The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-31
At the Toier.

The Holden Stock company presented
"A Barrel of Money" to a email audi
ence last evening at the Toler Many have
been disappointed with this production,
for it has not been up to the standard
of the other plays presented. The last
three nights of the week, when East
Lyme" will be produced. promises to be
one of the best plays ever presented here
by stock company. Although the piece
is an old one, and has been played here
many times. it never grows old. There
has been several new speciality acts added
which will no doubt, please everyone
between the acts. Ladies will be adj
mitted free tonight withone paid ticket.
Tonight. new version of East Lyme"
The high school chorus will present
Barnby's sacred cantata, 'Rebekah,' at
the Toler, Friday evening of this week.
The chorus is in its usual good shape,
and the soloists will do the work as
signed to them with great credit. Miss
Fern Keller will sing the soprano parts.
Mr.. Frank Oliver the tenor, and Mr..
Raymond Littell the bass.
Do not miss this concert. These young
ptOpit "OEh Hdtu " prepare CdHldLa
each year. and deserve continuance of
the patronage which has been so gen
erous in past years.
Seats are now on sale at the Toler box
office, price % cents.
MR.. ERNEST GAMBLE. THE BASSO.
1t is plain that nothing in the amuse-
ment line is so universally looked for
ward to as this great Basso's appear
ance at the Toler next Monday evening
At hotels, at boarding houses and at So
cial gatherings of every sort and size. the
one topic. so far as anything in the en-
tertainment line is concerned is
Gamble" This great artist has just
been making tour OF southern and
southwestern cities and in so doing many
of the travelling men of Wichita have
seen and heard what occurred and there
is no exception 10 the high praise any
where They say Mr.. Gamble and his
company have not only pleased the pub
lie but so entfused them as 10 insist on
an early return.
The Mobile Register of a few days ago
says:
Mr. Gamble has a rich baritone voice.
remarkably sonorous and smooth He
sings with greatest intelligence and yul-
tivation. The Star Vicino a very little
ballad was charming. and Sievikings
"Wooing' was also most delightfully."-
rendered All his songs were heartily
applauded and an additional song had 70
be given at the close Of each suite That
which increased so greatly the enjoyment
OF the performance was the clear deliv-
cry OF the words Of his songs He enjoys
the sentiments and invites his hearers TO
enjoy it with him.
Miss Bertha Webb is a little bit of
woman with 4 great big soul for music
Seldom has the violin been played hare
with more breadth ard trueness Of tone.
and with more expression. the phrasing
being admirable MSS Webb became the
sayorite Of the audience with The first
stroke Of her bow. and as the evening
passed. she grew IN popular esteem. En-
cores were demanded after every piece
she played Nr. Edwin " Shourt IS
pianist OF more than ordinary command
Of the technique OF the plano The bezt
were IN the lighter forms. the Spring
Song for example. and the encore after
the T4szt rhapsodfe. which was q CON-
position of brilliant and complex runs, end
enabled Mr. Shone; - exhissi rs really
remarkable mastery u the instrument
He was greatly spQlauded