Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07
A SPLENDID PROGRAM is
ON THE CHAUTAUQUA BILL


ON THE CHAUTAUQUA BILL
The program booked for the Mus
kingum Valley Chautauqua this
year year is one that should prove
popular with all ages and tastes.
Many think it will also be popular
because Of the shorter session and
the lower price range for season
ticket purchasers. The assembly
will open on Sunday night, July 81.
with an impressive Washington BIZ
Centennial pageant. in which from
100 to 200 local children will par
ticipate, under the direction of Mrs.
A. N. Kishler, of New Lexington.
The children will be beautifully
costumed and special lighting eff
fects will be used.
The Eureka Jubilee Singers,
company of unusual ability, will be
here on Monday, the second day,
both afternoon and night, singing
the songs of the southland, which
are very popular now.
On the afternoon of the second
day, T. Linsmore Upton, man ma
tionaly known for his outstanding
work among boys, in which he has
won the sobriquet "Big Brother to
Hundred Thousand Kids" will
deliver his newest message, "The
Four Square Builder"
The third day of Chautauqua will
witness two fine plays by the ia
nous Redpath Players, "a Pair of
Skies" in the afternoon, and ''The
Whole Towns Talking" at night
Then, on the fourth day comes
The Cathedral Trumpeters, with
those melodious horns, in delight
full concert-entertain in cos
tune, featuring popular, classic and
sacred music. With them will be
Bessie Andrus, charming violinist
and vocal soloist.
The fourth night will feature
double bill, and along with the
trumpeters, or rather before their
full concert, Samuel D. Rosen, Rus
sian lecturer, will give an address
explanatory of the new Russia.
This arrangement will make it pos
sible for those who can only attend
Chautauqua at nights to hear this
Illuminating talk.
On the fifth day one of the great
est musical treats ever presented
from the local platform will be en-
joyed, when the Welsh Imperial
Singers, twelve mellow-throated
male vocalists who have toured
much of the world and delighted
audiences everywhere, with their
own accompaniment, and under the
leadership of the eminent director,
r. Festyn Davies, will give two con-
certs. The beautiful and colorful
costuming of this famous ensemble
adds much to the pleasure of their
concerts.
The sixth and last day brings two
more delightful plays. The Free
man-Hammond Players will present
"Your Uncle Dudley" in the after
noon, and Chicken Feed" at night.
While their names cannot be an
nounced yet, two good political
speakers will be secured to repre-
sent the Democratic and Republican
parties from the platform on the
afternoon of August 3rd and 4th.
Superintendent S. II. Pollock, of
Sebring, will again serve as plat
form manager. Whether there will
be any morning Bible hour, as in
the past, will depend upon the in
terest shown in this particular fea-
ture when Chautauqua opens.
The price of season tickets has
and rs cents for children, while
season reserved seats have been cut
from $3.50 to SO cents. Adult sim
gle admissions will be 25 cents in
the afternoons and 35 cents at
nights, except on the opening night,
when adults will be admitted for rs
cents 1t is believed that this pro-
gram will appeal to all Chautauqua
lovers in this section of the state,
and that everybody, old and young,
will recognize the wonderful enter
tainmeft and cultural value of such
week and turn out and support
the Chautauqua with their old-time
spirit. Such artists as are being
brought here are in big demand on
the radio and at big conventions
and gatherings all over the country.
To see and hear them in person,
under such pleasant surroundings,
right in your own community, is AN
opportunity that the good folks of
the Muskingum valley certainly will
not overlook. Circuit Chautauquas
are charging $3.50 for five day
program not nearly so complete and
varied as this, and our comfortable
auditorium, well equipped stage
and pleasant surroundings give the
Muskingum Valley Chautauqua an
atmosphere all its own.