Arthur W. Hayes

              Mr. Arthur W. Hayes' DICKENS RECITALS . . . MISCELLANEOUS RECITALS SACRED RECITALS


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FOR TERMS—VACANT DATES, ETC.
 APPLY—DENE HOLME, ELM AVENUE, NOTTINGHAM.






DEAR SIR
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In entering on my sixth successive season, I have pleasure in submitting to you my prospectus.




During the past season I have visited most of the great cities of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and no better testimony could be given than that I am paying return visits, and in some cases 4th, 5th and 6th visits this season.




Faithfully yours,
ARTHUR W. HAYES.



Amongst the Churches visited were:— 
Dr. Campbell Morgan's,
 London






Wesleyan


Central


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Birmingham




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Sheffield (5 visits)




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Bradford (4 visits)




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Manchester




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Belfast




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Londonderry




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Dublin




Broadmead


Baptist


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Bristol






Primitive Methodists,
 Grimsby, Newcastle, Middlesboro', Stockton, etc. etc. 
Wesleyan Reform,
 Sheffield, Rushden, etc.






Scarboro' Y.M.C.A.


(3 visits)




Leicester "


(5 visits)




Bridlington "


(2 visits)




Aberdeen "


(4 visits)




Hull Lit. and Phil.





Blackpool "









Week Ends consist of:
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Sunday Evening Sermon


Sacred Recital Sunday Afternoon


Dickens Recital Saturday or Monday.




Terms on application.




Mr. Hayes makes it a principle never to leave a place in debt through his visit.






Charles Dickens.




This Prospectus has been designed and printed … by … 
Mr. W. Mellors, Printer,
 
Annesley Rd., Hucknall Tonkandf
 who, through the courtesy and permission of Messrs.  Chapman & Hall, Publishers, possesses all the Blocks, also Blocks of Dickens and Mr. Hayes.




He always keeps his type set up ready, and can print Programmes, Posters, etc., at very low cost.




Before advertising you would do well to write to the address given above for specimens.





TESTIMONIALS.



From the Rev. F. B. Meyer.




Westminster Road,
London, S.E.

I have met MR. A. W. HAYES in his native Town, and know the high honour in which he is held there.  He has also visited my Church, and given our people immense delight by his RECITALS from the Works of 
CHARLES DICKENS
 which are masterly, and by his earnest Gospel appeals.  He is devoting himself to work on these lines, giving up a lucrative business to do so, believing that the great need of our time is the provision of healthy amusement for the people, and of the presentation of the Gospel in such a form as the masses of the people can appreciate.



(Signed)
F. B. MEYER.



National Council of the Christian Endeavour Union, Great Britain and Ireland.




From the Rev. Trevelyan Parker.




41 Connaught Road, Stroud Green, London, N. 20th March, 1906.




Dear Mr. Hayes,




I think it is right that I should communicate to you an expression of the delight with which our people heard, and now remember,  your recitals.  Not only did we wonder at the feat of memory, but your portrayal of some of the more famous of Dickens' Characters made us think that we might have had personal and prolonged intercourse with them, so real did they appear to those who saw and heard your impersonation of them.  We are anxiously hoping to make arrangements with you for another visit in the later months of the year, when, I am sure, you will be accorded a most hearty welcome.




Yours faithfully,
(Signed) W. C. TREVELYAN PARKER.



Newcastle and Gateshead Children's Rescue Agency and Holiday Association.




From Ralph O. Parkin, Hon. Secretary, Gateshead Branch.




8 Abbey Terrace, Durham Road, Gateshead-on-Tyne. March 20th, 1906.




On Monday, Nov. 13th, 1905, we had our second 
DICKENS RECITAL,
 Mr. Arthur W. Hayes being the Elocutionist, who is now widely known and justly popular.




The subject chosen this year was 
David Copperfield,
 and the various characters portrayed were each in turn presented in a very forcible manner, and with dramatic skill of no mean order.




Mr. Hayes also possesses a well trained and perfectly controlled voice, the modulations even, can be heard in all parts of the hall.




