The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-27
CHAUTAUQUA
DRAWS CROWD
AT NEWPORT
Closes Today with Concerts
3 BY the Victoria
Band

Dr.. Charles S. Medbury of Des
Moines, Iowa, carried mighty mes
sage to his audience at Thursday al
tcInoon's session of the Redpath
Chautauqua. With an emotional ap-
peal to the highest ideals of his his
reners, he kept the attention Of all
focused upon him throughout his
inspiring speech, THE Man Of Now.
Dl. Medbury is gifted with dramatic
power, which, together with the
qleat import of his words, impressed
his hearers and sent them away feel
inc that they had absorbed the spirit
OF the speaker.
The war, said Dr.. Medbury, did not
solve the problems of world clvillza-
ton. And though the war is over, yet
the world now fronts the greatest
emergency of human history. The
same cooperative, sacriticlal type Oh
effort that obtained during the war,
must be again employed to solve
present dav problems. The khaki
clad veteran is entitled to niche IN
the Hall of Fame, and likewise those
who are heroes and herolres IN
peace, such as Booker Washington,
Juice Ben Lindsay and Frances E.
Willard should share equal honor,
With the declaration that TIE mind
and heart must be mobolized again
as it was during the war. Dr. Med
bury passed to the consideration OF
"The Man of Now" Just as in the
war period the man of now must
have the supreme service of humanl-
tv at heart 1t is necessary that he be
clean because the war taught US more
than anything else that cleanliness
and strength go hand in hand. 1t Is
necessary that he submit his will to
that of the Higher Being, who rules
the affairs of all men. He must be
prepared > respond to the call of dis
tressed brotherhood which comes
from every nation on the earth. AS
an example of his Man of Now, Dr.
Medbury chose Abraham Lincoln.
Democracy will survive. But
something more powerful than ma
terial forces such as wealth, skill, cul-
ture and diplomacy is necessary to
insure the future of democracy By
stressing the true principles of de-
mocracy, and placing them in har-
mony with the Infinite, the import
ance of the individual life in the life
of the republic becomes manifest. IT
/ is here that the strength OF America
lies. if she will but use it for the good
OF humanity.
The huge audience at the Chau-
tauoua tent Thursday evening Lad
/ the unusual experience of witnessing
an entire play enacted from begin
ming to end, with a single actress
taking every part, and doing 1t so
we'll that one without sight could
have doubted that full cast was act
inc out the play. This was the re-
markable exhibition staged by
charming Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren
who alone, to the amazelnent of her
audiencc, produced Bought and Paio
For.
Although there ale six, different
/ Characters in the play, which require
six different interpretations OF chaf-
acter as we'll as voices, not to mention
the lines of six people, Miss MacLar,,
en- handled them all with ease and
/ perfection.
Endowed by nature with a wonder
full speaking voice, which she Is able
to use with ventriloquistic powers,
she possesses a remarkable additional
ability for character interpretation
her facial expression being always IN
keeping with the character which she
is playing, even though the change
from one character to another wa :
often like lightning. Her unusuai
memory enables her to produce an
entire plav after attending but five
or six performances of it, without the
use of manuscript.
Today is the last dav OF the Chau-
tauoua in Newport. The big attrac-
ton today is Victor's Band which
will play at both afternoon and eve
ming performance. Signor Lacerenza
is director of the band. Miss Harne'
Ruth Heter soprano soloist will sing
at both pert ormances.