Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-21
A PROMISING COURSE.
Lyceum of Augustana, Encouraged by
Last Years Success. VIII Try Again.


Encouraged by the unexpectedly
brilliant success of the lyceum course
of last year, and assured of the con-
tinued good will and patronage of the
people of Rock Island and Moline, the
lyceum of the Augustana college has
decided upon conducting an enter
tainment course this year also that
promises fair to excel the course of
last year, so generally successful as it
avowedly was.
The course of this year consists of
the following:
London Glee singers, Friday,
Nov. II.
Delmer E. Croft, lecture. Monday,
Nov. y.
Prof. I. II. Dinsmore, lecture, Mon
day, Dec. II.
The Oxford Musical club, of Boston,
Tuesday, Jan. %.
DIR. William III. Crawford, lecture,
Thursday, Feb. %.
Thomas McClary, lecture, Thurs
day, March Is.
The London Glee singers have never
before visited America. They have
come across the waters crowned with
successes achieved throughout old
England and Scotland. The press of
the mother country is unanimous in
its unstinted praise. of the genuine
merits of their famous organization.
They have appeared no less than four
times at the Crystal Palace in London.
Their concerts consist of the perform
ance of old English folk-songs, which
are acted as well as sung and are
hn Of of
of appropriate costumes. The enter
tainment is an absolute novelty. The
performers are artists and rich mu-
steal treat is assured.
Delmer Z. Croft is unanimously
conceded to be lecturer of rare ex-
cellence. His style is utterly devoid
of egotism and peculiarly fascinating.
Every thought is packed with plain
common sense. His lectures are in
great demand because of the help they
give to everyone in the common walks
of life. He makes every one amount
to something.
DR.. T. Ii. Dinsmore has become
universally known us the author of
the Dinsmore Wonder lectures. These
lectures are illustrated with brilliant
chemical experiments, and while
thoroughly scientific and educational
in character, they are maryels of
grace and eloquence and intensely in
teresting alike to the student or to the
average person of intelligence.
One of the very best concert COM
panies before the American public to-
day is the Oxford Musical club of Bos-
ton. 1t is q most artistic and thor
oughly high-class organization. In
strumental music, vocal solos, duets
and quartets intermingled with re-
fined wit and humor make up the pro-
gram.
DIR. William II. Crawford is an or
ator of the first rank. He is naturally
endowed with the intellect, the ply
sique and the gifts and graces that are
so necessary to great oratorical
His lectures are mas
tcrpieces in composition and his de-
livery is as polished as that of any of
the greatest platform orators that
have adorned the platform for many
years.
The course concludes with a lecture
by the very popular lecturer, philoso
pher, humorist and wit, Thomas Nc
Clary. He is one of the most capable
and qualified men for the Lyceum
platform ever presented to the public
He is an argumentive, eloquent and
speaker. He cannot but
eclipse the expectations of the most
Such is the course which the Lyce-
um has arranged for the season of '99
and 1900. The entertainments will be
given i'll the centrally located Angus
tana college chapel.
Season tickets are sold at the low
rate of 81 and single admission tickets
so cents.
On sale at the Harper house drug
store in Rock Island and at Joseph |
sons jewelry store in Moline.