Potter Chautauqua Five Day Musical Festival Opens
The Bostonia Sextette Club directed by C. L. Staats headlines the Potter Chautauqua June 25 to 29. Staats, founder since 1898, curates a program mixing classical and popular pieces for discerning audiences.
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Bostonia Sextette Club
C. L. Staats
Staats
Boston
Knersel
Flonzaleys
Prof
Royal Italian Opera
John Philip Sousa
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Beatrice Stewart Weller to Entertain At Chautauqua
Beatrice Stewart Weller will headline the second day of the chautauqua program as an entertainer and cartoonist. She studied art at Iowa State Normal and continued at Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Louisiana where she later ran the Art Department. Her popular, successful act combines beautiful landscapes with humorous sketches and storytelling.
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Weller
Iowa State Normal
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Louisiana
Capt Cyrus Nusbaum Energizes Community Day Talk
Capt Cyrus Nusbaum, noted western lecturer, returns to the circuit this year with a forceful talk on community life. He inspires courage and optimism, promising a constructive message that challenges complacency. Plan to attend Community Day and hear his compelling presentation.
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Nusbaum
West
The Harvester Company Presents The Harvester Musical Program
The Harvester Company offers a Community Day program headlined by the comic operetta The Harvester in costume. Wilbur Beatty, a noted reader and baritone, stars with Wilma Thomas Beatty and Sara Jane Ross. A strong operatic and dramatic lineup follows, promising a great day of entertainment.
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Harvester Company
the Harvester
Wilbur Beatty
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Beatty
Mr. Beatty
Wilma Thomas Beatty
Sara Jane Ross
Filipinos to present two chautauqua programs
Half century ago Mark Twain praised Filipino music and landscape. The Royal Filipino Quintette will perform two chautauqua programs, featuring taropatch instruments and native songs, described as soft and bewitching in melody. The evening program is titled Evening in the Philippines.
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Mark Twain
Royal Filipino Quintette
Philippines
Unusual Swiss Bells Quartet Opens Chautauqua
The American Bell Ringing Quartette appears as the unusual act on opening day of Chautauqua. Four male voices blend with Swiss bells and brass, featuring clarinet saxophone cornet violin and piano. Each member is a soloist and the program includes comedy and four part classics for a delightful opening show.
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American Bell Ringing Quartette
Winter Lyceum
Representative Will L King to Appear on Chautauqua Program
Will L King the youngest representative ever elected will headline a Chautauqua program. The event features a political talk and discussion with community leaders at the summer venue, drawing interest from local residents and nearby counties.
Youngest US State Legislator Will L King Speaker
Representative Will L King, elected at twenty three as the youngest state legislator, rose from a twenty one year old nomination to a strong victory. A noted orator, he won eight inter collegiate contests in two years and now headlines the chautauqua with a talk on "The Man Who Is Ready."
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Will L. King
United States
King
America
Will King
Fire destroys Essington shipyard plant and Riverside Inn
A fire wiped out the Essington Pennsylvania shipyard plant valued at 250000 dollars and the Riverside Inn. High boats tied up in the shipyard docks were also destroyed. The senate reconsidered its Nolan Johnson three dollar per day minimum wage bill for government employees and rescinded passage on Senator Thomas's motion.
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Riverside Inn
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
Noted Speaker Whiston Promises Rapid Fire Truths
Noted lecturer Bob Whiston, described as a clear thinking broad visioned man, will deliver a lecture on Bolshevism and labor issues. His dynamic language, sharp reasoning, and eloquence are praised, with emphasis on his first night appearance and the potential for audience takeaway.
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Bob Whiston
Whiston
Entertainer Anne Radcliff Delights Chautauqua Audience
Anne Radcliff, renowned impersonator and reader, appears for the afternoon program at the chautauqua. Audiences will feel a strong connection as she embodies home folk style, delivering Italian and Negro dialect readings and pieces like Little Citizen and Sally Anne's Experience among others.
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