The Alaska daily empire., 1923-08-28
CHAUTAUQUA
 PROGRAM IS
 ENTERTAINING
Variety of Numbers - Swiss Yodlers, Lecture by Evans
 and Clown Stunts.

never before been offered in Juneau as the program of Chautauqua las, night at Elks' Hall which consisted of Swiss Alpine yodles. songs and
 readings by Mrs Otto Fiechtrs Swiss Alpine Yodlers, lecture by Mir. James Davis, superintendent ol lChautauqua and demonstrations oi athletic skill by Will Lea, Chautau qua clown. AS on the opening night the hall was filled by an enthustias tic and appreciative audience.
 The Swiss Alpine Yodlers are ar lists in this department of vocal interpretation. Each number of theil program received heavy applause from the audience and at the close of the program the applause was so heavy and so long that they were forced to return. The "Original Echo in the Alps" In which the yodle was given by Mrs. Otto Fiechtl before the audience and the echo by her daughter, Miss Anna Fiechtl, from the wings. was a work of art and beauty. Both singers have voices of great range, Mrs. Fiechtl singing deep contralto and Miss Fiechtl reaching high notes, with voice as clear and sweet as that of singing bird. Despite the poor acoustics of the hall, Mrs. Fiechtls yodling sounded in beautiful tones while the notes of thef echo, under perfect control by Miss Fiechtl, held the audience in spell of complete silence and anticipation as they foated now softly, growing in cres- cendo and dying away, a truly per feet interpretation of an echo in the mountains.
 Mrs. Otto Kuester, also a daughter of Mrs. Fiechtl, gave number of splendid yodles but her art varies somewhat from that of her mother and sister and she delighted the au- dience with clever little song, q Gotta de Rock" which she sang in Italian English dialect
 MT. Otto Kuester, while being the comedian of the company and carry ling out the announcements of the numbers and telling stories in a cle- yer and witty style, is also splendid singer, possessing a deep and well controlled bass voice. He sang the bass solo "O'er the Billowy Sea" and as an encore gave "Mother of Mine,' which he followed by verse Of his own composition to the. accompani. ment of the song. He was accom- panied on the piano by Mrs. kuester- | MT. Frank Weissaach is one of the few artists who perform on the zither, Swiss musical instrument. The art l is rapidly dying out MT. Kuester said because of the difficulty of mastering the instrument In comparison to the ease with which the guitar and mandolin may be mastered. by the young people of ySwitzerland. MT. Weissfach not only plays the zither as an artist but also composes music, one composition, "A Visit to Either makers Cabin" which he gave. Folk songs, which were preceded by an explanation of their meaning by MT. Kuester, were given by the entire company and Mrs. Kuester on the mandolin, MT. Weissach on the zither/ and Miss Fiechtl on the gui- tar played beautiful instrumental selection, "Woodchopper's March" in trio.
 The entertainers wore beautiful costumes of their native land.
 l Evans Lectures
 A new internationaljsn can most successfully be reached by a univer. sal contribution oof every nation to civilization, which must gradually be brought about by the beginning in the home of the contribution of the individual to the community. of the community to the state, of the state to the nation and of the nation to the world of nations, Is the belief of MT James Evans, lecttEer, who made an address on the New Internationalisn and the one way in which this may be done with success Is by solving the problems at home. When the tn dividual contribution has been raised to the greatest stage Of develop | menu anu Wntil tiIb ndti0udi SoubipN tion has been raised to the highest stage of development civilization will know true internationalism.
 "Nationalism is the strongest and most dominant force in the world declared MT Evans. s'Tt has over come christianity, socialism and grea, movements which comprise the work ing men over the entire world and 1t is growing stronger all the time.' Reaction to the appeal of nationalisu by the individual was illustrated b, the world war. This force should bt used, MT Evans believes, in order tt bring about new order of interna tionalism. There, must be a trans formation in each national ideal and the recognition of the responsibility of each nation to make contribution to internationalism.
 "There is one thing important and one thing absolute. that if there b' new internationalism 1t must be ont whose foundation Is based on justice equity and freedom" said MT Evans
 Lauds Woodrow WiIson
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