The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-02
THE NORFOLK LYCEUM
The First Season Will Open Here on
October Eighteenth Next.
HALF OF THE NAMES HAVE BEEN SECURED
Mr.. II. G. middleton. Secretary, Hero
I'm tho Interest of the Locni Brnnch
of tho i.y ccnnr-SfnpIe
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Lec,ur
cra Secured.

several months age the Norfolk
Gvceum was organized to begin opera
lions this winter. The opening OF the
season IN October is now IL month off,
ana the matter OF subscriptions will
nave to bc closed In the next two or
three weeks.
Fourteen cities have now Joined the
southern Lyccum circuit. Mr.. II. c.
middleton. secretary, has been sent to
Norfolk to assist the committee for u
aay or TWO. In completing the MEM
'nerShip. AT present only $50 of the nee
essaFS 5D names have been enrolled,
augusta, Ga. has 500 members; Column
Dus' Ca, 10000 population. has $50 mem
Dcr%. Atlanta has the greatest insti-
Pletcu II large membership. Nashville
ana Charleston have Just organized.
benefits OF THE LYCEUM.
Mr.. Middleton yesterday further cx-
plalned the benefits or the circuit rs
iHllows: only about one-tenth Of the
strong lecturers and authors Of the
Union n to the South. Practically
no Europeans. when they visit this
Goteltry TO lecture or read, come 10 the
south. Ian Maclaren, Conan DOYLE.
itarrie. Hall. Caine, Redmond and others
recently. for instance, VINO Iectured and
teau IN all the principal Northern cities,
OUT did not enter the South. This IS
rlot prescription. but a matter Of busi-
ness. we have no institutions TO invite
them. The Lyceunis that are being or
ganized in the South this year will
change this condition.
Ut Will be possible after this year
Tor Norfolk To hear the brightest men
at the English speaking world on her
Lyceum platform at less than 20 coats
each. by organizing n public Lyceum.
yet 1t usually cost from 40 cents to $500
10 near those same men in this sec
uoh when they appea independently in
Opera Houses.
SIMPLE COOPERATION.
The Norfolk Lyccum Is a matter of
very simple corporations; that Is all.
we hope the effort to secure the re-
qu!site membership will not fail. The
proposition is, II 300 persons Will jon,
the Norfolk Lyceum At 50 each, ten lee
lures and authors readings can be given
ms winter. Each member Is given two
yearly admissions. so that the cost Is
only Is cents per admission this year,
twenty admissions for 81. If 800 mem
bers would enroll. twelve numbers would
be given. If 500, fifteen numbers, all for
the S. total cost.
WHO would be in the course this
year? The list IS not very long this
year, for the reason explained, but
next year there should he three times
N"S taii'S w SSltSl iiptl. 1 It iNOIlOlK
board would select ten men from the
following: Lyman Abott. George * chi
nan. George G.. Lorimcr. Thomas
Dixon, j. J. Ingalls,. AGlirat HaIstead,
George w. Gable. Robert J. Burdette,
j.. HopEinson Smith, John Fox, IT,,
VIII Carlton. Russell Conwcll, Madison
G. Peters. John Temple Graves, George
r. Vending. Robert Neursc. Hamilton
Noble and quite Il number Of others.
'"Hhpg. mon 1rn heard In AlIDl1cin
Ga. for Is 9-10 cents. and Norfolk can,
of course. boa Augusta. All The cities
ask Norfolk to help them and hope she
will Go So"