The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-11-07
LECTURE COURSE
SETS NEW MARK
LECTURE COURSE SECURES EN-
CELLENT TALENT FOR THIS
YEAK-SURPASSING ALL
OTHERS in QUALITY

The names of DIR. Wiley and the
Ben Greek Players are enough to at
tract attention anywhere. Not often
has it been possible to secure a man.
the national leader in his work. an,
a company, the pioneers and leaders
in their line, TO appear before the To-
cal public. This however has been
done and more than that. On the
university Lecture Course for the
coming year are to be found 10 only
those names, but a list of seven mere
numbers, the equal of which has not
been before engaged.
The idea of the management tAis
year is, that more is to be gained by
leaving out anything that has not
been tried and found to be absolutely
dependable and to trust to increased
patronage, than to include one or
two filling in numbers at a less eN-
pense. The names above show that
the quality is to be above anything
vet heard. They are not regular lN-
ceum attractions. DR.. Wiley has been
secured TO give a very limited number
OF lectures before the people in which
he tells of his fight for pure food leg
Siatioi anu uoSS SO WltllOuI amy Ic-
straining influence. DIR. Wiley makes
a trans-continental tour touching
only the larger cities. Ordinarily Nit
early request by the local
secured favorable attention.
The Ben Greek Players stand out
today as the foremost interpreters of
Shakespearean drama. This is their
first experience under the Lyoeum
management. During the last SIMMER
this company played a very successful
all summer engagement at the Audi
forum Chicago's largest theatre.
They constitute one of the most eX-
pensive attractions under lecture bu-
beau booking.
The course does not stand only
on the reputation of these two num-
bers. Two musical numbers are in
cluded. The Four Artists. a COM
pany including Mr.. Frederick Kick
bush, a baritone of international note
Jacob Reuter-, violinist; Miss Klare
M. DeNine, formerly with Walter
Damrosch and the Chicago Philahar-
monte Orchestra; furnishes the open
ing number of the course. This com
pany needs no Introduction i'm musical
circles.
The second musical number is the
~Bergen-MarX Concert Co. The Red
path Bureau thinks so much of the
voice of Alfred Hiles Bergen that it
has it insured for $12O, 600. He ranks
with Bispham and Gogorza. Mr.. Marx
was a soloist with the Thomas Or
chestra so needs no further recon-
m%endation. The other members Hans
Dressed, ciolincellist and Carl Mach
lin, pianist, are worthy to travel with
these noted artists.
Miss Emily Waterman and Phid-
elah Rice furnish w entertainments
that are the best in their respective
fields. Miss Waterman forms with
Mrs. Isabel Gargil Beecher and Der
tha kunz Baker, the three greatest
lady readers in the country. Mr.. Rice
ranks with Leland r. Powers and
with Monteville Flowers. He is one
of the pronounced favorites of the
New York Chautauqua.
Three lecturers who are headline
attractions fill in the remaining mum.
bers. Lincoln McConnell's name is a
household word Lawyer, evangelist,
lecturer. He is one OF the great men
OF the South.
Byron Piatt, "A prophet of the new
Nid. ne itllS men some OIL tnG
things they ought to know. His lee
lures, The New Era and perhaps
more especially. THE Mass Against
the Man" stands out as among the
strongest and sanes utterances of the
time.
Last and far from least, is DR.
Wray Oneal of the First M. e. church
Of Chicago. Logical, eloquent, force
tul, are some of the adjectives his
own city papers use in describing
him. He is one of the best in this
great middle west.
The opening gun of the campaign
was fired Wednesday morning at tho
college when V three hundred
tickets were taken up by the students,
The sale was the most enthusiastic
and successful that has yet been made
at the beginning of the year.
Solicitors Will give lae people OF
the town an opportunity to secure
seats II tickets on the same basis as
is accorded to the students and the
same as in previous years. Watch
the papers for the announcements,
especially the big ad in this issue.