The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-25
Y. M. c. A. Lecture Course.

The opening lecture of the Y. M. G. A..
Star Course will be given next Wednes-
day evening in the Congregational church
by Robert Nourse, who will present his
new lecture, THE Bells" DR.. Nourse
on two previous occasions has appeared
before an Owosso audience and both
times has given great satisfaction. This
new lecture is considered by many supe-
rior to those that he has given here.
The following press notice from the
Delaware, o., Daily Gazette of Dec. 1lth,
1894, gives a good description of "The
Bells:"
A very good house was present to see
and hear Mr.. Nourse in his incompatible
performance OF last evening His theme
was "The Bells" An Alsatian inn-keep-
er, whose chief desire was to become rich
had gradually been reduced in circum-
stances until he saw financial ruin star
ing him in the face. The thought of
poverty drives him to desperation, and
he hastily decides to take the life of a
wealthy Polish Jew, who had made a
brief halt at his inn. The season is win
ter and he makes hasty detonr through
the deep snow, waylays the Jew in his
sleigh and murders him. He then takes
the golden contents of the travellers belt,
fills his pockets and then, bearing the
heavy form of his victim to lime-kiln,
he casts it, together with the belt, into
the seething lime, where every trace of
his guilt is consumed. He hastily re-
turns to his tavern, places his gold in a
safe place and endeavors to be happy,
but in vain; the sound of the sleigh bells
of his victim stays-haunts his thoughts
awake and sleeping. He amasses prop,
erty and becomes very wealthy. His
daughter is soon to be married to a
promising young man. Fifteen years
have elapsed since his crime, when
through his own actions he is suspected
of the murder. He is tried, convicted
through the efforts of a hypnotist, who
causes him to fall asleep, and in this con-
dition he confesses all before the ques.
tons of the judge. He is awakened, his
death warrant pronounced, and is led out
to expiate his crime on the gallows.
This tragedy Mr.. Nourse enacted with
such perfection that it ceased to be acting
and became to the audience reality.
Before the closing scene of the drama,
Mr.. Nourse depicted strongly the retribu-
ton which surely overtakes those who
at any time in life wrong or ruin any in
dividual.
He here related several anecdotes
which set the audience in CONFUSION Of
laughter, and thereby demonstrated to
them his ability in the realm of comedy
as well as tragedy.
Mr. Nourse's brilliant dramatic ability
was last evening conclusivey proven,
and his performance, interesting to the
point of absorbing intensity, assumes adj
ditional merit in its advocacy of strong
moral principles.
The course this year comprises the fol-
lowing TALENT Robert Nourse; Royal
Hand-Bell Ringers; DR.. Dudley W.Rhodes;
Mehan Lady Quartette Prof w. Nj. H..
French; Hon. Henry Watterson.
The price of season tickets for these
six entertainments is 81 80 and are now
on sale by the Mich. :. M. q Organ Co.,
w. T.. Collins & Co., ID. M. Christian and
at other stores and by canvassers.
AS many tickets will be sold as in for
mer years, and if tickets have not been
bought or you have not been seen by
canvasser, do not delay getting tickets.
1t is a splendid list of talent and large
audiences should attend each entertain
ment.