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


Star Course.
The Sth lecture and entertainment
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
following:
Oct. 81, Matinee by the Adolph
Hahn Festival Orchestra, an organi-
eaton Of 30 of the best musicians
from the Cincinnati Symphony Or
ches,ra, one of the best organizations
OF its kind i'll America. Helen Carter
Mcconnell, Prima Donna Contralto,
will accompany the orchestra. This
orchestra represents the highest
achievement in orchestral organiza-
ton. The lyceum has not before
been offered lis 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
;iago, made tour of Cuba and Porto
Rico, was sent to the Philippines as
war correspondent and remained
with the American army during most
of the fighting there. The story Of
his experiences will be fascinating.
Dec. ID, John Merritte Driver, the
popular successor of Drs. HI. w.
Thomas and Frank Crane at the
famous Peoples Church of Chicago.
DR.. Driver, the Sche lar, 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
Iimpersonate 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 UNI
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 Mouller and Humorist
OF him G. A. Warburton, Sec. r. R
: Y. NJ. G. A., of New York says:-"l
. l were the president Of a great uni
versity, l would give you a degree
ID. NJ, Doctor of Merriment, or
might even make you an M. d., Oh
: 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 CON
mittee recommend it unhesitatingly
Three hundred season tickets wi
. be necessary to cover the cost of thi
= course. There is an enormou
Il amount Of work attached to the a
= rangement aud carrying on Of
y course such as these being brougl
y to Manchester each year. One hui
J bred and fifty people could eae
! 3 easily say by phone or otherwise,
y will take two season tickets ar
70 the course would be established, b,
= for the seven men comprising Il
~ executive committee to have to dre
~ their own business affairs and !
y, =, out to see three or four hundr,
y people personally to ask them
benefit themselves by patronizil
:. the lecture course is a big undo
y. taking. Then if you want ticke
~ for the coming course will you n
telephone Immediately to some mel
Der of the committee to put 20
OF name down for the number. v
oh want and thus US, your infuer
'e es for course and save the membt
No of the committee the time it takes
ON see you personally?