Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-12-23
Opera Housc ANNOUNCEMENTS and
Whit TncY Man 20 Oxfnrd.

nat ncy NsI1u 20 OAturd.
Many 20 our citizens may not
realize what an important thlu.
il Is tn have brought here from
time ~ time the greatest talent
now before the American people.
This is essentially a college town
We boast OF this fact, yet very
few 81 ms realize just how Gun
children should be educated.
Schools arr all RI ,ht. but thc child
can be- ovrr frd on spelling aud
ari;lmafir aud sala ako. The
child shoull have au opportunity
o. yet glimpse nlw aaI tmu Il
a larger world. What Is more ~
strI--Iee shan q have children
ami even grown feias witness at
ahlo prescription ~ great
drama lie Romeo aad iuiiet; au
evening with Willard Glries b.
his suPrro lectures impers3ut-
,ions and ebay modelling Visit
10 500 Johl Thompson. sa" ree1.
niked actor that has ies hall =
century stood first among tau
master minds 81 this country. r.
was q chance uf a h,e-tsme o.
hear Mr.. G9gtaa Sel many til
mot hear him.
Whas : oar town daia< - ssar
thee III uaEal.bel a'.a ~. j. -
=, Il tts. are bcin. arou yat here
Willard G5rtoa I!ayei = empty
seats. Yet he MS playing upon q
guarantee by ne Nsdn 9gemeot
and hence the management has
lost big money; John Thompson
came and vas - dts appointed
ira. he would net attempt =
show: Nay Stewart. III the NOS
costly attraction ever presea5s /
in Oxford, played to snail
house-sb suail that her F1usa
will never cone this Wy again.
Mr.. Bryan had only about haf-
THAT he Should have. Tais a8s
not speak well Ter OXFORD. II
cur people think there l. rot taa
best talent brought here they ars
badly in the dark; 10 better at
fractions travel TIE road than
some of the above. n fac al al
thgaI ars iIrst- class In every re-
sheet. But what i The result -
STAYING az home when TREY come :
Simply that s0en. and the tin il
upon Us today, We absolutely ua-
able % gtt decent attraction Ter
the reason they cannot i've. ter
instance Miss May Stewart lest
over $50. We learn. and maay
others have lost similar amounts.
The p5.uj IS. this - "a e-u-auqa
al center, we have nothing else
here 4ad m&uy ~ tie parents sad
children know absolutely thing
about these splendid shows that
have been brought here. All i'm :
proper plays have be-, n excluded
and only nrst-elass shows are al
lowed. The maaaCeusft has Ell
deavored to bring som thing that
will euIiZa.cl and ms uct, they
are not brought here Jleiy ~.
/ the money that IS in it, Out IN or
der to help 10 educate tie p op!e
Of the town. As n matter of fact
there are Old people IN ouT town
who never saw real COOL play
in their lives. Il would startie
them wonderfully to one; II
strangers should come and ask
them about the plays and players
presented here, they would he :
ne.fect blarE; il some of thell
children did not slip oft and =
they too would be about As igas'
, rant Of these things Is taeir par
. ent
We should Get cut OF this rut
we should learn son sthin., eScep
staying at hd,ue. [! IS not a que
ton Of having the money wit
many of our citizens, IN tact t!'
$ ones who are able to 20 kno'
: least about these attractions, til
other citizens are the ones VIII
are becoming informed. Their
are many things in life OF NOR
value than the almighty dollar
. the time will come when rood &
: nothing relatives, in most 10
stances 90 to law about VIII
money some misery kinsman Ia
the very money saved by u
81 stay and save, say
I These worthless relatives do y
even take the time to thank [.
old folks for what they left TIE
either. Many peopls forget n
there is no pockesin a shroud
Oxford, we regret to say, is n
ar availing herself OF thess go
IA show. L. NJ RUSSELL,
H. Owner Orera Il uss.