Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-12
CHAUTAUQUA IS
COMING AGAIN
Alma Business Men Signed
Guarantee That Brings
Attraction.
PROGRAM WAS INTERESTING
Large Crowds Attended and Enjoyed
Event that Came to a Close
Tuesday Night.

Alma's 1920 Redpath Chautauqus
came TO close Tuesday evening
with the lecture, Human Eff
cheney" by Ralph Parlette, bringing
to an end a week of delightful mus.
ical entertainment, and week filled
with lectures that have left a deer
impression on the minds Of those who
attended them.
1t is a pleasure to announce that
the Redpath Chautauqua will return
to Alma in 1921, as it is certain that
there will come to Alma at that time
the best talent that is available for
the chautauqua platform. On Mon
day evening during the intermission
between acts one and two of that
delightful American comedy, Moth
ing But the Truth" over one hundred
Alma residents signed the guarantee
that will again bring this highly en-
tertaining attraction 90 this city.
Judging from the high class of the
chautauqua just brought to close,
it is certain that next year the ticket
sale will be as large as at any time in
the past, and indeed it is more than
probable that it will exceed any tick
ct sale in past years.
Tuesday evenings lecture, Human
Efficiency" by Ralph Parlette, was
in the nature of humorous plea for
a wider experience that would enable
us to face the future. Experience,
which is only to be gained by bumps,
as he put it, is needed if person is
to broaden himself, and fit himself
for "a better position; to shove him
self ahead. Not to te a clock watch
er, but a doer; not to stop when the
whistle blows, but to finish the job;
to do more than one is paid to do,
will force one ahead in the world,
was the sustance of his lecture, which
was illustrated by experiences that he
had undergone in the past.
Tuesday afternoon the large audi .
ence that attended the chautauqua
was highly pleased at the children's /
pageant, "The Good Fairy Thrift" ,
and both the afternoon and evening !.
crowds were charmed with the con- \
certs of the Swiss Singers and Yod- !.
lers.
Monday afternoon Donald II. Nc
Gibeny, the widely known writer,
and newspaper man, who has made
close study of conditions during the
past few years, gave his strong lec-
ture on Modern Unrest" That
evening, in spite of the heavy rain
that had come during the afternoon,
the tent was packed by Alma people,
who thoroughly enjoyed the sensa-
tions brought about in Nothing But
the TRUTH" in which a young New
Yorker wagered $4,000 that he could
tell the truth for twenty-four hours.
The troubles that his truthful state (
ments created, brought about some
highly amusing incidents that kept,
the crowd in merry mood from the
time that the play started until the
close.
Saturday afternoon the Hon. c. G.
Jordan Of Pennsylvania, gave an ad- I.
dress, Back to the Farm" that con- !
tanned plenty of serious points that
are well worthy of deep consdera-
tion, not only by Alma people but by
American people everywhere. That c
evening the well known Gilbert and
Sullivan comic opera "Pinafore," was
given to a large audience. Special
scenic and lighting effects carried by
the company served to make the play
still more interesting, and there is no
doubt that it is one of the favorites
with Alma people.
Fridays entertainment was a con-
,ert in the afternoon by the New
York Opera Singers, and Opie Read q
n the evening, with his lecture, "Hu-
nan Nature and Politics"