The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-09-25
LYCEUM COURSE FOR
BELFAST.
Five Entertainments to be Given this Fall
and Winter in the Baptist Church.

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thousand or more American towns that
are to have the privilege of enjoying the
Lyceum Course this winter. The twen-
tieth century Lyceum movement is not
the old-time lecture course, for it includes
more than lectures, and the lectures are
not the old-time kind 1t furnishes a
series of concerts, entertainments, and
addresses by the finest talent in the land,
at wholesale prices. Most Of its speak
ers, musicians, and entertainers devote
their entire time to it, and through years
of experience are able to deliver real
messages, vital, up-to-date, to inspire
and to up-lift. The Lyceum is appropri-
ating the best of talent and thought, and
distributing it to millions of men, women,
and children. 1t is destroying the cheap
theatrical by creating desire for some
thing better.
Last spring representative of The
Redpath Lyceum Bureau was here in
Belfast, and interviewed the representa-
tive members of several of our local Or
CARNATIONS in their endeavor to make a
contract for course of entertainments
this winter. They were not successful
because the entertainment course in the
past has not been self-supporting As a
last resort the representative came to
me, and, believing the people would sup
port and appreciate course of this kim,
| took the matter up with Rev. w. F.
Sturtevant and he very kindly consented
to allow me the use of the church for
this course, and to shape his program so
that it would not interfere with the reg
ular church work. In that way | was
able to make quite a saving in expense,
as this would avoid the necessity of hir-
ing hall, and on the strength of that
encouragement signed up the contract
for the course which will begin on Tues
day, November II, by the Mozart Com
pany, concert party from Chicago. 1t
includes great violoncellist, splendid
violinist, a fine singer, and delightful
reader and entertainer, with pianologues.
On Tuesday, December 8. DR.. Gabriel
Mcguire will be here. He is a Fellow of
the Royal Geographical Society, and
spent six years in the interior of Africa.
He is a real 1rishman, with all the native
wit and brogue. In hearing him, one is
charmed by his personality, thrilled with
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with screaming laughter at his brilliant
humor.
On January Sth, comes DR.. John Mer-
rite Driver. He does not 'Iecture' in
the old way. He grips your attention
and you are obliyious to passing time
until he says "good night" He has
been over the entire world and has a
wealth of personal Renaissance and ex-
perience to draw FROM
The Cathedral Choir comes January
22nd. 1t includes nine persons, four
men-a splendid male quartette-four
women-an equally fine ladies quartette
and one of the greatest pianists before
the public. This great company are
sure to set new pace for musical events
il Belfast.
The Dixie Quintette, male quartette
and pianist OF colored men, closes the
course on March 18th. No voices have
such peculiar and beautiful sonorousness,
or blend so we'll as those of negro men,
and this is without doubt one of the best
companies of colored singers who have
been on the concert stage. Moreover,
as fun makers they are inimitabe. One
Of the men, Mr.. johnson, is an imperson-
ator, and his Interpretation of the negro
stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar are
strlkingly fine. With johnson, one is
compelled to laugh, to brush away the
tear, "When Malindy Sings.'
The price for season tickets for the
entire five numbers is $3.50 Students
in school and children under fourteen
years Of age S100 for the course. These
tickets will be on sale on or before Octo-
Der first. A further notice will be given
as early as possible. These entertain
ments will be given at the Baptist
Church. There will be no reserved seats.
but the seating capacity of the church is
sufficient so that there will be no diff
Guilty in obtaining good seats, and as the
church is we'll lighted and arranged in
such way that the platform is easily
seen from all parts of the church, we
feel tina; we can safely say there will be
no poor seats anywhere in the building.
l have faith to believe that the people
in Belfast will appreciate this course, so
that they will stand behind me in this
venture of mine and take enough of the
tickets SO that | will be able to get out
of it without any loss, and if so | shall
have the courage to continue the course
another winter. U. E. FROST.
The Bucksport Seminary.