Spirits come alive in Lyons

Tickets are available at the Wayne County Museum for readings of the dramatic ballad, 'Spirits of Butternut Street.' Two evening performances will be held each night on October 21, 22, and 23, at 7 and 7:45 p.m.

A 4 p.m. performance will be added to Saturday's schedule.

The play recounts a fantasy, post-mortal reunion of train robber Oliver Curtis Perry, executed murderer William Fee, murder suspect Georgia Sampson, and legendary Wayne County Sheriff Jeremiah Collins. The ballad, written by T. J. Spencer, is written in ballad meter, the verse form associated with crime and criminals ever since the middle ages.

Limited seating for the readings will be arranged in the cellblock where the persons who inspired the drama spent part of their lives. Tickets should be purchased prior to the performance for guaranteed seating. The price of admission is $2.50 for Society members, $3.50 for non-members, $1.50 for children under 12 years of age, and $10 for families.

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