Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-23
CHAUTAUQUA BY
old SOUTH IS
FULL OF PUNCH

| Tho "Brightville Indoor Chautau-
Qua" was given last evening in City
! Hall by the Y ung people of the Old
South Church to an interested and
enthusiastic audience. The decora-
lions suggested October and Halo
we'en. Autumn leaves. orange and
black crepe paper and Japanese Ian
terms proved most effective The
| program was bright, amusing and
! tuneful
The first part of the program war
given by the "Chautauqua Concert
i, Company" Sawin's orchestra play
ed, Mrs. Bradford at the piano. Dom
aid kellogg made the preliminary
character. The company consisted
Of ]. Archer Snare. manager and
tenor; Miss Audrey Snare soprano:
Avis Sproul. contralto. and Carol
Gray. baritone. Each member was
! humorously introduced by high
sounding Italian and Spanish names.
. The first number was quartet sell
ection, "Out of the Dust. The Sec
ond number was a soprano solo,,
Love Came Calling" sung by Aud
rey Snare. Both were enthusiastic
cally encored. Then came a delight
full reading by Miss Christine Hodg-
kins, Heart of Briar Rose" extreme
ly we'll done. Miss Hodgkins is an
Augusta reader of considerable abil-
ity and her work was much appre-
ciated. and heartily encored. Fol-
lowing the readings Carol Stevens,
baritone, sang "At Dawning" which
was eagerly encored. The last num-
Der was another quartet selection.
"Only u Year Ago."
The second part of the entertain
ment consisted Of most effective
Living Pictures" with appropriate
musical accompaniment. They were
Francis wingate: "Redwing:" Luz
Manning and Virginia Johnson:
Comic Valentine" Elizabeth CO.
burn: Twinkle. Twinkle. Little
STAR" June Blake and Lorraine
Shepherd: Sweet Girl Graduate,
Lois Gum: Irish Colleen. Marjorie
Hewes; Daddy Longlegs." John
MacHardy: "Old Time Portrait" Mr..
and Mrs. Ferdinand Coburn: after
the Storm" Mrs. Manning: Mother"
Mrs. Edward Stevens; Innocence"
Ida Fish.
II one were to Judge by the ap-
plause. the odd Time Portrait" a
farmer and his wife driving off. was
most appreciated. though all were
exceptionally well done. The little
heralds were Harold Fish. Robert
Shepherd. Esther Manning and Fran
ces Coburn. After the living pic
ture cane a costume dance by vir-
ginia Johnson and Jean Manning.
the farmers and lawmakers. Luther
Burbank (Bernard Holbrook) presid-i
ed and introduced the numbers.
There was a haymakers and a milk
maids chorus in costume. then a
humorous reading. Modern Meth
DDS vs.. Old" by Grace Blake. one of
the farmers. Next came the chorus
Ell, Ell. O." A speciality, Reuben
and Rachel" by Harry Gallagher
and Ruth Johnson. followed the
chorus. a solo dance by Elaine Rad
cliff in miikmaids costume came
next and was unusually dainty and
pretty. The members of the chorus
were Harry Gallagher. Bernard Hol-
brook. John MacHardy. Ferdinand
Coburn, F'4ncis wingate. Priscilla
Hamilton. Grace Blake. Avis Sproul,
Lois Gum. Ruth Johnson. Harriet
Nutting. Kathleen Andrews. Ruth
Treworgy. Marion Morse. Lucille
Morse. Carroll Stevens. Elizabeth
Coburn. Edgar Stick. Mrs. Manning
and Hammond Getchell.
Last came the "Coonvilie Jubilee
Singers" J. Archer Snare, Audrey
Snare. Robert vickey. Manning Ar
alta, Harry Hamilton. interlocutor,
Eleanor FaIconi. Catherine Good
rich. Mrs. Coffin. and Charlotte CO.
burn. They literally brought down
the house" After the opening negro
spirituals Audrey Snare sang a solo
lust A 'Wrearying for You" Then
came q solo by Robert vickery, fol-