Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1920 — BEST LYCEUM NUMBER IN YEARS WAS VERDICT [ARTICLE]

BEST LYCEUM NUMBER IN YEARS WAS VERDICT

The last number of the lecture course for the year was given at the Christian church Monday evening before a large sized audience, and those in attendance proclaimed it to be the best lyceum number to appear in the city in years. The speaker of the evening was Lou Beauchamp, America’s premier humorist, and there was not a dull moment for the audience during the entire evening’s entertainment. Despite the fact that Mr. Beauchamp had been ill for four weeks and that he is seventy years of age, he lived up to the flowery advance notices that preceded his appearance here. . Lou Beauchamp has traveled more miles and has delivered more lectures than any other speaker now on the lecture platform.' Duripg his time as an entertainer he has lectured in practically evefy country in the world and' has visited thousands of cities in this country. Mr. Beauchamp is a humorist of rare ability and seems to grow better with the advancing years. The lecture numbers this year have been of an unusually high standard and the program committee are already arranging for a fine series during the year 1920-21.