The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-29
|CLOSE OF THE COURSE
Of Lyceum Entertainments
Comes Next Wednesday.
LAST NIGHTS SURPRISE
PatricoIo Gets Compared With
PadereWSki.


Concert company. the last musical num-
Der of the course.
Neither in this lyceum course or any
other public entertainment has there been
finer euipped company in this city.
one whose several members are artists III
the most finished order.
Signor Angelo Patricolo is acknowledged
by every musician present last evening the
most superb pianist who has ever visited
this city and his marvellous technique and
Interpretation captivated the audience.
He appeared three times on the program
and very graciously responded to enthu-
siastic encores after each Of his regular
numbers. The first number was q fan
tastic by Thalberg. to which Signor Pat
ricolo responded in an arrangement OF
Rally Around the Flag" His second
number was where he appeared at his
best and displayed the cunning and train
ing of those nimble fingers, which simply
seemed 10 fash over the keyboard, obey
ing the call of the brain, which conceived
only music in its sublimest function. To
the repeated encore he responded in a
Annie Laurie" and blue Bells of
Scotland with variations.
In all his work he showed to the audi
enee the grandeur of the plano when
handled by one whose soul seems to min
gle with the music. He thrilled them with
softest harmony and almost frightened
with the wild crash OF thunderstorm
slipping then gently down into the rip
ping tones of the flowing brook
Miss Lillian Rano, soprano, entertained
her audience with three numbers and her
wei keyed voice possessing great range
and compass pleased all. In two Of her
violin obigato. and Miss Shoemaker.
piano. Her last number was AVE
Maria" by Bach-Gounoud.
Miss Scott appeared twice In splendidly
rendered violin solos and the hackneyed
phrase of causing a violin to speak" was
certainly verified in her case and every
one was pleased with her expression and
execution
While each one of the performers Is in
every sense an expert and every number
deserves the most candid praise and
credit and too much cannot be said in
commentator of all. it must be con-
fessed that in one sense the prime favor
lite Of the evening, besides the signor.
was the matchless Miss Jennie D. Shoe
maker, who is richly deserving of all the
praise TO be bestowed upon her With a
charming personality and a versatility
wonderful to a degree; a lovely figure. a
face beautiful and expressive and ar ease
and grace of manner which is the simple
poetry of motion and of being. she carries
with real and ardent sympathy her
audience with her and into her CONCERT
stage work throws a dosh and spirit which
thrills and charms. Hers is not the STACEY
artificial manner of so many overturned
elocutionists, but rather the simple grace
and easy effects of one whose profession
is to her something more than trade.
rather finished art, scholars and
students pride. In her number Mother
and Poet" she appeared in black. and If
she had merely stood there and said
nothing she would have Pleased with that
silent effect of the majestic loneliness Of
a perfect woman. Sir Joshua Reynolds
masterpiece was his famous picture OF
Mrs. Siddons as she appeared in the part
Of Lady Macbeth, and Miss Shoemaker
last evening seemed TO be the repEodue-
ton OF Mrs. Siddons as she rendered
Browning's story OF maternal pride and
grief. The tragic is her strength. al
though in the encore she seemed almost
equally at home in the humorous recital
of girl graduate bracing the horse editor
of big paper for hints for her essay. But
she arose to the very height of his
trionic talent in her second number.
when she rendered her singing reading
especially arranged BY herself. to which
she was accompanied by Signor Pstri-
coo at the piano playing the soft air OF
The Flower Song" Her effort, which Is
a difficult one. was James Whitcomb
Riley's AN Old Sweetheart OF Mine"
and il the term spellbound has any mean
ing left, expresses just the con
dition Of the audience when they real
lied the speaker was gone. No
boisterous applause followed this, A great
sigh from all present escaped ike WHEN
one gazes in awe at the plumage OF the
sOngster bird after the song is finished
She was afterward recalled three times
and by special request gave a dramatic
representation Of q college Contest.
wherein six raw and unripe students con-
tend for a prize in reciting Shakespeare
reverle Of Cardinal Wolsey on tie fruit
lessness OF worldly ambition. The novelty
Of the evening vas Miss sb 5er1akeg's
Deisartsan exhibition. again accompanied
by Signor Patricolo at the piano. Hero
all the curves of her graceful form wee
give nthe play q muscular trimming AM
beautiful, effects This time sac dressed
in a handsome gown % Old rose. pink
pale blue and white ocmminzie1 - as 20
produce the best expression. Eith ri55cn
mantle loosely hanging from her shout
ders. IN the closing of this Fuper5;y zen
dered effort she showed By simple n1otf-
and gestures al the emotions ar pas
sfons and feelings % whieh Humanity
knows Among the most sFectfrs were
the following: JOY hatred. diaznzs. fear.
scorn. pleading. naughty. pride. iadisns-
ton. mediation. revere. Fua-sul1g-y. te-
nign blessing and anger
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