Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-07

The marked favor with which the
Alma public has received the efforts
made during the past three years TO pre-
seDta course of entertainments of high
order would indicate that such "a course
supplies need in the intellectual life Of
the community. There seems 10 be
everywhere a revival OF the popularity
OF the Lyceum, Of course under some
what different conditions from those
that weIe obtained twenty five years
ago.
Every season brings more and better
attractions TO the attention of the man
agenent OF lyceum courses, and the
selection of course is simply the choice
Of what appears TO be the best out Of
the abundance Of excellent material
offered for consideration. The Alma
Lyceum course for this year, il is coz
tidently believed, will prove TO be the
best, as 1t certainly Is the most expensive
ever offered to its patrons The series
appears TO The Record TO be well bal
anced and very satisfactory. The first
and fourth numbers are musical, the
former mainly instrumental, the latter
largely vocal. The lectures will intro
duce 70 Alma audiences for the first time
two of the most brilliant of the younger
generation OF lyceum orators. Ger
mains IS presentation Of the mysteries of
the black art will be a unique attraction.
The Cleveland Ladies Orchestra,
which will open the course, is an organi-
Zation Of ten soloists under the direction
Of Alfred MetZ1orf. the great Cleveland
leader and violin sOloist. In addition to
Mr.. MetZdorf the company offers Miss
K. Ralphena Parsons, trombonist,
Miss Margaret Swigart, cornet soloist,
and Miss Charlotte Mendell, concert
soprano. This is one of the finest musl-
cal organizations In the west
Governor La Toilette is today one of
the most conspicuous figures iu the pub
lie life of America In addition to that
he Is a speaker of whom high authority
says, there is In his manner and delivery
a poIse and bearing, apower and magne-
tism possessed only by those who are
born orators" This community will
gladly welcome the opportunity of see
ing and hearing one whose advent on
the Lyceum platform is one of the
strongest additions that have come to il
in a score Of years.
OF Germaine. the magician, il is
enough TO say that he is universally
as being a worthy successor OF
Hermann and Kellar. and 1t is uu-
varied testimony of all who have heard !
him that he gives most maryellou nd |
skilful demonstration Of the var.Jus
forms OF magical science.
The Four Stars company consists OF |
Miss Sibyl Sammis, soprano; BOhumir |
Kryl, corLetist Miss Maybt lie Carolyn
Church reader and Sol. Heilbronner,
pianist. Each of these artists Is star
md their conjunction on the lyceum
platform constitutes an event of
more than ordinary interest to the music
owing public.
John Merritte Driver, who closes the
curse, is the worthy successor OF Drs.
4 w. Thomas and Frank Crane at the
amous Peoples Church, Chicago. He
profound student, magnificent
rator and a vivid thinker"
PRICES OF TICKETS
course lckef. ............. ....s.... u w
ingle admission ticket ......,... 80
deserved seat, each number ..... 10
The envelope system Of reserving /
sars, which proved satisfactory last /
ear, will be used. Two drawings will {
q held, aud tickets Viii be carefully +