1926 Program Is a Winner Chautauqua Offers Notables
The Sobieski Circuit Chautauqua features Across the Street with the famous prize play and a lineup including Big Rich Richardson the Hoosier poet Venetian Strollers with accordions and arias Fred E. Gates on public matters Junior Town Alice Campbell Players and Music Box Girls. The 1926 vacation week promises quality entertainment with ensemble performances costuming staging and stunt numbers while enriching minds and improving appreciation for Chautauqua goers.
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Big Rich
Sobieski
Milady
Godrera
Indiana poet E A Richardson at Chautauqua program
Hoosier poet E A Richardson known for humor philosophy and his alligator grin appears as a Chautauqua attraction. He writes poems like My Alligator Grin about friendliness and resilience, and performs impressions and stories alongside other Indiana literary figures.
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E. A. Richardson
Jerome
Idaho
Richardson
Frien
Hoosier
James Whitcomb Riley
George Ade
Indiana
Alice Campbell Players Roam in Night in Wonderland
The Alice Campbell Players present a lively program of sketches and music with stage settings and humorous displays. Admission 50c features the Adriatic singers Signore Centanino’s accordions and Venetian costumed numbers. The event includes Big Rich and poems, plus a chautauqua revue by Music Box Girls with Dad Gates and community address on patriot topics. Evening shows at 8:00 pm with 75c for the KaDel and afternoon repeats. Season tickets available at local committee offices.
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Alice Campbell Players
Adriatic
Signore
Pietro Centanino
KaDel Players give lively Chautauqua tour in the Southwest
The KaDel Players joined the Associated Chautauquas for a Southwest tour in April and May. The author notes the best looks and liveliest performances crowd the tent during Chautauqua week, claiming tents offer quicker access than individuals limited by their own resources.
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KaDel
United States
Across the Street wins Chautauqua prize play honors
The play Across the Street by banker Richard A. Purdy won an $8,000 Chautauqua prize, rising from a small town to Broadway fame. KaDel Players present the story of two young business men swapped jobs, with Carlton KaDel starring as Kenneth Dodge the editor. The production draws large crowds and aids the Chautauqua movement in promoting clean, uplifting drama.
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Richard A. Purdy
New York
KaDel Players
Carlton KaDel
Kenneth Dodge
KaDel
Joe Bagley
Rocky Mountain
Dominion
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Sobieski Circuit
E A. Richardson
Dad" Gates
Dad and Company
Fred E. Gates
Ralston James
Mike Lottie May Humbert
Margaret Graham
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