The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
ANXIOUSLY AWAIT
LYCEUlN' S OPENING
The Fourth Annual Lecture Course
Prepared.
FINE ATTRACTIONS PREPARED.
Sneakers Who Will Appear i'll Rich
mond During the Coming
Season Are Leaders in
Their Field.
FINE ATTRACTIONS PREPARED.

The Richmond Lyceum is about to
open another OF it's annual lecture
courses, which the Richmond literary
folk have SO much enjoyed for the past
four years. The course has become more
and more popular with each passing
season. and this year every seat in the
Academy OF Music, where the lectures
are given was applied for months ago
The great favor with which this organl-
cation has met is evidenced by the TACT
that on the first day that its treasurer's
books were opened nearly $1,000 in cash
was paid in by members anxious to Sc
cure their seats for the coming season
An audience of thirteen hundred people
is assured for each one OF the attrac-
tons presented. The regular member
ship will occupy the orchestra and bal
cony, while the gallery Will be filled with
students of the various educational in
stitutions OF the city.
DIR. STAFFORD.
On October Sth, Rev. D. j. Stafford,
D. D., of Washington, D. c., will open
the course His subject Will be Mac
beth" Among the many learned and
talented divines of the Catholic church,
it is doubtful whether at young an
age any man has acquired the eminent
distinction and wide reputation of DR..
Stafford Although only thirty-four
years of age, he has, by his marked
literary and oraturical ability, made
record which commands the admiration
of Christian people of all denominations.
Dr. Stafford has lectured in Richmond on
several occasions, and no lecturer is
mora ,,or11iar hero 10 will he intro
duced to the audience by Rev. Thomas
E. Waters of ST. Peters Cathedral.
SETON-THO NIPSCN.
No man has leaped more suddenly into
popularity than Ernest Seton-Thompson,
of wild animal fame. No such plat
form success has been attained within
the past twenty years, with the excep-
ton of Henry NJ. Stanley and Ian Nc
Claren During the past season Mr..
seton-Thompson has spoken twice
day in order to comply with the demands
for his services. Everywhere crowded
houses have welcomed him. He will
appear here on October 18th. and his
subject will be Personality Of Wild
Animals
The ladies of the Day Nursery and
Kindergarten have succeeded in sec'lr-
ing Mr.. Seton-Thompson for one OF his
famous afternoon talks to children, and
the school children of Richmond Will
have an opportunity of hearing the ia
nous lecturer in his talk, illustrated by
stereopticon views, on wild Animals
1 Have Known
On October 29th DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills, the successor of Dr. Talmage in
New York, will deliver his lecture on
'Ruskins Message to the Twentieth
Century, Dr. Hills is perhaps the
init IN Nov
city, and the lecture he will deliver here
has the reputation OF being great
literary production.
LAI.A, THE FILIPINO
Perhaps no lecture will be more thor
oughly enjoyed than that of Roman Reyes
Lala, on THE Philippines Mr.. Lala
is a native Filipino and a member of a
wealthy family. He was graduated from
one Of the English universities, and
afterward from Yale, and was for many
years prominent in business and social
life in Manila, until forced to leave
because of Spanish persecution. a few
years ago he transferred his allegiance
to the United States, being the first
Filipino admitted to American citizen
ship. Mr.. Lala presents his lecture
a fascinating illustrated description OF
the Philippine Islands, with an accurate
and interesting account Of the Spanish
discovery AHA doiliihioii, also touching
upon the recent American conquest and
occupation. He describes the life. char
acter. religion and customs of the ma
tives. Those who have read N1r. LaIa's
articles in leading magazines do not need to
be told that his style is spirited and in
teresting. His book on the Philippine Is
lands, just published, is accepted as the
most authentic work on the subject, and
is endorsed by Admiral Dewey and many
others, who are acquainted with the con
ditions in the new American nossessio,s