We are anticipating a return visit with pleasure.




(Signed) R. O. PARKIN.







Sixteenth British National Christian Endeavour Convention, Leeds June 2nd to 6th, 1906.




From the Rev. George Ayre.




21 Belle Vue Terrace, Leeds, 17th March, 1906.




MR. ARTHUR W. HAYES has given four RECITALS in Leeds during the past Winter, and each succeeding visit has added to his popularity.  He is an Elocutionist of the first rank with a wonderfully varied repertoire, but his forte is doubtless in the portrayal of scenes from the pages of 
Dickens.
  There is something in the temperament of Mr. Hayes which enables him to give renderings of the famous scenes in 
David Copperfield,
 
Nicholas Nickleby,
 
The Christmas Carol,
 etc., etc., which we have not heard equalled.  Undoubtedly, Mr. Hayes has a great future before him.  Where he has been once, his return visits are anticipated with great eagerness.  He holds his audience spellbound from the first moment to the last, and laughter and tears alternate like sunshine and shower on an April day.




(Signed) GEORGE AYRE.




Leicester Young Men's Christian Association.




From H. Smith, Esq., Gen. Sec. Y.M.C.A.




April 28th, 1906.




Dear Mr. Hayes,




We were delighted with your treatment of Dickens' 
Xmas Carol
 last season, and I am sure the Association Hall would not be large enough for your second public visit.  I have heard many Dickens' Exponents, but can truly say that so far I have not heard anyone who has obviously caught the spirit of that great student and portrayer of Human Nature as you have.




Kindest regards and best wishes.




Yours faithfully,
(Signed) H. SMITH, Gen. Sec. Y.M.C.A.


SIR CHARLES CAMERON, Dublin, said:
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That many years ago he had met the original of one of the Cheeryble Brothers, a Mr. Grant, and he must say the philanthropic character portrayed by Dickens was well reflected in his face.  He had seen many delineations of Dickens' characters, but never one that was given with so much humour and pathos as by Mr. Hayes. (Applause).




REV. DR. CLANCY, Catholic Bishop of Sligo, said:
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In the recitals that had been given that evening they had represented the most profound depth that pathos could reach.  (Applause).  He did not know a more beautiful and pathetic passage in all literature than the one in which Smike described the death of his companion in that lonely wretched dormitory.  He thought that passage in which Smike described the angels on the walls, and the one in which he saw his mother's face, touched the deepest and most profound note of pathos that literature could reach.  (Applause).  The selections which Mr. Hayes had made were admirably suited for him.  The thrilling note of sympathy in his voice was perfectly adapted to bring out the meaning of the various passages.  (Applause).  He thought it was very creditable to the literary taste of Sligo that they turned out so well to the meeting, and he hoped that, as a result, Mr. Hayes would come back among them from time to time.  (Applause).






He had been Tim's blood horse all the way from Church and had come home rampant.






Programme for Christmas Carol.





1st Recital


Marley's Ghost






Characters—



Scrooge


An Old Miser




Fred


His Nephew




Bob Cratchit


His Clerk




Ghost of his late Partner









2nd Recital


Visit of the first Spirit






CHARACTERS
:



Scrooge





Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig





Ghost of Christmas past









3rd Recital


Visit of the Second Spirit






CHARACTERS
:



Scrooge





The Cratchit Family





Fred and His Wife





Ghost of Christmas Present









4th Recital


Chird and Last of the Spirits






Characters—Same as No. 3 Recital.  With Ghost of Christmas yet to come.






The eternal economy of Dotheboys' Hall.






Programme for Nicholas Nickleby.





1st Recital


Nicholas meets Mr. Squeers






CHARACTERS
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Wackford Squeers


Yorkshire Schoolmaster




Mrs. Squeers


His Wife




Smike


Youth at School




Nicholas Nickleby


Assistant Master






Scene:  
Saracen's Head
 and Dotheboys' Hall.






2nd Recital


Nicholas at School






Characters at 1st Recital.




Scene:  Dotheboys' Hall.






