Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-08-05
CHAUTAUQUA NsWs-THREE
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already made good advance predic-
tions that this years program would
be one Of the best in the 21 years
+ the assembly has been operating.
Those who bought season tickets
and have been attending regularly
have been repaid many times for
their investment, while those who
have preferred to buy the single
admission tickets each session they
could attend, have found the en-
tertainment far out Of proportion to
the small cost.
Todays attractions at the audi
torium consist Of two modern plays
Her Temporary Husband" in
the afternoon, and 1.-TWO Blocks
Away" at night, both plays to be
put on by the Metropolitan Players,
with Ray Holcombe as leading
character man 1t is said there is
not a dull moment in the afternoon
play. while 1.-TWO Blocks Away" is
called 1.-The play with 500 laughs
On Friday we are to have anoth-
er taste of orchestral music, with
the Schubert Sextet as the attrac-
ton. This sextet was coached by
Goforth, one of the best orchestra
leaders the Chautauqua platform
has known He knows what Chau-
tauuua audiences like and want, as
well as any man in America, and this
orchestra should prove very Pleas
ing to our people.
On Friday afternoon, DR.. Gage is
arranging special program that
will give Chautauquans chance to
hear a number of the talented peo-
pie of this community, and visitors
here, and DR.. Gage will sing some
selections also on this program.
The orchestra will prelude the pro-
gram and put on full entertain
ment at night.
Saturday is to be the last day,
and indications are that Saturday
night will see the biggest crowd of
the assembly-some say of any as
sembly ever held here. The attrac-
tions for Saturday are the famous
Scholle family orchestra and Nc
Donald Birch, McConnelsville's own
magician and contribution to the
lyceum and Chautauqua family. Mr..
Birch will have with him two as
sistants, one to help on the stage,
and the other as pianist
The opening day attraction this
year was the Boyd Dramatic Co. in
DADDY Long Legs" and "Pollyan-
ma" Both plays were we'll staged,
and the company was very pleas
ing and versatile one. During the
afternoon program they presented a
baritone solo by one OF their mem
bers. a member of the original "Stu-
dent Prince" company, and at night
the entire company gave a little ex-
hibition of their musical talent, at
the close of the play, delighting the
audience with two musical num-
bers.
DR.. Gage is as popular as ever as
platform manager and morning
hour lecturer, and the Malconta
hand is helping make the Chautau-
ana grounds joyful by their evening
concerts.
On the second day of Chautauqua
the afternoon speaker was DR.. Ell
mer L. Williams, Chicago's fighting
parson. who gave brief story of
his work in that city which has
gotten him in bad with the law
yiolators of the city, high and low,
and resulted in a price being put on
his head The music for the Sec
ond day was furnished by the ia
nous Mason Jubilee singers, who
by the way left here acclaimed the
best jubilee company that has Wis
tied this Chautauqua-and some of
the best in the country have been
here. Their harmony in their en-
semble numbers has perhaps not
been eoualled by any of the previous
companies.
CYRUS Locher, head of the depart
ment of commerce of Ohio, was the
sneaker Saturday afternoon. He
gave some sound advice on the sub
iect of investments, telling of the
efforts being made in this state to
save the public from fake securities.
Saturdays music was given by
the Heber Bros. orchestra OF Co.
lumbus. For many, the program
stressed jazz music too much, but
those who like this new popular
form of American music were given
a real treat to the latest popular
hits, played by a company that us
surpassed by few jazz orchestras in
the country. Frank Todhunter's
cornet solo and Rollo Heber's Xylo-
phone numbers were particularly
pleasing. He gave demonstration
of his whirlwind xylophone playing,
which won him the reputation on
Keith's circuit of being ''the wild
man of the xylophone,"
Chautauqua Sunday this year was
scheduled as a day of rest and wor-
shin. No services were held in the
,nornino in Difference to the