CHAUTAUQUA.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1919, Page 4

CHAUTAUQUA.

YESTERDAY'S SKSSIOXS. The Chautauqua session-) drew hrge crowds yesterday, the particular altriictions being the New York Players and Chancellor Bradford. In the afternoon the Players produced, with a considerable amount of success, a re'ireseiit;;tion of some incidents in the life- of f "Hnekelburg Finn." one of Mark Twair.'u ; well-known characters, and it says a good deal for the histrionic ability n'f ihn players that they were able 'to hold the audience as they did in the setting •, that the stage offered for the play. At night the same company presented another play, entitled "The Maker of Dreams." in which the success of the :". afternoon was repeated. (hanceilnr '■■- Bradford's address is reported «]*. where. CHAUTAUQUA'S I'fP.l'(iSß. By special request Chancellor Bradford last night made some explanation* as to the origin, history and pui'|io.:c nf the Chautauqua movement. lie explained that Chautauqua was a grei;!; ' Xew York tourist resort, ami w.',,t<« occasion while many visitors were there, some expressed a desire, after eiijcnin,' the beauties of the lake, for some mortal refreshment, and the idea was quickly taken tip by the Methodist bishop, Dr. Vincent, who undertook to act leading representative men to come to the place and give addresses. The entertuinment soon developed as well, nnrt Chautauqua became as famous for these meetings as for the beauties of the lake The visitors soon caught the idea of inviting some of the lecturers to their own towns, and from that the Chautauqua movement developed, keeping the name of the place at which it had its beginning. Regarding the question of askin? for guarantees, he Dointed out that it was a big responsibility to brine a Chautauqua i nto a community, and when men like Dr. Johnson add Mr. Herbsman were in the movement it was not right to expect them to come to places without some assurance that here would be people to hear. them. Jt had been tried to give the Chautauqua m some places for nothing, Mr 'Carnegie agreeing to pay the expenses, but people did not come, and so the directors ask- for a guarantee of 600 tickets. Krer\r|fr ticket sold gave someone a live inter-If art m the thing, and each "someone'' usually influenced other, to come in. All that was asked was that there should * sufficient men end women with pth.o spirit enough to believe that Chautauqua was worth while, and to eiurantee to sell 000 tickets. Chautauqua nda. and in Australia and New Zealand, and would go all over the world. ,Remen to explain their ideals and tfteir problems to other countries, so that there would be a better understanding mthTwnl h t e + ntt,i ? ,IS ' a " (t «"«* ">"' The Mayor then spoke on behalf of vish K, o f ra H orVand aSkd if jt *» the holl I P PPe e thnl Chautauqua there was a big chorus of "Yes-" The ««■ d !! mt thow W,, ° t-k the r - bt tk y tU ' S yoM w0,,1d <>° «> again have L ° . PnfisU,lc the - v wI,M " lK n,e movement produced „ fine r„ ponso. and at tne rcn.-l.wi,n"the, p] on about 30 ladies ~„i xn * <*<■'*■ signed tl,„ V uu! Kemlcmen :*":;*„=:";„",;•;,;,;»;:;