Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-16
LIBRARY COURSE.
Tho Attraction. Provided for the En.n,n
season--scale of Prices and Method q

Tho Attractions Provided for the Ensuing
Season--Scale of Prices and Method of
Reserving Seats.
The lecture committee of the ST. Paul
library have issued their circular and pro-
gramme of winter entertainments. It pro-
vides for seven evenings, and no doubt some
of the engagements it will be considered de-
sirable to repeat. The course includes
literature, music, art and travel, with expo
nents in each who will command undoubted
success. B. 3. Taylor will open on Nov. 20
with "What made him do it? or, Some mo.
tive power" 1t is gratifying to notice that
the committee appreciate home talent, and
intend to give the public an opportunity Of
seeing two OF our most talented ladies at
their very best. The Misses Banning stand
second on the list. MIR. w. NJ. r. French,
superintendent of the art department of the
Chicago exhibition and secretary of the Chi
cago academy of design, will lecture on
conventional art and modern decoration.''
! He will be followed by the s'Felch &, Gill
bert Jollities,' musical and dramatic COM
pany consisting of the following artists:
Miss Lillian Brown, soprano and soubrette,
Miss Sallie Wright, Mr.. Percy Cooper. Mr..
James a. Gilbert and Mr.. Stanley Fetch.
Their entertainment will be novel and spark
ling. The Sycamore of the Wabash. Hon.
Dan. w. Voorhees,, will deliver his mastery
lecture on Thomas Jefferson. The great
Adelaide Phillips opera and concert com
pany OF worldwide fame, will prove most
fellcitous engagement. The last of the Sc
ries is Hon. c. G. Andrews, who can make
Norway and Sweden interesting.
The canvass of the city for the sale of
season tickets will commence to-day, and no
doubt the public will respond as the lib
crafty OF the association deserves. The
committee submit the following
/ PLAN FOR REsERv1NG SEATS.
| Seats for the whole house will be reserved on
tuesday, Nov. 26, at 8 A. H., at the Opera
House.
The plan OF reserving seats, first put in prac-
tlce last year by the association, it is believed
| thoroughly commended itself to it's patrons. as
1t obviated the necessity of waiting for hours
at the ticket Office door, and at the same time
secured perfect fairness to ell. The same
method VIII therefore be used this year. The
plan is as follows, viz:
Fllst-Ihe Opera House will be opened for
the selection of seats at S:45 A. NJ. on Nov. rs.
the drawing to commence at o'clock, thus
securing the comfort Of our patrons during the
| process.
| Secouu-Ac inc Tune and place mentioned,
slips bearing the names of purchasers, and the
number OF certificates bought by each, will be
| drawn from box, the person whose name is
hrst drawn having the first turn in selection
&C., each person being entitled to select as many
seats as he has bought certificates not exceed.
ing six. If more than six certificates be bought
by one person, second slip bearing his name
will be put in the box, in which case the pur.
chaser must elect in buying how many seats he
will select at each drawing.
Third-If names of persons not present. O,
represented, are drawn, they will be placed in
second box and redrawn when the first box is
empty.
Positively no reservations will be granted
prior to the opening Of the box Office at above
named hour, except for the usual compliment
taries to the press.