The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-03-25
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THE VAUGHAN LECTURE
Eminent Catholic Divine Throws
New Light on Shakespeare.

| The people of Oskaloosa have Faith
Ter Vaughan, the eminent Catholic lee
turer, to thank for new message. All
who heard him at the Grand Tuesday
ievening took home some new thoughts
and those of the, audience who have
been students of Shakespeare or who
have read or heard Shakespeare, today
have a new conception of the great
writer and his work. The speaker
places Shakespeare in new light be-
fore his hearers. } He carries his audi
ence along with him in the study OF
the works of the master mind and no
one who heard him last evening who
did not add to, hiScor her power OF in
iterpretation of the great authors
work, Father Vaughan did not study
shakespeare in a critical sense. Critf
cism is the tearing down of a work
and the exhibiting of its inperfections.
shakespeare does not rank highest as
a poet, but as the interpreter of the
great book of nature he stands alone.
Poetry is creative. Shakespeare did
not create. He took, human nature as
he found it. He took all phases OF
character and placed them before us
in the every day life in a manner that
teaches a lesson. Father Vaughan in
his artistic study of the matchless
work of the author, read a motive, a
sermon in his every workand he made
Ieffort to convey to his audience the
power of this same artistic study His
lecture was an inspiration and all
Those who have been students of
shakespeare will resume their reading
with new zeal and a better under
standing OF how to read and to study
because OF the words of the speaker.
1.-THE little time given In the space of
la single lecture is insufficient for
Imuch OF study or analysis, but
FEATHER Vaughan Illustrated his argu-
Iment with sketches from Julius Gaze
lsar, Richard ILL.,, Henry VIII Macbeth
land The Merchant of Venice.
| The lecture was preceded by sew
Ieral musical numbers by the Stelzl
brothers, violin and piano, who have
recently located in Oskaloosa. The
lselections were truly artistic and
lwere appreciated by the audience to
1.-THE extent that several encores were
demanded. The violin selections were
memories of Hans Albert, who was q
fayorite in oskaloosa, and but for the
fact that the player broke string
while responding to an encore, the
ihouse would have demanded Other
Ipieces. The piano work of Joseph
lStelzl was revelation. It was arts
tic and finished TO a degree that called
for the. admiration OF piano students
1.-The musical numbers made fitting
lprelude to the work OF Father Waugh
Ian, who was introduced in happy
way by President A. Rcsenberger o
Penn college.
Father Vaughan was brought to th'
lefty through the personal efforts o
feather Renihan OF st. Mary's church
HE also made possible the musical par
lof the entertainment and the program
was one OF rare merit. Father Waugh
Ian was fayorite on the ChautauquI
progfam Of last season when he wol
the admira ion or All hearers in
lsplendld address, The Power 0
Love"
The musical program played by Bel
nard and Joseph stelzI was as fol
bows; Bernard, violin First solo, Or
/ az. spohr Encres, Second Concer
Handler. composed by the father 0
THE player, Joseph stelzl. ST.. deceai
Jed. Concerto Mazurka, Musia, a IA,
: lorite Of Hans Albert Joseph, piano
1 Second Rhapsody, List, and Asher
r Transcription.