The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-20
A PERILOUS JOURNEY
Dr. Eugene May Takes His Friends Out
for a Great Climb.
THE ASCENT OF THE MATTERHoRN
Srnphic ana RcnutIt.l lecture
MISUNDERSTANDING New Under tie
Shu--Ar0nnd tho Stoye-Chnutnu-
ga" Audiences Increasing.

toieraDly large and altogether ap-
~ ticciatlHe audience gathered at the
academy OF Music last night and spent
Nv chtrmlhE hours listening to one OF
tn, nE illost peauliLul lectures ever heard IL,
.nls citF: Or. Eugene May told OF his
ascent OF the AIutterhorn, and Il wonder
full climb it was.
The lecturer began by talking very in
tercsting indeed Of Switzerland. the
iiiodei ,i.,ei llttle republic. its social and po-
llt1cai customs. Then he took his hear
ers with him to the widest, Ernndest
and most perlous places in tic world
ihey cianbered, with him. along the
ICY edges or the great Mattcrhorn, clun,r
desperately TO the rope by which he was
suspended a thousand feet in air stood
breathlcss and fearful in the Ice stems
on me ridges. wormed their way tortu-
rouSly around the "Shoulder" and finally
lay with him on the ultimate summit,
watching sunny France glorious upon
me right, storied Italy. beautiful upon
the right, and lovely little Switzerland
nesting a [ their feet
II Is no figure Of speech at all to say
me speaker carried his hearers with him
through all the wonderful Journey His
word-patnting was simply exquisite his
story, wonderfully graphic
TRUE AND FALSE EL.OCUTION.
The morning lecture-'True and False
lIlocuton"---by Mr. e. B Warman. was
IL
tured audience. II was like all his pre-
ceding efforts, scholarly entertaining,
Instructive and pleasing
In fact. the Chautauqun series so far
mas been In every way far above the
standard of the usual lectures. and those
who have missed them have missed a
great deal from their lives. The lectures
are worthy. of the patronage or every
intelligent person In the city, and this
they will In all probability receive.
'TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME.
Ferrer A1artyn. Of New York, will lee
ture Monday morning on Nothing New
Under the Sun" In this address he has
coliected a marvellous lot Of facts gene
rally unfamiliar to the public. and his
lecture. which is an exceedingly fine one.
VIII De revelation to those who hear It,
particularly those who boast Of the
achievements OF this modern day
re is original In thought, ana power
ful III delivery. - Nashville {Tenn J
Banner
Among all the promising young men
of the rising generation, Ferrer Martyr
Is ranked as one Of the foremost. t."-New-
ark IN. j. News.
At night Hoyt l.. Conary, Of Boston.
Mass. will give his well known reading
entertainment. Around the Stove" and
those who Wish to spend q pleasant and
profitable evening should hear him.
witty. wise, wonderful Mr.. Conary
has appeared thirty times in the city
OF Boston in one year"
The most successful entertainment of
this season occurred Wednesday lasr.
The dccservcdly popular humorist and
reader. Mt. 11oyt l.. Conary, entertained
a large audience" Boston Journal.
There will be a crowded house, no
doubt. Monday night. as the manage
ment have issued invitations to the pub
lfc to be present. The admission for
that night will be free, but seats can
be reserved at the Academy during
Monday for 15c.
The audiences have largely increased
slIce the general admission was re-
duced to l0c. This reduction was only
temporary however. 1t is understood
that for the coming week the admis-
sion TO the morning lectures Will be 10
cents and to the evening Csc