The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-20

night TO a thoroughly packed house.
Standing room was sold. Wichita thea
ter goers have been pretty we'll satisfied
with the average popular price repor-
tore shows, but this company will prove
Q welcome relief as It is a company of
superior merit, and last night presented
as finished performance in every way
as dollar show. la Belle Marie" was
| presented. This is a beautiful society
drama that has never before been seen
in Wichita and the performance was
strictly high class in every particular.
The staging was excellent and much at
| tention was paid to details. The costum-
| ing was elegant and elaborate. The act
| ing was all good and although pretty
line OF humor ran through the play,
there was no "horse play" OF any kind
or description. Tonight this company
will present Harvest" a comedy
drama. The scenes by the vitascope
were superior to anything of the kind
ever shown here and the scenes were all
| new. The scenes cover half Of the large
| curtain. Excellent specialties were in
/ troduced by Hake and Reynolds Mr.
Sieeley sang several selections we'll and
was enthusiastically encored. The
house was very enthusiastic and appre-
ciative. A fashionable audience marked
the first night. Another feature of the
engagement will be the amateur contest
for prize OF $40 in which all amateur
| singers, elocutionsts, dancers, etc, may
| particiate on Friday night.
Give away six beautiful rocking
chairs Saturday night in six separate
and distinct drawings conducted by a
| committee selected by the audience.
Numbers given every night this week.
Three with 30-cent ticket, two with 90
cent ticket, one with 1O-cent ticket.
| These chairs are all solid mahogany and
oak and were purchased of the Ross
Furniture company of this city.
The Paiges give grand family matt
nee Saturday afternoon at 2:30 for
ladies and children. A five-dollar gold
piece given TO the person holding the
lucky number. A number with every
| ticket sold. For the special pleasure Of
| the little folks eight beautiful pictures on
the vitascope will be presented. Matinee
| prices 10 cents to everybody.
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| test Friday night after the regular per-
| Torrance. Ten dollars in gold awarded
to the winner by committee of judges
selected by the audience. All amateur
| singers, elocutionists, dancers, instru-
muentalists residing in Wichita cordial
| ly invited to participate. Invitations
particularly extended TO the members of
| the public schools. Leave names with or
call on manager of the Paiges at Man
haitian hotel. List closes Friday noon.
AT THE BIG TENT SHOW.
The German-American Staff of Physi-
clans and Surgeons opened their en-
gagement last night in their large tent
Just south of the city building. After a
few Introductory remarks by DR.. Davis,
stating their object, the performance be-
gan and continued until IL o'clock with
out interruption.
The big tent was crowded last night
and the aisles We're filled but it did not
cbstruct the view of those in the rear. as
they were on elevated seats. The play
last night was a high class Vaudeville
| performance The specialties were pro-
duced in a splendid manner, being su-
perior to anything heretofore given here.
The songs. dances, juggling and trapeze
work were extra good. The farces were
healthy and clean and provoked round
after round of applause. In fact ii
seemed to just suit the audience who
were ever ready to applaud good
piece of work or laugh at comical
scene.
The doctors arrived in their own cars
| which are magnificent in their appoint
ments They only exact a charge OF 10
cents for admission which is extremely
low when their performance is consid-
cred. Anybody who attends this show
will certainly be well repaid. The even
| ing's performance closed with several
good vitascopic pictures. They will give
a performance each evening for the next
two weeks.
The Demonte Vaudeville company and
the German American Staff of Physi-
clans have spent three weeks in Newton
instead OF two, as was the original in
tention. That the show has pleased our
people has been conclusively shown by
the large attendance every night. They
will give a matinee Saturday afternoon
and the evening performance viii con-
clude their engagement in this city.
They go from here to Wichita, where
they Will spend from six 10 eight weeks.
The doctors are treating large number
OF patients in and around Newton and
seem TO be giving entire satisfaction.
These people have made many friends
here and VIII receive hearty welcome
should they return 10 our city.-Harvey
County Banner.
AT THE FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH.
The following musical program will be
given 81 the First NJ. F. church Tues
day night. Miss Woods has fine dra-
matte power and the quality OF her
vocal work is fiute-like and true. Miss
Pinkerton is both an analyst and in
:erpreter Of The best musical writers.
bridesmaids Quartet Fries chutz- Weber
Mrs. Brooks. Miss Dunbar. Mrs.
Hull. Miss Jocelyn.
Rhapsodie. Hungroise No. List
with Rive-Eing and Bendel cadenza
Miss Pinkerton.
Songs-a. The Better Land............C ovan
b. The Curl. Neid.ager
Miss Woods.
a. Fantasie.....-.....A- J: P.nkerton
b. Rondo Capricc.oso... MendelsSohn
Miss PInkerton.
Song-"Were l a Gard ner e...-.Chsminade
Miss Woods.
Polonaise E fst.......-....-........... Chopin
Miss Psnkerton.
Rect and Aria-Lascia Chico Pianga..--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS haA'-ei
Miss Woods.
Taunhauser March. agner-Llszt
Miss Pinkerton.
Two years ago r. J. Warren, a dug
sist at Pleasant Brook, y. Y. bought a
small supply OF Chamberlain's Cough