The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-08-02
Chautbaqua Presentations
Pleasing Large Audience
With Splendid Features
Programs AL Of High Type Character With Modern
Trend; Artists and Entertainers Highly Trained Lee
lures Interesting and Educational Local Committee
Deserves Credit

The chautauqua which has been
conducted in Red Lodge this week
under the Ellison White Chautauqua
company has been pronounced a de-
cided success as far as the entertain
ment is concerned and at the time of
going to press was practically assured
to be a financial success as we'll, with
less than 500 as deficit and with
two more big days and nights to come,
the outlook as concerns the financial
part looks very promising. The pri-
mary aim of the chautauqua is to en-
terrain and thus far the entertain
ments have been of very high type
and educational character The weeks
program was opened Sunday evening
with Jesse Rae Taylor and Lon john
son, Miss Taylor was exceptionally
good in character representations and
pleased most appreciative audience.
"The Patsy" most beloved of recent
American comedies, was the attrac-
tion for the second night and was
approved by large attendance. 1t
was beautifully acted, wholesome,
laughable and real with genuine ac-
tors taking their respective parts in
most natural manner.
The Cathedral choir which appeared
Tuesday evening was a tremendously
pleasing production. 1t was impress
sive and beautiful, made up of
choristers with golden voices which
created heaven-like atmosphere.
Worthy of special mention was the
lecture given by Frank G. Travers,
brilliant attorney of Des Moines, Ia,
which was the attraction Wednesday
evening in place of Granville Jones,
who was to appear in "The Sage of
the Ozarks." Mr.. Travers chose as his
leeturing subject, Grimes and Grim
inals,o as it has increased in this
country the ls4l 20 years and com
pared it to crime in other countries.
Mr.. Travers places the blame on our
laws which permit long delay and
technicalities permitting the criminal
TO go free. In argument, Mr.. Travers
offers as a remedy the reversion Of
our criminal law SO as to meet out
prompt justice. Before concluding his
lecture he paid a glowing tribute to
Che Boy Scout movement and stated
that in all of his varied experiences
that he had never found Boy Scout
behind the prison bars.
Two more feature attractions will
be presented. "a Night in Hawaii"
which promises to be the most
elaborate attraction of the entire
chautauqua program. 1t will be an
evening of Hawaiian melodies, realis-
tic and romantic. The concluding
number, "A Message From Mars" is
drama depicting a strange message,
unique as we'll as startling.
Among those of the local people
who deserve special mention for their
untiring efforts in making the chau-
tauqua success are William Becklen,
John Sim, Matt Woodrow, Hal Cart
wright, Dominic Marine, A. T. Jen-
kins, w. J. Vanderloos, Sam Heather
ley, William Layton, J. T. Metcalf,
Carl Kousada. The local committee
is indebted to Robert Scott, super
intendent of the Northwestern COM
pany, Harry Loughtney and Art Mad
dox The chairs were furnished by
the Roosevelt school and the miners
union. Mention is also given to all
of the guarantors that are especially
entitled to credit for their sales of
tickets and they include DR.. E. M.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Jenkins,
Mrs. H. B. Field, Mrs. Evangeline