The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-06
LYCEUMlS MUSICAL TREAT
Finely Rendered srogram by Boston
Ladies' ymphOny Orchestra

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Last evening at the Auditorium occur
red the fifth attraction for this. season;
it being the second extra and special
number. The performance was by the
Boston Ladies Symphony Orchestra Of
Boston, under the direction of Mr.. Frank
w. Mckee, conductor and in addition the
company were enforced by Mr.. Carl
GRANGE, basso Of New York City.
This fine aggregation of artists Of a
high order have appeared before a Wich-
tia audience before. having tbeen one Of
the regular numbers on last seasons ly-
ceum course. This season, owing to a
conflict of dates 1t became possible late
in the season for them to arrange to
come here as an extra, and Manager 0.
a Boyle. always alive and eager to give
his patrons the very best entertainments
and as many Of them as available at
once secured them for last evenings ex-
ira This orchestra ranks very high in
the esteem ofthe Central Lyceum Bureau,
and rarely has any company made such
a successful tour of concerts, as this one
did last year when they played over
twenty-eight weeks without an open date
in many of the largest courses in Ameri-
verse criticism.
There are twenty young ladies' in the
troupe and each and every one is an ar
lists Of the most finished type on her own
particular instrument, and several are
that versatile and finely trained that two
or more differing parts are their sched-
uled assignments They are all musicians,
and that means thoroughly educated and
cultured In all that the grand art Of
music embraces. The I'VE numbers rem
dered by the orchestra were selected with
skill by the management and were su-
perbly given. each being encOred with
enthusiasm by the delighted audience.
and cordially responded TO. The first
number was a march from THE Amer"
by V. Herbert. The second. an overture.
"Rienzi," by Wagner. These were re-
spondad by selections from grand opera.
The fourth by the orchestra, was a sell
ection from 1.-THE Singing Bird BY v.
Herbert. Herbert's music has one re-
splendent feature which all lovers Of
classic music especially adore and that
IS his minors. The minor strain in the
Singing Bird" was grand and thrilled
every one. The stacato playing was one
The seventh. an orchestra number was
an overture. Raymond" by Thomas,
and was responded to twice. the first en-
core being a dashtng medley Of southern
melodies and popular rag time airs; tbs
second response was an air by Verdi
The final performance OF the orchestra
was In the tenth and closing number q
the program and was an arrangement q
airs from The Burgomaster, by Lu-
ders. The alternating recitals were the
solo. parts and ali greatly enjoyed ~
the audience. Num5er three, was a tu6a
solo ly Miss Nellie Nicholson. VINO is also
one of the bass viols in the orchestra
Her recital was "Beelzeou5." by Catozz!
and was finely given and she was brought
back and in q mastery manner gave mat
always Inspiring hymn. Rocked in The
Cradle Of the Deep" The second solo
was in The ffth namber. and was harp
rendition bv Miss alice Il Martin. ard
wss sextette from lucia. % DonlzettL
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ling harp foated ont ard over the Gail
tempted forth ~ the delicate hngers q
the PLAYER and 10 loveilsT melody ever
escaped from those encharted czlor5s-
s1e IS - rare ability on IRIS so6thing
inspiring Instrument Sha rsspo1ded -
an euthus ast3c encore IN a tranaposltlon
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solo ia number six was by Miss Fl0rencs
Pickett and was an air var.a- come
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