The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
VAN DYKE AND EATON.

This company closed their successful
| engagement Saturday night with an i'm
| provised bill, owing to the unfortunate
accident that befell Miss Ollie Eaton at
| Friday nights performance whereby
her ankle was severely sprained, caus-
| ing her much pain, and preventing her
| from appearing on the boards Mrs
Van Dyke cannot move her injured
| foot, and owing to this that nights per-
Torrance was improvised and substi-
tuted for "A Family Affair." a strong
social drama which this company play
exceedingly well The program
opened with sketch by Klark
and Klark that was very pretty and
highly artistic Then followed special
ties by Miss Bay Whipple, Messrs.
Fisher, Campbell, Klark and Van Dyke,
and closed with farce. The company
have made an eviable record in Wich-
ita and they will be accorded hearty
welcome when they return. Every
member of the company has made
| friends here. They are all perfect ladies
and gentlemen, delightful people to meet,
and the company will leave feeling that
they have friends behind, and there is
mutual regret at the parting. The
record in attendance that this company
made in the past two weeks is the best
ever made since the Crawford was built
Such expressions as the following have
been heard every day after the first
night:
City Clerk Smith-It is out Of sight
and beats anything 1 have seen. 1 was
surprised, amazed and forced to go. The
characters were well represented and
~ e in 10
combina ton. 1t is a cracker jack.
John Moore, Cashier Fourth National
bank-I make s1.30 each night clear. 1
occupy a IS cent seat, saw 10 cent show
all for 20 cents.
DR.. Minick, medical director A. o. U.
WI prescribe this show to my pa
tents. II is a revolutioniZer, stem
winder, a base-burner.
Charley Mosbacher-People were
found standing at my store every morn
ing waiting for tickets and the rush
kept up as long as one was in sight.
LIE Roy Kramer-It is a pleasure TO
meet and transact business with such
a company, and on their return the
house will be crowded. They could
double their time and draw the same
houses for the season.
Fred Sweet, manager Of Electric
Street cars-The class of people drawn
by the company was composed of the
best citizens of the city and nothing
but praise is heard of them at any
time.
GENTRY'S DOG AND PONY SHOW.
F. S. Gentry & Cos, Dog and Pony
show closed their engagement here last
Saturday after a very successful three
days stand. At the exhibition that
night the tent was taxed to its utmost
capacity, many people having to be turn
ed away. Messrs Gentry & Co., are
well known in Wichita and the sur
rounding country and their phenomenal
success here is attributable no less 10
the excellence of their entertainment
than to the high standing and moral
character Of the men.
Their entire outfit is clean and bran
new, and is pronounced by all who
have seen ii as the best show of the
kind travelling in America. No pains
or expense have been spared by the
management to surround themselves
with the best equipments and stock at
tainaIble. Nor has the moral aspect
Of the company or the performance been
lost sight Of, the management eXacting
the highest standard of character and
behavior from all their men from the
roust-abouts employed to take care OF
the stock and equipments, TO the high
est employee of the company.
The entire performance is one Of the
most instructive and entertaining ever
offered to the public and is an object
lesson to all Of the wonderful capabill-
ties of dumb animals when patience
coupled with kindness only are used to
subdue and train them.
Many new and novel features are Of
fered, among which is their street pa
rade, in which are numerous dainty lit
tie traps, carts and carriages drawn by
Shetland ponies and in which the chill
dren are invited to ride and drive. The
children Of some of Wichita's most prom
inent people participating in the parade
yesterday afternoon.
The horses, twenty-five in number,
are under the management of Prof
Page Buckley, and are the finest specl-
mems of the Equine breed ever seen in
this city. They have been exhibited from
Maine to California, and have been en-
Enthusiastically received everywhere not
only on account of their superb train
ing but from their unsurpassed beauty,
intelligence and grace. The dogs are
exhibited by Prof. George Richardson,
and are perfectly trained. performing
many wonderful feats never before wit
messed here. The show leaves here
Sunday evening, filling engagements at
Newton, Emporia and Topeka this week
and at Kansas City next week II Is
a deserved compliment to the manage
ment and to Wichita. this being the
home of its originator. and headqua--
tiers when not travelling. II is pre-
dicted for them the most complete and
deserved success in their coming en-
gagements throughout the season.
GERMAN MAY CONCERT.
The May concert given by Rev. Sill
bermann's church was a thorough
success, being the best of all
thorough success, being the best Of all
the concerts so far given at his church.
Theattendance was very large. and al
though additional seating capacity had
been provided, yet many were forced
10 stand. The program was a varied
and entertaining one. The concert |
opened with & selection by the Schu-
bert String quartet. This quartet is |
composed OF four Of Wichita's best art
lists. and the music they make is equal
20 that Of any similar organization.
professional or otherwise. that has ever
appeared in Wichita a second num-
Der by the quartet later in the evening
pleased the audience immensely.
The members of the quartet are Mr..
Blume. Messrs HUFFMAN and Mr.. DIM
bar. Mr.. George Westgate sang a solo
that was we'll rendered and appreciat-
ed by the audience. He was recalled.
Misses Sondersgger favored the audi
ence with vocal Duet that took well.
and later these young ladies. with the
Misses Hossfield. sang a vocal number
that was exceedingly pretty. Misses