The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01

| as her time is already largely engaged
for next year, it may be long time be-
fore Wichita people may again have
| the pleasure of hearing their disting-
| uiShed fellow toWnsWoman. She has
prepared a new lecture entitled Christ
or Caesar and viii deliver it for the
first time next Wednesday evening
Mrs. Leases career has been in many
respects singular. Probably no one in
Kansas has been so often and so va
riOUSly commented upon by the press,
but whatever else they might have said
all have admitted her wonderful pow
eTs Of oratory and her marvellous voice
The New York World said: Mrs
Lease has the contralto voice. Had
her attention been turned TO vocalism
instead Of Oratory she would perhaps
have been a second Scalchi or Adelaide
Phillips. All her speaking tones are
wonderfully deep and rich' The New
York Sun says: Her voice is rich
contralt0. though not at all masculine,
partaking more of the nature of the
great Scalchi's tones. She moves and
sways her audience as the storm does
the forest Mrs. Lease has kindly do
mated her services and the proceeds
of her lecture are for benevolent pur-
poses.
''HENDRICK HUDSON, JR.''
The Kimball Opera Comique company
with the peerless Corinne, composed of
sixty gOodloOking and interesting peo-
pie, singing, dancing and merry-mak-
ing, in the operatic extravaganza,
''Hendrick Hudson, Jr." will be the at
traction at the Crawford Grand Satur-
day night.
Newness, brightness, up-to-dateness,
press themselves upon everybody VINO
goes to see this really notable produc-
'tion; the most gorgeous, elaborate and
expensive in the history of organiza-
ton which Mrs. Jennie KimbaI, its
manager, has directed through years
of success. The leading character is,
also, decidedly the best opportunity
which Corinne has ever had in which to
display her charming talents. She
has many means of winning public ia
Vor, has COrrinne, for her natural gra-
ces are varied, and her accom- mpIishments
are numerous. She is a charming pic
ture, in her young womanhOod, with
a jaunty figure and the sweetest, mer-
Tiest Of smiles, and the several cos
tunes of Hendrick Hudson, ranging
from the rakish cap and swa aggering
high boots Of the dauntless explorer, to
the lace maptilla and crimson skirts
of Spanish coquette, all enhance her
winsome beauty. 1t is said she never
sung so well as this year. So it is
with her dancing, which was really the
first successful accomplishments in
which she distinguished herself when
child. She dances everything. jigs,
hornpipes, Spanish dances, Oriental di-
vertisements, all with perfect grace and
Iythm- This season there is an espec-
ial nerve and audacity in her dancing
something of the spirit of the Far
Eastern dancers, but with no possibili-
~ of giving offense. Corrinne has ev-
identity studied them all, and found
the secret of their charm.
TRILBY AT THE GRAND.
The play of ''Trilby'' is a grand sue
cess. 1t has become as popular as the /
book. 1T was thought that "Trilby"
was ill-adapted to stage representation
that the popularity of the book was due |
to its delightful dialogue. its charm I
ing descriptions of life in Bohemia its
Ella aborately developed studies of char /
acter, - elaborate as to be impossible /
Of condensatiO idtO the limits of play |
and that it was generally lacking in /
dramatic possibilities. The fallacy of !
this popular belief has been made very |
evident 10y the great success of Paul NJ |
Potter's clever dHamitization which |
has already astounded the theatre-go- |
ing public of New York and Boston.
For the sake of dramatic effect Mr. |
Potter has changed Trilby's character
to the extent of making her weaker in |
her love for little Billee than was the |
original. She does not make a willing
sacrifice for her lovers sake-ssle is
raken away from him by. the hypnotic /
art of Svengali. This may not be 50 |
noble. but it is certainly more in accord /
with human nature. In other respects /
the stage character does not differ ma /
teTially from that of the book. though /
Of course 1t is not possible to present /
all the various shades Of Trilbys charm
ing nature so graphically described by
Du Maurier. The four acts OF Mr.
Potter's dramitiZa ton are the greatest
nevertheless, of this age and by sucn a
company as A NJ. Palmer's gets a mar
vellous presentation. The production
which is under the direction of William
A. Brady. will be given here for the
first time on Friday at the Crawford !
Grand. The company is the same that /
appeared al the Coates in Kansas City !
and is just the same that played all |
the large eastern cities. Sale of seats /
opens this morning.
HAVERLY'S MINSTRELS.
When you hear the exhilerating sound |
Df Haverly'S MaSton Minstrel band this /
afternoon, and see the entire company
)n parade. You can take ii as a gentle !
reminder of the fact that it is about /
time to purchase your tickets for the
evenings entertainment, which il is
promised this time viii excel all pre-
vious efforts, and that is ra ther a bold /
assertion, for Haverly has always had
the best. and an abundance of it-stilI I
It IS a fact and the following few names
viii give one an idea. of the extreme
excellence of the company in it's entire
-y. Billy Rice. Burt Shepard. Charles /
Ernest. +. NJ. Kayne, Dave Montgom-
Try. Albert Hawthorne. George Castle.
Bert Norris. ". II. HOlbTook. \ spe-
eial feature is made this season Of the
vocal department, and a grand fea-
-ure il is.
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