The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-18

GREATER HOHORS YET
Are Non by DR.. Quayle'S
Lecture
ON MAD KING LEAR
Brilliant Speaker Greeted by
Hundreds.

Ailg Lear. as Interpreted cy Kew Dr..
". a Quayie q Kansas City. was Iae
attraction Tor ne second evening o. re
Autumn Festival ROW bang ned 8; tie
First III E. g u-ca. HIS iec-Cge was pre-
ceded oy piano 500 by Mrs c Z.
Brad wao rendered Lists "Ra4ssodis
Hongro.se" n pleasing manner.
= large ar1.=-cz aad ga.Aeret 70 hsten
70 Rev Qrzy-e. re : 10 stranger to
Wichita people AID each Of his past sp-
paranc4s oe:o-e them has added 10 ms
favorabis reputation a. = Platform ora
tor. HIS lecture ot king Lear asst night
was 70 exception but AIDED even greater
hocors 20 MS already song list The lee
ture was lnd4ec inspiring and heid the
Z ldIlors a. under spell until ne closed
and resumed MS chair Words fa;l 10 sx-
press uhe manner IN which ne portrayed
the mad king. his daughters. friends and
enemies Al 1he characters for a brlet
period seemed % De living and breathing
beings Their virtues and faults were
brought out with distinctness. From he
ginning 20 End the review wes thorough.
instructive and entertaining.
Rev Quayie began his discourse with
an Introductory comparison OF the plays
or King Lear and Hamlet" In the
former. he said. the king had brought ~
on himself all the misery ard disaster OF
MS later days. Through his own actions
and weak character he could blame no
one but himself for the aftermath. With
Hamlet It was different Through no
- fr4r ,,T hE- -
as seldom fai % the lot OF nOrtsls We're
thrust upon him and he suffered FOR the
wickedness OF others.
Pursuing the comparison. Rev. Quay!e
SAID that King Lear was filed with
chief actors; il was play OF double ac-
lion, one around King Lear, the other
around Edmund Each would make a
play filled with strong characters. In
Hamlet" there is but one character, the
melancholy Dane." always running
through the play. Lear is tragedy OF
action. alway5 action. always somethinz
70 see. Hamlet on the other hand.
has little action but episode
The lecturer concluded his comparison
b. frustrating the lines on which each
VS. drawn. Lear, instantly brough. u
the mind the story of ingratituda. all pa
thcs. all thoughts of loveiess children
"Ham inlet was drawn on broader lines
II is the story Of the great problem u
human life; the greatest study or human
nature ever written ly any genius. Next
to Hamlet IS King Lear"
New light was thrown on the personal
character OF Lear. The speaker showed
wherein the king was weak. autocrat:c
and selfish. but still retained the one re-
deeming quality of love for his departed
queen and love for his living daughters
Following this deLneation each character
was taken VI and discussed. and the lee
ture closed with the final death scene Of
the aged monarch by the side OF his muir
dered daughter Cordeiia.
Every listener applauded TO the echo and
the evening VIII be marked as one OF tho
most enjoyable Of the series.
Tonight the following program will be
rendered beginning at O'Clock sharp:
Piano Soc Rhapsodie Hongroise No.
Miss Martha \ Kendrick.
Vocal Solo-"A,I for Eternity" Buck
Mrs. Byrd VI. Schultz Ford.
Lecture .......-........-''Fu on the Farm
William Riley HaIstead. .. D
Terra Haute. Ind.
Press reports Of 8Ir. Halstead's lecture
Fun on the Farm pronounce II one Of
the best Oh the rostrum-