The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
Lectures and Lecturers.

THE RESULTS. FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE, or
TIE STAR COURSE IL NORFOLK BEECHER,
TALMAGE. AND COUGH.
IL the Editor Of the Public Ledqer:
II the audience which had the good for
tune to hear the eloquent lecture OF DR.,
Talmage represents all the intelligence and
refinement our city affords, we NAV look
well TO our Hurels when contrasled with
the audiences which have greeted the lee.
lurei, oi tie star Course in our sis.
ter elite, Il Petersburg and Rich,
mond. No one viii dispute that fair
Way Of judging Of numbers is by receipts
q, cash, and after making slight allow
auco for TIE ty,ya cost OF reserved seats, we
ind there were nearly two hundred more
PERSONS present AZ MIR. Beechel's lecture
ilaI 10 hear Or. Talmage; or, in ether
words. ih- receipts Of last evening were
s-2j les. !uc statements of the press 10 the
contrary notwithstanding. A. these have
been The arrest audiences that have been
present at any Of these entertainments, il
may be well 90 give few facts and figures
for the Information OF our citizens, il they
have The slightest wish to eni " similar
course smother season.
Inc clghi entertainments were engaged
loy TIE twenty or more gentlemen who be-
came responsible for the financial portion Of
lle arrareeHcrt) at cost Of $685.
btecher, Talm3gc. and Cough receiving re-
sp,ctiNcB 800, 5000. and $3.50 each. In
addition 10 ne above, the local eXpenS(S of
AL and, ia the case OF the two concerts,
travelling expenses also, were TO be paid,
Which, With advertising. printing, and the
expenses q The Academy OF Music, willag.
gf'saie a, least $50 more, making total
cost Of about $4,000. To Offset this the COM
Miilee have received to date, from sale OF
tickets, about 800. or this amount about
S'D va, realized from the sale Of course
UVh,', The T"mainder from evening adj
missions. OF tbs la-t sum Si2O was received
nom brecbe's lecture and $500 from Tai
naseS-'be TWO largest OF The evening re.
U'PH. II 10 Si20 be added one eighth Of
Nr proceed, OF the cOurs tickets (Sl00),
We nave 500 a. the receipts from Beec5eT'S
Nc,uie, which cost 800 THE extra train
~ulch brought him from Petersburg having
Oteh PAID br The Lyceum Bureau and his
ST;eh', Mr. J. Il. Pond. The receipts OF
S,'. lamaee's lecture, thus increased by
:aaVOo' were but 1890 in all. when he was paid
w 10 cash. and the other expenses were |
about 800 more.
"a ~ VIII mus bs seen az glance that only |
c c"s lecture Of Mr.. Beecber (tbe highest in
sO' OF all and about which there was the |
~'o,l do1bp has paid expenses, and not
t@"nNandlng all the entertainments have
, Ussn nrst'elass in every respect, the COM
, ,... ma Themselves on the home stretch
"Na lair prospect Of deficiency 10 be
"sue up by The twenty gentlemen above
,e'rffed to Of from s20Ot $500. This, II
ih.ee,'sry, they will cbeeffulIy do, think
s"s Tue seasons treat of rare entertainments
T. o'nip' nsailon 10 some extent for the out
W., bu', as their agents, the committee
1n s" 70 present the matter fully to our citi-
y, ,nai II they wish to enjoy like series
do entertainments another year, they must
"ofe towards sustaining them.
COMMITTEE.
"0rIotk, Va, March 3, 1881.