Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-20

PROGRAM OF HIGH AVERAGE WHICH WE
HAVE LEARNED TO EXPECT.

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All but one day of the program OF tn,
Community Chautauqus has been given
and 1t 10 safe to say that the standard o
previous years has been fully maintained
and series of entertainments given
which for attraction az entertainment
az well "a for Inspiration, 1t would b,
difficult to excel.
E. Martin Grove of Pennsylvania
College is the superintendent here thii
year, and Is as efficient and pleasant 81
his predecessors in that position. Hi
assistant is j. <. Endres, and the ten
man is L. z. Gobrecht, also college men
and the superintendent of the Junior
Chautauqua is Miss Mildred Hadsell oil
Ohio Wesleyan University.
Space forbids going into detailed
criticism or reports of the several feat
ures presented In the afternoons and
evenings since Wednesday, and only
brief statements regarding each can be
made.
To open the series on Wednesday
there appeared the Msdrigals, company
of three musical young women, includ.
ing Miss Eva May Pike, soprano, and
excellent accompanist on the piano,
Miss Olga Cappucio, winsome and
charming violinist, and Miss Edith Mar.
shall, q versatile artist who played with
equal skill the cello, the xylophone, the
Tyre and the bells, and who earned a
number of curtain calls at each appear
ance.
Wednesday evenings lecture was by
DIR. Alexander Cairns of New Jersey,
who announces himself az an Irishman,
and leaves no doubt of it when you have
perceived his readiness and wit and his
Drumming good humor which are such
well-known racial characteristics. The
title of his lecture was 1.-THE Goose That
Lays the Golden Eggs" 1t ideals chiefly
with-well, as Golden Rule Jones once
told Brand Whitlock when he was ask
ing him to address meeting of his
workmen, "There's only one subject
Life" and that's what he talked about
mostly. Together with the inspiration
of it there was mingled wealth of
anecdote, and all through it ran vein
of irrepressible humor, 30 that as
entertainment strictly it was one OF the
most fascinating things that has ever
been presented US. Alexander Cairns
can be sure of big audience If he ever
visits US again.
The musical portion OF the second
days program on Thursday was given by
the Venetian Serenaders, trio of sons
of sunny Italy who, in both the char.
acter of their music and their manner of
making 1t, typifed the light-hearted
Latin. One of them was an artist 1.-THE
word is used advisedly on the accordion.
The other two played guitars, and had
good voices for singing. Their mnsic
was popular, and took decidedly with
the audience.
As the second part of the afternoons
program Miss Maud Willis read "The
Fortune Hunters" with such realistic
presentation of the several characters
that her hearers seemed to see, not her
but the actual persons in the play as
they made their exits and their entrances.
1t was an artistic and finished piece OF
work.
Percy Allen was the announced lectur-
or of the evening, but owing to delays in
getting the slides which he was to use
through the custom house, he was
unable to present them, and change
was made by which there was substi-
tuted for him Harold Feber of England,
who has been connected with the British
admiralty for twenty-eight years. He
gave an illustrated lecture on SECRETS
of the Sea-" He gave some interesting
information, but his lecture lacked
systematic arrangement and the saving
grace of humor, and proved little dull
for many of the hearers.
The Beacon Concert Company gave
The musical part of Fridays program.
This company Is composed OF Roy
Chopper, a young man with a very fine
tenor voice, Elsie Biron, violinist,
Marguerite Porter, soprano soloist, and
Chester Cook, piano soloist and accom-
PIANIST. Their numbers were principally
vocal, and selected with discretion, and
they gave great pleasure to the audience.
Friday night DR.. Z. E. Violette gave
his lecture on "Americsnism, the Goal
of History" and the seemingly rather
extravagant encomiums of the manage
ment for this feature Of the program
proved fully justified. 1t was entertain
ment, history, patriotism and oratory
com ahmed, and the magnificent voice and
the personality of the speaker added
much to the effect. One of the best
things of the week, was the general
verdict.
An unusual feature OF a Chsutauqua
day on Saturday was that there was no
music, except such as was incidental to
the presentation of the Toyshop Pageant
nv the Juniors. This was the first thing
on the afternoon program, was given
under the direction of Miss Hadsell, and
was pleasing to good audience.
The second part of the afternoons
program was all address by Mrs. Louise
Mcintyre, a noted authority on health
matters, and this proved of much inter-
est and perhaps profit, especially to the
women of the audience.
As was to be expected, the largest
audience of the series was present Sat
urday evening, when "Polly Of the
Circus, that sweet and popular play,
was presented by company of metro
politan players. 1t need only be said
that the play was presented in manner
which awoke the emotions and delighted
the audience. The innovation OF reg
ular play has undoubtedly proved
acceptable. The record audience OF the
evening numbered about 1850.
Mondays program, which closes the
series, includes a lecture-c concert on
"Angio-Amercsn Music" by John Tobn
of England, at 2:3O, followed by q con.
cert BY the Cremonas, and a grand
double concert by the Cremonas in the
evening.
More than q thousand people assem-
blsd at the Chautauqua tent Sunday
evening for the union religious service
which had been arranged under the aus
pices of the local Chautauqua sssocia-
ton. Rev. D. F. Faulkner was in charge
of the service. Rev. NJ. o. Bsltzer offered
prayer, and Rev. j. L. Wilson read the
Scripture, while the other Protestant
psstots of the two towns occupied seats
on the platform.
The Norway Orchestra opened the
service with selection Of sacred music.
Solos we're sung by Mrs. Inez Turner of
Portland, Mr.. Harrison, who had been
expected as the soloist, having been
called elsewhere. Under the lead OF the
orchs the congregation joined dur
ing the service in singing BATTLE Hymn
of the Republic" "Nearer My God, to
Thee" and America.
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, d. D.,