Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-23

The competition will be greater this year
than it has been for several seasons, as
still another course has come into exist
ence, viz, the fremont Temple course.
which charges a much less price for their
tickets. and Is run in the interest Of that
church. II includes Chas. Bratllaugh. Rev.
II. NJ. Gallagher; concert by the Temple
Quartette. Mrs. Barry und Mrs. West
Rev. Geo. c. Lorrincr. Mrs. Scott Sid
dons; Rev. Z. II. Chaplin; Rev. o. II.
Tiffany; Prof. J. NJ. Churchill; Wendell
Phillips aud a second concert by the Phil.
harmonic Club and Mrs. II. NJ. Sn it'll.
The Old Bay State manager has display
ed his usual amount OF enterprise. and ha,
secured a list OF talent. that is adequate to
meet the wants Of the most critical and fss-
tidious audiences. This will include four
concerts, seven lectures and one children's
entertainment. The first of the musical
entertainments will he on Sept. 3oth. by
Clara Kellogg. the great American PrlmA
Donna. Antoinette Sterling. the distin-
guished Contralto, the popular Temple
quartette. and CARLYLE Petersilea. Pianist
of brilliant talents. The concert will be
followed on each successive Thursday -y-
ening by DIR. J G. Holland; Mourar. ID.
Conway; an evening with Barnab.e the
humorous basso; Miss Lillian 5. Ed.arton;
Theodore Thomas Orchestra; John b.
Cough; Hon. Carl Schurz; the Caroline
Riehings Bernard Opera Company; Rev.
W. II. II. Murray aud Hon Schu, Ter col
fax. besides the afternoon cuterta un-n;.
which will include readings. music and
ventriloquism. for the younger portion Of
the community, nil of which. comprises one
ot the most ex pensive and desirable lists
ever prc,e.red Ia the patron. of an, l,cr-
um course
The Lyceum Course. which Is uUd-r the
management OF Mr.. Redpath. Is made up
of three concerts aud seven lectures. lie
has been fortunate In securing Madame
Tietjeus, the great English soprano, who
will be supported by the full Strakosh COM
pany which includes Tom Carl. tenor. Or
landin, baritone, and Madame Arabella
Goddard, the distinguished pianist. This
will be a great musical feast. but the re
mainder OF his course is hardly In keeping
with the above brilliant array, for although
IA few OF the names are well and favorably
known, the majority seem to have been
chosen for the purpose of pleasing the
common rabble. rather than the more
thoughtful and educated class, who gen
orally attend lectures. The following
is list OF the additional talent he offers
John b. Cough, the brilliant orator n con-
cert by Gilmore's Band Mary Livermore;
Robert Collier; Mark Twain; a miscellane-
Gus concert; Barnum the Snowman; Wise
the Bslloonist, and CaricAturist, whose
name | have forgotten.
Theodore Tilton is coming to Boston to
lecture in Music Hall. Oct. lst, on The
Problem of Life" Probably no man is
better qualified TO eXpatate upon this sub
ject thsn he. for his life has certainly been
q problem hard to solve. II is said that the
main points In the lecture, bear very
strongly on the recent trial. There seems
TO be a strong desire TO hear him. and he
will give him . respectful hearing. II is
expected that he will reap a bountiful hsr-
vest, from lecturing this season As his en-
gageLents are such that he will speak five
times per week. from this time until next
June, and his lowest price Is el0o. +.