The Portland daily press., 1865-11-28
INDEPENDENT LECTURES.
Splendid Array of Talent-The Time to Fur
chase Tickets. e

The independent Course OF Lectures Is 10
consist of at least eight more, and to be dehV-
cred by the following persons Mrs FRANCES
ELLEN HARPER, Major General FITZPATRICK,
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Rev. }. Nj. MANNING,
Rev. A. l.. STONE, d. D., Hon. JAMES HAIR
Ian. GEO. w. CURTIS, Esq, and Major Gen.
O. O. HOWARD. Besides these, there is reason
to expect lecture from Brigadier General j.
L. CHAMBERLAIN, of Bowdoin College.
The most of these names are too well known
to our readers to require any endorsement
from our pen. Mrs. Harper, who lectures on
Friday evening of this week, is a lady below
middle age, who was born slave ana re-
manned SO we are not informed how long. ohe
comes recommended by such men as M
Garrison, Gov. Andrew, and also py Mrs. l..
M. Child, as a lady of fine talents, OF pleasing,
intelligent appearance, and very Jine speaker.
We shall have occasion to refer to these testi-
monials hereafter. That the Hall will be
packed to its utmost capacity by those anxious
to hear her, we are unwilling to doubt
OF Gen. Fitzpatrick, the famous cavalry
officer, one of the most dashing and successful
officers of the army, and fresh from the stump
in New Jersey where he has won fresh laurels
In combating disloyalty, VIC need not speak.
He will be here on Tuesday evening of next
week, Dec. 9Th, having telegraphed that he
could come at that time and at no other.
Those who wish to make sure of hearing him,
had better secure season tickets at once. re Z.
Of Frederick Douglass we need say nothing.
He always speaks well-he never fails to draw
a crowded house. 40 Co af
Rev. J. M. Manning of the "Old South
Church." Boston, is one of The most eloquent
men of the age 1t is worth a season ticket to
hear him once.
DIR. Stone, of Park street Church, Boston,
needs no eulogy. He is one of the marked
men OF the age, and speaks in words that burn
their way to the conviction of all that hear.
Hon. James Harlan of Iowa, is member Of
President Johnson's cabinet-the Secretary Of
the Interior. We believe he was in early Life
Methodist clergymen. At any rate he is a
very able man, and his appearance before a
Portland audience, will be the signal for q
crowded house. - tn lae
Geo. w. Curtis-what need we say of the
man who gave so brilliant a lecture as Mr.
Curtis did in the course of last winter? He
is a model of elegance and purity of diction, =
and for graphic Illustrations and forcible logic,
has few equals, and the bare announcement oil
his name will awaken an interest that will not
be satisfied short of listening to his silver
tones. ~ ~ Z
Gen. o. o. Howard, the Havelock of the
Army, the hero Of Gettysburg, who is con
ceded to have saved the day on that occasion
and whose name is dear to every son of Maine
will not be permitted by the people of Portland
to speak to less than crowded house. Sucl
is the galaxy of talent secured for the remain
der of the Independent Course. &tiH
We are informed that for the balance of the
course the tickets are fixed at simply one dol
lar-twelye and half cents for each lecture
Who will fail to secure course ticket? sais
The music by Shaw's Quartette Club i
worth more than the cost of the tickets, ant
this all comes in without additional charge
This singing is fine feature, but as one no
yersed in the artistic, and speaking only fol
the multitude, we would suggest that selec
tons of more humorous character, occasion
ally, will not be Objectionable, and will be sure
to secure degree of applause which more
stately music fails to call forth. 7a"ir