The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-17

| Droved for him, literally. a series n
oyations. Ar. Champions voice is a
iassOeantanIe. ~ most beautiful
quality and wonderful compass, M.
Is a graduate OF the Royal college oil
Music ia London, has sung IN Ens
li-h, Italian and Magnerian operas
has been a member Of the pTiNa'e
choir al buckingham. Palace, has
sung hy royal command before lht'
late Queen Victoria, has appeared ae
sOlOisr with all the principal choral
societies in England and Wales, ahl
. resigned the position Of sOl0-hass0 ~
the famous choir az 81, Margaret :
Westminster, Ia come Ia America
which will be his nome f0r ihe Ia
tnre, Mr., Champion Is an lrlsh'Ehs'
lishmRn, aud possesses In an UNI
sual degree the temperament Whl'h u
The natural heritage ~ the l''sh race
as well a the ~unfi~sr.lF persistence
and the ability for patient hluuA
characteristic ~ Rll Englishmen, liiH
versatility Is amazing. and III" ara
matte mower and Intensity WIN
which he Invests his songs hiring =
new sensation and nrOus" his nnH,-
oncc TO the highest pitch Of cihn'i'
Rsm.
Thomas MecIary.
There are a very few men upon
the lecture platform who hay" mad"
as great n success as Thomas NC
CIary. lie has the humOr Of an Ar
tcmus Ward combined with the rare
oratory and learning at a W"ndal
Phillips. lie has done as much To
make the lecture popular and At the
same time instructive. as ANY man
In the Lyccmm field. Nature has n
dowed Mr.. McClary with Il face and
figure like That Of Sol. Smith Rn-'
sell, and the same mower with when
To make an audience laugh or cry
!IIg ideas are fresh. his Illustration
ant and wit keen.
"Thc Chalk Talker."
]. Franklin Cavcny, "L..alk talker'
artist. humorist and lecturer. a
added to his natural ability with
brush and pencil. such training rs
the best art schools can give. HIS
crayon sketches are revelations Ot
beauty and caricature. one scene Is
evolved from another under his dcit
strokes with wonderful rapiditY.
Landscape Is changed to marine. day
light 10 moonlight; bleak winter to
the glories of summer; dead paper
and dull canvas to glowing pictures.
On special programs Mr.. CaVeny
does rapid clay modelling.
The Hawthorne's.
The Hawthorne Musical Club gives
an entertainment Of two hours dura-
ton, no two numbers alike. and only
n wait of ten seconds between the
numbers. These versatile musicians
present Swiss bell ringers, a mando'
lin and guitar quartette, the solols'S
of n military band and orchestra,
pleasing DESCRIPTIVE numbers com
posed and played solely by this CLUB,
banjo and XylOphone solos, cOrnet
and trombone duets. trick violinlSt,
and the famous organ chimes. the
sweet-toned marimbaphonc and n
score OF other musical novelties.
Houston Novelties.
Mr.. Houston is probably the most
versatile entertainer on the Lyceum
stage today and holds a position all
his own. He presents an original
and novel entertainment and always
has an agreeable surprise for his
audience. As n reader and delinoa-
tor of character he stands high AMI
as was recently said of him, his ire
sistible humor upsets the dignity OF
a Judge" He is an ardent student
of mysteries, and will present new
ideas of his own along this line. AS
an imitator of musical Instruments
he is undoubtedly without an equal!
In his many limitations of musical i'll
strumcnts he uses compositions writ
ten for the instrument initiated, and
played bv the noted musicians of the
world. For his imitation Of the
cello. "thc instrument of the soul
he uses the Star Song" from Tam
hauscr, simple Confession etc,
etc. For his imitation of a Cornet
solo with triple tOngueing) such
compositions as "Thc Signal by
Brooks. "Thc Levy-Anthem Polka
by Levy, etc, are used and so on
through the various instrumental inn
And then his marvellous imi-
tation of n complete Little German
Band" giving the "clash and bang
of the drums and cymhals. the shriII
notes of the cornct. the "SCrccch' ot
the yellow c~larinCtS' and IN"
."crunts' Of the bass horns 50 clearly
that one can almost see the actual
band nassing before them.
In his representations of various
singers Mr.. Houston uses the cnOr-
nous range Of five Ocavc~ and rs
in the imitation Of instruments he
SONGS suited to each individual
voice. The odd fashion contralto,"
the "thrna'v tenor" the facial bari
tone" the nervous sonrano' and the
'timid child" arc al wonderful n"
ONLY i'm their correctness Of tone
%nuality. hut also IN tn" individU1'
mauncrisms. Nr. Hous'nn devised
original style uf entertainment
'his season. ~ which ne VIII %"
assisted hv Mrs. Houston auI Mr.
Nnwcry. An entirely new idea tor
an original Sivl" Of entertainment
manv imporsnnaiious. readings, 1i-
executions aud nnyclt'C-.
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mout ~ beaumont.