Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-16

essary for a single song to be repeated
during its engagement.
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT co.,
of Chicago, July 9Th to 10Th.
Miss FANNIE FERGUSON, Soprano,
Miss ELIZABETH FERGUSON, C%ontralto,
Miss THOMPSON, Alto,
Miss E. LOIS THOMPSON, Mezzo,
To supply the growing demand for
high class concerts the Chautauqua
has engaged this company. of talented
artists. For the past FIVE years they
have been before the public and their
work has reached a degree of excellence
rarely obtained by an organization of
this kind.
PRESS COMBINATIONS.
Cleveland Leader:-"Never was an
Ohio audience more highly pleased
than that which listened to the pro-
gram rendered by the Philharmonic
Concert Company at Opera hall last
Saturday night. The crowd quilted
their seats reluctantly when the cur
tain fell at the close of the good night
song. Without hesitancy we pro-
nounce the Philharmonic Concert Com
pany f1rst-class and are assured that a
royal welcome awaits the members of
the company at any time in the future
they may come this way.
Toledo (Ohio) Blade:-Miss Fannie
Ferguson, Prima Donna Soprano, sang
Verdi's 20 Don FATAL" with great
power and sympathy.
Chicago Tribune:-Miss Fannie Fer
guson possesses a high soprano voice
of exceptionally clear quality.
Chicago Record:-Miss Fannie Fer
guson was awarded the Hurry G. Sci.
fridge Diamond Medal at Chicago Mus.
ical College last evering. Miss Fergu-
son sang one of Beethoven's compost
tions and completely captivated the
audience by the rare quality and range
of her soprano voice. She was pre-
sented with many floral expressions of
appreciation.
MISS ELIZABETH FERGUSON.
Seattle (Wash.) Post Intellingecer:-
Miss Elizabeth Ferguson, the famous
contralto, sang with much ease and
sympathy.
st. Louis Post:-Miss Elizabeth Fer
guson has a deep c%ontralto voice which
is both sweet and strong.
Sacramento (Cal.) Daily Record-Un
ion:AThe contralto solo by Miss Eliza
beth Ferguson was so ac%ceptably gwen
that the audience insisted on recalling
her again and again. Her artistic sing
ing and pleasing manner has left an
impression never to be forgotten.
MISS THOMPSON.
Minneapolis (Minn.) Tribune:-Miss
Thompson is a brilliant singer.
Kansas City (Mo.) Mail: Miss
Thompson possesses a wonderfully
sweet voice, and in her solo, 20 Love,
of, Thy Might Let Me Borrow" she sur
prised, delighted and enraptured ev-
eryone
Miss Thompson is an intelligent
musician and a singer of artistic in
stinct, combined with a voice of rare
quality. MRS. o. L. Fox,
Chicago Musical College.
MISS E. LOIS THOMPSON.
Miss E. Lois Thompson has a beau
tiful mezzo-soprano voice and is a
thorough musician. Sho possesses
that rare instinct and sympathy so
necessary in a good accompanist and
SO much appreciated by singers.
Galena GILL; Gazette:-Miss E. Lois
Thompson has a very pleasing and
highly cultivated voice.
H. S. Sawyer, Musical Critic for the
S. Brainard & Sons, Music Publishers,
Chicago, HIN her instrumental solo
work Miss Thompson shows high tech.
nique and a breadth of intelligence
and comprehension worthy of a great
artist. She carries this ability into
her vocal work also, giving to her nat.
urally pure mezzo voice that sympa-
thetic feeling which makes us all take
such great pleasure in hearing her.
Do not neglect the opportunity tt
hear this company of superior vocal
lists. They are absolutely charming.
MISS GRACE WALKER.
A charming young soprano of New
York City, will be present the entire
season. She has a soprano of wonder.
full purity and sweetness, and has ere
ated a furore over the quality of hel