Manlove: the man of many faces

              OFFICIAL PROGRAM COLFAX CHAUTAUQUA



WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY JULY 15, 16, 17, 18, 1925



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GREAT AFTERNOON BIBLICAL DRAMA NAAMAN, THE LEPER Thursday, July 16, 2:30 P. M.




OFFICERS





President


Rev. Arthur Cates




Secretary


Lillian M. Kyle




Treasurer


Eda M. Atkinson






COMMITTEES





Chairman Ticket Committee


O. McNemar




Chairman Advertising Committee


Wm. Wampler




Chairman Tent & Ground Committee


O. H. Knight






Colfax, Illinois




KEEP THIS PROGRAM FOR REFERENCE




TYOGRAPHICAL UNION LABEL STREATOR



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NAAMAN, THE LEPER Great Afternoon Play



NAAMAN, THE LEPER will be the most remarkable biblical-drama that has ever been presented in our community.  Oriental costumes, Oriental situations, a great presentation of a paramount biblical event centering around the life of Naaman.  A wonderful demonstration of FAITH.  The Slout Players.


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INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRA



The afternoon concert will consist of vocal and instrumental numbers of the beautiful as well as of the more popular selections.  There will be given during the afternoon and evening violin solos, soprano solos with flute obligatos, flute and clarinet duets and other musical numbers making the programs very delightful musical events.


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DAVID LASHMET Virginia Husted



These two musicians will add much to the ensemble and solo work of the International Orchestra, Mr. Lashmet playing the violin and Miss Husted the cello.



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KEITHA WARD



Prima Donna with Tooley Opera Company.  Playing leading role of 
Serpolette
 in the 
Chimes of Normandy.
  You will enjoy Keitha Ward in both afternoon and evening programs.




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MANLOVE, THE MAN OF MANY FACES A Superb Platform Entertainer.



Our big opening night number.  One of the best on the Chautauqua platform.  You will never have heard a funnier Swede, a finer Dutchman or a better Farmer.  Whether he is a Jew or an Italian or nothing but a 
Silly Kid
 you will declare him the best you have ever heard.  Fill the tent FULL.





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EMILY FRAZIER



Miss Frazier is the accompanist in the International Orchestra.  She is also a very splendid coloratura soprano.  You will enjoy her playing and singing.




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H. W. D. TOOLEY



Playing the leading role of 
Grenecheux
 in the 
Chimes of Normandy,
 one of the cleverest of comic operas.  You will enjoy Mr. Tooley and will want him back again.


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MARY L. CAMNITZ Unusual Welfare Speaker



The lecturer on the third night is worth the entire cost of the Chautauqua.  Subject:  
The Child In Our Midst.
  Dialect stories of the Southland in the Afternoon.

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MANLOVE



Manlove comes to make you happier, to help you be better, to make you live longer.  Manlove on the platform, a tent full of people, and the result is a wonderful night.


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INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRA Beautiful Music Played Beautifully.



The evening musical program will be given by a fine Orchestra of six people.  Instrumentation:  two violins, flute, cello, clarinet and accompanist.  There will be many feature musical combinations in this organization, such as, flute and clarinet duets; violin, cello and piano trios, etc.  You will enjoy the International Orchestra.


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HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS



This will be one of our big community events.  A modern play with a modern message and one hundred laughs in one hundred minutes.  A 
headline
 comedy played by professional actors.  A PROGRAM THAT IS REALLY TOO BIG TO MISS.  Do not forget the big play night the second night of the Chautauqua.


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TOOLEY OPERA COMPANY Two Great Programs



In the afternoon the Tooley Opera Company will appear in the picturesque troubadour costumes of the fifteenth century.  The numbers will be selected from grand and comic opera.  They will also feature the singing of the old home and heart songs.  In the evening they will give one of the best loved comic operas, 
The Chimes of Normandy.
  This production will be gorgeously mounted with colorful scenery, rich and elaborate costumes.  This is one of the great days and one of the biggest nights of the entire Chautauqua.



