The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-15
FOR AND AGAINST
Comments Of the Press on the
Messiah"
NEWTON HAD A SPASM
In Part But Nearly Everybody
Was Well Pleased.

Following are some of the expressions
upon the oratorio Messiah, as given
here last Tuesday night:
Ponca City Courler:-M. NJ. Kline al
attended the CRATIC Messiah at Wichita
last night. He describes it as a magnifi-
cent musical treat.
Hutchinson News:-The rendition of the
Messiah at Wichita was a magnificent
success. W'ichiel is the kind of a town
where everything goes. from a cake walk
to the Messiah-and goes well.
Wellington Man:-When one glanced
over the large audience which packed the
large auditorium al Wichita last even
ing it was easy 70 distinguish the famil-
far faces of Wellington people in nearly
every part Of the house. \ large dele
cation went from here, considering the
very unfavorable weather which no doubt
caused many 10 remain at home who fully
intended TO go. As IL was, there were
perhaps over hundred in the Wellington
party. There were over tightly people
! from this city who took passage on the
Santa Fe train which left here last even
/ ing, besides the number who went up in
/ the morning and upon other trains. II
was a jolly crowd. composed Of some Of
! the best people Of Wellington. There was
no lack Of entertainment, neither upon
/ the way nor while in Wichita. There were
three coaches pretty well filled with Wei
Hngton people, and social amusement is
never allowed to wane in such a con-
genial crowd. 1t is needless to say that
the people from here were well provided
for by the people at Wichita They occu-
pied the best seats in the auditorium and
were shown every courtesy possible upon
such an occasion. Wellington undoubted-
~ had the largest out-of-town delegation
there. As to the presentation OF the
grand oratorlo, "The Messiah" it was
quite satisfactory TO most of the party
from here. The chorus work under the d.
rection of Miss Jessie Clark of Wichita
was considered excellent, although the
number in the chorus was not as large as
represented The same might be said oil
the ochestra, but the soloists in one OIL
two Instances showed ineXcusable weak
nesses The whole performance, now
ever. when considered as u whole, was Z
musical treat well worth the price tcos
those who attended from here.
Newton Kansan:-Wichita is now
great musical center-in the Wichita pa
pers. She gave 1.-The Messiah" last nigh
, as it was never given before. Crhis is
fact) About seventy-fve Newtonian
went down to behold this unexample'
creation. The S1-cent rate had nothing t
do with the size of the crowd, becaus
Boyle wrote to the benighted denizens o
this suburb of Hong Kong that thi
t would be the opportunity Of their lives
s The crowd would have been twice as larg
: had the fare been ISL. The Newtonians
especially the members of the Muslca
Union. went down for the express pur
pose Of being Learned" some music. An
they were Mrs. Boyd was learned
whole lot about the chOruses. She wi
make a vain endeavor to bring the Nus
cal Onion to the same standard and the
apply for a job as farm hand in Mes
, county. The cOntralto hit the pitch once
: behind the scenes before the show com
4, rnenced; she also had one pure toni