The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-04-19
CHAUTAUQUA
DATES PICKED
Some Splendid Musical Companies
Have Been Secured.-Five Head,
line Lecturers are Announced.

Have Been Secured.-Five Head
line Lecturers are Announced.
H. A. Hedges, field manager of the
Vawter Chautauqua System, was in
Bottineau Friday arranging dates and
completing preliminary plans for the
summer Chautauqua to be held from
July. 16 to 20 inclusive. A survey Of
the program convinces one that some
splendid features have been secured
by the Vawter people. Mr.. Hedges de-
clares that, in his opinion, this sum-
mer's program will be by all odds
the strongest and best balanced one
ever presented on this circuit.
Among the lecturers, Judge Man.
ford Schoonover, of Kansas, and the
Hon. J. H. "Cyclone" Davis, congress
man from Texas, will occupy headline
positions. Judge Schoonover has
been a prominent figure in the life Of
Kansas during the last decade. His
ability as a lecturer has been proven
by his success on the big seven day
circuit of the Redpath Vawter Sys-
tenn. He will deliver his lecture on
the opening night of Chautauqua.
This will give all the business and
laboring men an opportunity to hear
him.
The musical offerings will probab-
ly be the most popular numbers on
the program this summer. These COM
panies offer a variety of programs
and there should be something to
meet the precise musical fancy of all.
The Musical Guardsmen, singing
band, will undoubtedly be a popular
attraction. Six clean-cut young fel-
lows who sing and play. They will
be dressed in snappy military uni
forms and will feature the music of
barracks and field
The Marylands is company of five
young women from the state
which gives it's name to the organiza-
ton, and Charles Frink, known as one
of the greatest banjoists of the plat
form.
One of the novelty musical features
promises to be the concert by the
Hawaiian Quintet. Owing to the pop
ularity of Hawaiian music and the
many requests for such a program
the Vawter people engaged this COM
pany of native musicians who Will
present music as it is played, crooned,
strinp-picked and sung in the huts OF
historic Hawaii. This number will be
one of the sehits" of Chautauqua.
In decided contrast to the other pro-
grams will be the concert by the
Cathedral Choir, an organization OF
nine people. These singers will wear
the customary vestments of the Cathe-
dral and will bring to Chautauqua Sc
lections from the great oratorlos, ma
jestic anthems, and some OF the state
ly old hymns of the church.
An unusual feature of the Chautau-
qua program will be the presenta-
tion of a modern drama by the Uni
versity Players. This organization
devotes it's entire time to lyceum and
chautauqua work and has taken good
drama into hundreds of commr-' 8.
Only the best dramas are lnclud-d III
the repertoire of the University Play-
ers and they have received the en-
dorsement of pulpit and school wher-
ever they have appeard.
In addition to the lectures by Judge
schoonover and "Cyclone" Davis
there will be three speakers VINO
have proven their worth on the ~
ceum and chautauqua platform. M. H.
Pemberton of Missouri, is called the
"second Mark Twain" by the people
in the home state Of the great writ
er-humorist. Mr.. p ;mberton's lecture
on "A Reuben in r ne" is said to be
a humorous classic. DIR. George y:
Aydelot is one of t. most success1ui
pastors Of the Southwest and ne mas
won an enduring place on the PUBIC
platform. C. L. Miller of Ohio, prov
ed to be one of the most popular lec-
turers on the Redpath Vawter lyceum
platform the past season and tne
large number Of return dates SOLD 1or
next wear testifies to his ability.