3rd Recital


Nicholas and Miss Squeers






CHARACTERS
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Nicholas Nickleby


Assistant Master




John Browdie


Yorkshire Cornfactor




Miss Fanny Squeers


Schoolmaster's Daughter




Miss Matilda Price


Miller's Daughter






Scene:  Dotheboys' Hall.






4th Recital


Nicholas leaves School






CHARACTERS
:  Mr. Squeers, Mrs. Squeers, Smike, John Browdie, and Nicholas.




Scene:  Dotheboys' Hall and Main Road to London.






5th Recital


Deepening Shadows






CHARACTERS
:  Smike and Nicholas.




Scene:  Country Farmhouse.






Arrival at Peggotty's Hut.






Programme for David Copperfield.





1st Recital


Arrival of David and Steerforth






Scene:—Peggotty's Hut, Yarmouth.




CHARACTERS
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Daniel Peggotty


Old Seaman




Ham Peggotty, his Nephew


Young Shipwright




Little Emly, his Niece


Seamstress




Mrs. Gummidge


Widow of his late Partner




David Copperfield and Steerforth


Visitors








2nd Recital


A Tragic Night






Scene:—Peggotty's Hut.




CHARACTERS
:  Dan Peggotty Ham Peggotty Mrs. Gummidge David






3rd Recital


David and Dora






Scene:—Miss Mill's House, Norwood.




CHARACTERS
:  David Copperfield Dora Spenlow Julia Mills Dora's Dog (Gip)






4th Recital


Return of Daniel Peggotty






CHARACTERS
:  Daniel Peggotty and David.






5th Recital


The Shipwreck






Scene:—Yarmouth, Beach.




CHARACTERS
:  Daniel Peggotty Ham Peggotty David and Steerforth






Oliver asks for more.






Programme for Oliver Twist.





1st Recital


Oliver's Birth and Education






SCENE
:—Workhouse.




CHARACTERS
:  Oliver Twist, Mrs. Mann, Mr. Bumble, Guardians, etc.






2nd Recital


Oliver's Apprenticeship






SCENE
:—Undertaker's House.




CHARACTERS
:  Mr. and Mrs. Sowerberry, Charlotte and Noah Claypole, (Servants), Oliver and Dick.






3rd Recital


Oliver finds a good home






SCENE
:  Mr. Brownlow's House.




CHARACTERS
:  Oliver, Mr. Brownlow, Mrs. Bedwin, Mr. Grimwig, and the Doctor.






4th Recital


Oliver re-captured






SCENE
:—Fagin's Den.




CHARACTERS
:  Oliver, Nancy, Fagin, Bill Sykes, and other Burglars.






5th Recital


A terrible tragedy






SCENES
:—Hotel—Fagin's Den—Bill Sykes' Home.




CHARACTERS
:  Nancy, Rose Maylie, Fagin, and Bill Sykes.






6th Recital


Right prevails






SCENE
:—Mr. Brownlow's House.




CHARACTERS
:  Mr. Brownlow and Monks.






Bardell versus Pickwick.






Programme for Pickwick Papers.





1st Recital


The Skating Party






CHARACTERS:



Mr. Winkle, Mr. Tupman, Mr. Snodgrass, Mr. Pickwick,


Members of the Pickwick Club.




Mr. Wardle


Farmer




Mr. Benjamin Allen, Mr. Bob Sawyer


Medical Students






The Fat Boy, Sammy Weller, and The Ladies.






2nd Recital


Sam Weller's Valentine






CHARACTERS:  Sam Weller, junior, and Tony Weller, senior.






3rd Recital


Selected








4th Recital


The Shooting Party






CHARACTERS:  —



Mr. Winkle, Mr. Tupman, Mr. Pickwick


Pickwickians




Mr. Wardle


Farmer






Tall Gamekeeper, Small Boy, Sammy Weller






5th Recital


The Great Trial Scene






BARDELL v. PICKWICK.






