The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-08-19
CHAUTAUQuA PLAYS
TO LARGE CROWD
Varied Program Is Well Received By
Audiences Speakers are Fair But
Lean Timidly to One Side.

i Last Friday, the PlentyWood Chau-
tAuqua opened with good attendance
which steadily increased with each
the last number Of the pro-
gram playing to a packed tent.
While a few of the numbers were
rather commonplace, on the whole the
Chautauqua met with the approval Of
the general public. A Producers
News reporter who attended each
reported the numbers as
being we'll up to the standard, with
some very enjoyable numbers, and the
last number by the opera perform
ers as being exceptionally good and
worth a season ticket in itself. A
few of the speakers gave some very
wholesome thoughts but the propa-
ganda of Big Business could be CLEAN
ed through the work Of these speak
ers and it is quite evident that the
Chautauqua still caters to the dictates
and fancy of re-actionary policies
and timidly seeks for applause from
that element of the audience. The
American people who believe in fair
play and unbiased discussion Of world
problems would advise the Chautau-
qua management to diversity in their
speakers SO as to give all sides OF
question of national and local I'M
portance from the platform an equal
hearing. AS special features OF the
Chautauqua a few numbers stand out
in general prominence. Among the
entertaining numbers were the play
.tIt PAYS to Advertise" and Mary
Adel HAYS Grand Opera Singers.
These two combined represented real
classical performances and were easl-
lv worth the season ticket. The other
musical and dramatic numbers OF en-
tertainment were in their popular
wav. pleasing and entertaining to the
great majority of the audience.
The strong numbers among the
sneakers, standing out in prominence
are Doctor E. L. House, on the
aWonders of the Mind" and Chief
Strongheart, who talked of the CON
ditions and treatment OF the Indlans
and his appeal to the white people to
rightly consider their red American
brother. Chief Strongheart left
many strong impressions OF the
nobler characteristics of the keo
Man and showed plainly that the In
dians deserve the careful consldera,
ton of the American people ana tna'
the American people have something
Of real merit to gain from the stal-
wart characteristics of the Indians
He ended his plea by asking sigma
lures to q petition which he was go
inc to present to the Federal Gov
ernment in bringing about reforms il
the treatment Of the original A-aeri.
can. Stating that he had nearly ob.
tanned the signatures Of Ave hundred
thousand names. The spirit OF tht
citizens was well evidenced when they
verv unanimously signed the petition
Mr.. Shepard gave a very pacifyine
speech on the turmoil Of today ane
gave very many wholesome helps fo1
fht. benefit Of community life, plead
ING that people should not be so mar
row-minded as not to cooperate II
the general welfare of the commum
IL because Of different religious ant
nolitical opinions as well as other fac
tional ideas, pointing out plainly thai
criticism of any affairs were just onl!
wheln proper remedies were suggested
tn remedy these criticized conditions
He asked the people to refrain from
an attitude of Holier and Bettel
THAN Thou and on the other han'
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