Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-29
REMAINING NUMBERS
OF LECTURE COURSE
Alton Packard, Frank Dixon, Monta-
vile Flowers and the LeBrun
Concert Company TO Appear.

Every number of the college lee
ture course which has been given
has proved the statement of the
management of the course earlier in
the season that it would be by far
the best series of entertainments ever
witnessed in Pullman. The aim has
been to present a representative
course of attractions combining the
best in music, literature, in the
drama and other forms of entertain
ment. Four attractions remain of
the course, they being Alton Pack
ard, who appears January 30, Frank
Dixon, March 4 Montaville Flowers,
March Fl; and on April 4 the famous
LeBrun Grand Opera Company. Each
attraction bears the stamp of ap-
proval of the com munities where
they have appeared this season and
each merits large audience when
it comes to Pullman
Alton Packard, acknowledged to
be Americas greatest platform car
'toonists, will appear January 90. His
performance is nothing short of a
revelation in the art of entertain
ment. 1t is a Kaleidoscope medley
of humOr and humanness, fun and
fancy, mirth and music, art and act
ing. Mr.. Packard draws his cartoons
and beautiful art pictures in black
and white as we'll as in colOrs upon
two large white sheets, each six by
eight feet, placed on opposite sides
of the stage. The drawing is accom-
panied by running fire of wit and
hume or in which several of Mr.. Pack
ards original poems are introduced.
The cartoon work is interspersed
with a number of topical and humor-
Gus songs of Mr.. Packard's own com
position.
Mr. Frank Dixon, who comes
March 4, is a brother of A. C. Dixon
of the Moody church, Chicago and
of Tom Dixon, who wrote the
Leopard Spots" These three broth
ers of this family have each achieved
success in some particular line. A.
c. as preacher. Tom as an author,
and Frank as popular lecturer
Fred W. Bartell manager of II chau-
tauquas says: No other attraction
gave such universal satisfaction as
Mr. Dixon DR.. Frank w. Gun
saulus, often referred to as the
worlds greatest preacher, says: Il
have followed him with a conscious
ness that no audience in America can
well afford to omit such serious and
inspiring studies as he presents"
The dramatic offering for the
course will be presented on March
p by Mr.. Montayille Flowers. who
ranks with the three greatest dra-
matte monologists. In Montaville
Flowers are united the arts of the
reader, the actor and the orator.
With consummate skill, the out
growth of rare native ability, trained
by years of university study and
chastened by - years of platform
experience, Mr. Flowers presents a
great play. Aided only by his superb
art, he gains all the effects of the
stage without the use of its Access
sOries. The audience forgets that
only one man stands before them.
They don't see Mr.. Flowers: they
see the characters as one by one they
appear upon the stage and play their
respective parts in a great drama
What Edwin Booth was to the theat-
rical stage, MOntaville Flowers is to
the lyceum. His platform art repre-
sents the highest dramatic achieve
ment of this generati on
B The coming of the LeBrun Grand
Opera Company April is an event
of the first magnitude. The LeBrun
Company is, without exception, the
finest musical organization of it's kind
ever offered to the lyceum and chau-
tauquas, every member having APP
peared in grand opera and three OF
them in leading roles. At the head
of this company is Madame LeBrun
one of the worlds greatest sopranos
She began her musical education al
the age of 7. A child progidy on the
piano, she played at leading concerts
With this splendid ground work, she
took up voice at IS, studying under
Julia Gavarotti in Milan She also
studied under Ugo Angeri, so heI
studies were all in the pure ole
| italian school.
Over $4,000 is invested in costume:
and scenery by this company. 81
Travatore," "Cavalleria Rusticana,
Faust'the scenes from these operas
are all given with a Derfaction IF ar