Dr. William Torrence Stuchell

              1915

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DR. WILLIAM TORRENCE STUCHELL


The Stuchell Lectures
THE word intense, says a newspaper reporter who followed Dr. William Torrence Stuchell through a strenuous campaign in New Jersey, sums up Dr. Stuchell better than columns of description.  Born in Pittsburgh in the early seventies, he graduated from New Windsor College, Harvard University, the National University at Washington an Princeton Theological Seminary.  He also pursued special courses in New York University, Columbia University, Leland Stanford University and Union Theological Seminary.  After leaving college he was a special correspondent in Alaska for a chain of leading newspapers reaching across the continent.  Returning to California he was admitted to the bar as a counsellor, and practiced law in Los Angeles and later in New York City.  He then decided to enter the clergy, and enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary.  He was ordained in 1899, and a few years later became the pastor of the Second Presbyterian church at Rahway, N. J. After a most successful incumbency of nine years there Mr. Stuchell took up lecture work and in the past two years has delivered 704 lectures before 568,000 people, these being in addition to a number of political addresses.  From Vancouver across to Montreal and down to Jacksonville and back across the continent to San Francisco he has lectured in armories, dancing rinks, churches and theatres, winning enthusiastic commendation of press and public.  A man of rare oratorical ability, of remarkable versatility, and blessed with a buoyant hopefulness and optimism, he exerts an influence for good wherever his voice is raised.



Subjects:

General Theme:
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY AND THE WORLD'S NEW HIGHWAY

A Series of Three Lectures, Illustrated With Motion Pictures and Stereopticon Views on Panama and South America as Follows:

Panama and the West Indies.
Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.
Buenos Aires and the Argentine Republic.




Lectures and Addresses Available by Special Arrangement
TRAVEL LECTURES

Illustrated With Motion Pictures and Stereopticon Views:

Alaska.
Glacier National Park.
Scenic Switzerland.
Trinidad and the West Indies.


INSPIRATIONAL ADDRESSES


The New America; A Survey of the Times.
The Citizenship and the City; An Indication of Responsibility.
The Metropolitan Frontier; A Conservative Study of Immigration Problems.
Peace and War; A Plea for National Arbitration and Universal Peace.
The Influence of the Home; A Discussion of Heredity and Environment.
Child Labor and the Men and Women of To-Morrow.

SERMON-LECTURES


Crowns of Gold As It Were
The Church and the Changing Order
For Men's Clubs in Churches





Press Comments

In every way commensurate with the high expectations of the public, the first of the announced series of lectures met with the stamp of approval of a large and representative gathering last night in Massey Music Hall.  * * Dr. Stuchell was splendid in his lecture.—
The Mail and Empire, Toronto, Canada, May 7th, 1914.


Dr. Stuchell has won for himself an international reputation as a great lecturer, and San Antonians who have been out to hear him say that any one of his lectures is a rare treat.—
San Antonio Express, Texas, March 7th, 1914.


Last evening it was estimated that fully 500 people were turned away.  The Coliseum was packed full; every seat on the main floor as also in the gallery was occupied.  The feature last evening was the supplementary lecture by Dr. Stuchell on his recent trip to the Panama Zone.  The lecture was illustrated by many excellent pictures he took at the time of his recent visit.—
The Grand Rapids Herald, Michigan, October 2nd, 1913.


Dr. Stuchell is a lecturer of not only unusual magnetism and uncommon eloquence, but gives to those who have journeyed to the places pictured renewed delight in the scenes revisited, and those who are beholding them for the first time, gain what is nearest possible to the keen pleasure of travel.—
The Richmond Virginian, Virginia, March 18th, 1913.


Dr. Stuchell's ambition is to educate, and he does not lose sight of his purpose in his lectures.  * * He conveys to the audience a vivid idea of the dominating characteristics, touching on points that are of a vital and enduring interest.—
Milwaukee Free Press, Wisconsin, October 14th, 1913.


A man who makes it interesting.—
The Pittsburgh Dispatch, Pa., January 8th, 1913.


A man of broad experience in the lecture field and thoroughly in tune with his various subjects.—
The Hartford Times, Conn., October 22nd, 1912.


* * a gentleman of evident scholarship, widely traveled, and a pleasing speaker.—
The Columbus Dispatch, O., January 12th, 1913.


* * one of the most pleasing speakers in the lecture field to-day.—
The Springfield Republican, Mass., April 28th, 1913.


The talent of Dr. Stuchell for such a travel talk as he provided last night is very evident.  * * The lecturer is a traveler of wide culture and acquaintance with men of many races.—
Rochester Post-Express, N. Y., October 14th-15th, 1912.


