Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30

, committee in charge of the course. The
! list of entertainments presented to the
star course patrons is the best that has
been engaged during the past six years.
The Bostonia Sextette Club, which APP
pears the opening night, is composed Of
leading artists. Mr.. G. l.. Stats, the
clarionetist. is admitted to be the leader
of American clarionetists, while WIlf
Fries. the cello player, is the Remenyi
Of his profession. He is now y years Of
age, and has played in 1000 concerts.
Miss Alice Burns, the soprano, comes
with the highest recommendations, and
IS a beautiful young lady, who IS just
going out of her teens
The second entertainment will be a
humorous lecture by Hon George W.
Peck. Ex-Governor Of Wisconsin and
author of "Pecks Bad Boy" The sub
iect for the evening will be Good Bad
Boys and Bad Good Boys"
The third entertainment will be the
novelty of the season. Mr.. Albert Arm
strong will appear i'm his famous pictOri2l
recital from Ian MacLaren's Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush the story of tne
evening being "Lachlan Campbell Mr.
Armstrong's bookings include the leading
courses of America, and his new unde"-
taking is bound TO place him in the FORE
rank of entertainers.
TIE fourth entertainment will be an ex-
ceedingly strong one-the Macy-Grilley
Combination, composed Of j. Williams
Macy. Richmond favOritc, and an artist
in every sense Of the word; Mr. Charles
r. Grilley who on the occasion OF MS
appearance here last season with MIR.
Rogers. scored a wonderful success as an
entertainer, and Miss Maud Paradis,
piano sOlOist.
The fifth entertainment will be the lead
ing concert company Of the Lyceum plat
form. and the most expensive attraction
ever booked by the Star Course Commit
tee-the Redpath Grand Concert Company.
This company includes in It's membership
several leading artists well and favor
ably known here The tenor, Mr.. William
II. Reiger, has been heard with delight,
and will be greeted on his appearance
here by hundreds who delight 10 do him
honor Miss Helen Buckley. the soprano,
and Miss Mary Louise Clary, the con-
tralto. are considered among the best
soloists in the country, while Al, hu:
Beresford, the bass, needs no introduc-
ton TO a Richmond audience. Mr. RoseA-
becker. the violinist, and Mr. Hugo Frey,
the accompanst, will add very materially
10 the success of this, the leading feature
Of the season.
fremont Male Ouartette. Of Boston. as
sisted by Miss Flora clifford impersona-
tor and reader and the indications are
that this quartette will go away from
Richmond with ? reputation uneXcelled
by any male quArtette in the last five
years.
The seventh number will be the Kath-
riuo Ridcowav Concert Company COM
posad of Miss Kathrine Ridgeway who Us
called the greatest OF women readers.
Miss Ridgcway viii be supported by MISS
Edith Adams. the yiOlincellist whose
playing was highly commended by the
late Edward Remenyi Miss RidseWdy
viii also be supported by leading tenor
sOl0ist and accompanies
FoAthe eighth entertainment the COM
mittae have secured Nh Henry Lawrence
S0uthWick WHO, as a reader, VIII prove
the peer of any gentleman on the Amer
can platform. For ten years Mir. south
wick was Professor of the Principles ot
Oratory in Emerson college. Boston, anl
he is now Master Of English In the VIII
liam Penn Charter school. of Phiiadei-
phia. MIR Southwicll VIII appear IN ~
Splendid Rebel or Lie and Times or
Patrick Henry"
The ninth entertain nent VIII De the
Fadcttes Woman's Orchestra, OK boston,
a combination OF twenty female artists
declared 90 be unegualled in America.
The orchestra will be accompanied DI
Miss Lillian Chandler solo ytolinist
of national fame. This orchestra IS undsT
the leadership OF Miss Caroline Is. Nicn-
OILS. who is most fsvorably known IN Tie
musical world.
The clomg entertainment VIII take
place on Monday. March 9TH. UT X
barts HarDer. the fayorite illustrated lee
turer. will appear in "The Cuban war
ana his lecture WILL DC ?roiuseiy- illus
trated in color and motion. Mr. Harper
has the greatest record OF any lecturer
on the American platform. having hIed
lCs dates east OF Buffalo last eason.
over half the season tickets nave al
ready been engaged and tickets are ready |
for delivery. The planf .ffefFlgs sea.
has been changed, aLu reserved seats |
will be given out on the night OF NoVehi-
Der eth for one half OF the course, IN
stead OF as heretofore. for single enter
tainments. The sale Of season tlckets |
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