The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19
UNUSUAL PICTURES
SHOWN IN LECTURE
DR. MacDoweu Addresses Big Chautau-
qua Audience-Concerts by Col
ored Male Quartet.

Real plantation melouleS Dy cOloTeu
male quartet and DIR. Edward Burton
MacDowell's illustrated lecture Around
the World were the center of attraction
on the programs of the second day OF
Chautauqua yesterday, while Superin-
tendent Hayes's series lecture on FIFTY
Seven Varieties and Then Some was re-
ceived enthusiastically in the afternoon.
The evening crowd was much larger than
any of the previous audiences, only few
chairs in a low section of the tent re-
manning unoeeupied
Superintendent Hayes's lecture opened
afternoon entertainment, and although
his subject savored of pickles his theme
had to do with the human character and
while he said there were "57 varieties
and then some" he went into only brief
discussion of some of them. He gave the
definition of optimists, pessimists,
motorists, who are members of improve
ment societies, booster clubs, chambers
|of commerce, and like organizations; op-
portunists, cranks, idealists, condition
alists, and stickers. There is a need of
great, broad, deep charity, for the ques
tions of today have not only two sides
but scores of sides. We all must learn
to be more charitable toward others. He
said there never was a time when more
leaders were needed than today; countless
people are ready to follow if only they
have a leader. Commenting on the 81
varieties and then some" in character the
speaker declared that there cannot be
harmony without variety and proved his
statements by reference to music, in
which it takes the varieties of notes to
render harmonious selections.
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presented pleasing program of wonder
full interpretations of Negro character
and characteristics, some of the numbers
being given in southern costume Some
of the Civil war veterans who have been
i'll the South and heard the folk songs re-
marked after the entertainment that
nothing could have been more realistic
Both their afternoon and evening pro-
grams included melodies of the camp
meeting, rollicking songs of the field.
and grooming lullabies, and the use of the
banjo, guitar, and mandolin in many of
instrumental strains. One of the singers
also gave dialect readings. All of their
, numbers were given enthusiastic ap-
plause.
For an hour or more in the evening DIR.
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world three times and has a keen sense
of the beautiful with the ability to re-
produce on stereopticon slides those
details which the camera does not catch,
gave one of the most interesting, instruc-
tive and varied illustrated lectures ever
given, his pictures being among the most
unusual and most beautiful. Included in
the pictures, aside from a large number
J nf s,orUannc lanIeoanac .yac that ,f H.
| MacDowell standing with the Maharaia
/ or King of India, who was the command
er-in-chief of all the Indian troops in
the World war and of whom Dr. Mac
| Dowell was a guest several days at his
palace. Among the interesting points
mentioned were the Rhine river, STRAIN
bouli, the famous volcano in the Mediter
ranean; the River Jordan at Christi
supposed baptismal place, and Tai Mahal
| the worlds most famous architectural
triumph Zone of the pictures of this be.
ing taken by moonlight with a two-hour
lexposurel and Japanese geisha girls
/ One of the most extraordinary moving
pictures was an elephant procession for
which DIR. MaeDowell secured the use OF
23 animals belonging to the Maharaia
lwho sent out an order for 100 or more
ipersons to take part in the parade The
lecturer declared that it took him &c
days to arrange the affair and take his
pictures, and that all of the picture work
was done by him personally at a cost OF
about 81 900.
/ This afternoon at o'clock the super.
intendent will give monolog readings and
the Russian cathedral choir will render
a concert. The choir also win give con
cert at 3 O'Clock toDiUht and will no fool
lowed by DIR. Frank Bohn, who will lee
ture on Revolutionary Europe. Tomor.
row afternoon the Kilties band will give
a concert after the series lecture and
again in the evening.
i The grounds will be open at IL:
o'clock Friday and Saturday evenings
but no tickets will be sold until 7.3(
lo'clock in order that the season ticket
holders may have first opportunity fol
seats. The grounds will open at 7.3C
o'clock tonight as usual instead of IL;
O'Clock as had been announced.