The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-17
cHAuTAuQuA COMES APRIL ts
LIST OF ATTRACTIONS ROCKED
EXCELLENT AND VARIED
ONE,

Harry Dunbar, the genial Redpa ii
man who many will remember as
the superintendent of last years
Chautauqua, came in last night and
held a conference with the local
Chautauqua committee.
1T is surely pleasure" said MFR.
dunbar, ito get back to Sumter
This hustling community never allows
anything to stand in the way of pro-
gress,' he added, mentioning some OF
the noticeable improvements.
When asked as to the attitude Of
the Reopath management toward
sumter. he said: Although several
of the towns on the circuit have been
dropped to make places for Louisville,
Nashville, and the three Chicago
Chautauquas, all Of which have the
Identical program which will be heard
here, we hope and expect to keep
Sumter In the circuit as long as we
all live. for this city is one of the
foremost in its support of the move.
ment."
"Sumter's coming Chautauqua ,s
held about a month earlier than last
year. opening April 18th and closing
the 26th. This insures comfortable
weather, and is otherwise better for
this city than later date,
Last years Chautauaua showed
an advance in receipts, by reason of
whicn the management has booked a
program costing 20 per cent. more
than any heretofore. Creatore's great
band comes for two grand concerts
on the seventh day. The Gilbert &:
Sullivan Opera Company takes the
place o" the White Hussars en- tho
fifth day, giving a festival program Of
choral and orchestral works, includ-
ing group of sacred works in which
the singers and players appear in
choir vestments. in the afternoon,
and an all-star performance of 1.-THE
Mikado" in the evening. This com.
pany includes thirty-four people.
1.-THE Oratorio artists, including
Reed Miller, tenor; Frederic Wheeler,
basso; Nevada Van de We're. con-
tra.lto; Marie Stoddard, soprano. and
Blanche Bargot. pianiste. come the
| third day. The Rumanian Orchestra,
the Beulah Buck Quartet, Antonio
Sala the Spanish cello virtuoso and
| his company, "Wahtawasso" the
American Indian prima donna, and
Charles Gallagher, basso cantante
complete the list of musical attrac.
ti6ns.
George L. McNutt, The Dinner
Pail Man. lectures the first evening
The second evening H. l.. Foglaman.
known as 'Gatling Gum Fogleman, the
virile exponent Of Efficiency" will be
heard. Other speakers include George
Mcdonald, Marie Mayer the Bayar-
ian woman who played Mary Mag
dalene' at Oberammergau in the Pas
! sion Play in 1910, DR.. Harden, the
eminent divine, and one other speaker
of national fame. We have a con-
tract with Miss Rankin, Americas s
first congresswoman for this last
place, but the special session of con-
gress prevents her coming to any of
our Chautauquas.
| "A new feature is our Community
Singing. in charge of an expert who
stays the entire eight days. He will
organize a chorus which will meet
every morning. and which will sing
one number. accompanied by Gre
atore's Band on the last night. Be-
sides, he will lead the great evening
crowds in singing q variety Of songs
projected on screen. each evening
before the regular program. Then
we shall have fifteen minutes of orig
inal moving pictures at the close of
each evenings entertainment or lee
ture. These pictures are of the lates.
scientific discoveries and will prove
instructive. as we'll as interesting.
"Thc program Of this years assem-.
bly, Is meeting with great favor, and
notwithstanding the war, we look fol
the best year vet"