The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
CHAUTAUQUA STORY

A surprising number of headliners
top a straight list of red-letter at
fractions for the chautauqua this
year. Like range of submits, the
musical, oratorical and entertain
ment numbers culminate in the peak
of all chautauqua feature attractions
ever brought west-James Goddard,
of the Chicago Grand Opera COM
pany. Goddard is one of~the great
singers of the present day, and by
odds the greatest bass-baritone. He
was formerly of the Covent Garden
Opera, London, and the Royal Opera,
Vienna. On the last night of the
chautauuua, Goddard will be heard
in the operate roles in which, during
the Chicago Grand Opera season, he
has starred opposite Julia Claussen,
Geraldine Farrar and Olive Frem-
stad.
The deserved prominence given
Goddard does not detract from the
other musical attractions OF the
week, however, for none shine by re-
flected glory, having brilliant
lustre all their own. Especially is
this true of the Boston Light opera
company in "Chimes of Normandle, -
who give a complete, costumed pro-
duction of Planquett's famous comic
opera exactly as produced for 4OO
nights at the Follies Dramatiques,
Paris. This Boston company carries
it's own orchestra. Then, in their own
field as vocal and instrumental en-
sembles, the Davenny Festival and
Smith-Spring-Ho quintets are
unsurpassed on the stage and con-
cert platforms.
Balanced against the musical pro-
gram is the lecture stafr, particularly
strong in personnel. DR.. Henry
Smith Williams, known as one or
Americas great physicians, will be
heard in his splendid lecture, Add
ing Years to Your Life Montaville
Flowers, whose master lecture,
Guarding the Golden Gate,' was
voted by more than a hundred prom
inent lecturers to be the greatest
speech of modern times, will deliver
the same at chautauqua. DR.. Frank
Bohn, Just returned from Europe, as
special correspondent Of the New
York Times, is one of the foremost
authorities on social and industrial
problems and one Of the most elo-
quent Of platform speakers. DR.. Lee
Francis Lybarger, leading American
authority on the tariff, foreign and
domestic, will speak the fifth day OF
the chautauqua.
The Ongawa company, japanese
artists, in the Incompatible musical
fantasy of Japanses life, "Along the
Road to Tokyo" head the list of the
musical entertainment numbers. The
Musical Arts quartet run the Onga-
was a close race for quality and va
riety of entertainment.
A gifted dramatic reader Is also
to appear at chautauQua-Annle
Therese Davault. in a complete IN
terpretation of the Incompatible lit
tie play, "Polly Of the Circus"
Chauncey Hawkins, the great ma
turalist, is more than a lecturer. ne
is an institution of natural history
His illustrated lecture, Bright Eyes
and Wild Hearts of the Northern
Woods" is one Of the feature attrac
tion of the chautauqua.
Then there is the great get-to'
gether community lecture by Dr.
Turner, the benevolent but thort
physician and surgeon Of community
ills.
Altogether, from Deaves' Roya
Manikins on the first night to the
last, which closes with the notable
concert by James Goddard, no strong
er chautauqua program was evel
constructed east or west.