Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-14
'LYCEUM COURSE
PROGRAM READY
Four Splendid Numbers Will BE
Given During the Coming i,
Winter Season.
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE
Can BE Procured from Any Drug
Store or Either of the Alma
Banks.

Inc Anna CnautauQud-Lyceum AS
sociation announces that tickets for
the Star Lyceum course are now on
sale at the local banks and drug
stores for the annual winter course
which will open on Thursday evening,
October 28, with the appearance here
of the Criterion Male Quartette of
New York City.
Members of the association are
particularly pleased at the strong
course that has been secured for this
year, and are especially pleased that
they have also been able to make ar
rangements with Mr.. c. A. Miller,
manager Of the Strand theatre,
whereby they are to have the use Of
the fine new structure, with its large
rsesting capacity, for the course this
year. The fine staging arrange
ments at the Strand, are certain to
make the various entertainments
more pleasing than would otherwise
be possible.
A change has been made in the
matter of the ticket sale this year
!
.are expecting to secure season tick
cts. In former years the season
tickets have been sold at a certain
price, and reserved seats for each
number sold for a small additional
charge. This year the tickets will be
sold at a flat rate Of $500 each, with
no charge for getting them reserved.
The tickets which may be secured at
the drug stores or the banks, at this
price, are then to be taken to the
theatre, where. they will be reserved
at no extra cost. This change does
away with considerable extra
amount of work on the part of the
committee, and also gives everyone
an equal opportunity to secure the
seats that they may desire. The first
people to purchase tickets, of course,
will have the first opportunity to
secure the best seats provided that
they have them reserved Immediately
after purchase
The numbers on the course are ex-
ceptionally strong and are certain to
profe popular with Alma lyceum
goers.
The first number will be the Cri-
terion Male Quartette of New York
on Thursday evening, October 2S.
The Criterion Male Quartette has
won for itself an enviable reputation.
The individual and collective merits
of these artists are unquestionable.
They have appeared on the same pro-
grams with the late Madame Nord-
ica, David Bispham, Madame Schu-
n-Heink, the u. S. Marine Band.
and other sterling attractions.
On November 20, the second num-
ber, Paulo Grippe, the eminent vi
oloncellist, and assisting artists will
appear here. Paulo Grippe is first
of all "a natural born musician. His
many appearances have tested his
popularity both with a musical pub
lic and the critical authorities. AS
sisting him here will be Robert Mon
aghan, tenor; Camille Plasschaert.
violinist; and Corey Williamson
Smith, pianist.
dorado Taft, one of Americas
greatest sculptors, will be here for
the third number which comes De-
cemeber 13. His various works have
won him many medals, and his his
tory of American Sculpture has re-
ceived great praise. He is a fluent
talker, and is certain to interest and /
amuse his audience.
The final number of the course
will be here March 81, 1921, being
delightful comedy, 'The Climax" 1t .
is based on the ever popular theme of
love versus ambition, and brings out
many very interesting musical, dra-
matte, and humorous situations. For
two seasons the play was a highly
popular one with audiences in New
York.