Acme Chautauqua

              1921
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Acme
CHAUTAUQUA
MAPLELAKE
June 6–7–8–9
(MON–TUE–WED–THU)

Acme Chautauqua System Des Moines



1921

Dollar Cowardice
A certain man in a front line trench, rain-soaked, and under heavy fire, took his fate with a cheerful tone.  Only his life was at stake.

The same man in a Wall Street slump went into a nervous collapse and broke down completely.  He was losing his money.



We approach the 1921 Chautauqua season unafraid.  We foresaw the present reaction months ahead, and were not surprised.  When the tide was high our earnings, though moderate, were conserved.  We spent neither in reckless ventures nor high living.

In position to meet the situation in a courageous way we have increased our talent budget 18 per cent over last year, regardless of a 20 per cent increase in transportation rates, and the fact that our guarantee has never covered our actual cost.  Our budget for talent is now 43 per cent greater than in 1919, with admission prices practically the same as prevailing in 1914.  To a large extent this is possible because of a consistent reduction in our mileage between towns, which we believe to be the lowest of any Chautauqua System in the United States.

The jazz era passeth; the hilarious spending is over.  The reduced purchasing power of the people will be used for the substantial, the worthwhile and the wholesome.  Real Chautauquas that are a constructive community force will be patronized—the other kind are doomed.

We present our program for 1921 without boast or apology.  We have given eight months of concentration and effort to planning, selecting and preparing it; and now we leave it to you, our patrons and committees, to say how well we have builded.

The Management





DAILY PROGRAM

All Afternoon Programs Begin Promptly at 2:45
All Evening Programs Begin Promptly at 8:00


AFTERNOON 1st. DAY EVENING
Concert, featuring Ladies' Quartets, Instrumental Trios, and Dramatic Sketch, The Spanish Serenaders.

Adults 27c; tax 3c.  Children 13c; tax 2c.


1.
Musical Extravaganza, The Spanish Serenaders.
2.
Lecture, Nothing New, W. Frederic Fadner.

Adults 45c; tax 5c.  Children 27c; tax 3c.



AFTERNOON 2nd. DAY EVENING

1.
Prelude, The Van Browne Entertainers.
2.
Lecture, The Child and Its Individuality, Hon U. G. Hahn.

Adults 27c; tax 3c.  Children 13c; tax 2c.


1.
Musical Novelties and Costumed Characterizations, The Van Browne Entertainers.
2.
Lecture, Voices of the Past, Hon. U. G. Hahn.

Adults 45c; tax 5c.  Children 27c; tax 3c.



AFTERNOON 3rd. DAY EVENING
Lecture, The Man Who is Ready, Will L. King. (The youngest man ever elected to a State Legislature).

Adults 27c; tax 3c.  Children 13c; tax 2c.

The Great Farce-Comedy, Cappy Ricks, by Peter B. Kyne, presented by an all-star cast.

Adults 68c; tax 7c.  Children 27c; tax 3c.



AFTERNOON 4th. DAY EVENING
Concert, The Manhattan Orchestra, with Miscellaneous Readings by Ruth Holden.

Adults 27c; tax 3c.  Children 13c; tax 2c.

Concert and Big Grand Finale, The Manhattan Orchestra, Corelli Carter, director, assisted by Ruth Holden, Reader.

Adults 45c; tax 5c.  Children 27c; tax 3c.



Admission by Season Ticket is only about Half Single Admission Prices.  Buy Them from Your Local Boosters

Sunday Programs will be Modified to Accord with the Day.





Buy Season Tickets
Help Your Local Boosters and Save Money
This Chautauqua is made possible because local boosters and citizens have guaranteed the sale of a certain number of season tickets.  Single admissions do not count on this guarantee; and the only way you can truly stand behind their community enterprise is to buy season tickets.

You save about half.  The admission to Cappy Ricks alone is over one-third the total price of a season ticket, and you would have eight other admissions—nine in all.  Even if you attended only the evening programs you would save the bigger part of a dollar.  If you missed all afternoon programs and also one evening program you would still save.

A low price for admission by season ticket is possible because it distributes the attendance.  The cost of putting on each program is the same whether there is a packed tent or a handful.  Most important of all, it is the steady crowds, coming session after session, that make the Chautauqua a real Community event.

Our program this year is an ever-varying succession of good things.  With season tickets the doors of every session are open to you—and at less cost than you would spend in attendance of only a few numbers.



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THE SPANISH SERENADERS
As the name would indicate, this is primarily a singing organization.  The strong feature of their programs lies in the vocal quartet work of the company.  Really good ladies' quartets are seldom heard, but great care has been given to the selection of these voices, giving a perfection of ensemble and a volume of tone decidedly unusual.

During the afternoon program you will have the pleasure of hearing two or three brilliant numbers, another group selected especially for the children, dainty Japanese songs in costume, and one or two of the heart songs that never grow old.  In addition to the singing, three of the girls form a violin, saxophone and piano trio which will present instrumental selections, including some of the popular favorites.  A highly humorous sketch completes the program.

For the evening, the great feature of the program is the Spanish scene.  In the picturesque costume of the Spanish dancer, the girls will present songs, trios and readings, with tambourines, guitar and castanets.  They will take you back to the land of dark-eyed senoritas and of lovers serenading under latticed windows.



DR. W. FREDERIC FADNER on Nothing New
Nothing New will be the subject of the opening night lecture by Dr. Fadner.  Dr. Fadner has been the head of the English department of one of our leading colleges and is well known as a student, teacher, and lecturer.  His lecture, Nothing New, instead of being filled with the usual fads and fancies, is a plea to hold fast to the things which are good.

