Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1920-08-17
BOOSTERS SELL 600
DUCATS FOR NEXT
YEARS CHAUTAUQUA
SEASON TICKETS GOING LIKE
HOT CAKES. GUARANTEEING
TURE IN 1e21--PROGRAM YES.
TERDAY GREATLY ENJOYED.

With about $50 tickets subscribed
for next seasons Chautauqua the
1872 assembly is assured. this far in
advance of success financially Dur
ing the int.rmission at every session
manager f. NJ. Harry, the association
vicepresident, Mrs. J. NJ Mcgaiiin and
secretary Mrs. T.. Mercer tane the
platform and make Il plea for next
years sale of tickets The campaign
ers are meeting with great success
and it Is almost crtain that before
the close OF the meeting the needed
l,500 tickets, which must be sold to
insure IA 1921 assembly. Will be dis
posed Of
The plan being used il for a guar
antor 10 purchase ten tickets. pay ng
the assembly for them They are
then sold by the guarantOr to resi-
dents OF the city for $l.50. Another
plan Is on foot to sell off Chautauqua
park in lots big enough for IA cottage
or good sized tent for 500 each. A
number Of these lots have been sub
scribod for. provided the venture II
put across.
Every day the attendance is slight
lyt larger than the previous session.
tbs afternoon Il very good house
greeted the Spanish Marimba COM
pmy when they appeared in concert
at O'Clock, Using neutrality-suspicious.,
an instrument which produced! the
effect OF an orchestra. the trio Of ar
lists gave veTy wonderful program
While most OF their selections were
Spanish. they interspercad them
wth fav0rites OF other nations Clad
IN native costumes they made very
pleasing sight. The company is man
aged by Adolph Palaces.
Or. Hemenway.
Following them Dr Henry BiXbyj
Hemenway of the Department of Pub.
lie Health gave a very interesting
talk on Public Health as a Money
Saving Investment" DR.. HemenWay
spoke from the viewpoint OF one who
has gone into public health from a
constructive viewpoint. He laid spc-
cial emphasis on the need of santa
tion for the good of the community.
Ernest Toy Company.
Last evening at o'clock the audi.
tor'um was practically filled for the
concert by the Ernest Toy company
and the play by the "Avondale Play
ers, The program was greatly en-
joyed by the audience. which proved
to be very appreciative.
The concert company is composed
OF Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Toy. Austral-
ians. and Edourd Dufrense. French !
Canadian. The three We're all ex.
tremely talented and possessed great
ability, Mr.. Toy delighted the audi |
ence with his violin solos. plav ng
with great deal of feeling. while |
the other two possessed unusual T
voices The singing Of Mr. Dufresno
was especially pleasing
Avondale PLAYERS.
The avondale Players proved to be
far superior to the usual Chautauoua |
four men-compr sed the company.
troops. Six peoplc-two girls and
Their play, His Fathers Business"
contained moral that was deeply .
impressed on the audience The
scenery, costumes and other settings
made the play delightful
The play was an interesting one
and kept the audience in a continual
state of laughter. Robert Blake at
the climax of his spendthrift career
arrives in Elakeyile and meets Mary
Richards an old school girl friend.
Mary succeeds in changing Bobs
ways.
Upon the death of his uncle he
wants to dispose Of the property and
rcnlrn to New York. but he is innu.
enced to carry on by Mary. instead
or selling out to the trust.
On taking up the business he is con.
fronted by strike of the wor.,men.
"hlch he soon overcomes The trust
lhen attempts to force him to sell
and he does not dodge all of their
business Ditfa Is. and at feneth il
looks as though the only course left
was TO go over to the trust When
almost on the verge of selling ONT
some freak publicity again puts him
on h s feet and leaves Blake's Bread.
last Biscuit company with a prospnr.
Gus future ahead
The cast of characters was.
Peter Tutchenberry William Bjpg.
ham.
Iallie' Hammon- Bob Longmever.
Mother 1ansen-Miss Anna Wall
Mary Richards Elizabeth Eaton
Robert Blake, Vernon Stout
Henry Jones-Bob Longmeyer.
1he first scene Of play is laid in
the Office Of the Elite hotel in Blake.
vile, N. Y, The second and III ri
scenes gare laid in the office of thn
Blake Breakfast Biscuit company.
The program for tomorrow will bc
as follows:
";oo-Ruth Hemenway Shaw. drama
NC reader in the very strong,
humorous play, "Frendly Enc.
mics"
4'o0-Mary Lawrence Cannitz, South.
ern story teller and entertain.
er, IN unique and delightful
hour of entertainment.
S:to-Alfred IIiles Eergen. one of
americas greatest dramatic
baritones. assisted by Mrs Rer
gen. Glenn Dilard Gum ranks
him as one of the greatest nm
me American platform. Mr..
Gunn Is the famous music critic
OF the Chicago Tribune
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