The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-09-28
Public School Lecture Course.

We think that our efforts have been
rewarded by securing talent that will
produce the best series Of lectures and
entertainments yet heard by Reyn.
oldsville audience. II has been our aim
to give variety and quality to the course.
The lecturers and entertainers all rank
among the best Of their profession.
Following is the schedule as it has
been arranged:
Schubert Glec Club. Friday, Oct. 80.
Col. George w. Balm Friday, Nov. %.
VIM. Hawley Smith. E. Friday, Dec 10.
Herbert A. Sprague -. Friday, Jan. 20.
Rev. Thos. McLary. Friday Feb, "a.
The Schubert Glee Club is organized
out of the old Schubert Male Quartette
with the addition of two more voices
and solo Pianist, with Reader and
Impersonator and Solo Violinist. The
company also includes combination of
voices and string instruments. They
have given over four thousand concerts,
and during all that time have taken
rank among the best glee clubs In the
country. Although the personnel of
the club has been changed from time to
time, the changes have usually been for
the better, and we are safe in saving
that no better company is now before
the public. The Glee Club is fortunate
in securing the services of Mr.. Will B =.
Cane, the Reader and Impersonator.
for the seasons concerts. The fact that
Mr.. Cane has travelled by himself, Civ
ing dramatic recitals the past four
seasons, makes him the popular enter
tainer that he is. In Mr.. Rudesill the
club has IA pianist aud accompanist
whose genuine all around musical abil-
ity eminently fits him for the position.
Mr.. Lucas, as Il violinist is worthy of a
place in this excellent company.
Col. George w. Balm, of Lexington,
KY, needs no recommendation to the
people of Reynoldsville. His lecture,
"Among the Masses" was so well re-
ceived here last year that we do not
hesitate to place him on the course a
second time.
City Superintendent of Schools Geo.
F. Luckey, Of Pittsburg, writes OF Mr..
Smith as follows: "Wm Hawley Smith
is magnificent lecturer-full of wis
dom, yet bubbing over with humor.
Words utterly fail to describe his per-
formances. His hearers laugh, applaud,
weep, admire, love. On the education
al platform he Is without peer.
Herbert A. Sprague, the imperson-
ator, is presented to us with the best of
recommendations. The presentation of
plays by single actor is fast coming to
take high rank among the forms of
dramatic art The successful artist in
this line must be something more than
polished reader or clever imitator: he
must have proven himself capable OF an
original conception and adequate rep
resentation OF great variety of char.
acters. In presenting his six varied
and successful plays, Mr.. Spuague en-
joys the reputation OF creating an en-
tirely new cast OF characters with each
play. Thousands OF people who have
heard all the impersonatOrs, humorists.
and readers OF any prominence are con-
vinced that Mr. Herbert Sprague is
without superior in the United States.
The ability to represent In turn half
dozen or more characters In q play or
story, In 6ne evening, without the bene-
fit OF stage accessories or change of cos
tune; to impersonate the grave and the
gay, the dignified and the fiippant, the
learned and the simple, the morbid and
the humorous, the manly and the ef-
Terminate, and to make each character
stand out as though represented by
distinct individual, born and trained
with the characteristics presented, re-
quires talent of very high order. All
this Herbert Sprague has done before
scores OF audiences, to the delight OF
all who have heard him. The instinct
i've and involuntary expression OF one
who hears him for the first time is,
"Here is an artist
Rev. Thomas McLary. OF Minne-
apolis, Minn., will close the course with
his lecture, Sunshine in Labor" The
author hopes that this lecture may
strengthen the hearts Of those who have
to bear up under the heavy burdens of
life. Mr.. McLary is sure to please, en-
tertain and instruct.
cout DO vi luoJTuCtlOH anu enUer-
tainment can be made success only
through the most hearty support and
cooperation OF the towns people. II
involves considerable financial risk and
we, therefore, ask that season tickets
be subscribed for in advance.
Season tickets will be Sl.00 each,
lschOol pupils so cents) but this will not
include reserved seat. Reserved seats
will be sold at ~ cents additional for
each entertainment. The season tiok-
cts have FIVE coupons, one for each en-
tertainment, and persons desiring re-
served seats will exchange a coupon at
the seat board for reserved seat
ticket, paying the additional 10 cents
for the reserved seat. Seats will not be
reserved for the whole season as here
tofore, but for each evening separately.
In order to secure our patrons against
any error in the checking OF seats this
season, each reserved seat ticket will
have printed upon it the section, row
and number OF the seat. This will OBJ
viate the necessity of marking with pen
and ink and will render the duplicating