Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-30
OPENING BILL
OF CHAUTAUQUA
Something About Widely Known
Entertainers Greeted Here
By Big Audience

he Redpath Chautauqua was
formally opened Wednesday af-
ternoOn with representative au-
dience greeting the first number,
The noted Sibyl Simmis Singers
will be on the bill tonight, with
Miss Mary Cameron, pianist, and
there is every indication of the
most excellent quality of enter
ment being enjoyed by equally as
well qualified audience, since
some Of the best known musicians
of the city and vicinity were to
be seen among the earlier enter
talnment.
The programs of the Redpath
Seven Days Chautauquas will this
year be presented in brand new
tent auditoriums. These auditor
troiums are the same standard
brown color as has been used in
the past but the shape is different.
On account Of the better acoustic
qualities thereby obtained, the
Redpath tents are now rectangu-
lar III form.
The Sibly Simmis Singers are
vocal quartet emanating from the
studios Of SibyI Simmis MacDer-
mid, Of Chicago, They present a
program OF ensemble, quartet,
trio, duet-as we'll as solo appear
ances. CoStumed sketches are a
pleasing feature.
The personnel Of the company
is as follows: Miss Juanita
Whicker, Miss Grace Holver
scheid, Miss Doris Doe and Miss
Merlyn Pococke.
Miss Whicker is the poSsessor
Of lyric voice Of unusual purity.
Miss Doe being a celebrated con-
tralto, Miss Pococke a mezze
with very brilliant and dramatic
quality, while Miss Holverscheid
has a soprano voice greatly ap-
preciated and admired by all who
hear her.
The quality OF this concert is a
criterion, in Judging those to fol-
low, since it has been the aim Of
the Chautauqua, which furnishes
entertainers for this and other
communities, to have all enter
tainers in their respective lines,
reach a certain degree of quality
before their services are accepted.
Some OF the best known of the
entertainers, IN the way of special
lectures, etc. have been on the
circuit for more than thirty years.
The Chautauqua, as it is pre-
scnted today, is a mighty force,
resting as it does, on public opin-
ion, not upheld by any power
other than quality. and brings
forth an opportunity for relaxa-
ton and affords a stimulus and in
spiration for those who have been
intently identified with everyday
work. The musician is entertain
ed as we'll as the orator, since the
variety Of entertainment appeals
to all.
The visit at this time of the
year to Richmond Of the Chat
tauqua artists also furnishes an
opportunity to many of the edu
Gators Of the country receiving a
treat, since they are concentrated
at the various colleges, especially
at this time, laboring with finish
ing points in the way of study.
Facing the Task" will be the
theme upon which DR.. H. Z.
Rompel will lecture on Wednes-
day evening. Thorough Amer
icanism and the philosophy of in
spiration are traits advocated by
the speaker, who will be recog-
nized by many of the army and
navy men. having been engaged
at the Great Lakes training sta
ton during the war.
On Thursday afternoon, as Nv
i en- i'll these columns, a Richmond
audience will be given for the
first time an opportunity of hear
ing the recognized master reader,
". S. Watkins, and the Emerson
Williams Company, monologue,
.. as special features. They, as do
the rest, come we'll recommended.
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