The Alaska daily empire., 1923-08-25
CHAUTAUQUA TO OPEN TOMORROW
 NIGHT IN JUNEAU
First Performance 8 P. M. al | Elks Hall = Children's
 Pet Parade Monday.

opOlthk Ptt 3h0htt Oi bHt Ellison-White Chautauqua will be held tomorrow night at o'clock at Elks Hall, for four evenings and one afternoon entertainment in Juneau. The evening performances will be Sunday, Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The afternoon performance will be at o'clock Wednesday afternoon and special matinee for children only will be given at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon.
 The quota for the ticket sale has been reached, 225 tickets having been reported sold by the members of the local committee who held their final meeting last night in the offices of W. s. Pnllen. chairman. The teket sale closed at noon today.
 "The committee has sone slightly over the quota and has lived up to the guarantee to the Ckautauqua Company" said Chairman Pullen to- day. "The business has been entire ly successful this season."
 Members of the committee will be present at the opening performance tomorrow night when allotments for the attaches for each entertainment will be made.
 Sunday Program
 The program for tho performance tomorrow night will be as follows: announcements, Superintendent; Con cert, Eiler-W Willoughby Ladies Or ehestra; Recital, Claude Sehell. noted tenor; Lecture. Real Faith" j.. Franklin Babb.
 Miss Eiier, director and violin solo ist, delighted the audiences in Ju- neau two years ago when she ap- peared as soloist in the ChautaG- qua programs. Miss Riler has spent six years as a conductor of the orchestra, both in Chicago and, on tour. h addition to her work as Miss Eiler, who Is posses sor of one of the famous old Stradiva rious violins, does solo work of the very highest order.
 Miss Willoughy has far-reaching reputation as u trap drummer. She is one of the very few nrst-class women trap drummers on the plat form today.
 With Miss Filler and Nias Willough- by are four young women who are musiciana.
 MT, Schell, who. is to appear, is a gifted tenor soloist, and a Metro politan star from New York City. His programs will consist of arias from operas. selections from light opera, few classic modern art songs. ballads and folk songs of all coun- tries.
 j. Franklin Babb, who will lecture on Real Faith," is well known as . man brimful of fun. splendid speak CT, great interpreter and . clever humorist.
 Program, for Riddles
 Monday afternoon. following the "Pet Parade" a special entertain ment will be given for the children only and no grown ups will be al- lowed admission. The Pet Parade" will be held at o'clock Monday afternoon and all the kiddies are in vted to take part in 1t They are to appear in any costume desired and are asked to bring their pet animals, gaily decked out in bright ribbons and all scrubbed and shiny to make the big event like the parades of the regular shows. Will Lea, the Chau- tauQua Clown. will supervise and lead the parade and has . bag full of funny stunts which he will perform.
 Matinee Free.
 The matinee will be freq to the children Miss Mary ChoYR, advance agent. announced today.
 Will Lee will meet all the boys at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the school building to make ar engagements with them for assisting g him in the parade All the children, bays and girls. who desire to take part in the parade are requested to meet at the school building at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon at which time two prizes will be awarded. one to the boy and one to the girl in the most original costume. The parade will leave the school at ? o'clock and march through the business section of the city. winding up at tho Elks' Hall at 3 o'clock for the matinee. The parade is for all children and Miss Chorn. who has met most of the youngsters at the delightful play hour programs she has given for them this week. hopes to csc every kiddie in the parade.
 Miss ChorR held the last play hour this morning at 10 o'clock at the school building for oil the youngsters 10 years Of axe and over, carrying out ths same program as those of the first two play hours and giving the youngstsrs de- Ii ghf fu1 ttma