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CHAUTAUQUA ANNOUNCEMENT A FEAST FOR THE MIND



This program is its own best announcement.  Read it and you will become enthused.  Attend it and you will be glad you live today.






DRAMA


Afternoon Naaman, the Leper.
Night, His Father's Business.
By the Slout Players.

OPERA


Afternoon, Fifteenth Century Program.
Night, 
The Chimes of Normandy.

By The Tooley Opera Company.




HUMOR


First night, Manlove, the Man of Many Faces.
Second night, His Father's Business.
Fourth night, 
The Chimes of Normandy.




MUSIC


Third Day, International Orchestra.
Fourth Day, The Tooley Opera Company.




EDUCATION


Third afternoon.  Stories of the Southland.
Third night, 
The Child in our midst;
 A big community message, Mary L. Camnitz.




ADVANCE ADULT SALE OF EXCHANGEABLE SEASON TICKETS



This ticket will entitle the owner to receive one single admission ticket admitting any one member of the owner's immediate family to each and every session of the Chautauqua.  IT IS NOT GOOD FOR VISITORS OR FRIENDS.  All such season tickets pledged or bought prior to the opening day of the Chautauqua will cost the subscriber $1.50 only.





REGULAR EXCHANGEABLE SEASON TICKETS



This ticket will also entitle the owner to receive one single admission ticket admitting any one member of the owner's immediate family to each and every session of the Chautauqua.  NOT GOOD FOR VISITORS OR FRIENDS.  If this ticket is bought on the day of the opening of the Chautauqua or at any other time during its sessions it will cost the purchaser $1.75.





CHILDREN'S SEASON TICKETS



All children under eight years of age will be admitted free when accompanied by parents or by someone paying admission.





COMMUTATION TICKET



This ticket is good for SIX admissions, for any person, on any day, at any session, during the Chautauqua.  Price, $2.00.






OFFICIAL DAILY PROGRAM



Single Admissions—All Sessions:  Adults, 50c, Children, 25c.  Afternoon Programs, 2:30.  Evening Programs, 8:00




FIRST EVENING



Brief Chautauqua Announcement__Platform Superintendent




1.


OPENING JOY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT—Manlove, the Man of Many Faces.  In his character delineation, Manlove is an Irishman, Swede, Dutchman, Italian and a dozen other familiar characters.  Manlove is extraordinary.  In mimicry he excels, in humor superb, in impersonation a wonder.





SECOND DAY—AFTERNOON



2.


GREAT BIBLICAL-DRAMA—Naaman, the Leper.  The newest and best thing on the modern Chautauqua afternoon program.  Slout Players.





SECOND DAY—EVENING



3.


HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS.  An outstanding modern present day comedy.  A night of rare fun and philosophy.  Slout Players.





THIRD DAY—AFTERNOON



4.


POPULAR ORCHESTRAL CONCERT—The International Orchestra.  Beautiful music played beautifully.  Popular selections played with pep.


5.


A HALF HOUR IN DIXIELAND.  Unusual negro dialect.  fascinating Southern Stories.  Mary Lawrence Camnitz.





THIRD DAY—EVENING



6.


A MUSICAL PROGRAM—International Orchestra.  A delightful concert with many attractive features.


7.


POPULAR COMMUNITY LECTURER.  
The Child In Our Midst.
—A wonderful address—Mary Lawrence Camnitz.





FOURTH DAY—AFTERNOON



8.


FULL CONCERT.  Popular and operatic numbers, old home and heart songs, closing with appropriate selections in Fifteenth Century Costumes.  Tooley Opera Company.





FOURTH DAY—EVENING



9.


GREAT CLOSING NIGHT.—Comic Opera—
The Chimes of Normandy.
  Tooley Opera Company.  Special scenery, special lighting, unusual voices.







This program is furnished and this service is rendered to this community by the LOAR INTERNATIONAL CHAUTAUQUAS Illinois-Indiana Circuit James L. Loar, Owner, Bloomington, Illinois.