New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-08
THREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURES.
GARRETT p. sERvISs TALKS OF SPAIN AMI
WILLIAM FREELAND OF NORWAf-MH'
HOLMES CONTINUES HIS COURSE

HOLMES CONTINUES HIS COURSE
An audience OF hattering dimensions greeted Mr..
ServIss at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday morning.,
and In other respects also his Lenten course VI
lectures at that place Of entertainment was hap-
PLY initiated The speaker remarked AZ the "u'.s'
that the political complications which Just now IN
yolyed the relations Of this country with spaih
could not impair the interest OF cultivated peop'e
In the wonders Of Gothic architecture the mar
yeous Moorish civilization. the deeds OF valor per-
formed In the redemption Of the peninsula from
Saracenic rule, and host OF other historic TO
mantle and picturesque clements inherent IN MS
subject Faith in the reality OF the great Spanish
hero the Cid was affirmed. and popular ncreduity
in regard to such characters earnestly depre-
cated-sentments which elected hearty applause
After a hasty resume OF tho story OF the Moorish
invasion OF Spain. and OF the successive steps !"
which the Christians recovered the lana, MI oe'-
viss led his hearers from Burgos In the north past
EscuriaI through Madrid, Toledo, cordova ana
Seville to Granada, in the south. The salient rea'-
ures Of the more famous cathedrals and palaces
pointed out Glimpses OF market pace eo''-
HONS street graceful and ancient bridge and beau
ufui olive orchard afforded That great
Spanish Institution. the bullfght. was so 'lVidy
described that one could almost hear the toreadors
rousing song from Carmen" even while one snuo-
dered at this revelation OF human cruelty. The
glories OF the Ahambra also received much atten-
ton. Graphic, handsomely coored slides Illustrated
the lecture The operation OF the lantern Was eff
fective. realizing Charles Lambs Ideal OF swift
and silent service" dinner After all. though.
the two chief attractions OF the talk were Its ane
literary quality and that charm OF manner by
which Mr. Servlss always, unconsciousiy 10 him-
self wins the hearts OF an audience.
new lecturer william Freeland. appeared at
Wallack's Theatre yesterday morning and began q
course. or. rather pair Of courses FOR tho dement,
Of the Chapel Hi Fresh Air Mission The audi
ence was smaller than the interest OF the lecture
and the excellence Of the object deserved me
subject was Norway" The lecture was iiumi-
mated by fine set OF pictures, with excellent Color
ing The opportunities for pcturesqueness which
the country offers are. Of course. great and Mr..
Freeland took good advantage OF them He de-
scribed and illustrated scenes. objects and people
from Stockholm 10 the North Cape. ending, as sucn
a lecture naturally does. with the midnight sun.
The lecture will be repeated as the first OK Couss
b. this afternoon at o'clock. The second iectuFs
Of Course A. on SPAIN" will be given tomorrow
T. burton Holmes lectured "oases Of the A.
gerian Sahara" at Days Theatre yesterday morn.
Ing and the richness Of his subject provided an
abundance OF variety 10 the views which were OK,
hiblted When the eyes OF the audience were not
searching long vistas OF sand they we're rested IN
fertile groves Of the date palm or on the eooi ss
and fascinating playground where tne srs; liz
desert ss like The
the views suggested the appropriateness OF the 10
The methods of travel over the great wastes. the
simplicity Of the natives and the achieyements OF
French engineers in the gorgss OF Cnsoe, wa Sns
scrpton Of La Telegraphe Optique BY WHICH Ion, =
message was transmitted to Chicago from .ooS-
COURT in the heart Of the Sahara Desert ~ IN.
tervals of thirty five miles throughout the oeees
towers are placed and by the use OF magic lan-
tern a telegraphic code Of flashes provides mfens
OF communication The fash signals are trene.
mitted from tower tower, and from Toufgou!t
the message Ia conveyed by means OF the electric
telegraph. An interesting description 81 b1Nc
the Monte Carlo OF the desert. and OF 11meeQ,
known as the African Pompei. was followed by
illustra lions of tho daily life In the GASES and
brief account Of the metropolis Of tho Oued Kirh.
large audience heard the lecture