Dr. William Torrence Stuchell carried a large and interested audience in his travelogue to many lands at the Lyric last night.—
Baltimore American, Md., April 22nd, 1913.


At the opening last evening, so great was the crowd that many were unable to get into the big hall where Dr. Stuchell lectured.—
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pa., November 12th, 1912.


Dr. Stuchell has traveled very extensively, and is perfectly familiar with his subject, and his pleasing delivery is most interesting.—
The Charleston Evening Post, S. C., March 10th, 1913.


* * vivid in descriptions of the many places he has visited.  * * interesting in the history he tells.—
Worcester Telegram, Mass., December 10th, 1912.


The canal pictures are among the best ever taken along the line of the big ditch, and the lecturer has many interesting anecdotes of the progress of the work and conditions in the canal zone.—
The Scranton Truth, Pa., January 1st, 1913.


I attended the illustrated lecture by Dr. William Torrence Stuchell last evening in Goodwin Institute, and fully believe it is the finest travelogue ever given in the city.  The motion pictures were remarkably clear.—
Mr. Fred G. Weiss, in The News Scimitar, Memphis, Tenn., February 11th, 1913.

Dr. William Torrence Stuchell will address you !  !  !  President Greiner of the International Rotary Association, in a letter to President Tompsett, says: Dr. W. Torrence Stuchell is a wonderfully eloquent man; is very much interested in Rotary and has a message of value to the Rotarians of the country.  Do not make the mistake of the Kansas City Club and limit him to a ten minute talk.  I believe he could have held our men at the luncheon to-day for at least one hour.

—Bulletin of the St. Louis Rotary Club, March 26th, 1914.

(NOTE.—Dr. Stuchell has addressed the Rotary Clubs in the following cities: Seattle, Tacoma, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Houston, Kansas City, St. Louis, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo.)

* * Unusually fortunate in having Dr. Stuchell address us.  He is an exceptionally brilliant and interesting lecturer.  The subject (The America of To-Day and the Changing Order), is one in which we as business men are particularly interested at this time.

—Tacoma Rotary Club, Gyroscope, December 11th, 1914.


What was perhaps one of the most inspiring addresses heard here in many a day was given before the regular Thursday meeting of the Rotary Club at the Statler, yesterday afternoon, by Dr. William Torrence Stuchell, who is lecturing this week at Elmwood Music Hall.  Dr. Stuchell had for the subject of his address, 'The New America.'  He introduced more real ginger than the average booster can display, and practically every Rotarian was on his feet with enthusiasm at the conclusion of the address.—
The Buffalo Enquirer, N. Y., May 15th, 1914.


Fully 1,000 people gathered at Convention Hall last night and listened to an instructive and entertaining travelogue by Dr. William Torrence Stuchell, in which he carried his audience over two continents and showed famous scenes in many lands.
It is seldom that an entertainer captivates an audience as did the noted lecturer last night.  From the moment that the hall was darkened at 8 o'clock and the first picture thrown upon the screen, the audience was held spellbound.  The pictures in themselves were remarkable, representing as they do the highest art known to modern photography.
Paramount and above everything else was the lecture and the lecturer.  Dr. William Torrence Stuchell is one of the great travelogue lecturers of the world.  He has traveled in every clime and made most of the pictures he displays.—

Washington Post.


Dr. Stuchell is a traveler of international reputation and in view of the fact that he only recently returned from an extended trip through the canal region, his opinion carries much weight.  During his stay in the Panama territory he took 6,000 still pictures and 6,000 feet of motion picture films.—
Sentinel.


Mr. Stuchell's speech was the principal address of the afternoon session.  Every eye in the room was moistened and every heart stirred by turns with pity, pride, and patriotism as he recounted the deeds of gallantry and valor, the experiences of sacrifice, suffering, self-denial and sorrow that had been the portion of the old Fourteenth.—
Elizabeth, N. J., Times.




1912–13.

