The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
MANY PEOPLE WILL EN-.
JOY FIVE DAYS OF
AMUSEMENT.
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Lieut.. Donald McGibney Will
Be on Program During the
Opening Day.

The chautauqua program this year
promises to be the best that Column
bus has yet had,
The Merrilees in grand concert,
Wednesday afternoon introduces to
Columbus people the quartet having
the reputation Of being the best in
the country. An entirely different
program win be rendered BY the
quartet at night.
Lieut. Donald McGibney will be
on the program Wednesday night, in
his lecture, AT the Front in France"
The editor Of the Commercial heard
Lieut. Mctiibney at Laurel, Miss.
and a more enlightening, virile, pat
riotic talk could hardly be imagined.
The lieutenant is young man of
super-eourage and the things he has
lived through in his long engagement
on the French front in the first line
trenches, has fallen TO the lot of few
men in this country. The Iieuten-
ants talk is worth the cost of the
entire course and it is a patriotic
duty and privilege to hear it,
Knight MeGregor, the renowned
Scotch baritone, will appear in song
recital Thursday afternoon and
night This great baritone has
voice of magnificent resonance and
purity that has thrilled and charmed
hundreds of thousands in the largest
auditoriums in the country. Red
path was exceedingly fortunate in
obtaining this great artist for the
chautauqua season,
Clariasa Harrold. Z reader Of IN
usual dramatic accomplishments, will
thrill and convulse her auditors with
the clever Interpretation of wind
Tossed Sayles" one of the eleverest
comedies ever written Miss Harold
appears on Thursday afternoons
program.
For score of years Reno, the
greatest magician in the country to-
day, has captivated audiences all over
the world and is one of the most
popular chautauqua stars in the Red
paths great galaxy Of stars. Reno
on Thursday night, will captivate the
audience.
Jos. r. F'rew 4 Company, in con-
cert, Friday afternoon and night.
will certainly strike popular chord.
Their program is very clever and the
members Of the company are all ar
fists Of the highest degree.
Friday night the Redpath Chau-
tauqua system presents one of the
greatest attractions in the country;
Mr.. Monrraville Wood, in his popu-
lar, scientific demonstration Of the
Torpedo With Ears" This, truly
is a treat that ehautauqua audiences
have proclaimed to be the scintillat-
ing, scientific accomplishment OF the
age Words cannot express the pat
riotic feeling of awe and pride that
have held the chautauqua audience
spell-bound and thankful that Ameri-
ca has produced such genius. Mr.,
Wood uses a torpedo as actually con
strueted for war.
The fourth afternoon Charles z.
Ficlhin will give his popular lecture,
"Men and Machinery Columbus
people will find this occasion treat.
At night the Parish Players, a
company Of clever actors in the plays
Accounts Overdue " In the War
Zone" "The Man Outside" The ac-
tors, each one, are of the widest his
trionie ability and experience and
their success has been pronounced.
The fifth afternoon and night
Dunbar's White Hussars, the great
singing band will appear.
Each morning during the ehautau-
qua an hour will be devoted to the en-
tertainment of children free Of
charge. This viii be most impor-
tant event of the chautauqua, and
will be under the supervision Of
special play ground worker.
Tickets this year viii not be sold
to grown people for less than S2, and
those who have not already done so
should purchase one or more.