Mrs. Bardell


Plaintiff




Mr. Pickwick


Defendant




Counsel for Plaintiff


{Serjeant Buzfuz, Mr. Skimpin




Counsel for Defendant


{Serjeant Snubbin, Mr. Phunky




Chief Justice


Stareleigh






Witnesses, Jurymen, etc.




Miscellaneous Programmes may be bad in addition.






Sunday * Afternoon Programme.



No. 1.






SCRIPTURE RECITAL


Prodigal Son




BALLAD POEM


The Hospital Dog






RESUMÉ—
Old Curiosity Shop
 and RECITAL of 
Death of Little Nell.




No. 2.






SCRIPTURE RECITAL


The Talents




POEM


The Watermill






RESUMÉ—
Bleak House
 and RECITAL of 
Death of Joe.




ETC. ETC.




Afternoon Recitals interspersed by Songs arranged for by Choir or local management.






PRESS NOTICES.



British Weekly.


Mr. Hayes is not only an orator, but a most original preacher, and certainly one of the greatest living exponents of Dickens' works.




Methodist Times.


The Central Hall, Manchester, (Wesleyan Central Mission), was crowded to its utmost capacity to hear the great Elocutionist give his Recital from Dickens.




Sheffield Telegraph.


Mr. Hayes paid his 5th annual visit.  The great hall was crowded from floor to ceiling and the eminent Preacher and Reciter had a magnificent reception.  (Wesleyan Central Mission).




London Daily Telegraph.


The great audience which crowded the Memorial Hall, London, immensely enjoyed the selections from 'Nicholas Nickleby.'




Northern Echo.


Mr. Hayes has no equal in the portrayal of the humour and pathos of the great Novelist's characters.




Western Daily Press.


Broadmead Baptist, Bristol,
 was crowded to hear a Dickens Recital by Mr. Arthur W. Hayes whose reputation as both Preacher and Elocutionist had preceded him.  And at the close the audience broke into loud and continued applause, delighted beyond measure with Mr. Hayes's admirable performance.




Belfast Evening Telegraph.


For over two hours Mr. Hayes held his audience fairly entranced.  He dealt with each of the characters in a masterly way.  His impersonations of the numerous characters in Oliver Twist were dealt with in a most capable and artistic manner.




Dublin Evening Mail.


Throughout Mr. Hayes displayed elocutionary powers of a high order, and his memory seemed never at fault, for, be it remembered, he did not read his lines, but went through the entire performance just as naturally as a trained actor.




The Merthyr Express, Wales.


Mr. Hayes was enthusiastically cheered by the large audience.  His representation of the various characters was splendid, and he thoroughly delighted his audience from first to last.




Huddersfield Examiner.


There is no exaggeration in the statement that a finer recital has never been given in Huddersfield.




Aberdeen Evening Express.


Dickens Recital by Mr. Arthur W. Hayes
—Mr. Arthur W. Hayes, the well-known preacher and reciter, addressed the Men's Own Meeting in the hall of the Y.M.C.A. yesterday afternoon.  For the occasion the meeting was made open also to women and it was a large audience of ladies and gentlemen that listened to the eloquent preacher, all parts of the hall being filled to its fullest.  After his discourse he gave a recital of 
The Death of Little Nell
 from Dickens' 
Old Curiosity Shop.
 Mr. Hayes is a sympathetic and impressive reciter, and has a platform presence that is both pleasant and full of assurance.  As an interpretor of Dickens he holds a foremost place.







Mr. Hayes as 
Bill Sykes.





Mr. Hayes never recites in character except by special arrangements, and in Halls suitably appointed.






Mr. Hayes as 
Daniel Peggotty.





Mr. Hayes never recites in character except by special arrangements, and in Halls suitably appointed.





Nottingham School * of & Elocution.



In response to a number of urgent appeals, Mr. Hayes has opened up the above in Nottingham, and at last our Public Speakers, Preachers, Elocutionists, etc., can be thoroughly coached in all the branches of the great art of Elocution, without the great inconvenience of going to London or elsewhere.
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Terms for Classes or Private Lessons on application.