Sept. 30—Oct. 5—SYRACUSE, State Armory.
Oct. 7—Oct. 12—ALBANY, State Armory.
Oct. 14—Oct. 19—ROCHESTER, Convention Hall.
Oct. 21—Oct. 26—HARTFORD, Foot Guards' Armory.
Oct. 28—Nov. 2—NEW HAVEN, State Armory.
Nov. 7—Nov. 9—BRIDGEPORT, State Armory.
Nov. 11—Nov. 16—PHILADELPHIA, Horticultural Hall.
Nov. 18—Nov. 23—PHILADELPHIA, Horticultural Hall.
Nov. 25—Nov. 30—PROVIDENCE, Infantry Hall.
Dec. 2—Dec. 7—BOSTON, Symphony Hall.
Dec. 9—Dec. 14—WORCESTER, Mechanics' Hall.
Dec. 16—Dec. 21—NEWARK, Y. M. C. A.
Dec. 23—Dec. 28—CHRISTMAS WEEK.
Dec. 30—Jan. 4—SCRANTON, Town Hall.
Jan. 7—Jan. 10—PITTSBURGH, Carnegie Music Hall.
Jan. 13—Jan. 18—COLUMBUS, OHIO, Memorial Hall.
Jan. 20—Jan. 25—CINCINNATI, Music Hall.
Jan. 27—Feb. 1—LOUISVILLE, Armory.
Feb. 3—Feb. 8—NASHVILLE, Ryman Auditorium.
Feb. 10—Feb. 15—MEMPHIS, Goodwyn Institute.
Feb. 17—Feb. 22—NEW ORLEANS, Artillery Hall.
Feb. 24—Mar. 1—ATLANTA, Auditorium-Armory.
Mar. 3—Mar. 8—JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Morocco Temple.
Mar. 10—Mar. 15—CHARLESTON, German Artillery.
Mar. 17—Mar. 22—RICHMOND, Jefferson Auditorium.
Mar. 24—Mar. 29—WASHINGTON, Convention Hall.
Mar. 31—Apr. 5—NEW YORK, Carnegie Music Hall.
Apr. 7—Apr. 12—NEW YORK, Carnegie Music Hall.
Apr. 14—Apr. 19—BROOKLYN, Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Apr. 21—Apr. 26—BALTIMORE, Lyric Theatre.
Apr. 28—May 3—SPRINGFIELD, MASS., Civic Auditorium.
May 5—May 10—TORONTO, Massey Music Hall.
May 12—May 17—MONTREAL, Arena.



1913–14.

Sept. 29—Oct. 4—GRAND RAPIDS, Coliseum.
Oct. 6—Oct. 11—CHICAGO, First Regiment Armory.
Oct. 13—Oct. 18—MILWAUKEE, Auditorium.
Oct. 20—Oct. 25—ST. PAUL, Auditorium.
Oct. 27—Nov. 1—MINNEAPOLIS, Auditorium.
Nov. 3—Nov. 8—DULUTH, Auditorium.
Nov. 10—Nov. 15—WINNIPEG, CAN., Coliseum.
Nov. 18—Nov. 22—CALGARY, ALBERTA, Sherman Auditorium.
Nov. 25—Nov. 29—VANCOUVER, B. C., Imperial Rink.
Dec. 1—Dec. 6—SEATTLE, Dreamland Dancing Pavilion.
Dec. 8—Dec. 13—TACOMA, Armory.
Dec. 15—Dec. 20—SPOKANE, Armory.
Dec. 22—Dec. 27—CHRISTMAS WEEK.
Dec. 31—Jan. 3—PORTLAND, Armory.
Jan. 7—Jan. 10—OAKLAND, Oakland Hotel.
Jan. 12—Jan. 17—SAN FRANCISCO, Scottish Rite Auditorium.
Jan. 19—Jan. 24—LOS ANGELES, Shrine Auditorium.
Jan. 27—Jan. 31—SALT LAKE CITY, Odeon Dancing Academy.
Feb. 3—Feb. 7—DENVER, Auditorium.
Feb. 10—Feb. 14—OMAHA, Auditorium.
Feb. 16—Feb. 21—WICHITA, Forum.
Feb. 23—Feb. 28—OKLAHOMA CITY, Auditorium.
Mar. 2—Mar. 7—SAN ANTONIO, Casino Hall.
Mar. 9—Mar. 14—HOUSTON, Auditorium.
Mar. 17—Mar. 21—KANSAS CITY, Convention Hall.
Mar. 23—Mar. 28—ST. LOUIS, Coliseum.
Mar. 30—Apr. 4—CHICAGO, First Regiment Armory.
Apr. 6—Apr. 11—INDIANAPOLIS, Tomlinson Hall.
Apr. 13—Apr. 18—DAYTON, Memorial Hall.
Apr. 20—Apr. 25—TOLEDO, Coliseum Theater.
Apr. 27—May 2—DETROIT, Armory.
May 4—May 9—CLEVELAND, Central Armory.
May 11—May 16—BUFFALO, Elmwood Music Hall.



NOTE.—The above lecture tours were made by Dr. Stuchell during two seasons.  Dr. Stuchell gave a lecture, each afternoon and evening, 704 lectures in all.  The audiences each week increased to such an extent that usually by the end of the week, the various auditoriums were not large enough, and thousands were turned away for want of room.  In Boston, a single audience numbered over 3,600; in Toronto, 3,036; Wichita, 4,700; Los Angeles 3,900.  In Brooklyn, 2,500 were turned away in one evening for want of room.  The total number in attendance on the lectures for the entire tour was 568,000 people.



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