River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-11-02
The Lecture Course
Season 19l6-1917


students or at either drug store.
Lecture Course Season 1867
The Bohemian Orchestra,
Monday, Nov. 27, 1916.
William A. Colledge,
Monday, Dec. A, 1916.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey,
Date to be announced.
Laurant, Worlds Greatest Magician,
Monday, Jan. 8, 1917.
Old Home Singers,
Wednesday, Jan. 81, 1917.
Gay Zonola MacLaren, reader,
Monday, March II, 1917.
The Bohemian Orchestra is the best
musical organization procurable. The
cost is more than is usually paid for
any one number, but the committee
feels that the best is none too good
for the music lovers of River Falls,
Josef Mach, the director, is one Of the
rising orchestra directors of the mid
die west and is a talented violinlst as
WELL The company comprises seven
members, all professional musicians,
one of whom besides Mr.. Mach, is a
soloist. With the company is Signor
Bartolatta, Italian tenor. Mr.. Bar
tolatta is a graduate of the Conserva-
tory of Naples and has sung success
fully in concert work in Europe and
America. The committee feels for
tunate in having this company for the
opening number.
DR.. William A. Colledge is more
than a lecturer. He is an educator,
traveller and an author as well. I'm
til 1909 he was head of the depart
ment of English language and litera
ture in the Armour Institute. Since
1909 he has devoted all his time to
writing and speaking.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey needs no in
PRODUCTION to River Falls Lecture pa
irons. The committee has tried for
a long time to procure Judge Lindsey,
but until this season were unsuccess-
full. Even now, no exact date could
be promised as the judge is too much
engrossed in his real life work to
pledge any block of time to lecture bu-
reaus. But we have his promise to be
with us at some time to lecture during
the winter. Ample notice of the eX-
act date will be given in the local pa
pers.
An evening of mirth, magic and mu
sic was deemed by the committee to
be not out of place in a we'll regulated
entertainment course. To furnish
such an evenings amusement, only
the best talent was considered and
finally the worlds greatest magician,
Laurant, was decided upon. Prof.
Laurant has been the leading wizard
upon the American platform for many
years. His entertainment contains
within itself interesting lessons as
we'll as amusing phenomena and will
be of profit to old and young alike.
assistants and carload of stage fix
lures.
The Old Home Singers are, as the
name implies, singers of old familiar
songs. Most lecture patrons deplore
too much opera singing on mixed
program and all dislike the growing
popularity of ragtime airs. Here is a
company who can sing firm opera and
yet who deliberately choose to sing
the old familiar songs that have earn
ed a place in the hearts of all music
lovers. The company consists of five
artists, who in voice and manner, are
especially suited to sing and present
the program. Each is a soloist of
pleasing ability, capable of singing
the heart songs. They form mixed
quartette capable of superb ensemble
work, as is evidenced by their artistic
rendering of the quartette from Rigo-
letto. Reports from committees show
that they meet the requirements of
their chosen program perfectly.
Miss Gay Zanola MacLaren is
dramatic reader of great talent Her
ability seems to be natural, as she is
not a graduate of any famous school
of art, but has learned her work from
first hand observation. 1t is said of
her that she attends the production of
famous play always choosing COM
panies with cast of celebrities) five
times, when she is able to produce the
play, exactly initiating all the char
acters. She has been upon the Lecture
platform number of years, and in
her chosen line, ranks among the most
talented.