White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-09
cHAUTAuQuA FESTIVAL
GIVES ENJOYMENT TO
PEOPLE OF DISTRICT


brought 10 close tonight by the
Naors of New Zealand.
The Ellison-White Chautauqua
system has gone TO a great expense
10 bring this company from their
home In the Southern Seas to the
United States. 1t is the first COM
pany of its kind ever brought to
America.
The patrons of the Ely chautauqua
will be given the special privilege of
getting glimpse into the life and
customs OF these strange but delight
ful people.
Their entertainment is wholly
unique Nothing like 1t has ever
been seen or heard in this country
These representatives of the Maoris
will wear the costumes and present
the customs of their people as they
actually exist in Maoriland
There are i've people in the COM
pany Each of them performs his
peculiar part Mr.. Oliver Haddon
Is of special interest. He puts the
realization of actual life into war
dances and other tribal customs Of
his people. He goes through all the
gyrations OF yell leader on the foot
ball fields of America. The splendid
work Of Miss Utah Tauri Is well
worth the price of admission 10 the
evenings entertainment. All of the
Instincts OF her people seem centered
In her and brought to life and action
In her portrayal of the customs and
habits OF the Maoris.
The marriage ceremonial. The
christening and the divorce are pre-
sented on the platform In such real
stic style that the audience feels it.
self transported into the enchanting
Islands under the southern Cross.
relegraph.o report was received
by Miss Ely. the director of the chaI-
tauqua. that these children, reared
under the benign influence of the
warm rays of semi-tropieal sun, are
now snowbound in the state of Utah.
They seem TO feel that America is
treating them bit rough Fortu-
nately. however. there is an open
date for this attraction TO arrive IN
Ely. Unless nature further inter
feres With the schedule the Maoris
should arrive here Sunday night in
time for the evenings entertainment.
To give plenty of time for. any de
lay the program will begin al $50
instead of s.00 Fortunately. also,
the Stearn-Gregg Concert company
will be in Ely till Monday morning.
They have kindly consented To pre-
sent a special program on Sunday
night This arrangement has been
made so rs not TO disappoint the
people OF Ely. The concert will cen
tinue only till the arrival of the
Aaoris. The chautauqua patrons
will therefore receive Two entertain
ments for the price OF one. Ii will
be pleasing to all to know that Miss
Fay Epperson. who 50 won the hearts
OF the audience. will again appear.
II Is further hoped that Miss Gregg,
the accomplished pianist, can be in
duced to give special numbers !. G.
herbsman. who had charge of the
dramatic work at the State I'niver-
sity Of Washington. will give some
readings from Kipling
From the opening performance to
the lecture last night the festival of
the Chautauqua has pleased its pa
irons who filed the Bio hall to
capacity each night.
An evening in the Orient. as por-
uayed by the magnetic person OF
julius Caesar Nayphe. was Won
oerful picture and an instructive en-
'ertanment. The personal mag
hetism OF this Grecian gentleman.
supported by his wonderfully grace
iui appearance on the stage. and his
perfect control of the English Ian
suage, held his audience To his
slightest wish, whether 1t be serious
htSs or comedy. The beautiful
tapestries were rare exhibit In this
part OF the country.
Few mining cities of the west have
sreater percentage of musical peo-
PIE than the Ely district. and the
musical program of the Stearns-
eregg Concert company. offered an
esening of high class musical enjoy
ment that will remain as a pleasant
memory for long time to come.
Nacn member of the company Is an
artist OF unusual talent and musical
ap'iity. The selections were well
'nosen and displayed the perfect
work of the artists both in technique
anu oppression The pleasant pic