The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
MANKATO SCEcM
LYcsUM SYSTEM

Mankato puSIc srno.'l1 TIE y',ar.
for the first time. have united in
putting on Iycsum ccurse 1C1iSG
the schoo: term. The course viii &c
called the Mankato School Lyce1nl
COURSE comes ucde1 tire scspic.s
Of the University &C Minnesota and
is highly recommended b. mo Uni
Yersity.
The schools have agreed to- DO
the sronsors Of this venture and the
payment of the course. ANY sum
that will exceed the cost OF the
course will be divided among the
schools and the money used to pur-
chase school necessities. The aa-
mittanee lee has been maze sna!:
SO that the auditorium viii be filled
at estch performance. Students
season tickets will cost one dollar
and adults $1.25
The performances will be staged
III the New Lincoln school auditor
ium, which is considered the best
Ventlted auditorium in town. Every
seat has full view Of the stage.
Edwin Brush, magician, eater.
. tainer and lecturer will give no
first entertainment OF the course.
Mr.. Brush has been before the pub
lie as bmagician fer tworty yeais.
He renders a two hour proeraic
about seventy five minutes are de-
voted to tricks and magical effects
and from Thirty five to fifty min.
- are used TO discuss bis sub
Jet, the other Mans Game"
showing how easy il is to be fool
eG and the danger OF betting on the
other mans trick or game Sir.
Brush will be here OH October 20.
November %, the Davies Opera
company will appear in "Mikado,'
The Loyal Stars of American viii
largest cfautauquas, will appear 8
"Ko- Ko," in the Mikado. He has
sung "Mikado" 64s times. He is
very popular operate tenor.
DR.. William S. Sadler will be here
on December II. DIR. Sadler is a
practicing physician and surgeon OF
director Of the Chicago Therapeutic
graduate medical schoi and medical
director of the hicago Therapeutic
Institute, one Of the most unique
establishments of its kind in the
country. For more than a dozen
years DR.. Sadler has been one OF
the most successful lecturers on
the chautauQua platform. He Is a
good example of his own teachings,
he is a hard worker. but a simple
liver. s-. ....
January IS, 1928 Jessie Rae Tay-
lor characterize, will present her
company of characters for you:
entertainment and approval. Hell
deep contralto voice, OF unusual
range, is admirably adapted to pres
entation OF male or female chaEact-
ers. Her rapid transitions from the
sweet treble of childhood to the
deep resonant tones OF manhod IN
TO tbs quavering staccato of old age
are wholly natural and without ap-
parent effort. Her coslumed- mon
clogs are nirth provoking: Ter
dramatic cuttings-serious roles, not
without their humorous sideiights
and cutting satire-masterly inter
pretations and her character songs
are side splitting.
Grant Hadley company is the last
number of the course. They will ap-
pear here February Is, 1928. The
repertoire includes broad scope.
IN the orateFi6 and opera down
to the popular ballad and humorous
selections.
The virginia Herald, Virginia,
Mimi, had the following to say of
the company. The Hadley company
delighted large audience last
night. Had the Hadley rendered no
other number than 1.-THE Spirit OF
Spring" from Cadmans classic:
THE Morning o. the Year." and the
"Sext2t' from Lucia, their concert
would have been pronounced win
ner., This concert was given during
the season 1921 1922. Il.