CHAUTAUQUA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 140, 8 March 1919, Page 2

CHAUTAUQUA

The Chautauqua- season was broughttt a close in "Wellington yesterday. The performers for the duy were the Seas Sextette, who provided vocal' and instrumental music, aiid-Mr. Earle C.jlilicr.' who lectured in (lie altcnioon. The attendance was moderate at each of The" eiiteT-faiTiTneiTts.' The Southern Seas Sextette, who gave half ll]9";tflc™o6n programme and the whole of the evening programme, showed lliemselver'tb""b"o'*cai)in)lir"tnstfUiiiciili'rlists." Tliiiir orclfestrtrstrengtlr' was three violins, by.o 'celjus, and a piano, and (hey played a'iiuiulier of selections', cli&icil and otherwise,' in thoroughly pleasing 'fashion. Their share of tho ciitertriiument was not confined'to instrumental work. ' They contributed also several songs, including some stirring patriotio numbers, for which they were suitably costumed, and also some recitations and musical dialogues.' The sextette won tho warm 1 approval of both audience's. •Mr. Earle C. Miller - lectured on. the subject, "What an American Sees in New Zealand." He did not-attempt to be profound, 1 but lie had some interesting things' lo Aty ili a chatty way aboui ■ the impression made by Neiv Zealand and Australia upon- tiie mind of an Americafi visitor,-. He probably surprised his audience by stating that he had found the people of New Zealand more cheerful and Jailghfer-loving than tho peoplo of Australia. He thought that tho people . of the Commonwealth had a tendency to behave "as though they -were going to a funeral," wji.ereas the New Ze.ilanders, like tho Americans, evidently preferred to go through' life with a smile.. He had ■ watched one hundred Wellington people' go past a certain corner in the city, and had decided- that' 58 oftliem looked ■to he genial souls, while tho remaining 42 were not particularly gloomy. Mr. Miller had something to say also'on the value of' advertising. He did not think that New Zealand. got enough publicity outside its own borders.. The whole world knew aboutthe attractions of Cali-fornia,-because tlie people'of that State had advertised everywhere. New Zealand' had many points of resemblance'to California, but it had not made itself sufficiently well known to other nations, , Ho predicted that if the advertised it would" attract many' holidaymakers.. from .the United States.