The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-25
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement Lovers.
A ORCHESTRA DEFINED.


A ORCHESTRA DEFINED.
An orchestra is an instrument OF in
| telligenee. played upon by one mantle
| director Each integral part is a human
brain which is complete master OF a
complete set Of tones. an. each set is
| independent Of the others; yet In the
most perfect harmony with them.
A thought is made UP Of many inte-
grail parts, which are a combination OF
vibrations. some very plain. others ex-
| ceedingly intricate. Given shape in the
form OF a tone. one may be expressed BY
a single note upon one instrument Other
| thoughts are expressed by all the tones
from a united orchestra, each ser CT
which is from the undivided attention
Of one intellect. which. combined with
ali the others makes the one grand mas
ter tone which. when made sympathetic
ally. reproduces the thought in the mind
OF the listener that it represents. Some
refuse TO see the beauty In a fine picture
yet the beauty is still there. TO be seen
If We will. Il needs but the opening Of
the heart TO receive it for the enjoyment
| Of music II its purity.
No instrument or set OF instruments
have the perfection Of an orchestra. II
is the musical acme OF perfection. ana
all other musical Instrumentation is
more or less an imitation OF an orches-
ira The Chicago symphony viii De the
! first great orchestra that has ever visit
ed Wichita. 1t comes. not as a travel
ing show. but as one OF the grandest mu-
steal organizations in This country. sec
ond only to the Thomas orchestra and
the Boston symphony. And said 10 be
eqUalled by no other. The orchestra Of
| forty-six pieces is composed OF men en-
| tirely, and men who have made each his
own instrument his life work The
greater part Of these men have been
with Theodore Thomas at one time or
another. but the Iaen are now receiving
many of them a larger salary than when
with Thomas. whose orchestra of $50
pieces costs no inconsiderable sum in
salaries.
Never before has such an organization
been in Wichita, and Mr.. Payne. who has
taken the responsibility OF bringing them
here. has eciipsed all other ventures.
There are ffty-three artists all told.
Six of these are soloists. Mr. Wagner,
the cellist. is the teacher OF Ralph Dun
bar No more need be said. Mr.. Van
Oordt. the solo violinist. is from Poland
and is well known among musical peo-
pie. especially around Chicago.
Besides the orchestra, no vocal quar-
tette has ever been here that will com
pare with the one that has been secured.
Nine Ragna Lime. the soprano. has
been compared with her noted country
woman, Jenny Lind. Nine Furbeck has
not so wide a reputation as yet. but is
contralto who is rapidly making for her
self a name in the central states. She
is a favorite wherever she has appeared.
Mr. Cowper also Is not so thoroughly
well known, save in the immediate cen
trail and southern states. However, at
the Omaha exposition he sang repeated
~ and was hailed as the finest tenor who
appeared there. Mr.. Charles w. Clark
has no mere national reputation. but
an international fame. IN Paris and Lon
don during the past winter he won lau-
rels no other American baritone ever
achieved.
Such a great musical event costs
money, much money. but Mr.. Payne pre-
fers to place the price OF admission at
rate which everyone can reach The
choice seats disappeared at once, and
the remaining seats have been going
rapidly and steadily. Letters have been
coming in from all over southern Kansas
for seats. one coming from a gentleman
in Minco, I. T.. who is coming that dis
lance TO hear the concert. The seat sale
is open at the Moore Drug company. PIG
East Douglas avenue. and will continue
open there until the seats are exhausted.
No standing room will be sold until the
evening of the concert. June 5.
"The Chicago Tramp" viii be the next
attraction at the Crawford opera house.
wednesday. May 2s. Don't miss this op-
portunity but see one OF the best and
most successful Of all comedies and dra-
mas. This play has been tried with sig
nal success and has proved a Bead win
ner in all the principal cities The dra-
matte interest is intense. the appeal 70
the sympathy Of the human heart IS
powerful and the company is as refined
as it is successful in moving the audi
ence TO laughter. and the whole IL inter-
spersed with refined vaudeville acts