Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-16
official Paper Of the City and the County
Issued on Friday of Each Week
Entered at the Post Office at Cresco,
Iowa, as second class mail matter.
SPLENDID rrogram for Our Chautauqua'

SPLENDID rrogram for Our Cbautauqua.
T. F. Graham, representing the
Redpath Vawter Chautauqua system
was in town last week saying hello
to some of our Chautauqua boosters
and making preliminary arrangements
for next summers Chautauqua. Mr..
Graham assures us that the same
high standard of program that has
been maintained in past years will be
euualed and in many particulars sur
passed the coming summer. In fact
he assures us that in the estimation
of Mr.. Vawter and himself the pro-
gram of this year, all things consld-
cred will be the strongest program
ever presented under the Redpath
Vawter management.
Among the musical attractions Boz
humir Kryl and his famous bo-
milan Band will appear once more up
on the program. This attraction Is re-
peatcd at the almost universal request
of the patrons of the Chautauqua In
the different towns.
Those who love the best in music
will be delighted with the announce
ment that the management has con-
tracted to put on an artist recltal
company, and for this they have en-
gagged Elsie Baker, one OF the pest
known of Americas contraltos, ana
one who has probably made more in
dividual records for the Victor peo-
ME than any other single artist IN
their employ. Miss Baker appeared
last summer on the New York and
New England Chautauquas and was
easily voted the most popular muslcal
attraction on that circuit.
Associated with Miss Baker will be
Vim. Durieux, the cellist, who has ap-
peared as soloist with such organiza-
lions as the Damrosch Orchestra ana
Victor Herbert Orchestra.
Owing to the wonderful popularity
Of the Hawaiian music a contract
has been made by the Redpath Va"-
ter management with company
Of real Hawaiians playing upon
the real Hawaiian instruments
and singing the real Hawaiian music
will be one of the musical attractions
on the program. Hawaiian night witn
the Hawaiian pictures and the Fla
waiian travel talks, along with the
Hawaiian music, will make one OF the
most delightful evenings ever Offer
ed.
The Schumann Quintet has long
been looked upon as the standard at
traction in their particular line OF
work. The director of this company
ia Carl Lampert, who for nine years
was the first violinist of the famous
Thomas Orchestra. This organlza-
ton carries with them an organ which
will give both the organ and piano
effects in connection with the orches-
trail work.
On the big Redpath System Chau-
tauqua out of the Chicago office last
summer the most popular attraction
appearing on their program was the
Royal Dragons, a company of nine
men, known as the singing band.
The Glen Wells Company is a play
company giving for the most part hu-
morous short plays and will be in
marked contrast with the other COM
panies of the week.
The seventh company and the COM
pany which will probably be looked
forward to with the most enthusiasm
for this will be it's first appearance
upon the Chautauquas in the west,
will be the Katharine Ridgeway Com
pany. Katharine Ridgeway is con-
ceeded everywhere to be the most pop
ular entertainer on the American
platform.
Among the lecturers the manage
ment takes delight in announcing the
closing of a contract with Governor
Frank B. Willis of Ohio, and Mr. Ora
ham makes the prediction that Gov
ernor Willis will prove to be one Of
the most popular lecturers brought
into the Chautauqua work in the last
decade. He is great big, fine look
ing man with magnificent voice, full
of energy and enthusiasm, and with
a fiery type of oratory.
Catch-M y-Pal Patterson, known as
the Irish Billy Sunday, will tell of
the Catch y-Pal movement which he
originated in Ireland some years ago
and which has spread over the entire
world. Catch-My-Pal Patterson is a
typical Irishman and has large sup
ply of the proverbial Irish wit.
Judge Ben. B. Lindsay, advertised
throughout the world ss the Juvenile
Court Judge, will bring to the Chau-
tauqua this summer his new lecture
"The Greater Love-"