The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-13
Distinguished Scholars to
Appear in Kenosha for
WOman's Alliance
GREAT TREAT FOR CHILDREN

arrangement, just concluded, Kenosha
people may enjoy three rare evenings
in the near future and the children OF
the city schools will be given an after
noon of unusual enjoyment and in
struction at the Rhode Opera House.
Mr. William M. R. French, director
of the Art Institute of Chicago, artist,
critic and wit; Mr.. William Lester, of
Chicago to whom Professor Middle
schultz considers no pipe organist in
America superior and already a com
poser of note; and Professor S. II.
Clark, Head of the Department of Pub
lie Speaking Of the University of Chi
cago, America S foremost public read
er, have been secured for these occa
sions by the Woman IS Alliance of the
Simmons Memorial.
Mr.. French, On the afternoon of Fri
day, October 81, will tell the school
children of Kenosha the wonderful
childhood tale of "The Pied Piper of
Hamlin," illustrating the story in de-
tail with free-hand colored crayon
drawings. Mr.. French possesses rare
ability as a narrator, making fifty
drawings during the progress of the
story, These drawings are presented to
the children afterwards.
On the evening of Friday, October
81, Mr.. French will lecture on g Wit and
Wisdom of the Crayon," at Simmons
Memorial, illustrating his tax by free
hand crayon drawings. He will deal
with the fundamentals Of landscape,
figure and decorative art.
Mr.. French is one Of the leading fig
ures in American art and is brother
of Daniel French, the sculptor. He
has been on the platform for nearly
forty years. His ability as narrator
to children is unexcelled and the school
teachers of Kenosha are planning to
take advantage of the educational in
fiuence that Mr.. French exerts by Civ
ing the children an opportunity to hear
the story of "The Pied Piper as told
by him. Some Of the most noted stud
ents of the Chicago Art Institute first
came in contact with the influence of
art through hearing, on an occasion Of
this kind, the story of tsThe Pied
Piper
The second number of the series will
be an organ recital with vocal music,
on the evening of Tuesday, November
Is. Mr.. VIM. Lester, of Chicago, comes
by introduction from Professor Middle
schultz with reputation as the most
noted of the younger American organ
lists and composers. He will be assisted
by a Chicago soloist.
The third number has been most diff
ficult to arrange because of the demand
made upon Professor S. III. Clark of
the University Of Chicago by the cities
of Boston, New York and Chicago.
Professor Clark will read Maeter-
linck's latest drama 'FThe Blue Bird
on the evening Of November %. This
play is to be produced by the New
Theater company in New York this
season. Maurice Maeterlinck is the
foremost dramatist of France, if not
of the European continent today.
This play was written shortly after
the marriage of the dramatist to a
famous French artist and actress and
in it he gives evidence Of that change
in his life philosophy which has been
attributed to this marriage.
Professor Clark is at the head of the
Department of Public Speaking at the
University of Chicago and is reputed
to be the foremost public reader in
America. He possesses marvellous
voice and because he has something of
that ability of Bernhardt- capacity
Ito present, through facial expression
and vocal accent two or three different
characters at the same time, many
people prefer his reading to the theater.
In the course of one minute he can
present to the audience with vigor and
brilliancy, several different characters.
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford will be asso-
ciated in the arrangements for "Pied
Piper Day, the children's festival on
Friday, October p, on account of its