The daily gazette., 1881-01-07
A LECTURE COURSE.
RIcH IHTRLLKcTUAL TREAT FOR
WILMINGTON PEOPLE,

A RICE INTELLECTUAL TREAT FOR
WILMINGTON PEOPLE.
Albert w. Quigg, Alfred Edgar
Best and Herbert II. Ward. Of this
city have decided TO inaugurate a
course Of entertainments, mainly lee
lures, that cannot fail 70 please the
most fastidious and cultivated mem
bers of the community. The series Of
entertainments will be known as the
diamond Course" and will COM
mence at the Opera House on Thurs
day evening, January 27th. The full
course will be N follows:
Jan. 81, Rev. y. H. Fowler, u. D.,
lecture, Great Deeds Of Great
Men,"
Feb. 10. Prof. Ralph G. Hib bard,
readings.
Feb. "a, Nine. Marie RoEe, in con-
cert
February 9e, Hon. William Par
sons lecture, "Heros of the Homeric
Age"
Mar. 10, Josh Billings lecture, PRO
liabilities of Lifs.n
March 30, John B. Cough, lecture,
"TwentY Years After"
DR.. Fowler, whose lecture In to open
this interesting course, 10 the famous
methodist clergyman, who has rsceiv.
cd 30 many honors NJ the hands of his
own church. He was long pas tor oi
various churches in Chicago, h in elo-
qnence and power causing constant
effort among the churches to kee d him
IN the CITY. 1t has been said Of DR..
Fowler that he makss his hearers
laugh and cry in the same breath.
Prof. Hibbard, who follows DR..
Fowler in the course, 10 a mem Der of
sle faculty of the Wesleyan Univer-
sty at Middletown, Conn, holding
The chair Of elocution. He has given
readings in the principal cities Of the
stage.
lhe gem of the course for lovers Of
music is the concert of tho famous
prlma donna, Nine. Marie Roxe. She
Will be accompanied by Mr.. Carleton
and liberal support. Marie Roxe
needs NO comment or uductiop, and
she Is assured of full house.
The Hon. William Parsopa. has
been lecturing in this country for ten
years past. HIS reputation IL of the
highest, and the lecture he 10 to deliy.
or here ON the "heross Of tho Homer
10 Age" has met the favorable criti-
clsm OF the press iu many cities.
The Probabilities OF Life" by
Josh Biilings, will be treated in the
usual style of that well-knovn hum
orist. Josh seldom fails Of drawing a
large house, and always sends his
nearels home with aching sides.
1ohn d GongL's new lsoIure, 1T Twouty
Years After" will httinRIy Gloss m,
'ourse. Mr.. Cough delighted his hear
7rs In the Opera House three years ago
'nu the managers OF this course look
OF crowded audience to hear hun
ring hls Two years tour in Europe.
nr. IT tough gathered the materials foi
pis new lecture, aud IL is SPOKEN of ne
orlght and sparkling. -
season tickets for the course, emitting
.a ne ~ Doidsrs TO reserved seata, are sold Al
s]oV The general admission prica m
NugIe entertainments will be 90 oents
'nu TOT Reserved seaIs, rs cents exc.n'
tne case Of tho Marie Rose coposrt
- 2r which the general adtnisston will hs
40 cents' and the price OF reserved ssa,s
The sale Of season usket. onl, vm -
pended at The store of q. n. 1homas n
Oo., on Wednesday next, and ressrysa
'eat tickets tor respective entertainment.
n pe on sale at the same place three
rays eetore each entertainment
Inc gentlemen who have updarTakan
snls course say that II IL Is suooessfuI i,
shall Do repeated next year on An an
Arged and improved plan.