The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-14

| well-known TO local theatre-goers.
| ScenicaIly the production is all that
! the commodious Toler can safely hold.
The mechanical effects have been pre-
pared on an elaborate scale. No expense
/ has been spared to make this entertain
ment the leader of its kind \ delight
| full Interpolation which meets with dis
tinct favor. are the newest songs. as
sung by the inhabitants of "Spotless
Town"
MALEK
| Such an opportunity as the recital Of
Malek, comes only seldom to Wichita
/ The best education in music is TO hear
! the best, and Malek is conceded TO be
I that and all who have heard him plainly
prefer him to Paderewski but in the
ranks where We find Paderewski. Bloom
/ field-Zeisler. Rosenthal, Joseffy de Pach-
man, and Malek. a preference is a mat
/ ter of individual liking for these are be-
yond criticism. Certain it is, that we
! cannot afford TO miss hearing these great
! ones when they come to our very doors
/ Read what critics say Of him:
/ HIS POWERFUL FORTE"
Very few artists enjoyed such an audi.
I S4lNN anu applause dS ufI i1tlT MdtPK.
Hardly had he sat down 10 the piano
when he commanded the establishment
and admiration of the audience by his
highly developed technique. his power
full forte and clear and soft pianissimo.
it is not often that one has an oppor-
tunity to hear such a pianist. At the
conclusion Of every number Malek could
not come to the front often enough and
was forced 10 give encore after encore
to the delight of the never-satisfied audi
ence.-Bucharest: Clovo. Jan. 10. 1899.
"COMPELS THE PIANO TO SING"
The pianist Ottokar Malek. a former
pupil of the Prague Conservatory of
Music. who has developed into a great
artist under the guidance of Greenfield.
gave d concert of his own in the same
music hall in which only recently Eugene
D'Albert's concert took place IL was a
daring attempt TO play before so critical
an audience as that of Prague only a
few days after D'Alberts concert. But
in spite of it the young artist scored a
great and well deserved success. IT has
already been acknowledged that Malek
is in the front ranks of musical artists
His tone is large, capable of every shad-
ing. equally beautiful in the strongest
fortissimo and the softest pianissino.
His passage playing, his scales and
arpeggios are brilliant and his use OF
the wrist is wonderfully light and easy.
Malek IS equally great in technique and
in Interpretation, and with all that he
compels the piano 10 sing-a rare gift
He plays composers of all styles and
schools. and what I like best in Malek is
that he is free from all striving after
effect.-Prague: DaIibor, Dec. 9. 1900
In private life Miss" Lowanda who
is doing a splendid turn with the Ships
indoor circus which will show at the Toler
is Mrs. Edward Ship. wife of the man
ager. who is also one of the ring mas
tiers.
She falls by natural inheritance into the
life, as her parents and all her brothers
and sisters were circus performers, her
father owning his own circus. She was
born in Philadelphia and began riding
when eight years old. When a child she /
met her husband who was then Il years
old. and was riding in the same circus. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Ship have a beautiful home /.
in Petersburg. Ill. where Grandma" .
Lowanda takes care OF the little daugh- .
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ship.
Mrs Ship is an intelligent well edu- /.
Gated woman, with a musical voice and I
clear enunciation.
Every day one learns by experience or .
observation that all that glitters is not .
gold"-in high places; and that spangles .
and tinsel Of tin cover hearts as pure and .
generous as one could wish for.
While life with the circus IS 2 very
severity il offers no greater temptations F..
10 immortality than are found In many
other pursuits: and il is no rare thing
for the members Of high class circus
TO attend services on Sundays when IN
small places It is hard ia the city FOR
them 20 do 50. as q sunday afternoon per
formance. requiring the presence II tho .
performers ut about one O'Clock. makes
it almost impossible
But Nine Lowauda. who Is a good
PRESBYTERIAN. likes 70 20 when she can
and always goes when resting at her
home Ia Petersburg. III
Few entertainers have Won greater
praise ~ have given a more interesting
performance that the renowned little peo-
pie. NJ. Gen Tom Thumb. Count and
Baron MaGri assisted hy Victor Lee tho
magician who made their second APP
rearauce last evening 40 the ToIer. There
were several NV features introduced
which were rot only new bar pleasing
The stat1ce ia Tho bird cags as posed hs
theSe little people we've unusually fuuHF
and their makeup ard acfirr Rould
make rnau- = the largest actors wonder
II they really couid act Or. Lses nyz