The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-27
Chautanqua Next Week

The attractions offered during the
coming Chautauqua week Cat Boise
June 80 to July 5th) Will apparently
fill all the requirements of Recon-
struction days Many people promi-
nent in American life are scheduled
ter-the-war problems. The entertain
ment end Of the program is strong
and we'll balanced and the musical
features seem to be even above the
regular high standards always main
tanned by the Chautauqua.
Two of the principal lecturers of
the week will be Ida May Tarbell,
and Private Peat Miss Tarbell has
just returned from the Peace Confer
ence in Paris and brings to Chautau-
qua the nearest to first-hand inform
alton that is available. She explains
in clear and forceful way the prob
lens which faced the group of men
who had in hand the shaping of the
worlds future progress.
llfuIt Cdby iilO tdAlOuS iIttlS 1dH-
adian author, lecturer and movie
starof his own film, is coming with
his famous story, Two Years in
He'll and Back with Smile" He is
undoubtedly the best known war
lecturer of the platform and the an
nouncement of his Chautauqua lect-
ure tour is causing great deal OF in
terest everywhere.
Other we'll known lecturers are Dr.
Arthur d, Carpenter, astronomer and
scientist; Miss r. Louise Fitch, dis
cussing Reconstruction problems
among the women of France; Mrs.
Robert G. McCredie, presenting wom-
ems sphere in America under the
new order of things; M. l.. Mellinger,
speaking on Mexican problems; DR..
Elliott A. Boyl, with a splendid in
spirational appeal; DR.. Joseph Glare,
the Pastor of Petrograd" who tells
the story OF the Russian revolution
as he saw it in Russia, and Henry
Warren Poor, expert photographer.
with an illustrated lecture on the
closing days of the war and the dawn
of peace.
The big musical feature of the week
will be the Czecho-Slovak Band un-
der the direction of Jaroslav Cimera
They will present two big programs
on the fifth day, supplemented in the
evening by Madam Helen Cafarelli,
of Chicago opera fame, Eastern re-
ports on this musical organization
from plucky little Bohemia indicate
that a great musical treat awaits all
lovers of band music.
Another unusual musical event lies
in the coming of Mary Adel Hays,
coloratura soprano of New York, as
sisted by her Recital Artists. Miss
Hays has one of the great coloratura
voices of the country. Other musical
companies of prominence at Chau-
tauqua will he the McDonough- Eag-
lesion Company who open the week
In a charming musical-fun program !;
Fillion Concert Party headed by Fer
dinand Fillion, the French violinist;
the Lewis Military quartet, an excep-
tional singing organization from
Camp Lewis; the Regniers, two tall
ented musical entertainers, and the
Apollo Concert Company, familiar
group in the concert world.
GIN the third night comes an enter
tainment quite exceptional and un-
usual. Edwin M. Whitney, of Bos-
ton, famous interpreter of plays, will
present Turn to the Right" the
great metropolitan success. Another
who will make new friends at the
Chautauqua will be Elsie Mae Cor
don, who was in Meridian during
the past season. She eXcels as an i'm
personator of familiar characters.
The children have not been forgot
ten this year In fact more attention
is being paid to the Junior Chautau-
qua this season than ever before Di-
rectors of the Junior work have been
in training in Chicago all during the
winter and spring and bring for the
"kiddies'' pageant that is timely
and purposeful. Uncle Sans Exper-
iment."
Everywhere along the Chautauqua
circuit this years program has been
pronounced the most successful in
the history of the Chautauqua move.
ment in the west.