Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-21
GREAT RUSH FOR SEASON TICKETS


amount paid for talen. for any other
entire course offered in Maine this
season. .t
Another very big number is Mo-
zart's famous comic opera, 1.-The I'M
presario", to be produced under the
personal direction of William Wade
Hinshaw of Metropolitan Opera Co.
Management fame, and with a most
remarkable all-star cast which in
cludes Percy Hemus. the great
American baritone; Ruth Miller,
prima donna soprano Of the Metro
politan Opera Co.; Thomas McGran-
ahan, the big Irish tenor; and Hazel
Huntington, the famous coloratura
soprano. 1t is the most pretentious
musical offering in the history of
American lyceum.
A third record breaking event will
be Popular Artists" Night when for
the first time together on any stage
the following four headline artists
will appear: Melvena Passmore, Mary
Gardens latest sensational prima
donna find" of the Chicago Opera
Co.; Marion Jordan, whom John Phil
lips Sousa has pronounced the great
est living lady f1utist; Jesus Sanro-
ma. the worlds foremost boy pianist;
and Ellen Keller, the eminent Amer
lean violinist of international fame
In addition to these very high
grade musical numbers, there will be
three big popular program evenings.
The Scottish Musical Comedy Co,
composed of the leading Scotch
American singers and famous Scotch
entertainers will produce Robt
Burns masterpiece Tam O'Shanter"
For the annual "Joy Night" pro-
gram two complete popular lyceum
companies will be combined. The
National Male Quartet, unquestion-
ably the finest in existence, and The
Roach Freeman Co., featuring two
leading lyceum entertainers, with
program that is said to be a riot of
fun.
The third popular evening will be
the Annual Novelty Night" when
another new record in American
lyceum will be made. Four complete
full evening entertainments will be
combined and condensed into a Won
derful two-hour program. One of
the features will be the Gertrude
Crosby Co. headed by Americas ia
nous singing coincidence, a big time
Keith circuit headliner. Another is
Whites Revue Co., an all-girl ag-
gregation of real musicians present
ing beautifully costumed and
staged review of the latest light op-
era successes. Another is the ia
nous Suwanee River Quartet, rec
ognized everywhere as the best Ne
gro vocal and instrumental quartet
of America. Last, but not least, is
the same Edwin Whitney, King of
Entertainers, who carried his last
seasons City Hall audience by storm
For this seasons lecturer, the
managers rejoice in having secured
what lyceum has pronounced the
greatest find" of years They pre-
dict that Ada Ward, England's fore
most lecturer entertainer will prove
one of the outstanding successes of
the series. SO great is her popularity
that she is booked two years in ad-
vance.
Augusta is hungry for a good
wholesome play by a high class COM
pany, and this want will be supplied
in the closing number of the course
by Eugene Walters master drama
tiZaton of John Fox Jr.'s famous
novel THE Little Shepherd of King
dom Come" to be given with Broad
way cast. AS the play holds all the
strong action, quaint charm and de-
lightful humor of the story it cannot
fail to delight.
The Journal congratulates its
readers in having opportunity to en-
joy "a winter of such unusually high
class entertainments.