The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-07-05
ICHAUTAUQUA
CLOSES TUESDAY
Six Days Entertainment Drew Large
Audiences

MlllST SlOSeu duOt0ef SuCCeSSlul
c~hautauqua season, Tuesday might,
when a record audience witnessed the
drama "The Storm" the closing num
Der of six days entertainment.
The entertainment Duo opened the
season on Thursday afternoon with a
delightful program of representations,
readings and music.
Thursday evening, a New York cast
presented a three act comedy-drama,
Three Wise Fools" which delighted
a very large audience. The play was
very well acted, and was conceded to
be one of the very best numbers of
the seasons program.
For the second day, the New Eng
land Trio was booked for the after
moons entertainment. Owing to the
serious illness at Pierre of the reader
of the company, the remaining two
members of Ithe trio gave a very
pleasing program of vocal and violin
music. Florence Hale, soprano, pos
sessed a delightfully."- sweet voice, and
Anne Eichorn, violinist, displayed
much talent in the rendition of her
selections. An added feature of the
afternoons entertainment was the
singing of the South Dakota song
Sunshine and Smiles" by the aud
fence, led by the New England Enter
tainers and Mrs. w. G. Redmond, Mac
S. Olson and Elizabeth Halloween.
Holding his audience s~pell-bound
| with his %eloquence. Charles Brandon
Booth lectured on Dollars and ems
in the Crime Question" on Friday
evening. Despite the rain, a very large
$500 .-1 M. Death n-A 1fofana6
to one of the best lectures ever deliv-
cred from a chautauqua platform.
Saturday afternoon DIR. Jesse
Holmes addressed a good sized aud
fence upon the subject THE News
Headlines, an Interpretation, a dis
cussion of current, foreign and DOM
este events, richly Illuminated by
references to their historical and pol
itical background. He used a map OF
the world for illustration.
In the evening the Guatemala Mar
imba Band proved exceedingly pop
ular. The band consisted of six Mar
imba players and a cellist. A pro-
gram of classical as well as popular
music was given by the band, and
every number was greatly enjoyed.
Sunday afternoon the S~weethearts
Company gave a short musical prei-
ude ito the address of Sunshine
DIETRICH, who spoke on he subject
Community Uplift." Mr.. Detrich's
lecture was humorous and entertain
ing, yet carrying with it a great moral.
Sunday evening the Sweethearts
Company gave a musical concert,
| solos, duets and ensemble numbers.
! Much disappointment was expressed
because the company could not pre-
sent their operetta "Sweethearts," as
advertised, but nevertheless their pro-
gram was very enjoyable.
Mondays afternoon program was
in charge of the Hugelet Trio, who
gave a musical program. The trio
| consisted of three young men, a plan
list, violinist and cellist.
Senator Frank B. Willis delivered
an unusually interesting lecture Mon
day evening. Senator Willis took as
his subject Modern Problems n
| Perils." He is at present in the Senate
| and in a position to have first hand
knowledge of his subject.
The afternoon of the closing day
was a big day for the Juniors, who
under the direction OF the Junior
| Supervisor, had been hard at work on
| their program which proceeded the
| afternoons entertainment. Herbert
| A. Taylor, for an hour, entertained
young and old with his magic tricks,
ventriloquism and all-around clown
ing.
Closing the program was the drama
o'The Storm with special scenery
| effects. The climax of the play was
a true-to-life forest fire in the north
woods, the effect being furnished with
| special lighting effects.
Ticket committees report that the
| sale of season tickets and single adj
missions was very successful.