The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
FAST NAIL.

Inc r aSC Mall al the
last night drew moderate sized house.
The company carries its own scenery
which IS very elaborate and pretty.
They presented the most realistic rail-
road scene that has ever been seen in
this city. The freight train scene,
where an engine, all steamed UP, draws
q long freight train across the stage, IS
very life-like. and the steam boat scene
and explosion are cleverly presented.
The company has some good actors in
Messrs Frank Weed, Manager Hogan
ard Gilbert Birby, who are the strong
est characters in the play and do very
clever work; but some Of the minor
pats are poorly acted. Miss Edna
Iintion- as leading lady, does accept
sf1le work. She is pretty and graceful
and IS not a stranger 10 Wichita theater
Eoers, having played here when young
girl at The tine the Garfield opera house
ives in vogue. Miss Waugh also play
ed her role very prettily, representing
the detectives persistent little wife. On
the whole the play gave good satisfac-
ton 10 the audience.
MRS. LEASE WEDNESDAY EVEN
ING.
Mrs. Lease viii lecture at the Auditor
iuIn tomorrow evening on Christ or
Caesar" The proceeds Of the lecture
viii go for benevolent purposes. Mrs.
Lease has but recently returned from
r. tour of Arkansas. During this trip
che lectured at Fort Smith, upon which
Occasion the Font Smith Times said:
Mrs Lease Is a tall fine looking WON
an who dresses simply, yet taStmy, IN
plain black. She IS utterly at home on
the stage and is always graceful and
Identified in carriage Her gestures
were few but always timely and appro-
PIRATE. She IS erect and proud Of bear
.Hg on the stage as some tragsdienre
Ike Anderson or Terry. This likeness
to some noted actress is carried out in
her voice 1t IS glorious beyond COM
pare Il Is one prolonged symphony,
or better hike a powerful organ in the
power and swell OF one sound that IS
nov. soft. now powerful. always musical.
She has no dAscOrdant notes in her en-
tire range Of voice. The Harmonious
seems ever present and to utter an IN
musical word would jar on her ideas
and powers Of tonality. Her voice is
her fortune. She missed her vocation
when she did not become another Rach-
el, Siddons or Morris. The first tones
c1armed her audience. They were min
or and sJIs&Jr--d and seemed 70 come
from affair The fire and oratory devel-
oped later. but the charm OF the minor
was always chief. The subject Of her
lecture has been dwelt on by the most
eloquent tongues that humanity has
known Yet what she said in the SEEM
ingly few brief minutes last night would
compare in either BtJerance or diction
90 the best Her sentences are rounded
and her CltmaNeS SklllfuL she has the
gree in word and sentence and picture
buil ding OF the finished orator. She is
a woman with much talent and Won
7erful voice. To have listened to ehe
saocer on the stage is liberal educa-
tiou. TO 81 under its spell is pure ar
tistic delight
Tickets are on sale at Mossbacher's.
THURSDAY NIGHT.
On this night Wichita citizens VIII
have an opportunity Of hearing. at the
,1rra-a house the greatest ora tor OF the
s'-e. Il uife judgment OF those who have
heard John Temple Graves can be con-
sidere-i as a criUeE5au upon what 70
base an opinion
Rev. 'D3a :. Colt in speaking OF John
Temple Graves and his great subject.
sad: 4 have heard many orators and
I viii say that John Temple Graves IS
oue Of the grea test l ever heard he
carries his audience with him clear
through his delivery He has Won
I'M gift Of ialgus sc at his command
and his sentences are a beautiful COIN
Ing OF the choicest English. nave
hand him once and should enjoy hear
iug him again. His lectures are an N
Ssilecsual treat and re should De well
patrolized The Wichita Lyceum has
made no mistake in selecting him as one
who wiz vastly interest and please his
hearers
J. T Shearman-''I want TO say that
i songrat ulate the citizens OF Wichita
upon an opportunity of hearing such
a lecturer as John Temple Graves I
have heard him. and I VII hear him
again. Too much can not be said Of him
as a maSUer Of the rcSyrUm- he : q
r-priIss and there VIII not be one who
bears him Thursday night but what Will
be wed paid and highly entertained.