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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
5
The Cathedral Choir presents sacred music praised as superb and moving. Nine singers plus accompanist perform grand hymns and arias, chosen for exceptional fitness and years of study. They have held soloist posts in major churches and will wear cathedral vestments.
The Copley Players present the farce It Pays to Advertise at Chautauqua, a new departure for the platform featuring capable college bred actors. The Megrue and Hackett comedy promises laughs and a moral message while audience expectations rise for clean, American humor and a night of worthwhile entertainment.
The Hawaiians, a quintet of native islanders, join the Chautauqua program. They are praised for pure lineage and fidelity to native traditions and are described as the Aloha singers of a vanishing race. The piece notes the challenge of writing about Hawaii without adjectives.
A vivid portrait of Hawaii as a land of flowers and music. The article praises a Polynesian program featuring songs like Aloha Oe and Ka Uhiwal and notes Queen Liliuokalani, in exile, supported annexation and patriotism during a global crisis by raising the Stars and Stripes at her home.
Estelle Gray and Mischa Lhevinne, famed violinist and pianist, plan a summer concert for the Chautauqua program. Their recital blends accessibility with artistry, featuring Hazelle Gray's brief program notes to illuminate masterworks for all audiences.
The North Carolina Statesman will address Chautauqua as a leading voice in guiding the nation. The Hon. Robert B. Glenn former North Carolina governor is slated to speak, with emphasis on faith and confidence in public life.
Ex governor Robert B Glenn, a long-time Southern political figure, speaks at Chautauqua urging stronger loyalty to the Old Flag and its institutions. His Confederate father died on the battlefield, yet Glenn argues the cause he fought for conflicts with democracy, urging unity and national fidelity.
Evelyn Bargelt has become a well known platform performer over the past eight years. She began as a child with crayon work and later studied at the Chicago Art Institute and Cumnock School of Oratory. A Dayton Daily Democrat remark praised her armory show as unique and highly successful, noting she exceeded expectations when replacing Phidelah Rice.
Lew Sarett presents a night of a different kind with costumes of the woods and Indian legends. The lecture “The Children God Forgot” portrays northern trappers and voyagers with music dances and rural humor, aiming to deepen sympathy and understanding of primitive life.
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