The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-08-11
ls21 CHAUTAUQUA
| BEGINS TOMORROW
Everything Set for Presenta-
tion of Initial
Attraction.
SALE OF TICKETS
PROCEEDING WELL
The Weeks Program Made Up
Of High Class Concerts,
Lectures and Other
Entertainments.

The annual seven-day session of
Redpath Chautauqus opens tomor-
row, Friday, August l2, in Medina
at the high school grounds for its
program of varied and excellent fea-
tures in music, comedy, magic, opera,
lecture and science which offers the
best in education and inspiration.
Supt. F. M. Whitney who has acted
as Redpath manager in Medina in
past years, arrived Wednesday from
Gallon with his crew and equipment
and erected the big auditorium on the
school grounds.
Ticket canvassers have been busy
since Saturday morning in Medina
and vicinity and report that the guar
Iantec of 200 season tickets has about
been reached. Tickets are on sale in
the stores and can be secured at the
grounds from the committee cheaper
than from the ticket office.
Mansfield, Bucyrus and Gallon pa
tfons Of the seven-day Redpath Chau-
tauqna are enthusiastic over this sea-
sons program as offering balanced
conrse with many features. New
York casts are offered in the opera
Pinafore and in the comedy Nothing
But the Truth" Miss Eleanor Board
man, widely photographed Eastman
Kodak girl, has the lead in the COM
edy which is said to be the .cleanest,
funniest and most wholesome three.
act laugh that Broadway has produc-
ed in many seasons.
But the old and ever popular light
opera "Pinafore," Redpath is present.
ing 4 New York cast of % people with
special scenery, an orchestra and elab,
orate costuming. The music and the
Eclever4 comedy Of this satire on the
English navy is always good, and pa
irons will want to see it Tuesday.
On the opening night Edwin Whit.
ney versatile entertainer and reader
from Boston and a previous visitor ir
Medina, will read the comedy so full
of optimism and fun, "In Walked
Jimmie" Mr.. Whitney has read
the Fortune Hunter" and "Turn to
the Right" in past seasons and is now
scoring successes with this play with
IL characters in whose presentation
and impersonation he uses no scenery
or costumes.
On Wednesday evening, August II,
Eugene Laurant, the premier magic
ian in America and for Is years a
performer for Redpath circuits, will
give his three acts of scientific DEM
onstration, big illusions, clever magic
and lightning impersonations. He
has three assistants and carries an
equipment valued at $4,000. Laurant
is possessed of pleasing personality
and for two hours puzzles and delights
his audiences. with spectacular en-
semble and single numbers.
Music lovers of Medina will have
many treats during the week, both of
instrumental and vocal programs and
the closing number by the Proctor
Stolofsky Concert Company is said by
some Ohio newspaper critics to be
worth the price of the season ticket.
Irene Stolofsky is the leading young
woman violinist of the country and is
Columbian artist. Proctor is a
pleasing tenor who has had many sue
cessful tours. They are accompan-
led by William Janausek, who was
pianist for Elsie Janis on her A. E. F.
tour during the war.
On the opening day sextet of
young ladies composing the Euter-
pean Artists will give popular con-
cert of vocal and instrumental num-
bers featuring concert, cello, saxa-
phone, violin and piano. They pre-
lude Mr.. Whitney's reading in the ev-
ening.
Saturday night, August IS, the
Fisher Operate Company will pre-
sent sketches in costume from the
familiar operas and with their splen-
did voices offer an attractive number.
Ths New York Brass Choir will
entertain Monday afternoon and even
ing with a distinctive concert for
brass instruments. They appear with
Judge Kavanaugh for a prelude in the
evening. In music the light opera
also adds greatly to the week.
Anotab1e lecture list will bring
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