The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-06
he aaaehita ai1u ae1e Thursday H1orino april

was we'll calculated TO usher in a winters
program of the best and most elevating
entertainments 1t was beautiful moon
light evening, and the large audience
room was crowded to its fullest capacity.
Last evening it was entirely different.
It was drizzling, rainy night and early
in the day many regular subscribers to
the course had concluded to remain at
home. Nevertheless there was very fair
sized audience present and all were amply
repaid for the effort to be there. The at
traction for the evening was Mr.. Edwin
L. Barker in his monologue play. The
Peaceful Valley" For half an hour before
the rise of the curtain Shaw's orchestra
entertained the audience with prelimin-
airy program of music. Then Mr.. o. A.
Boyle, manager of the course, announced
the close of the season, and IN a few brief
remarks thanked all the patrons and es-
pecially those who had made some extra
effort toward farthering this city institu-
ton
Mr. Barker followed with three-act
monologue wherein he displayed his pow
ers Of imitation, descriptive ability and
earnest portrayal of the feelings and pas
sions and emotions OF the lowly. The
scene of 1.-The Peaceful Valley" is laid
among the age-old hills and valleys of
New England. and the primaeval customs
and primitive manners of old Vermont
are finely drawn out in artistic manner by
the rapid changing of the actor from the
pose of one character to another. Eleven
different personages are depicted before
the audience and all by one man. Mr..
Barker. Their several distinctive person
alities, their voices, their eccentricities,
all are portrayed in panoramic view and
the audience watches with interest the
development Of the story.
This season has been one of rare at
fractions for the literary and refined
pleasure loving public. who appreciate the
efforts of the management to bring here
such high class companies. Already there
have been bookd for next season some Of
the best platform orators and musical
troupes which appear on the American
forum Mr.. Boyle will attend the Chau-
tauqua assembly next season to meet and
select from among the host of finest tai
ent the best to be booked for Wichita.
The next season promises to exceed this
one in finely selected entertainments for
tn patrons Of the course.
There have been many inquiries from
the members of the season course, as we'll
as from those who have all the year been
regular patrons Of the series Of entertain
ments, relative to a review of the four
years history of the Wichita Lyceum and
its list Of attractions. Following is the
complete program each year, including ex-
ira numbers:
Season 1Ss5-s6-Chicagc Ladies' Quar-
tette, John Temple Graves, Original Ten
nesseeans. Robert Mcintyre. Jessie Cou-
thou Concert company, Mozart Sym
phony club.
Season 1S96-97-Ariel Ladies' Quartette,
DR.. A A Willis, Ellen Beach Yaw Con-
cert company 1.-TWO nights, Slayton
Grand Concert company, Brooks-Macy
Combination, Prof. John B. DeMotte,
Royal English Handbell Ringers, Camilla
Urso concert (extra).
Season -9S-Redpath Grand Concert
company. Edward Marc. magician. swed-
ish Male Quartette. Prof. ]. B. Denote,
Wichita Musical club, General John B.
Gordon, Jehu Dewitt Miller. Katherine
Ridgeway Concert company.
season ISyS-y9-RusSell H. ConWeLl, Sdl-
isbury Orchestra, Redpath Grand Concert
company, Robert ]. Burdette, Alexander
Black Cpicture play. George R. Vending,
Robert Mcintyre. Temple Male Quartette.
Patricolo Grand concert, Edwin L. Bar
ker, Alba Haywood extra, Famous
Smith Sisters (extra), Ottumwa Male
Quartette (extra), DR.. George L. Cole, IL
Illustrated lecture (extra).