The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-06
COMMUNITY CHAUTAUQUA
SOME FEATURES COMING
This Years Program Promises to
Furnish Better Entertainment
Than Ever Before

FuTHIoH DCklCT EUbCThdlHIilCtlI
Than Ever Before
THIS years ChautauQua program, ac-
cording to announcement just received
by some of the prominent supporters
OF the local Chautauqua, comprises a
wider variety and higher grade OF en-
tertainment than ever before in its
history.
In letter to members Of the Com
mttee, Lor!ng j. Whiteside, President
OF The Community Chautauquas, says.
I'm keeping with the new spirit OF
optimism peryading general business
conditions, the program offered you
this year is the strongest we have ever
built. The talent is of higher grade,
therefore more expensive to secure,
than we have ever before obtained"
A brief description of the features
Community Chautauqua will bring this
year, follows:
The popular entertainers, The Mad
rigal Trio, led by Edith Marshall
Clarke, one of the best known bell
ringers in the country. will present
their unusual musical program on the
opening evening. The three young
women making up this company bring
together rare combination Of musical
ability. Their program includes cello,
concert xylophone. musical Tyre Ia
rare novelty featured, violin, piano and
vocal solos, as well as amusing and
artistic readings.
One of the most popular attractions
on the New England Chautauqua Cir
cult last year was the International
Concert Company, which will appear
for an afternoon and evening concert
on the second day. Everywhere they
went these distinguished singers won
favor by their artistic program Of pop
ular and classical songs, The COM
pany includes Miss Eta Bradley, dra'
matte soprano; Ben Redden, Irish ten
or; Edward Orchrad, operate bari
tone; and William Haddon, Swedish
concert pianist.
DR.. J Waldy Skinner will come from
his home in England in order to des-
cribe for you in his incomparably vivid
manner "The Continent of Opportuni.
ty," which by his survey Of CONNER
cial development and the immense
raw resources OF the country he leaves
no doubt to be South America. DR.
Skinner was born in Peru, has lived
in South America and is an Internal
ional authority on this subject.
The third day will be one of rare
opportunity for all Chautauqua goers
"The Chimes of Normandy. one O
: Gilbert Sullivans famous light operas
, combining charming music with al
amusing plot, will be presented by al
! especially chosen cast of seven pro
: fessional actors who have been mos
3 successfully producing this delightful
opera for the past two seasons.
+ Three big attractions are scheduled
4 on the fourth day. Mr.. and Mrs. En-
4 erson Winters bring variety OF higl
+ grade entertainment in a program
+ made up of Mr.. Winters humorou
S readings, lightning change costum
: sketches and piano monologues, an
o Mrs. Winters remarkable whistlin
: solos. In addition to ale Winters
afternoon will come Albert and Nal
I tha Gale with their presentation, ami
n an elaborate stage setting, Of Song
Il and Stories of the Red Man" TIL
y United States Indian Commissioner d.
Il clares tha. the Gales present the mos
+ authentic and complete reproductio
r of Indian music and customs that h
u knows to exist.
t. DR.. f. Z. Violette, the lecturer fc
:, the fourth day, has travelled throug
u fifty foreign countries and recent
i spent seven months in the Far Ea!
as newspaper correspondent. II
D. flavors his lecture, THE Sunset Trai
70 with an invaluable wealth of expel
u u enco and observation, bearing partic
:. larly on the worlds business conc
- tions.
!, Songs and Readings of Yesterda!
% given in costume will be one Of Il
many picturesque features Of the pr
gram presenteA by The New Englan
ers on the fifth day. The New En-
landers Company consists of three
ID tractive young New England wome
led by Miss Anna Eichorn, celebrate
20 violinist.
A United States Congressman, Ho
Carroll L. Beedy, of Portland, Main
d. will be one Of the notable speakers
c. the Chautauqua program. Mr.. Bee
has been practicing lawyer sin
Ie. his graduation from Bates College a
he Yale Law School, In 1916 he was elt
ted prosecuting attorney for Portla
and held that Office until he was ell
do ted as a Representative to Congre
80 Although in his first term in the \
=, = tional Legislative body he has
NJ tracted considerable attention by
lO spectacular and eloquent speech'
III Congressman Beedy's lecture will
of cuss community problems, subjt
lly of which he has made thorou
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