MR BOOTH'S LICTURES.

Evening Star, Issue 8808, 25 April 1892, Page 2

MR BOOTH'S LICTURES.

Tho friend* of the public library movement will have a chance this weak of g ving it a decided lift forward. Mr R. T. Booth has pbcod his Servian at the disposal if the Library Committee and cheated to deliver two pop liar lectures in aid of the fundd. The fir.-t of these, entitled * Tao Boy in Blue,' will bi given at tho Princess's Theatre on Wednesday evening. A. point on which there u rnuoh publ c misapprehenuou ia tint Mr Booth is simply a famperaic.' orator. That be may be, but he Is a very groat deal more besides. Hi) profetsional enter tdnip nt lectures. 'Tko Boy in Blue' aad ' Iho Magic- Crowd' are really and truly entertalnnv nts of the very best c'ass. hj hj on'.y necessary to glance at what the mast competent jadjea have said to realise that these leclnres of Mr Booth's are In many respects superior to those tven of Olark and Stanley. One of his London critics says that not the toast astonishing facta In connection with the lecture is that he who nr.w tells the story of 'Tin Boy in Hue, or Throo Years In the Bank'',' with all'tin thril ing, tragio and p.thocir, Incidents of a Boldier's life in the »reat civil war, slnuld actualiy have marched and fought in the ranks as a private soldier. An additional feature of interest in the delivery of these lectures on Wednesday and Friday next is that Mr Booth will deliver them ia aid of the Free Public Library. For so good a cause, and with an enieitr»inni3nt of such unquilfi d emllenc< awl attiactioc, the result ougut to ba that the thcatro should bo crowded from pit to dome, 'lho Association are pparlog no p-kins to provide a thortu?h!y enj >yable evenirg, and to that end aro fcddli'g music to the Twj tf the leading military biud:< w'U play on the evtnirgi of the lectures, and a quirtct will sing one of the stirring American war B;ig". Wo understand that other musical attrictloM are being mg>tiatcd for.