Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-16
SESSION TO OPEN ON
AUGUST 26 FOR
EIGHT DAYS
zoo IN BIC PAGEANT
BIG EIGHT DAY SESSION TO BE
MARKED BY EXCELLENT PRO-
GRAMS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE
SESSION..

What promises to be one OF the
most excellent chautauqua programs
every offered by the Ottawa Chautau-
qua association will be presented AT
Chautauqua Park this year. A full
program, consisting OF unusual attrac-
tions and some of the most interest
ing speakers and orators in the coun
try, has been prepared for this years
.assembly.
The pat of the program which Will
no doubt attract the most attention
will be the pageant, America, Yester-
day and Today to be staged by over
200 Ottawa children and young people
on the second day OF the session. The
pageant will open with the spirit OF
Indian speaking days, followed by an
Indian scene including ceremonial
dance when the last of the harvest Is
brought as a sacrifice by the Great
Spirit Other scenes, including repre-
sentations of the Spirit of Wilderness,
Spirit of Patriotism and the Spirit OF
State. will add to the great attraction.
This pageant will he inspiring to the
children, as well as entertaining to
the grown-ups.
The first days program will consist
Of the Starr Russian company, made
up of real Russians, who will feature
their own native instruments; Dr..
Thomas h Green, Americas most IA.
nous dramatic orator, and popular
concert by the Starr Russian novelty
sextet.
Following is the complete program
Friday, Aug. 26.
p. m.-Tha Starr Russian com
pany, concert by real Russians, featur.
ing their own native instruments.
Splendid singing.
1880 D. m.--Dr Thomas +. Green
dramatic orator in lecture, Holding
the Outposts"
$3.50 p. Unpopular concert by
Starr Russian Novelty Sextct, instru-
mental and vocal
Saturday, Aug. 27.
3 p. m.-Concort, Imperial Concert
Company Alfred Hiles Bergen, bari
tone, and Mrs Leila Mayer Long solo
ist.
p m.--Dr Virgil Thompson, ad-
dress, Brothers of Apollo"
p. m.--Pageant, America, Yester
day and Today" written by Miss Nina
b. Lamkin.
Sunday, Aug. 28
2:30 p. m-Address by Richard
Bradley of Peoria, on The Dedica
tion of the Soldiers Monument at
Metz"
p, m.-Miscellaneous program of
music and characterizarions by the
Canterbury Players.
p. m.-Vesper service led by Rev
William S. Whitsitt,
8 p. m.--"The House of Rimmon :
presented by Canterbury Players.
Monday, Aug. 20.
p. m.--Concert, the Scotch tenor,
David Duggin and His Scotch Lassies.
p. m--Address, Walter G. Rowe,
practical farmer an expert corn judge,
1880 p. m.-"India and the New Ag-
riculture, by Victor llahi Baksh, ma.
tive Indian, just landed,
$3.50 p. m.-Concert by the Scotch
Lassies and David Duggin,
Tuesday, Aug. 80.
p. Unpopular concert by the
Charles Link Quintet.
7:20 p. m.-Humorous lecture by
DR.. Merle Stevens. "All the Worlds Il
Stage"
$3.50 p. m--Concerts by the Link
Symphony Quintet.
Wednesday, Aug. 81.
p. m.-The Chimes of Normandy
company in an artistic program Of
miscellaneous nature,
1880 p m--Americanizatio lecture
by Col. p b. Holp, The American
Way"
$3.50 D. m.-The Chimes of Nor
mandy company present The Chimes
of Normandy" by Planquette
Thursday, Sept. I.
8 p. m.-Magic, supplemented with
novelty music, by Charles Dietric and
his assistant
7:30 p. m.-Lecture, Barriers
Burned Away" by Clifford G. Roe of
Chicago.
$50 p. m--Joy night. Magic and
music by the Dietrics.
Friday, Sept. 2.
p. m.-Concert by the Venetian
Troubadors.
7:30 p. m.--Address, "The Ameri
canism That VIII Save America" by
Will D. Upshaw, member of congress-
from Atlanta, Ga.
$50 p. Unpopular concert by the
Venitian Troaoadors.