Frank S. Regan

              1915

He is a clever Cartoonist,—
Milwaukee Daily News

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Have followed you in many places and have always heard most kindly commendation on your work.—
Booth Lowrey,


Mr. Regan interested in a unique way his large audience.—
Chicago American


FRANK S. REGAN

He has won fame as a cartoonist or chalk talker.—
Chicago Herald


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THE HON. FRANK S. REGAN, former member of the Illinois legislature is a live wire.  He is one of our great men, a crayon artist, chalk talker and lecturer.  He is a rapid fire gatling gun, loaded with solid shot and keeps some one dodging continuously to the great delight of his audience.  He has delivered his lecture The Fool Tax Payer in many of the large cities to packed opera houses.  His many return engagements speak more highly for him than can the management of any bureau.

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That the big crowd which thronged the First M. E. Church last night to hear Frank S. Regan deliver his lecture The Fool Tax Payer, and to be entertained and enlightened thereby was not disappointed, was clearly apparent from frequent applause that greeted the speaker during the telling points of his chalk talk and still more obvious from the frequency of the gasps made by the wondering audience when Regan took the breath away from them with surprising regularity as he told of existing conditions in the taxation world that most people are ignorant of altogether.  * * * Regan is a man of large experience in public life, having been a member of the Illinois legislature, and of the bar, and having lectured extensively in Chautauquas, and is past master of the art of interesting an audience.—
Everett (Wash.) Tribune, June 18, 1914.


The above halftone is made from Mr. Regan's original drawing of J. Lester Habercorn, the baritone singer.  The drawing was made on the platform and was drawn from memory.



Belvidere, Ill.—The principal attraction was Hon.  Frank S. Regan in his cartoon lecture.  The pictures rapidly drawn by the speaker artist, mostly in colors, were superbly done, and varied from landscapes and marine views to humorous sketches.  The drawings were accompanied with a running talk enlivened by much wit and actually funny stories.  Applause and laughter were frequent accompaniments of the altogether popular presentation.  His lecture contained impressive lessons of value and admirably entertained.—
Belvidere Republican.


All records for attendance were broken today and an immense crowd thronged the grounds of Gladstone Park.  The feature of the day was the lecture by Hon.  Frank Stewart Regan.  Mr. Regan puts his arguments in a forceful way.  His lecture bubbles over with fun and humor and his illustrations, which he draws with crayon on large sheets of rough paper, are irresistible.—
The Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon.


Frank S. Regan, the 'Chalktalkway,' as he is called, surely pleased his audience.  His first picture was a landscape and the coloring was remarkable considering the short time required to put it on.  His work with the human face was equally fine, and his entertainment all through was applauded.  He deserved the favorable reception.—
Long Beach Tribune, Long Beach, California.


Among other accomplishments Mr. Regan is a forceful and able speaker, and added laurels to his constituency the evening prior to adjournment of the legislature, by being selected from among the large number of able speakers in the house, to make the presentation speech.  We consider it a special tribute to Mr. Regan's ability and good standing among the members of the house.  His work in the Forty-first General Assembly has been such as may be pointed to with pride by any citizen regardless of politics.—
Ogle County Republican, Oregon, Illinois.


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The second of the course of lectures given under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., took place at the Auditorium last evening.  It was in the nature of a chalk talk by Frank Regan, Rockford's well known crayon artist.  He drew pictures rapidly, produced transformations marvelously, talked instructively.  Mr. Regan produced some excellent humorous illustrations.  The field covered by the artist was almost unlimited.  The lecture was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.—
Freeport Journal.




All of Mr. Regan's Lectures are Illustrated with Crayon Drawings made in the presence of the audience, on large sheets of paper


SUBJECTS—

The Fool Taxpayer
Observations Out of School
The Men of Tomorrow
America's Odds and Ends
The American Small Boy
Modern Man, the Last Edition
Human Wrecks

He is the best chalk talk artist that has ever entertained a Morrisville audience.W. W. Thomas, Pres., Morrisville College, Mo.


Tuesday was a great day at the Chautauqua.  Dr. Green's lecture was one of the finest presented in the entire course and Mr. Regan in a very different vein, was equally good.—
The Coshocton Daily Age, Coshocton, Ohio.



CUTTING REMARKS FROM NEWSPAPERS

Mr. Regan's lecture Sunday evening on 'The Fool Tax Payer' was the cap sheaf of the entire Chautauqua, and his talk was considered magnificent by all who heard it.—
The Canton Daily Register, Canton, Ill.


Mr. Regan's illustrated lecture on 'The Fool Tax Payer' was strong and convincing, and while it bubbled over with wit and humor, it made a deep impression.  Mr. Regan is also a very clever cartoonist and rapid crayon artist.  It proved to be one of the strong attractions of the week.—
Decatur Daily Herald.


Hon. Frank S. Regan's lecture 'The Fool Tax Payer' delivered at the Chautauqua last night was an eye opener and has been the talk of the town all day.  We can safely say that a more interesting and instructive address was never before delivered in this city.—
Leroy News.


Mr. Regan did not disappoint his audience but fully upheld his reputation as a splendid entertainer.—
Olney Democrat.


Hon. Frank S. Regan Proves Eye=Opener on Tax Question.—The sensation of the Chautauqua—the most really useful address ever given in Williamsfield, was Hon. Frank S. Regan on 'The Fool Tax Payer.' When Mr. Regan showed clearly that concerns worth from ten to fifty millions paid less taxes than would a farmer on a dog, and how the Legislature keeps on upholding them in their exemptions—even wanting a new State constitution in order to do better by the millionaires, one felt that there was little else to do but to go out with a club on a man hunt for both the millionaires and the legislators.—
Williamsfield Times, July 1, 1915.

