Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-07-28

sor who used for his stbtect THE
| Present Social Unrest" The writer
did not hear the speaker, so we are
unable to comment on his talk
There was some prejudice against
the speaker, and whether justifiable
or not, it had some bearing on the
attendance. It had become noised
about that Mr.. Vaughn was a social
list, and people who are opposed to
socialism refused to hear him.
In the evening came the big play
Broadway Jones'" This company
OF New York players was headed by
VIM. Keighley, who made such a
tremendous hit in "It Pays to Adj
vertise" and Nothing but the
Truth" one and two years ago. The
play was we'll received and produced
no end of laughter. However, the
general opinion was that Broadway
Jones" was not as good as Nothing
but the Truth" The attendance was
the largest of the week.
Tuesday, Poor One
The poorest program of the en-
tire chautauqua was punched in one
days program and this happened to
be on Tuesday. The Gondollers fur
nished the afternoon prelude, and
while they were good singers and
players, yet following the Sunday
artists, their work seemed very
tame.
Farmer Burns occupied a short
time in giving 9 talk and demonstra-
ton in wrestling. He may be O
good wrestler and good clean man
morally, but he is no chautaqua
headliner. 1t was a mistake to fea-
ture him for an afternoon program.
He could have appeared for a 80
minute talk with some good attrac-
ton, but to feature him as the main
attraction brought much disappoint-
ment.
The Gondoliers gave a full con-
cert in the evening. They redeemed
themselves to some extent from the
disappointment they brought in the
afternoon, but for some reason or
other they did not satisfy the au-
dience.
''Joy Mite" Program
DR.. Richard s. Martin gave a lee
ture to a good sized crowd yester-
day morning. He made a splendid
talk and should have been accorded
d Dcll6T utdIlHBs
The pageant, "a Mother Goose
Party" was presented in the after
noon by the children of Audubon,
under the leadership of Miss Pearl
Truckenmiller. The children were
well trained and the program proved
to be especially interesting. 1t was
the best children's program the
chautauqua people have ever pro-
duced. The little tots all liked Miss
Truckenmiller and were eager to do
their very best. This was followed
by some splendid vaudeville pre-
scented by Baker, Youna and Billy
Pryor, which consisted of black
faced comedian work, sleight-of-
hand work and juggling. This was
highly entertaining and proved to
be a pleasing diversion.
Last nights program produced
more hearty laughs than all the rest
of the programs combined. The
banjo player contributed some good
numbers and his singing was also
enjoyed Then came the ventrilo.
quist. This proved to be especially
pleasing. not only to the little folks
but to the big folks as well. The
juggler was good and his work was
appreciated.
Jess Pugh left a good taste in the
mouths of everyone. His part of the
program was scream. His take-off
on the talent that had appeared on
the program from time to time, was
about the cleyerest thing ever pre-
sented. All in all, last nights pro-
gram was just the kind of program
that everybody enjoyed. for 1t was
so much different from anything
we have ever had. While a great
many classed it as vaudeville, it was
good and of high order.
This brought close to the weeks
entertainment. Some say the pro-
gram was up to'standard. while 9TH
ers say it was not. Yet it was good
entertainment and no one can say
but what he had his moneys worth.
The. large crowd Monday night
signified their desire to have the
chautauqua return for another year.
Pledge cards were passed through
the audience and about $50 tickets
were signed for. Others have since
turned in their cards. This was suf-
ficient to warrant the Community
Climb to contract for another year.