The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
CROWDS ENJOY
CHAUTAUQUA
.
ATTRACTIONS
Has Been a Big Week of Enter
tainment for the Town and
Country Folk Alike
TICKET SALE MAKES GOOD
Good Talent, Good Weather and Good
Attendance Have Combined
to Make Week Success

Good talent, good weather and
good attendance have combined
to make Kennewick's first Chau-
tauqua week a big success. To
date the program as advertised,
has been carried out without a
hitch and every performance
has been started on scheduled
time to the minute. Altho this is
an extremely busy season for
many Of the irrigated. farmers,
every evening brings hundreds
of them to the big tent on Third
and Yakima streets, and alto
gether the attendance has been
all that the local committee had
hoped for.
The program has been so var
led that there has been no occa-
sion for any ticket holder to COM
plain that there has not been at
least something to his liking.
There has been music, light and
classical there have been lee
lures humorous and serious, and
there have been tales of adven-
ture and stories Of travel and
there are still some exceptional
" good numbers to come.
Altho the large audiences and
the close attention given every
performer have been evidence
enough that the community as a
whole is well pleased with the
Chautauqua the first real test of
sentiment was taken last eve
ming when Superintendent NIL
Bowman called for season ticket
pledges for next year. The call
was answered by signatures for
about $50 season tickets many of
those who were unwilling pur-
chasers this year being among
the first to sign the pledge cards.
The number of these cards will
largely determine whether or not
this years committee wish to be-
come guarantors for next years
Chautauqua. The season ticket
sale which started off slowly this
year was successfully completed
Monday noon when the commit
tee turned over to the superin-
tendent $37 in excess of the
amount guaranteed.
It will be difficult to say which
of the many attractions has
pleased the most until the vot-
ing coupons are turned in and
tabulated Friday evening. The
Lyric Glee club and DR.. Andrew
johnson were the opening num-
bers and undoubtedly both num-
bers will figure prominently in
the popularity contest. The So
los of Mr.. Newell, the club tenor,
were exceptionally fine. Altho
DR.. Johnson, because of his Sum
day date, did not give his favor
lite humourous lecture, he drove
home his facts with many point
ed witticisms and well-told stor-
les. He is very forceful speak
er and kept his audience intense
interested.
Music lovers, especially those
OF musical training, found delight
IN the program of the Fillion
Concert company. Without doubt |
MIR. Fillion is the most ac-
complished violinist that has
ever played before a Kennewick |
audience. Governor Carlson, of |
Colorado, upheld his reputation
as fighting governor in his lee
ture Monday evening. Unlike DR.. |
Johnson, Gov. Carlson is nothing
OF a humorist, but is one of |
those smashing speakers who
Just naturally compel the atten-
ton of his hearers. The Military |
Urls were all that was claimed
Tor them. They are six happy, |
snappy girls and accomplished
entertainers.
From an educational stand
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