The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-28
.CHAUYABQUA
I. july. 1922
r. E. Graham, Representing. Redpath
Vawter chautalqua System,
In the City Today.
kRvL's BAND COMES sAct
Some OF the Best Attractions Ever
Offered Will &c 5rouoht'to Dem
: ison at This Chautauqua. TO-

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path Yawter Chautauqua system, wa
in town, today saying hello to some o
our chautauqua boosters and making
preliminary arrangements for mex
summers achautauqua. Mr.. Graham
assures US that the same high stand
ard of program that has been main
tanned in past years will be equalet
and in many particulars surpassed thu
coming summer. In fact he assuEei
US that in the estimation of Mr.. Vaw
ter and himself the program of this
year., all things considered, will be the
strongest program ever presented un
der the Redpath Vawter management
Among the musical attractions Bo
humir KrYl and his famous Bohemi
an band will appear once more upon
the program. This attraction is re
peated at the almost universal request
of the patrons of the chautauqua in
the different towns. In a recent inter
view in Chicago, Mr.. Kryl predicted
that he would have the most attract
i've organization this summer lie has
ever presented and will have two OF
esting novelties ever offered on the
chautauqua platform. ID.
. Those who love the best in music
will be delighted with the, announce
ment that the management has con.
tracted to put on an artist recital com.
pany and for, this they have engaged
Elsie Baker, one of the best known of
Americas contraltos. and one who has
probably made more individual rec
ords for the Victor people than any
other single artist In their employ.
Miss Baker appeared last summer on
the New. York and New, England chan-
tauquas and was easily voted the most
popular musical attraction on that cir
cut, An item OF interest shows the
delightful personality Of the woman.
Within just few days after she be-
gan her engagements she sprained her
ankle and had to fill her engagements
throughout the summer wheeled about
in an invalid's chair. p. n II r
& Associated with Miss Baker will be
VIM. Durieux, the cellist, who has ap.
peared as soloist with such organiza.
tons as the Damrosch orchestra and
Victor Herbert orchestra. ,...
Owing to the wonderful popularity
of Hawaiian music contract was
made by the Redpath Vawter man.
agement with Mr. Ellison, who for
nearly fifteen years was associated
with Redpath and is now running a
chain of chautauquas on, the Pacific
coast, to 90 to Hawaiia and secure the
real Hawaiians for this coming sum
mer, and as q result. Of this trip a
company of real, Hawaiians playing
upon the real Hawaiian Instruments
and singing the, real, Hawaiian music
will be one Of the musical attractions
on the program. Hawaiian night with
the Hawaiian pictures and the Ha.
waiian travel talks along with the Ha.
waiian music, will make one of the
most delightful evenings ever offered,
The Schumann quintet has long
been looked upon as the standard at
tration in their particular. line Of
work. The director of this company
is Carl Lampert, who for nine years
was the first violinist. Of the famous
Thomas orchestra This organization
carries with them an organ which will
give both the organ and piano effects
in connection with the orchestral
work. - '>a
On the big Redpath system chautau-
qua out of the Chicago office last sum-
mer the most popular attraction ap.
pearing upon their. program was the
Royal Dragons, company Of nine
men, known as the singing band, This
Is Dunbar organization and will be
full Of the vivacity and variety that
has always characterized Dunbar COM
panies.
! The Glen Wells company is a play.
company, giving for the most part. hu.
morous short plays, and will be in
marked contrast with the other com.
panies of the week. ,,..,. "a, -
The seventh company. and the COM
pany which @;will probably be looked
forward to with the most enthusiasm'i
for this wifi be it's first appearance
upon the chautauquas in the west, will
be the Katharine Ridgeway company
Katharine Ridgeway is conceded EVIL
erywhere to- be the most popular en-
tertainer on the American platform
and her coming to the chautauaua
this coming summer will be, q real
event and her thousands and ttous.
ands OF friends in the middle west ter
ritory will be delighted to welcome
her.
Among the lecturers the manage
ment takes delight in announcing the
closing of contract with Gov. Frank
B. Willis OF Ohio, and Mr.. Graham
makes the prediction that Governor
Willis will prove to be one Of the
most popular, lecturers brought into
the chautauqua work in the last de.
cade. He is great big. fine looking
man with a magnificent voice, fun 81
energy and enthusiasm. and with
fiery type of oratory. He and United
States Senator Harding are looked
upon as Ohio's two most brilliant orr
ators today Governor Willis, prior
to his election as governor, served |
four years in the United States con.
gress from Ohio. - ,,e'Fi- n ~ ..,f4'f
Catch-My-Pal Patterson, known as
the Irish Billy Sunday, will tell of the |
movement which y he
originated in Ireland some years ago
and which has spread over the entire |
world. Catch My-Pal Patterson lis q
typical Irishlnan and has a large sup
ply of the proverbial Irish wit. = i.%
Judge Ben B. Lindsay, advertised
the world as the juvenile
court judge. and the center OF inter. |
est of our people because OF the ire.
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