The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1920-07-09
CHAUTAUQUA DRAWS
LARGE CROWDS.


tertainments as whole, greatl
enjoyed the programs provided TO
them. The Chautauqua opene,
with the entertainment in the biz
tent on Friday afternoon and clio
sed with the orchestra concert OF
Sunday evening. The closing mum
bers Of the entertainment being
held in the Scenic Theatre as the
big tent was badly damaged in the
high wind of Saturday night
From a financial standpoint the
Chautauqua was not wholly sue
cess as it was necessary for the
Guarantors Of the undertaking tC
die into their reserve fund to pay
cut Tor this years entertainments
Lu; this was unavoidable as huge
numbers were turned away for
the closing number of Sunday ev-
ening after the theatre had been
packed to its utmost capacity, and
had the big tent been housing the
entertainment the chautauqua for
this year would have paid its way
financially, but those back of the
enterprise were willing to make
good the deficiency as it is their
belief that the Chautauqua brings
midsummer enjoyment that
could not be secured for the peo-
pie Of this territory in any other
manner.
The first days program consisted
of an opening concert by the Mel
ody Four, followed by a lecture by
X. Douglas Bowden who spoke on
the subject Some Boneheads I've
Met. The evening number was 3
songfest with stunts" by the Me
lody Four and Mr.. Bowden gave
his lecture, Vampires. In the
afternoon the Melody Four gave
their audience the idea that they
were good and in the evening
with a much more extended prog.
ram made good on the idea. This
company is composed of four you
ng men who can sing" and they
certainly did, and had the large
audience with them all the time
and they were compelled TO ans
wer encore after encore, and then
stunts too, were sure enjoyable.
Mr.. Bowden's lectures were of a
nature that did not take extrem
ely well with the audience and cs
pccially his evening discourse was
not as appreciateble by the audi
cHCc a might have been. Hoy
ever Mr., Towden is a good speak
anh 18th n lecture Of a differ
cat Ma u,a would be able to make
4 hit with the people who hear
him.
The second day the program ws.
given by the Chicago Entertainers
with a novelty prelude, followed
by lecture, Community Vel.
fare" by Thomas F. Paris, and the
evening program was a musical
entertainment by the Chicago En-
tertainers and a lecture The Per-
sonal Equation" by Mr.. Paris.
The Chicago Entertainers, compos-
ed of three young ladies, came :
long ways from making hit will
the audience and considerable cri
ticism was expressed of their
work, and the local management
was much disappointed that enter
tainers of an inferior quality had
been foisted on the program, but
the Systrm from which the talent
was purchased are not wholly to
blame when it is considered the
vast amount of entertainers they
are enforced to employ and it is
only natural that some that is not
the best should slip in, but the To-
cal people believe that with a lit
tie stronger sitting on the part
of the United Chautauqua System
would weed out entertainers that
are a positive bore to the audien-
ces. Mr.. Paris came to Kadoka
like an old friend, as it was he
who signed up this town for its
first Chautauqua three years ago
and besides like being an old time
acquaintance he is speaker that
knows how to entertain and hold
his audiences, in fact he carries a
message full of good solid thou
ght and presents it in most pie
asing and entertaining manner.
He is speaker that would be wei
coined on the platform by any au-
dicnce.
For the closing day the big at
traction of the three days was pre-
sented. and proved to be the very
best number of the entire Chau-
tauqua. In the afternoon the mu-
steal entertainment was given by
the Colonial Orchestra, and Cost
ume lmpersonations were given by
Van o. Browne, and in the even