The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-20
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Tuesday night, musical comedy,
'Hoity Toity.''
At the Toler.
THE Denver Express will be the Of
fering by the Holden Comedy company
Monday, "Wednesday and saturday after
noon and night This is one of the Holden
Bros special attractions and will be
given a special scenic production. The
cast has been especially engaged for this
play and four new specialties will be in
troduced between acts. The new piece
comes highly recommended and will help
to add to the popularity of the company.
On Thursday and Friday nights East
Lynne will be given careful presenta-
ton and Miss Crawford will be seen in
the famous role of Lady Isabel, char
acler in which she has made a wide rep
utation in the east. A special allegorlcal
presentation will be given and many new
and attractive features introduced in this
popular play. Ladies free Monday and
Thursday nights as usual. Seats held I'M
til $50 evening of performance. Another
attractive amateur bill will be given Fri
day night.
The last number of the winter lyceum
course will be given on Tuesday night,
March %, by the Slaytons Jubilee Sing
ers. This is one of the most attractive of
all the numbers. Eight colored artists
comprise the company, and they number
some of the finest singers on the lyceum
platform Nature has gifted the colored
race with naturally harmonious voices.
and the Slaytons have been especially Sc
lected as to the production of all that is
best in that peculiar style of singing.
Bring your No. tickets
The Holden Stock company gave an
other pleasing performance Of Jack
Sheppard last evening at the Toler. This
play was in every way as pleasing as
the other plays presented, and IN some
respects was better for the many strong
scenes were produced in such a manner
that one could not help getting inter-
ested In the story of the life of noted
outlaw of his time, Jack Sheppard. The
different plays presented by this COM
pany have. been far a.Ove the average
of stock company plays which have been
seen here Every one who has attended
performance of this company speak
in the warmest terms of each member
in the cast THE Denver Express"
sensational comedy drama will be the
opening play for the first three nights
of this week Ladies will be admitted
free with each thirty cent ticket. under
the usual conditions Monday night. a
great many companies have given anna
teur nights here but few have met with
the success of this company Friday even
ing. After the performance the anna
teur actors who were TO contest for three
prizes were offered a chance to display
their talent. The audience were the
judges; a most novel and satisfactory
way to decide the winners. The first
prize of five dollars was given to Master
Eugene Hardin and his sister Eethel.
who gave a Dutch song and dance spe-
cialty, which was excellent. These little
people proved themselves equal to many
of the older actors in vaudeville work.
The second prize of three dollars. was
given to the Briggs boys, who were ex-
ceptionally good in acrobatic work The
third prize. of two dollars, was given to
the Davis sisters. They sang The Kid
of the Bowery," in a manner that the
audience kept applauding, until the little
girls responded with an encore. Leon
Jodon gave a very good speciality in wo-
mans attire. but failed 10 please the
audience to the extent of being awarded
n prize. Mr.. Toler and the manag ement
OF the company will make a speciality
night Of Friday nigt by making 1t anna
teur night, thus giving every amateur
a chance not only TO show his talent.
btu a chance TO win a prize as well.
Monday night The Denver Express"