Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-18
Star Course.

course outlined for the coming winter
is one Of the best ever offered in
Manchester. There are six numbers
and the price of season tickets is
$500. The course consists of the
lollowing:-
Oct. 81, Matinee by the Adolph
Hahn Festival Orchestra, an organi-
zat;on Of 30 Of the best musicians
from the Cincinnati Symphony Or
cheslra, one Of the best organizations
Of its kind in America. Helen Carter
Mcconnell, Prima Donna Contralto,
will accompany tie orchestra. This
orchestra represents the highest
achievement in orchestral organiza-
ton. The lyceum has not before
been offered its equal.
Nov. 20, Richard Henry Little,
War Correspondent of tie Chicago
Daily News in the Japo-Russian
War, captured and held as prisoner
first by the Russians, then by the
Japanese, then released and sent to
America. Mr.. Little was reporter
for the Tribune during the Spanish
American war from Havana and San
tiago, made a tourof Cuba and Porto
Rico, was sent to the Philippines as
war correspondent and remained
with the American army duling most
Of the fighting there. The story of
his experiences will be fascinating.
Dec. ID, John Merritte Driver, the
popular successor of Drs. H. w.
Thomas and Frank Crane at the
famous Peoples Church of Chicago.
DR.. Driver, the Scholar, Orator,
Traveller and World Citizen will lee
ture on the Anglo-Saxon and the
Future Rulership Of the World.
Jan. Ii, Carter and wife, the Ma
gicians. Among other things they
impersonate the great Chinese Ma
gician, Chang Ling Ia. "And for
Ways that are Dark, and Tricks that
are Vain, the Heather Chinee is
peculiar Mr.. Carter personally
became acquainted with Chang Ling
Ia, and is to-day the only American
magician who can successfully ex-
plain the articles employed by this
clever and resourceful trickster, and
who not alone performs all the won
derful tricks of Chang Ling Ia, but
has improved upon them to such an
extent that experts who have wit
messed the mysteries declare them
to be the most inexplicable conjuring
effects that have ever come within
the scope Of their experience.
Feb. l. Lula Tyler Gates and
company. OF Mrs. Gates little need
be said. The remarkable charm of
her personality, the strength and
richness of her voice, her enthusiasm
as an artist, and her high apprecia-
ton of the best things in literature,
all contribute to insure her un-
bounded success as public reader.
The company will consist of Walter
Bentley Ball, baritone; Ebba HER
stedt, the Swedish violinist, and
Grace Gilmore, pianist. These three
delightful artists will, with Mrs
Gates, give program unique,novel
popular and artistic.
| Feb. l6, Pitt Parker, the Crayon
Artist, Clay Moulder and Humorist
| OF him g. A. Warburton, Sec. r. R
Y. NJ. G. A., of New York says:-'I
| | were the president of great uni
versity, l would give you a degree
D. NJ, Doctor of Merriment, or
might even make you an NJ. D., 0,
the scriptual basis Of "A merry hear
doeth good like medicine You
chatty talk was good, your sketche
admirable and the whole entertain
ment much enjoyed"
No little care was used in the Sc
lection of this course and the com
mittee recommend it unhesitatingly
Three hundred season tickets vii
; be necessary to cover the cost Of thi
course. There is an enormou
! amount of work attached to the al
! rangement and carrying on Of
. course such as these being brougf
to Manchester each year. One hu1
bred and fifty people could eac
! easily say by phone or otherwise, :
will take two season tickets" an
. the course would be established, b,
for the seven men comprising IL
: executive committee to have to Dire
= their own business affairs and 6
Il out to see three or four hundre
= people personally to ask them
benefit themselves by patronizir
), the lecture course is big unde
4 taking. Then if you want tickle
u for the coming course will you n
telephone Immediately to some mel
Der of the committee to put yo1
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