The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-22
VELOUR HATS
$1.50, $500, $3.50
$500 and $3.50

great artists here or none at all. |
hold the theory that Keokuk and her
tributary towns can appreciate such
artists and will show that apprecia-
ton by patronizing them. AT any
rate / am going to thoroughly test
my theory this season and il | am
wrong, take my loss and forget 1T.
But If ! am correct shall assume
the responsibility in future seasons of
continuing the work. l shall always
make the price of seats as low as
possible, aiming only to come as near
|even as | can. Sometimes unusual
conditions exist which may be taken
advantage of and these artists secur-
ed at special figures. such conditions
exist in regard to my next attraction.
AS a special feature this year the
Chicago Grand Opera Company has
engaged the seat American tenor,
George Hamlin, to not only sing well
known tenor roles, but also to create
the leading tenor role in their produc-
ton of the new opera Natoma. On ac-
count of being SO close and taking him
on night when he is not 30 engaged
/ am able to get him here in concert
at a very low price for tickets l
have engaged a promising young con.
cert soprano, Mary Tiffany Hudson,
| to assist him. Mr.. Edwin Schneider.
the we'll known composer and pianist,
will be at the piano. These artists
will amman hara an rThnredpv napem.
Der Z. The price of seats will be as
low as is asked for Mr. Hamlin when
he appears In recital by himself in
| Chicago. Mr.. Hamlin is pre-eminent-
lily the greatest lyric tenor this coun-
try has ever produced His program
| will contain many familiar and popu-
lar selections but sung as only George
| Eamlin can sing them. Not only is
Mr.. Hamlin endowed with wonderful
voice but also he is thorough artist.
| I am confident that he will give the
greatest pleasure to Keokuk aud
fence.
Il have made 1t point to ask
many people whom they would like
to have me bring here. | believe
am safe in saying that fully half OF
those asked, wanted David Bispham
/ l have therefore contracted to have
him here on Monday. Feb. 5. Mr.
Bispham holds the undisputed title oil
Americas greatest baritone Further
more, he has the distinction of beine
the first American ever engaged fol
leading roles by the metropolitan
Opera Company. | think ! am safe to
say that he is today the most popu
lar artist before the people He pre-
sents program that appeals to all
His wonderful singing of The Twt
Grenadiers' is no less popular thar
his recitation of The Raven to music
He is accompanied by Harry NJ. Gil
bert who has won honor and distinc
ton not only as performer on tn,
piano but also as composer.
BY contracting for these artists a
one time | am going to be able t
sell the seats at low figure. To thos,
who subscribe for both concerts, seat
will be sold in the parquet at $500
which is $l.50 Tor each. The bal
cony in the same way will go at 500
and the gallery at $1.50. Non-subscrit
ers will pay the regular prices o
$500, $1.50 s1.00 and 75c for each al
traction. Subscribers will also hav
the advantage of day at the box Of
flee prior to public sale With an
reasonable success with these attrae
tons have similar feast of goo
music for next season. have mad
tentative agreements to bring mex
season Sembrich, Van Hoose, Schl
mann-Heink and Carmen Melis.
shall not. however close these cor
tracts until am assured of reason
able support by a fair subscriptio
sale to the Hamlin and Bispham col