The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-17
CHAUTAUQUA
RETURNS HERE
NEXT SEASON
Week of Programs Concluded Here
Wednesday; Assurance OF
Making Next Season.
PARIS ENTERTAINMENT HAS
BEEN FULLY PATRONIZED
Ralph Bingham Wednesday Night
Left Good Taste; HumOrist
OF High Order.


With the interesting appearance of
Ralph Bingham. king of fun-makers
at the big tent on S. Poplar street
Wednesday night, the ninth annual
Redpath Chautauqua in Paris came
to successful and satisfactory
close. The guarantee of its appear
ance in Paris again next year, which
was announced on the last day, will
be pleasing to the hundreds who
have crowded the tent at each per
Torrance, because they appreciate
the "bigness" of Chautauqua, and
realize what an advantage it is to
the town.
The weeks program has been one
of merit, and each entertainment
has been well received here.
Miss Katherine Ridgeway, popular
interpretative artist who entertained
Friday evening following an Artists
Recital Prelude. won a signal gen
eral appreciation all her own. She
has been one of the Redpath artists
most highly appreciated by Partisan
audiences this season. In addition
to a striking and charming person
ality, she Is a finished reader of ex-
ceptional ability, and her program
of varied readings was thoroughly
enjoyed. In closing, she made an
impassoned appeal to the women
to stand together and to work for
international disarmament and other
legislation SO badly needed in the
world.
u IA AIant
important day for women and they
should take their new weapon, the
ballot, and use it intelligently.
Her appeal for the disabled sol
diers of the World War made a
touching and tender appeal to the
patriotic hearts of Paris people. She
said that in a recent visit TO a large
army hospital, she saw over eight
hundred soldiers slowly dying OF
tuberculosis, caused by being gassed
in the recent war, and that there
were Red Cross nurses and other
soldiers elsewhere just drifting to
the Beyond
One of the largest crowds in at
tendance at Chautauqua this year
witnessed the presentation of the
immortal Shakespeares "As You
Like It," on Saturday evening. The
cast of Ben Greet Players was
splendid one, each interpretating
the different roles most excellently.
Miss Grace Halsey Mills as Rosa
lind" was particularly appreciated
and applauded. She is charming,
capricious, original-everything that
the great Shakespeare portrayed the
delightful Rosalind to be.
Preceding the main feature OF
Monday evenings Chautauqua pro
gram--Dr. Frederick Monsens lee
ture, THE Truth About Mexico" the
audience was favored by an all toe
short half hours performance of the
inimitable National Male Quartette,
whose fame was a drawing card in
the evening because of their spark
ling work at the afternoon perform
ance.
This quartette is notable for an
unusually harmonious blending OF
exceptional solo voices, and each OF
them has keen musical ability.
From DR.. Monsen's lecture, which
followed the entertainment by the
quartette, a different impression is
received of Mexican conditions than
one gets from usual news articles
of this country. He gave the inward
causes that led to the Mexican revo.
luton and showed that this nation is
working out its own salvation by
throwing off the yoke of the six
teenth century feudalism. Dr. Mon
sen has travelled in Mexico exten
sively has photographed, studied the
country and people, and come into
direct personal contact with such
men as Diaz Madero, Pancho, Villa,
Carranza, and Obregon. Numerous
Mexican scenes, varied and WILDLY
colored, projected on a screen were
a feature OF the lecture.
No Chautauqua entertainment has
been more enjoyed than the comedy,
THE Man From Home" on Tuesday
evening. Eryille Anderson as the
Hoosier State lawyer was the stai
of the cast, which included Other
interesting roles. The plot sparkled
with patriotism, humor, and origin
ality.
Dir. Frank Loveland's lecture Tues
day afternoon on THE Perils OF
Democracy" and Wallace Bruce Ans.
bury's lecture-recital the following
afternoon on James Whitcomb
Rily' We're other notably enjoyable
Chautauqua attractions. which Were
appreciated.
The Sammies' Sisters, Alberta and
Lorraine Davis literally blew" their
way into the hearts of Parisians
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
These two charming young women
served three years in the army camp
entertainment work, visiting nearly
every camp in the United States, and
Frightening many drab days of
training for our war heroes. They
are exceptionally talented on the
unusual instruments, the Mellophone
and the Fluegel. Certainly, ii is
high art to bring such wonderful
melody from mere brass instruments
as do the Misses Davis, giving with
equal charm either classical or popu,
lar music, or familiar old time favor
ties.
Ralph Bingham left sweet taste to
this seasons Chautauqua audience
by the wit, wisdom, drollery, and
mirth, with which he closed the
weeks program Wednesday evening.
A humorist OF high order, he is most
entertaining and interesting. and is
a man whom all delighted to hear.
Having enjoyed such complete
and finished program this year, Paris
is already looking forward to next
years Chautauqua.