geniality
i won him applause at each appear.
ance.
The other members of the crew
we're Mr.. Brown, a student at
Westminster College, in Missouri,
and Mr.. Carlstrom who has been q
school superintendent but nextyear
will be g student in the College of
Medicine at the Northwestern uni
versity.
/ Arrangements have been made
to have the Chautauqua return
next year, the contract having "a
| signers.