Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-12

heavy" subjects to large audiences
of men, women and children and
making great governmental prob
lens clear and easily understood.
Another strong lecture feature is
Andre Tridon, who was the cores
pondent of the Outlook and indie
pendent magazines at Vera Cruz at
the time of the occupation of Vera
Cruz by Admiral Fletcher. Mr.. Tri-
don is a graduate of the Paris and
Clermont universities and an alum
nus of Heidelberg and New York
universities. He has travelled ex-
tensively in Europe, North Africa
and Mexico; is contributor to
many leading periodicals and is the
author of several books in English
and French. In his appearance here
he will present his great lecture,
"An Inside View of Mexico"
DR.. Euclid B. Rogers of Spring
field, Ill.,, a seasoned Chautauquan
whose messages have had a strong
grip on audiences in the west and
middle west, will lecture on "a Liv-
ing or Life. -
The coming of Frederick Warde is
particularly fortunate in this tercen-
tenary year of the death of the Bard
of Avon. He will present a lecture
recital on Shakespeare and His
Plays"
RICH IN MUSIC.
The program is particularly rich in
music.
Victor's Band and the Neapoitan
Troubadours is directed by Signor
de Carlo, a graduate of the musical
conservatory of st. Cecilia in Rome,
who has scored great musical sue
cesses in Italy, Turkey and Egypt.
He has directed lis band over the
Chautauqua circuit in previous sea-
sons and has demonstrated his abil-
ity in meeting the eXacting requir-
mants of the American Chautauqua
audience.
THEOBALDI, COURT MUSICIAN.
Ole Theobaldi is known in Europe
and America as 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 command be-
fore King Edward, Emperor Will
liam II and King Humbert Of Italy.
AS assisting artists he will have Flor
ence Stitzel, soprano with the Chica-
go Grand Opera company, and Nile.
Helen KeIere, pianist and accom-
PIANIST.
Other musical numbers are the
American Quartet, regarded as the
leading male quartet in this country;
the Dunbar Southern Singers, one
of Ralph Dunbar's famous compan-
les, and Godfrey O'Hara, noted
Irish actor, tenor and composer.
One of Mr.. O'Hara'S most famous
compositions is Tennessee, | Hear
You Calling Me-" He will appear
with Wing Tabor Wetmore, charac-
ter impersonator.
A most interesting and unusual
number in the list is Arthur Delroy,
president of the New York Psychic
club and exposer of fakes. Mr..
Delroy has appeared in some Of the
largest colleges of the country, in
Guiding Harvard, Yale, Princeton,
Dartmouth and in many large sum-
mer resorts.
PLANS FOR THE CHILDREN.
Special plans have been made for
the boys and girls in a morning
Chautauqua in which they will en-
joy games, picnics, a story telling
hour and a score of interesting
things. This Junior Chautauqua
will be in charge of a trained play
director, whose duty it will be to
see that the boys and girls are given
big time while the Chautauqua is
in session.
The committees plan is to make
the Chautauqua as much commun-
ity affair as possible, and they will
begin thorough canvass for the sale
of season tickets about month be-
fore the date, and an efficient adj
vertising campaign will be carried
on throughout the surrounding
country.
Get busy and begin to boost for
our Chautauqua.
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