Billboard advertising (Jan 1921)

Portland, Ore, (Special to The Billboard from ‘Andrews)—The Ellisoa-White Lyceum snd placed its business on a non-profit basis. ts doing business in’ 13 States and in Cansand New Zealand, and in the future the and towns that support the chautanquas ‘the summer and the lyceum programs m winter will share in the profits. The trina of the amusement and educational en es hereafter will share in the profits, and. ‘sponsored. by some of the foremost men and ‘of the West, Most of the members of ‘new board of trustees were in Portland at~ ‘thruout the West, ‘The board of trustees fuislana, Texas, Artsona and New Mexico; 1. McCoy, banker and capitalist of Red Biaft, representing district No. 2, California; ‘W.. Gearhart, attorney-atlaw, PortOre., representing district No. 3, Nevada, and presideat of the National Educa‘Association, Fepresenting district No. 6, of Washington; H. EB, Cross, president Witamette Valley Chautauqua, Astociation, pwirer, and Ida M. Loseth, secretary. {The Eiltson-White chantanqua end Iycoum {ness was founded in 1913 by J. B. Ellison Portland and C. H. White of Bolse, 1d. In ‘years if has grown from a tiny company ‘& Dig organtzation operating elther 1yceums, Jvals or choutauguas in practically every of the West, Several hundred persons are practically the year round, and #> "also are, maintained th Oslgary sn4_Alta and Auckland, N. Z. In 1919 the New Zealand Chautanquas were 4 on 2 non-profit basis, and it is expected [that the Cansidian department also will follow the near future. J.B, Euison, when taterviewed, sald: “For Grease: Sir, ‘White ’and I have felt that the Iyfceam ‘and. chantanqea was too big an institu[tow to be operited for private proft. Tt has deen ‘my dream’to place st on a Digger, brosder COMMENTS “A homorous lecture of highest sort with a real’ message of ingpiratfon’ and happiness.” ‘Poplar Grove, Il!.—S. Westergreen writhe: E “Great. Foil of pep. Certainly ‘ine.”” Fairdale, Ti.—Prio. Mabel E. Gilchrist ree Evporte as follows: “I second Dr. Gunsaulas* } recommendation of Dr. Sears.”* {Blue Meand, Ii.—Norman D. McCoy, Secy.t “We should certainly enjoy a return date.” g é The Billboard JANUARY 14,1921 CHAUTAUQUA DEPARTMENT By FRED HIGH ELLISON-WHITE ii Non-Profit Basis—Chautauqua and Lyceum Busi "ness Reorganized—Patrons Profit by Plan— Enterprise Reorganized and Great Territory Comprising 13 States Will Reap Benefits ~ ‘Doesn't Took a8 tho & grease transportation the place, of risidence of the ‘Fifty-one members of the I. L. mittee bad a meeting during the morning. Brinkley's four-day chautanqua season opened fally on Tuesday night at the auditorium with clever. trio of male novelty musicians, followed by Dr. Mobley, European traveler, newspaper man, pulpit and platform orator. Dr. Mobley ‘Proved to be one of the finest, most entertaining and altogether instructive orators who has ever visited Brintley.—BRINKLEY (ARK.) ARGUS. ‘Dia you see the notice about the death of Pat O'Brien? Pat was ove of the war heroes ‘who wrote a book and got in early on the wave of hero worship that naturally followed in the ‘wake of war. He was a great attraction ‘for ‘the chautauqua platform and drew and pleased. smmense audiences. “He is thought to bare suffered trom the effects of bis trials and hardhips incident to his prison life in Germany. ‘The Thurston management, of Minneapolis, Minn, lest season produced nine pageants on & stogle circuit In four States of the Northwest. ‘This coming season it hopes to greatly enlarge ite activities, and will have seven circuits: and ‘Will present pageants and masques in different States. B. G. Thurston is” general director. Caryl Spiller will be executive director instead ‘of Mr. Oshler, who held that position last sea‘fon. “Patrons of the Elgin Lyceam Union program, occupying every seat ia the igh school audl torlum last evening to hear the Chicago Operatic. Company, learned at the eleventh hour the company had falled to arrive in Elgin. However, ‘the Bertha Farner Recital Company ‘was subatitated, and it was an ‘agrecble’ dlsappointment—soch as is sometimes experienced on Christmas morning when Chris Kringle has switched our expected gifts."—Eigin (TIL) Courier. Xnow even’ a part of Chicago. ‘of Chicago treats of the breezy ated.on the western side of Lake ‘aa institution and as an entity. ‘of the community. He has therefore ‘@ book that has mental grasp and power to challenge -and hold the reader's attention. ‘The chapters dealing with the elder Harrison as Mayor of the city, his son, Carter H.. and the present Mayor, William Hale Thompson, fairs as meet an executive. Every American ‘citizen should read this chapter and learn the secret of these men and the power they have ‘and are still wielding. ‘The chapters on the men of letters and ibe art and music’ development of the city are intensely interesting. ‘The commercial side of Chicago bas more than any other city chalJenged the authors and creators of literature. Bat the entire book 1s very well written and is ‘exrtalnly worthy of 2 careful reading. ROTARIANS BOOK LECTURE TOUR Dr, Charles B. Barker of Grand Rapids, Mich; ‘whose lecture on aoclal purity at the Internatonal Rotary Convention “in Salt Lake city fa191 made a tremendous impression upot Rotarians from, all over the world, will speak in “Mitebelt Tuesday, December 7, under the ans ices of the Mitchelt Hotary. Ciub. Dr. Barker is not a physician, ‘bot he has a degree as Doctor of Hygiene and Physiology. He ras the physical adviser of William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, for four years. During that time Mr. Taft was under his supervision for one hour eich day. Hip lectare at, the International Rotary “Con vention a 1919 proved to