The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-23
LYCEUMs LECTURE COURSE.
The First Entertainment to he Given


Dec. 1.
The first lecture of the course of the
Savannah Lyceum Will be given on Dec.
l at the Guards han. Prof Charles
sprague Smith. lately professor of modern
languages at Columbia College will deliv-
er the lecture. 1t is probable that Prof.
Smith will lecture on the night of Dec. 2
also.
1t is thought the first lecture win be on
The Barbizon Artists" and that the sec
ond will be on some of the travels of Prof
Smith. In the event it is upon travels, the
subject will be Iceland and the Faroes, -
or The Land of William Tell"
Prof. Smith is regarded by the mana
gers of the lyceum as one of their strong
est attractions. He was heard last sum-
mer at Chautauqua by Mr.. b. A. Den
mark, who says that the lecture on The
Barbizon Artists is particularly fine
This lecture was prepared in the forest
of Fontainebleau. Its author was abroad
for eight years with the object of engag-
ing in lecturing in view. Prof Smith is
not one of the lectures of the southern
lyceum circuit but was secured by the
Savannah Lyceum Independently.
The second lecture will be delivered on
Jan. by Hon. George r. Vending who
will be remembered by the people of Sa-
vannah as having before delivered a most
interesting lecture here on ''Stonewan
Jackson" He will probably lecture on
Unseen Realities" or "ls Death the
End?"
Hamilton w. Mabie, probably the most
celebrated of literary critics, will be heard
on Jan. %. His subject viii be Life and
Literature"
Early in February Gov. Bob Taylor of
Tennessee will be heard in his famous
lecture on THE Fiddle and the Bow" A
great many in the city have heard Gov.
Taylor and are eager to have an oppor-
tunity of again enjoying one Of his lee
lures. 1t was the effort of the board OF
managers to get him here during Decem-
ber but this was not found practical.
Probably the greate attraction that
has been secured will be found in f. Mar
ion Crawford, the celebrated novelist Mr.
Crawford will be here on Feb. 8, and it Is
thought that his lecture will be on pope
| Leo XIII and the Vatican" or on "Italiau
| Life of the Fourteenth Century" Mr.
| Crawford will be one of the most expensive
| of the lecturers. 1t will cost the Lyceum
| about $3.50 to have him. There are seVeta
| others of those who will be heard that
will cost nearly as much.
on April /, DIR, Frank w. Gunsaulus will
| lecture. He is the president of the Armour
| InsGtute at Chicago and comes with the
Il
| effort of the Southern Lyceum circuit tC
! nave him come south for several years
| but until now it has not been successful
| DR.. Gunsaulus will probably. lecture OF
| "Savonarola."
Either Lieut.. Peary, the Arctic explorer
| or Anthony Hope the celebrated author
! Of THE Prisoner of Zenda." and other
! highly romantic stories, will be secured il
! January. If Mr.. Hope is chosen he will b,
| the most expensive lecturer of the entire
! course. His services viii cost the Lyceun
$500. II is possible that both Mr.. Hope anC
/ Lieut.. Peary may be secured If the sub
| scriptions of the Lyceum warrant it, this
will be done.
| The board of managers of the Lyceum
and especially the officers, have done ad
| mirable work in getting up the course an(
! securing the talent that will entertain tn,
| people of Savannah. Mr.. n. w. johnson
| the secretary and treasurer, deserves par
| ucular credit, as the work has fallei
| largely upon him. The other officers Rev
| G. Fl. Strong, president; Mr.. Otis Ash
more, Rev Robb White and Mr.. Lee Ro,
Myers, vice presidents, have taken an ac
tive interest in the success of the move
ment to give Savannahians the opportuni
ty to hear the leading lecturers of tn
| country.
The tickets for the course will go on sal
and be distributed among the subscriber
| to-day at Solomon's drug store Seats 70
the first attraction may be reserved OF
Saturday.