Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-22
Series of Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
Entertainments Brought
to a Close
PROVED VERY SATISFACTORY
Total Receipts of Seven Numbers and
Matinee Aggregated s1,65e.o5-Net
Profit, Fer Support Fund, Of $2s7.so
Lewis J. Beauehamp Gives the Clos
ing Number.

| The 1904 season of the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. AS entertainment course was
brought to a close Thursday evening at
the Odeon by Lewis j. Beauchamp. OF
Hamilton, Ohio who delivered his Ices
| ture on Take the Sunny Side The
course of seven regular numbers and
one matinee was very successful, near
| ~ all of the numbers having proved
satisfactory to the patrons. From a
standpoint of popularity the course has
been the most successful of recent
years.
| The total amount of receipts for the
seven numbers and matinee was ST.
656.o5. The balance would have been a
little larger had it not been for the
matinee of Benjamin Chaplin, which
was not a financial success. The ex-
penditure for talent this year has been
$1,000, and as other items, classed as
expense. are included rent of the
odeon, $265; printing and advertising
ISL; and miscellaneous, s19.25. total
of S1,S6S.25 This leaves net balance
for the associations support fund OF
s2S7.S0.
While the course has been eminent-
ly successful financially. the association
had more disappointments in the way
of securing talent than ever before.
Illness of lyceum stars has been res
sponsible for this, and the associations
and lecture. course associations turnout
the country have had the same expert
ence.
Plans for Next Year.
The plans for next years course have
not as yet been definitely decided upon,
but General Secretary Fellingham has
in mind suggestions thsst will be made
to the trustees, that will prove an limos
walton in similar enterprises. The ass
ISOLATION has always been embarrassed
by a lack of reserved seat room, and
next year Mr.. Fellingham hopes to OBJ
viate this by putting on two courses, OF
five numbers each, the principal num-
bers OF which will run two successive
nights. The tickets viii be placed be-
fore the public at more nominal cost,
presumably at not over 75 cents for
the course. There will be three star
numbers for the two courses, to which
the patrons of each course will be adj
rnitted These numbers will include one
lecture one concert ard one reader
provided by the best talent that can be
secured. Course No. i, in addition. will
have two concerts. and course No. ?
two lectures. This will give those who
prefer lectures an opportunity to take
advantage. of the numbers they prefer,
and those, who like concerts best an
opportunity to hear them. Rates win
be made to those who would prefer to
attend beth lectures and concerts on
the additional parts of each course. BY
getting the talent of the three princi-
PAL numbers. for two successive
nights, the association will be to less
expense. and can pack the Odeon each
night with tickets selling at cheaper
prices.
The Closing Number.
lewis !. Beanchamris closing num-
Der drew the customary large house
and from every fndica tion appealed to
the majority OF the audience. Mr..
Beaucharnp dealt with the sunny side
Of life, which Is his curs-all. He ds not
a polished speaker and is a man OF Inn
tied education. He is very yoluble and
intersperced the sub divisions of his
theme by numerous stories. Nearly all
of these were Old, but to many were en-
joyed as thoroughly as though Joe Mil-
Ter had never seen them. Mr.. Beau
champ Is, a great advocate of temper
ance and drew many object lessons
along This line A reformed drunkard
himself he knows the evils Of intemper-
ance as can no one who has never
drained the dregs of bitterness in
personal experience as, a drunkard. Mr.
Beaucha1np began his public career as
a temperance lecture, having, for
number Of years, been with Jake"
Hoofstiuer, of Sterling, ILL.,. prominent
in an early day as temperance evan
gelist. 1dr. Beauchamp might properly
be called a monologisi, for he excels in
that line, rather than in any degree of
oratory that public speaker is suppos-
ad TO pOsSeSS