be « feature of the conference, and since that time be has been ta great demand by ‘Rotary clubs all orer the Daitea States. ’ ‘The Mitchell Rotary Club will pay his expenses and bis fee to bring bim to Mitchell. — Mitchen (S. D.) Republican, No document 1s legal that lacks the clement of mutuality. ‘The devilish optional clause {s not egal as it i not mutual, If the bureau bas the right to continue the contract, the talent must have” the same right. to cancel. That fe law. One of the fret questions to recelve attention by the actors was the contract ‘with itu jiggers here and there that vitiated it ‘a5 2 legal document and served only av'a means ‘of gyping the artist. Stody the way the actors havo benefited themselves by co-operating on ‘these simple problems, ‘The Central Towa Chautauqua Association ‘will next season have a $2,200 chautauqua that ‘He also stated his bellef ix the value of the committee reports. He probably doesn't know that some of the proclaimed friends ‘of the reports are of the opinion that ‘commit‘teemen have nelther the common Honesty nor mental equipment that would enable them to report on the merits of the various attractions. Now that Mrs, Champ Clerk. and society folks are taking up the case of Eugene V. ‘Debs, who languishes in the United States prison at Attanta, Ga., we can expect a grand rash to the White House begging for mercy for Debs. ‘We wrote long article at the tine and. seid Ghat it was a crime and a’ mistake to single Debs out ant scad ban to Sall for caging’ thet the proftcers and big thieves were stealing the country blind and that his incarceration ‘would do more to make Socialists than he could possibly make by bis voice and pen. TE was, @ mistake, The worst citizens we bave are Tot the “thinking Kind, who, like Debs, “use ‘thelr Drain, It 1s the so-called more or less respectable class whose words have about as much relation to their actions as the foam on ‘2 Seldlliz powder has on the actions of society im general. Better to think and even be wrong ‘than to say and not think at all. LEE FRANCIS LYBARGER AND THE DEMOGRAGY PHOTOPLAY “Lee Francis Lybarger. lawser, author and leeturer, of -Mldiinbarg, creator of. ‘Democracy,’ ‘the miracle photoplay which crystallizes in its fabric the reallzation.of the World. vision of the relgn of the brotherhood of man, which will cure the disease of & social ,stracture torn by the. confict between autocracy .and democracy monopoly and labor—the rule of force—was Dorn In a Jog-cabln in Ohio... Buch.m.conjasethon of propitious. circumstances «. naturally marked ‘him for fame. But by-right of native ability and: the ambition of ‘his Beart, wrung ‘by the dimensions and injustice of classes against masses, he achieved fame Because ho could not be Kent down. “Sfe, Lybarger took up law in bis early manhood, and was admitted to the bar in’ Phtladelphia, where he built up an extensive practice, Utilizing {t as prellnfinary training for the lectore: platform. As a Iccturer he was on the chisutaugaa circuits for the last fifteen years, the only man who ever attempted to solve the industrial problems of the common people thra this mediom. He is author of a volume, ‘Tho ‘Tarif; What It ts; How It Works;. Whom It Benefits," whichis regarded. by the thinking people ofthe country as an. authority fo this subject and its phases. He also. has written ‘2 sctentife. treatise on tart. + “Dartog. the warbe lectured “on “Financing the War.” Last year be was made president of, the Intersatioast Igceum’ and Chavtaoqua ‘Association, which organization Bas’ a person el 6f 14.000 entertainers.” But always he felt he wanted a digger stage, a Detter medion for the expression of bis thought to the people, hence out of his Ife, bis work, “his experiences ‘and Ms great will to help, grew this pictore drama, ‘Democracy,’ which strikes a néw-note, ‘opens & new field in the realm of gram. “ ‘Democracy’ he characterizes a3 a, thousht Grama, the ploseer production in that field, Ta contradistinction to the persoaaj drama, it exPresses not only voluntary, emotjons,. bat the Sdeas which are. back. of the. emotions ant ‘which cause them, while the persons! but ex‘presses emotional attitudes: Its. text .ts that sage observation of Napoleon,..‘Ideas Rule the World.’ Empire'ballders «fails: they role ‘ty force: only a regime bailt on. Jostice, -easallty and lore can endure. * “Me, Lybarger will remain ‘to Altoona week to stady the renction ‘to Ms dratia of t people of Altoona, It ts just out of New York, ‘They Get Together at Quincy, Ill. Fifty members of the South Side Commerciat Club enjoyed a dinner and get-together meeting last evening at Grimmer's Restaurant, with talks and vandeville featuring ‘the affalr.FolJowing 2 turkey dinner, with all, the things that go to make o turkey didner worth while, was @ ‘yanderilie entertainment. Alfred Peters, female tons." He was asslated:at the plano by ‘Tenenbone, He was attired in a gown of Cock ‘bios’ velvet of Spanish type. trimmed 614. gold and.an abundance of Engleman's “Russian Dance,” number of those present for talks, B. BR. Potter, general’secretary"of the Y. 3. 0. A.. spoke oa ‘Eficlency.” ‘William Seblagenbauf, George ‘Wall, Fred 'W. Brinkoetter. -F_ WKnollenberg, thoughts. “A short business session, with Heary Garretts, president-of:the club, in charge, was held, bat mo Smpértant business was transacted. Joba Fotlscher was chairman of theEatertatoment Committee, which had charge of arranging the affair, The South Side Commercial Club plans to make these get-together affairs regular oc ‘currences about every two months, A similnr affair was beld two moqths ago—The Whig, Quincy, mi, Frave you looked thra, the Lotter List tm this, tasue? There may boa letter advertised for