The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement Lovers.
THOMAS IS COMING.

1oh,S 10 SOhlNd.
The greatest musical event in this city
this season. and in fact for several sea-
sons, will be during the week following
Easter and is appropriately called The
Easter Event of Wichita. This is the
first appearance og Theodore Thomas
famous orchestra of Chicago. An ar
chestra without a peer in this country
or Europe AN orchestra that plays as
is one instrument, perfect in its blend
ing OF instruments under the master
hand of Theodore Thomas, the peer of
orchestral leaders of the entire world
There never has lived a man who could
master the intricacies of music and ar
range it for an orchestra of fifty pieces
and bring out all of the rhythm. shading
and phrasing with the clearness as If it
was the production of one man. The
greatest musical critics of the world
have Travelled long distances to hear
Thomas orchestra and every one has
pronounced the orchestra the greatest
musical organization in the world and
the work of Theodore Thomas as sim
ply marvellous.
Thomas orchestra plays always in the
most superb strength and an absolute
cry movement of the conductors baton
is responded to with the greatest sym
pathy Theodore Thomas has trained
his men until every movement of the
orchestra is controlled by his own move
ments. 1t is the classical, poetic, beauty
and picturesquesness in Thomas own
self that is seen and heard at one of his
concerts.
This orchestra has been a feature Of
Chicagos musical seasons for the past
twelve years. In that time il has cost
Chicago citizens $4,000 to maintain it.
From financial point of view. Thomas
orchestra is not success. Only the best
is produced and only the best musicians
of the world are capable Of doing this
work. Musicians are imported from AL
chimes that Chicago could hear the best
in music. In Chicago where fifty con-
ceTts are given each season and at each
concert standing room is at a premium,
and still not enough money is taken in
during the performances TO pay the ex-
penses of the orchestra. Each year the
citizens of Chicago. contribute enough to
make up the deficiency that the orchestra
might live and the people Of this country
hear the best interpretations of music
Four weeks of each season are given
over to a tour OF the country by the or
chestra. In these tours only the largest
cities have been visited before. but this
year Wichita. thanks to the ability and
standing of o. A. Boyle. will have a
chance TO hear Thomas orchestra. 1t
each city here the orchestra plays. a
guarantee of a good many hundred dol
L. t. hot he
the concert is made. The orchestra did
not want to come to Wichita For more
than a year several men of this city have
tried to secure a contract for . concert
but when the amount OF guarantee re-
quired was mentioned. they stepped out
Of the game Mr.. Boyle determined on
the orchestra as one OF the musical
events of this city this season and even
the large guarantee did not deter him
him from making the contract. The or
chestra will % here April j. just
month from last night and viii play at
the Toler Auditorium. Mr. Boyle has
given a contract TO pay the sum required
and IL is now up to the people Of Wichi-
tia t. make this event the greatest mus
ical event ever in Wichita. The prices
are moderate low enough that all who
care FOR good music can well afford TO go
and it has been said trait re never gave
a concert that was not his best and
worth many times the amount charged
to hear it. Winfield Newton. yelling
ton and Anthony and several towns
around Wichita are now al work sectlr-
ing parties 20 come 10 Wichita and there
= god prospect II several car loads q
people from out OF town attending the
concert Thomas orchestra Is well worth
going many miles TO hear.
MI Boyle had many injuries regard
ing the co-cert- The music-I0ving peo-
ple Of Wichita have given assurances
that the concert viii be atterIed by hun
dre,is from this city Man people have
asked That the concert master % the
orchestra b requested TO give the high
est class % music fog the entire con
cert. This Is music that is seldom heard
here and the Wichita people want r.
have thu best music proauccd by the
best orchestra OF earth