El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
.LYCEUM BUREAU
POSSIBILITY
Chance May Be Open to OBJ
tain Local Connection
With Pond Bureau.

+. 4. shaw. western manager OF the
]. B. Pond Lyceum bureau. Of New
York, with Headquarters in San Fran
cisco, is visiting DR.. c c. Young at the
doctors Bclen ranch. near FL PasO.
AR. Shaw is q veteran lyceum and
ChautGuqua manager aid represents
one of the largest and Oldest bureaus
in this country. the Pond bureau found
ed in 1873 by the late MAI James B.
Pond, OF New York, who brought out
ONE Of the most noted men and women
Of the platform in this and foreign
countries in lyceum and musical lines
Mai. Pond conducted the tours OF Hen
~ Ward Beecher. Clara Louise Kellogg.
Mark Twain. Edwin Arnold. Matthew
Arnold and many others
The most successful bookings finan-
cially in the history Of that great
American institution. the -lyceum, %
were the gross receipts Of the lecture
tour Of Henry NJ. Stanley, managed by
Maj. Pond, 10 lectures in the United
States and anada yielding S2Sl goo.
More recently the bureau has been un-
der management of the majors son,
Jas B. Pond, jr, who has successfully
toured Mrs. PankhursL jerome K.
Jerome and Helen Keller.
The Pond attractions for Texas and
Mr.. Shaw's territory for this season
are John kendrick Bangs and Irving
Bachelor. Delroy. Frederick MOnsen
and Lady Gregory, Irish playwright
with whom the dramatic sections Of
women's clubs all over the country
are familiar through her advocacy Of
the nati0nA theater movement
Since DIT. Youngs lecture, The Truth
About Russia at Carnegie hall. New
York, March l6 last. attended by RoOse-
welt and other notables, and his pow
erful address before the National Live
Stock association in San Francisco in
March Mr.. Shaw has been interested
in the EH PaGn lecturer and n~nHnanWfW
listened to his arguments as to the
value Of. Fl Paso as a lyceum head
quarters and the number OF people who
would be interested in having the big
musical and lyceum attractions booked
mere every year
DIR. Young a pointed out that IL
is unusual for a great bureau like that
Of Pond not to be represented by q
state manager in a state like Texas,
or a city OF FL PasO's influence to be
passed up continually by bureau man
ayers. Mr.. Shaw says the doctors ar
guments are weighty, but adds il is
seldom hat prominent bureaus change
their base or are interested in taking
on local talent so far from the booking
centers as Is i FaSo. II is hoped that
his first excellent Impressions Of FL
PasO will be further confirmed and
that a southwest Lyceum and Chau-
tauqua bureau" with DR.. NOungs name
prominent on its list OF lecturers may
become "a reality
Mr.. shaw is ex-secretary OF the Idaho
state senate and has high endorsements
from commercial clubs, state and
United states officials. senator's and
representatives. He has served not
only with the Pond bureau. but also
for the Eedpath and Mutual bureaus Of
Chicago. and recently co-operated with
the former secretary Of the Boise Com
mercial club and organized one Of the
largest and most successful independent
C-hautauquas in the west If Fl Paso's
business and professional men. club
women and others interested in hav-
ing another home industry" brought
10 f Paso and desiring high grade
attractions in lyceum and musical lines
will cooperate il is possible that Mr..
Shaw may conclude TO remain and es-
tablish his booking office here
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