Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
SEATS GO LIVELY
Opening Sale in the Three Cities
for Sir Robert Balls
Lecture.
PLAT TO BE HERE UNTIL MONDAY
Big Welcome to be Accorded Dis
tinguished Scientist Next
Week.

The opening of the sale of seats
for the lecture of Sir Robert Ball at
the Burtis Dec. -, began simultan-
eously in the three cities this MORN
ing. In this city one-third of the
house was placed on sale at Bleuer's
jewelry store and there was big
rush to secure choice seats The
plat of the house will be kept in this
city till Monday evening, when the
remaining seats, if there are anv.
Will be taken to Davenport and dis
posed of there.
From the indications today Rock
Island will claim her full quota. The
prices arc 81 for boxes, IS cents for
the lower part of the house. 80 cents
for the balcony and % cents for the
gallery. There is no question what
ever that the seats are worth more
and would be priced higher if finan-
cial gain were the prime object of
bringing the noted astronomer to
the three cities.
The distribution of seats is being
conducted with the utmost fairness.
members of the press taking their
chances with others in reserving
seats, no advantage having been TAX
en- over the public in this respect
Best Music.
The music which will precede the
delivery of the lecture will be the
best obtainable and the announce
ment of the predatory concert with
the names of those who are to per-
form has awakened great interest
Prof. Toenniges. Mrs. Atwill and
Messrs. Stark and Paarmann are all
artists, and the half hour that they
will entertain the house opening at
o'clock and giving place to the lee
turer, will be filled with the best
musical program that they can pre-
sent. Nothing stronger than this
can be said.
The fact that Sir Robert comes
under the management of Maj. j. b.
Pond is in itself n high testimonial
to the worth of the man as a public
entertainer, but the further qonsid-
Grafton that the special efforts of
Maj. Pond were enlisted in securing
for the Tri-City Press club the very
best attraction that could be had
puts the lecture of the famous Eng
lishman on Time and Tide" past all
dispute the best scientific discourse
that will be heard in the tri-cities
this season. This is further borne
out by the character OF the institU-
tons under whose auspices Sir Rob
ert is appearing in this country, the
size Of the audiences that greet him
and the space he is accorded in the
leading newspapers and magazines.
Power of the Subject.
The subject of astronomy is one
of the best possible TO appeal to all
of intelligent men and wom-
en-. 1t deals with matters of com
mon wonderment, things which form
the readicst evidence borne to hui I
man earth-bound senses of an i'm
comprehensive infinity-the bridge |
upon which mortal minds may travel |
by suggestion from the hard and !
realities of this life to
a beyond of measureless promise. |
Besides the delights play of the i'm |
agination thus engendered may /
bring and the larger growth to |
which it tends, there is much of |
practical worth bound up in astron- |
omy which Sir Robert Ball may be |
depended upon to bring out to the |
best advantage. The lecture has re- |
ceived the strongest Endorsements |
from the most prominent educators |
of the three cities and their presence
next Thursday evening will be the |
strongest support they can give to
their statements.