He presents in a new light the old principles which have been the foundation of our home and country and in an interesting way leaves each audience feeling that they have received a practical vital message which can be applied to their every day life and to the up-building of their local community.  It is a message that will touch on matters of vital personal interest to you in your every day association and affairs.



THE VAN BROWNE ENTERTAINERS
The Van Browne Concert Company is a two man company headed by Mr. Van Browne, impersonator extraordinary.  Mr. Browne has been making the larger cities of the east and south during the past winter and has created a sensation every place he has appeared.  Mr. Browne is rated by all bureaus as the leading artist in his line.

He plays the piano accordion, a feature instrument whereever played, and in his character impersonations he moves the audience from laughter to tears.  Whether he be impersonating Shylock or the Irish washerwoman, he is the same master.  In addition to this, there will be piano and vocal music.

The Van Browne Entertainers present as colorful a program as the average four or five people organization and all audiences agree that it is one of the most artistic and professional companies on any Chautauqua circuit.



HON. U. G. HAHN on Voices of the Past
Hon. U. G. Hahn has practiced law for many years in his native state of Ohio and is one of the leading members of the bar.  After hearing him and being charmed by his eloquence, we induced him to give his great lecture, Voices of the Past, over our circuit this summer.

Voices of the Past is a plea for tolerance.  It is an attempt to break the chains of traditional hatred which have fettered the world for so many years.  The world war did much to break down the barriers of class, sectional and political hatred.  This lecture will do much toward breaking them down in your own community.

The subject of Dr. Hahn's afternoon lecture will be The Child and its Individuality and will be a most worth while lecture for all parents, as it will be practical in all its details.  We ask a packed tent to hear Dr. Hahn in his lectures.



THE GREAT FARCE-COMEDY CAPPY RICKS
For more than a year we have searched for an ideal play for our circuits this summer.  From among the great number of successful ones during recent years we have selected Cappy Ricks.

We consider it the biggest, cleanest, most side-splitting comedy of recent times.  Many of you read the stories in the Saturday Evening Post but we do not consider the original stories anything like do justice to the stage interpretation as will be presented by our special company in your town this summer.  It is a laugh and an uproar from beginning to end and yet is as clean as the freshly fallen snow.  There is not even a hint or intimation much less a suggestion of anything unwholesome from the start to the finish.

Too much can hardly be said in praise of the company that will present it.  HENRI BOYD will be in the role of Cappy; BLANCHE FIRMAN as Florry Ricks; ETHEL LENORE CLIFFORD as Ellen; ROB ROY HARDIN as Matt Peasley; and LESS LONGMAN as Cecil.  We have spent months of the most intensive effort to get an all star cast, and to see that the production was a finished one in the highest degree.

To prevent any possible confusion, we wish to emphasize that THIS COMPANY IS A SPECIAL ACME CHAUTAUQUA PRODUCTION and has not appeared and will not appear on the circuits of any other Chautauqua system during this season.



REP. WILL L. KING on The Man Who Is Ready
Representative Will L. King was the youngest state legislator in the United States.  He was nominated to the state legislature in his home state just before he was twenty-one years of age.  He won this high honor by virtue of his decided opinions and his ability to present his ideas in a striking and forceful manner.

His subject—The Man Who is Ready—is of the inspirational type and is a great message for parents as well as youth.  It is a plea for preparedness—a preparedness of self so that we may be able to cope with the great political and economical problems of the future.  This is a lecture which everyone interested in making a success in life should hear.

Last summer, lecturing over one of the large five-day circuits, Rep. King was received by enthusiastic audiences everywhere.



THE MANHATTAN ORCHESTRA
All lovers of good music will look forward to the coming of the orchestra on the last day of the Chautauqua—the big music day of the four.

In the afternoon, the company will play standard and popular selections, interspersed with readings by Ruth Holden.  You will be delighted with the precision and finish of their playing, and the volume of tone produced by these seven young ladies.  Especially interesting is the violin work of Corelli Carter, the manager and director of the orchestra, the ensemble singing of the girls, and their attractive costume numbers.

The evening of this day is the big joy night of the Chautauqua.  There will not be a dull moment from the beginning to the last note played.  They will present big numbers by the best composers, lovely melodies for those who like them, and rollicking tunes for the lover of lively music.  We are sure that you will go away with a feeling of regret that it is all over, and that Chautauquas come only once a year.



RUTH HOLDEN Reader
Miss Ruth Holden, impersonator and reader comes to entertain and delight you on the afternoon and evening of the fourth day.

Miss Holden has made folks laugh at her readings and impersonations throughout the middle west.  Miss Holden has the delightful faculty of knowing how to build a program that is thoroughly satisfactory to her audiences.  She makes you feel as though she were one of you and her naturalness is one of the secrets of her unusual success.

She will give fifteen or twenty minutes of short readings both afternoon and evening—the kind that are restful, entertaining, and inspiring.  Her type of work is the kind that blends splendidly with an orchestra to make of the last day a real joy day.




1921 – Acme Chautauquas – 1921

Olga Hueser With Spanish Ser


Van Browns as Shylock


U. G. Hahn


W. Frederic Fadner


W. L. Kin


Ruth Holden


Henri Boyd — in Cappy Ricks—


Corelli Carter-Director — Manhattan Orchestra —


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The Great Farce Comedy
CAPPY RICKS
(of Saturday Evening Post Fame)
IN THREE ACTS
A Riot of Wholesome Fun and Laughter


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The Van Browne Entertainers



The Spanish Serenaders



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