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Show MRS. BAKER WILL READ. Noted Woman Will Give Series of.Be-cltals of.Be-cltals at Barratt Hall. F. Ilopklnson Smith, who was to havo lectured lec-tured here tonlcht undor tho nusplcoa of tho Mutual Improvement association, was unablo to como at this time- and tho engagement has been postponed. But on Thursday evening, at Barratt hall. Mrs. Bertha Kunz Bnkor, who In eald to havo no ecr as ri reader In this country, will bccln a series of readings with tho interpretation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Friday ovcnlne Mrs. Baker gives a BtJt of three numbers, Including Ros-tnnd'n Ros-tnnd'n "Romancud," a comedy, and two productions of TV. B. Yenta, "Tho Land of Heart's Desire," a fairy play, and "The Hour Glass," a morality. Saturday ovcnlnc, "Parnlfal." and at a special Saturday Satur-day matinee, "Tlio Legend of the Holy Orall," with readings from Lowell and Tennyeon. All of tho entertainments will be held In Barratt hall and season tickets to tho Mutual Improvement association courso will admit the holder to all of tho cvonts. Next week, nt Barratt hall, beginning- on Wednesday. February 15, Mrs. Baker will do-llv-r a special courso of Ave entertainments. Including two matinees. She oponu Wednesday Wednes-day ovcnlng with Rostand's "L'AlBlon," giving giv-ing on Thursday evening, Hugo's "Lea Miserable," Miser-able," and Friday evening, McCarthy's ro-mantlo ro-mantlo drama, "If I Were Klnc" At tho matlneo performances, special programmes will bo clvcn of interest to children, the flrat conslstlnc of readings from Kipling, Riley, Longfellow. Browning and Field, and tho pcond of extracts under the general heading head-ing of "Tho Gospel of Joy," from tho worki of Stevenson, Kipling, Harvey and Browning. |