The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-16
TALENT IS BOOKED
Wichita Lyceum Course VIII
Have Ten Attractions.
AUDITORIUM is ENGAGED
List Is Composed of Enter
tanners of High Merit.

The last attraction for the Wichita
Lyceum course for the coming season was
booked yesterday by Manager oryille A
Boyle. The attractions for the course
number ten and the opening entertain
ment viii be early next month
The attractions for this year are the
best that can De secured and probably
| more money than ever before in the his
tory Of the course has been spent for
| the talent.
The entertainments viii be given as
| heretofore, in the Auditorium. This
| building is now being repaired and will be
in splendid shape by the time Of the
| opening entertainment. The seats will be
| REPLACED by comfortable chairs.
Manager Boyle states that the calls for
tickets even at this time Of the season
are more numerous than at any time in
the history Of the lyceum course The
price for the seasons entertainment will
| be the same as that of last year and the
same method in regard TO the seats viii
be used The sale of the seats viii COM
mence within the next ten days and the
plat viii be open at that time.
| Probably one CT the best attractions Of
the course, and undoubtedly the hardest
| one to contract for, is Dr. F. W. Gun
saulus of Chicago. who is TO lecture here
on the subject -Savonorola-" Mr.. Boyle
has been trying for three years past TO
get DR. GunsauIus, but until this year
/ has never succeeded in getting favorable
replies as to his coming west. Dr. Gun
saulus has written that he will be here
I during the fall and viii give his cele-
brated lecture.
The Quaker Male Quartette Of Phila-
deIphia, is an attraction which has an
enviable reputation among the entertain
ers of the country. The quartette is one
OF the oldest organizations travelling and
has pleased many large audiences in the
east. II is a noticeable fact that Wich-
TIA people in general admire quartette
music and in this respect they viii not
| be disappointed in the Quaker company.
Mr.. y. Baker, who is a member Of the
/ organization, is also a comedian as well
| as a singer and will give representations
in costume.
DR.. Sam P. Jones of Georgia, IS to give
| one Of his unique lectures here some time
during the early part of the course. His
subject has not yet been selected, but
| Wichita people can be assured that his
| lecture viii be most interesting. A great
many people have requested the manage
ment to bring the splendid orator here to
| give one of his lectures.
Lyceum ticket holders who attended
| the recital given by that splendid hasso,
NJ
member him He is considered a match
! less bass singer. and this season heads
his own company, with Madam Epping-
housen Bailey as soprano. She IS known
as the Southern Nightingale. Three other
members support these people and the
company viii give one OF the finest must
cal entertainments ever given in the city.
f., Byron W. King OF Pittsburg. president
| Of the King School Of Oratory, is to give
| his most popular lecture, CAN the
Worlds q Stage" Mr.. King has a fine
! reputation as an orator and public speak
er. a number Of the lyceum patrons
heard Mr.. King at Topeka last year and
| all have words Of praise for him.
! Mr. King has a number OF fine lectures
which never fail to please, but the one
on the subject just mentioned is consid-
/ cred the strongest he gives.
The Fadette Woman's Orchestra Of
/ Boston, by far the best orchestra com
posed of ladies travelling on the road. will
+ appear on the lyceum course. Mrs. Caro-
/ line B. Nichols, who Is the director, is a
/ decided success wherever she appears.
/ The orchestra has number Of soloists
/ Of note and one Of especial merit is Miss
I AZ nj
( ton is very fine as musician.
{ Orchestra music is very popular in this
/ city and the playing OF the ladies' or
/ chestra Of last season won much favor
/ able comment. This company IS con-
/ sidered superior to the other company
and cannot help but please a Wichita
audience.
/ Colonel Z. F. Copeland % Harrisburg,
I Pa. who IS called the King o. the Plat
/ form" VIII give his entertaining and in
structive lecture on Seeing the Eele-
/ plant" This lecture Is ore OF the most
popular OF any he has given during the
{ past season. The lecturer has a humor-
Gus side 70 AL Of his sayings and those
/ who are lovers Of hunor and wit viii not
/ be disappointed On Seeing the Ele-
plant"
The Royal TyroIean Concert Troupe OF
Austria IS ore or the attractions % es-
pecial merit which has been secured by
The lyceura management Their troupe
is composed or ten artists actually from
abroad Tats company has made de-
cided hit wherever they have been and
vii, b. q novelty &c Wichita audiences
The Alpine hunting songs. which are al
WAYS entertaining vii ne one q the fine
features OF he attractions The people
appear in the.r native costume and this
always lends q charm TO the entertain
r,ent which il would 6e impossible %
otherwise Fave.
An attraction sure 70 please Tire wGcA-
ia ivceum gers S. the Old Tire Jubilee
Singers Of the South Land No Singers
can appeal 70 the average person a. can
the real old-fashi7ue5 negro wtth his
songs flied With genuine sweet melody
TIE program Cor the evening VII he filed
with the plantation songs u other DAYS
and will recall the childhood OF many
vho were born in The south.
THIS attraction has nave failed Z.
please an audience aa6 IL tosay eonsi7-
cred ere, Z aot the hss- attraction q Ks
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