The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-10-11
FIRST NUMBER STAR COURSE
PLEASED Big CROWD

The Ada Roach company, sans the
talented and versatile young woman
in whose honor the organization is
named, WHO was unable to be present
in consequence of injuries received in
a recent automobile accident in st.
Louis, opened the y NJ c. A. Star
Course series OF entertainments for
the Isl7-1s season at the First Meth
odist church Tuesday evening and
was given an ovation for the splendid
program which II presented.
Miss Roach made a distinctive hit
with Chautauqua-g goers here last gum
mer by the excellence OF her char
acter deIineations and her coming to
anon City as a Star Course attrac-
ton had been looked forward to with
much pleasurable anticipation by its
'rineds and patrons. The popularity
she established with the Rerpath-
Horner people here few months ago
was SO great that many people pur-
chased tickets Tuesday evening spec
tally 10 see and hear her again and
that she was debarred from being in
attendance by circumstances over
which she had no control and tha. the
iyceum bureau had sent Miss Wag-
oner here to take her place some dis
appointment was expressed by ticket
holders. Miss Wagner. however.
proved to be a worthy substitute and
filled the stellar role to perfection;
wining by her dramatic ability. her
histrionic accomplishments and
charming manerism an admiration
and APPLAUSE that proclaimed her to be
. favorite hardly secondary to her
principal Miss Wagner was strong
~ supported and every member of
the company was an artist as an en-
tertainer The program was suffici-
entity varied in its makeup and rem
dition to please all tastes and was
,ne of the most delightful of the kind
ever given under similar auspices IN
Canon City.
The program was in two parts and
it's arrangement and production was
sch as to elicit hearty commenda-
ion. II was largely patriotic and ap-
pealed to all present as being particu-
larly appropriate for the time and the
occasion. The evenings entertain
nent was introduced by a musical
eketch. The Heart of the lmmi-
grant, in which was told in song and
story the thoughts. the hopes. the sor-
ows. the humor and the triumphs of
the alien Americans. II was a produc-
lion of unusual interest and Was ad-
mirabiy presented. The characters
we're dressed in the costumes OF the
European peasantry and they depict
ed the immigrants as they come from
ireland. Norway, Sweden. France.
Russia, England and other lands, and
I'D themselves in a strange environ
ment on Ellis island in New York
harbor ready TO enter upon a new life
:pder the Stars and Stripes.
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Tuesday evening was triumph of
which it may well be proud and was
an augury of the musical. literary and
Intellectual treats in store for Star
Course patrons during the coming
winter. The company came TO Canon
City from Las Vegas. New Mexico,
where it gave its initial entertain
ment of the season. 1t left this after
noon for 'Salida where il will fill an
engagement this evening. Secretary
Van Patten of the Y.M.C.A. and the
Star Course committee say that more
season tickets have been sold for the
present series Of entertainmenir than
in any previous year.