The Republican journal., 1918-07-25
COMMUNITY CHAUTAUOUA,


Chautauqua tent arrived Monday even
ing and work of placing it in position be-
gan at once Mrs. Bessie Bradshaw, the
play leader, began, her work here with
the children last Friday. Wednesdays
program was all that it was advertised to
be. The musical attractions for the re-
mainder of the week are among the best
in this country and will be sure to please
the most critical. This, Thursday, even
ing Albert Edward Wiegam will speak
on ''The Life of Our Boys in France"
The management selected Mr.. Wiggam,
one of the ablest lecturers in America, to
60 on a special mission to the Western
Front this spring where the military
authorities have given him every facility
for getting the information of greatest
interest to the American people. MIR.
Wiggah has brought back with him some
wonderful pictures and many interesting
exhibits, among them being the recently
invented life saving suit which he used
on his ocean trip and which has been the
means of greatly reducing the terrors OF
the submarine. Friday evening the lee
ture will be by Ralph Parlette, who is
called professor, poet, a philosopher, a
humorist and an orator He is best known,
however, as the "Humorist who helps
Humanity" His good cheer, his quaint
ness, his personality illuminate every ut
terance So great has been the demand
for Parlette's lecture on "The University
of Hard Knocks" that it has been publishep
in book form and is now in its fourth edi-
ton. His lecture has already been de-
livered over 5000 times and its popular
ity is further attested by the fact that
the public has paid over half million
dollars to hear it. Sunday evening Wal
lace Bruce Amsbary, poet, dramatist
and publicist of wide note, brings to the
Chautauqua in his own masterful and
charming way a lecture recital on "Kip
ling, Master Interpreter of the Wal
Spirit" Mr.. Amsbary's work is abso-
lutely different from that of every othel
platform man. Not only does he convey
to his auditors deeper love and widel
understanding on Kipling's stories, bu,
he gives such an intimate and faithful
picture of the author himself, that yot
feel YOU have known and lived with him
all your life.
The management desires to call atten-
ton to the fact that the Weber Male
Quartet announced on it's program is oil
New York City and not of Boston. The
members are as follows: Mr.. Robert
Armour, list tenor; Mr.. Marlowe Jones,
End tenor; Mr.. Malcolm Barnes, bari
tone; Mr.. Frederick Thomas, bass
All of whom have been with the Quartet
fof eight years without single change
in the personnel. This announcement is
made in order to avoid any misunder-
standing or confusion arising in the minds
of any people as to the identity or repu-
tation of the Weber Male Quartet......A
large number of children gathered Tues
day evening for the Junior Parade, which
was very attractive with its decorated
pony carriages, Uncle Sans, Red Cross
nurses, etc. Then followed a program
of songs and fancy dancing All made
merry at the ticket hunt on the lower
chool common, when four lucky little
ones found their course tickets. The
Fisher Ship Concert Company, We'd
nesday, gave a most delightful program
Miss Ships voice is lyric soprano Of
remarkable range and flexibility and in
the sextet was especially enjoyed. Miss
Majors, the violinist, demonstrated hel
ability as an artist throughout the pro.
gram. Another pleasing feature was the
burlesque on grand opera. DR.. JOSEPH
Clare of London, the English orator
from. start to finish held the closest at
tention. He told of life in Petrograd
where he had been pastor Of the British
American church five years, and his lee
ture was replete with thrilling reveal
tions.