We are certainly well pleased with your work and we will want you back another year.  There is no other person in the land who does the kind of work you do.  People were very much pleased wherever you went.  You have made friends in Ohio.—Mrs. Florence D. Richard, State Pres. W. C. T. U.


No speaker has appeared in Rochester of late, who has the qualifications for his own particular subject in greater proportion than has Frank S. Regan, who spoke at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon and at the Metropolitan Theatre Sunday night. * * *
Mr. Regan is a lawyer, legislator, an orator and an artist, and a lecture on the subject of 'The Fool Taxpayer' could not have been more interesting, instructive and convincing. * * *
His message was to every taxpayer without discrimination. * * *
Throughout his lecture his hand was working rapidly drawing pictures, realistic and convincing.  This gift of Mr. Regan's is a remarkable one. * * *
More than 1500 heard him.—

The Post and Record, Rochester, Minn.


The last picture was a realistic reproduction of the burning of San Francisco.  It was considered the finest drawing of the series.—
The Daily Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, New York.


A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered at the State Street Baptist church to hear Hon.  Frank S. Regan give one of his famous chalk talks.  Mr. Regan has a wide reputation as a speaker, and his marked ability in illustrating his lecture with his famous crayon drawings gives him a high position in the lecture world.—
Rockford Register-Gazette.

Hon. Frank S. Regan gave a highly entertaining chalk talk here under the auspices of the WOMAN'S CLUB.  His sketches were strikingly true to life and executed in the wink of an eye.  His skill and eloquence excited unstinted admiration.—Mrs. M. L. Turnaze, Belzoni, Miss., Editor News Enterprise.





FROM CHAUTAUQUA MANAGERS
Frank S. Regan gave 'The American Small Boy,' one of his chalk talks, at our 1902 assembly to the delight of his audience.  He is both a talker and an artist.  His talks without the illustrations would be good, the illustrations without the talks would be impressive, together they make a combination long to be remembered and are not only entertaining but helpful.—A. C. Folsom, Pontiac, Ill.

I want to say that your address was thoroughly enjoyable and was heartily appreciated by all our patrons and by the management.  Personally I am very grateful to you for the splendid work you are doing on the lecture platform in this department of work for God and humanity.—Jay A. Ford, Mgr. Piasa Chautauqua.

A few sheets of white paper, a box of crayons, and Hon. Frank S. Regan—this was the combination which brought so many helpful truths home to heart and conscience of a highly interested and pleased audience at Old Salem Chautauqua in 1902.  Others use the crayon to amuse and entertain; Mr. Regan does both, and in addition preaches wholesome truth most effectively—George H. Turner, Supt.  Old Salem Chautauqua.


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We had Frank S. Regan at Lakeside Assembly during the seventh season and enjoyed him as one of the very best platform attractions.  Mr. Regan is a gentleman whom it is a pleasure to meet on or off the platform.—G. C. Langdon, Supt. Lakeside Assembly, Chautauqua County, N. Y.

We have had on our platform some of the most noted orators and specialists in the land, but no man has left us with a better record than Frank S. Regan.  His lessons are taught with great force, and any Chautauqua assembly or Lecture Course will be fortunate in securing his services.—J. V. Coombs, Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind.

Artist-orators are not a few, but in the gallery of artists there is but one Regan.  He is a man of unusual ability, a clear thinker, with an address that wins, returning to the same audience over and over again.  The audience is seldom done when he is.  As an artist he has few equals and no superiors.—Wm. Cady, Manager Star Chautauqua System, Colony, Kan.

Regan more than pleased.  Some said his lecture paid for the price of the Chautauqua Season Ticket.—W. H. Brant, Dunkerton, Iowa.

Mr. Regan's chalk talks are unique and have won admiration everywhere.  The pictures are apt in illustrating essential points.  They hold the attention and make a deep impression upon the people, who receive him with enthusiasm.—Alonzo E. Wilson, Mgr. National Lincoln Chautauqua System.

We were pleased with Hon. Frank S. Regan, the cartoonist.  He gave us an evening of real entertainment.—John W. Abercrombie, Pres. University of Alabama.


Here is a man with a vital theme.  'The Fool Taxpayer' strikes us all, and he hits the subject hard.  He tells us things we all ought to know and tells them with both tongue and crayon.  His auditors laugh and learn.—
Eureka, Ill., Chautauqua Herald.


The illustrated lecture by Hon. Frank S. Regan was one of the richest and very best numbers on the entire Chautauqua list.—
Daily Republican Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Mr. Regan captivates and holds his audience to the end.  As an entertainer we have had none better, as a cartoonist we found him superb,—Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Lecture Course Committee, V. V. Campbell and Wm. Davies, Mgrs.

Your work in our lecture course was highly satisfactory in every way.  No lecturer ever made more friends and won more praise than you did with us.  Our patrons are already looking forward to your return.—Prof. Lee Kirkpatrick, Pleasureville, Ky.


Mr. Regan illustrated his lecture with forceful cartoons.  His entire address was made so impressive with his clever use of the crayon that when he had finished he was given an enthusiastic ovation.—
Daily News, Grand Junction, Colorado.

In closing up our business relations for the year, I want to thank you for the interest you have taken in our work and for the efficient way in which you have handled your own.  You have undoubtedly pleased ninety per cent of your hearers, which means you have pleased one hundred per cent of the business officials of our system.  We find ourselves on the right side of the balance sheet, and we give you due credit for your share in placing us there.  Looking forward to another year's Chautauqua business with you, we are, sincerely yours,—Meneley Chautauqua System.


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