Glen Echo, Early Programs
Glen Echo Chautauqua Programs
The Glen Echo Chautauqua actually only operated for one season in 1891. The founders of the Chautauqua tried to reopen it for the next three years but to no avail.
Some newspaper reports indicate that the Chautauqua published a daily newspaper/program. Below is the only known surviving copy from the 1891 season.
July 1891
Early Programs
Not so much a program as a promotional brochere, the 'Glen Echoan' was printed to try and resurrect the chautauqua.
from 1892
Early Programs
Transitional Programs
The Chautauqua founders gave a last try to keep Glen Echo devoted to learning in 1896, but by 1897 the reality of finances turned Glen Echo into a place of entertainment rather than learning. Vaudeville came to Glen Echo in 1897.
The chautauqua founders tried to make the property into a scientific and educational convention center with this brochere.
from 1896
Early Programs
Vaudeville and music took over the park by 1897, they also had opera and prize fights.
from 1897
Early Programs
The trip out to Glen Echo was a slow one, with many in-town theaters it was hard to compete.
from 1898
Early Programs
Early Amusement Park Programs
The addition of amusement rides and a bowling alley increased visitors to the park. Each year more rides were added.
Picnics were a favorite at the park.
Reusing the prior year's artwork, this program was distributed in the summer of 1899.
from 1899
Early Programs
This program used artwork left over from the chautauqua, including an image of a building that burned down in 1890.
from 1900
Early Programs
This program features three ecthings of the park from the same year. The original photos the etchings were made from have survived.
from 1901
Early Programs
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