Otterbein Male Quartette and Bell Ringers

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Otterbein male Quartette Company
Otterbein Male Quartette
And Bell Ringers

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Otterbein Male Quartette Company
The Otterbein Male Quartette

R. G. Richards
First Tenor
W. S. Jones
Second Tenor
W. G. Wells
Baritone and Pianist
G. U. Engle
Bass and Manager

THIS is the seventh annual announcement of the Otterbein Male Quartette Company.  The season of 1907–08 has been the most successful since their organization.

The elegant new peal of Hand Bells proved a most attractive feature.

For the coming season the same personnel will present a strong new program.



Words of Commendation

Garner, Iowa

The Otterbein Male Quartette sang to a large house here Tuesday night, and judging by appearances, the audience was remarkably well pleased.  As an entertainment it could not fail to please the most critical in music.  Their humorous selections were humorous in the extreme and would call forth a ha!  ha!  from the man who never smiled again.—
The Democrat



Greenspring, Ohio

The concert given by the Otterbein Male Quartette at the town hall last Thursday night, drew a large and enthusiastic audience that was highly entertained for two hours with a program of most excellent numbers.  The quartette was conceded to be one of the best ever heard here, and the new feature of the set of sweet toned bells, recently added, makes their entertainments most pleasing and enjoyable.  Our people would be pleased to have them for a return date.—
The Echo, Jan. 16, '08.



Stockbridge, Mich.

The entertainment given by the Otterbein Male Quartette at the town hall last Thursday evening was well attended, and gave the very best of satisfaction; in fact, many have spoken of it as the best of its kind ever given here.  The impersonations were very clever, and the company were very liberal in their musical encores.  The course here would make no mistake in getting a return date.—
Brief-Sun, Nov. 21, '07.



Bristol, Tenn.

The Otterbein Male Quartette, admitted to be one of the best quartettes in the country, rendered several selections that brought forth hearty applause.  Finer voices have never been heard in this city and they harmonize perfectly.  The rendition yesterday afternoon of Old Black Joe as a solo, with imitation of a banjo accompaniment by the other members of the quartette, brought down the house.—
The Herald.





Otterbein Male Quartette Company
Press and Personal Comments
St. Petersburg, Fla.


Mr. Engle's rendition of The Young Man Waiting in the parlor while his best girl up-stairs was primping and getting ready to go to the opera, was one of the best take-offs ever shown on this platform, and produced constant laughter.—
Independent Mar. 4, '08.

Philadelphia, Pa.

The Otterbein Male Quartette supplied the music at our Sunday men's meeting in a most acceptable manner.  From a musical standpoint, the rendition of their songs was splendid.— R. B. Adams, Sec'y Religious Work Dep't, Central Branch Y. M. C. A., Dec. 18, '07.

Montrose, Pa.


The first number of the High School Star Course was given last evening, when a large and appreciative audience listened to the noted Otterbein Male Quartette Company.  The program presented was made up of both classical and popular gems of music, which were very uplifting and inspiring, while a generous number of humorous selections rendered were exceedingly clever, evoking many hearty laughs from everyone.
The first selection given was one particularly dear to the music lover's heart—Dudley Buck's On the Sea.  The faultless and rich interpretative power of each member of the company was clearly and artistically shown in the popular selection, and the audience felt that they were held in captivity in the halls of song and good cheer,—a captivity of which, however, one could not readily become weary.
The beauty, harmony and wide range of their music, could not fail to please the most critical, and every number met with round after round of well deserved applause.
Mr. H. U. Engle, the impersonator, had no difficulty in making himself right at home with the audience.  The performance on the hand-bells was cleverly done by the company, who gave several favorite songs in a finished manner.
That the first number of the Star Course proved a success is not to be questioned.  The patrons without a single exception were loud in their praise of it.—

Independent Republican, Dec. 13, '07.


G. N. Engle, Impersonator


Syracuse, N. Y.

The Otterbein Male Quartette and Bell Ringers greatly delighted a large audience at the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Syracuse, N. Y.  The company is composed of real artists.  In every song there is life and action, as well as sweet music and perfect harmony.  They are simply great.  The solo work was excellent.  As a reader and impersonator, Mr. Engle greatly excels.  He kept his audience in a roar of laughter.  The Bell Ringing was superb, and proved to be one of the most pleasing and entertaining features of the evening.  Again and again they were encored, the audience seeming never to lag or tire or get enough.  Should the Otterbeins come to our city again, a most enthusiastic reception awaits them.— T. Byron Caldwell, Pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church, Mar. 1, '08.

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Otterbein Quartette entertained in our Association Hall, Oct. 26th, at a members' entertainment, and delighted the audience with their work.  The quartette also sang at the men's meeting Sunday afternoon and were applauded time and again.  Their singing caught the men and they all said, We must have the boys again.— John L. Dorst, Ass't Sec'y Central Y. M. C. A., Dec. 20, '07.

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution

The Otterbein Male Quartette Company was the attraction at the Grand last night.  The quartet is an entertaining organization, its repertoire varied and novel, and many recalls brought out a large part of this repertoire and demonstrated also the pleasure of the house.

Elizabeth City, N. C.

The Otterbein Male Quartette, at the Y. M. C. A. last night, gave one of the most pleasant and satisfactory entertainments of the character ever seen in this city.  The singing was unusually good and the selections rendered were all chosen happily and gave a variety to the entertainment that made it delightfully pleasant.




Chantauqua Reports

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Findlay, Ohio


The evening's entertainment was opened by the Otterbein Quartette, who sang most charmingly.  The voices of the members are well blended and their songs are rendered in a most artistic manner.  They were generously applauded and frequently encored.  No better musical organization has appeared in Findlay for a very long time.—
Findlay Courier, Aug. 14, '07.

Gainesville, Fla.


At three o'clock the Otterbein Quartette gave another one of their charming concerts.  The first number was the beautiful hymn made famous by President McKinley, Lead, Kindly Light, and the people fairly held their breath for fear of losing one note.  This was followed by several numbers that were enjoyed to the utmost.  This quartette is a gem in itself.  Each one is an artist, and their voices seem to blend so perfectly that it is one beautiful voice with the different shadings of sweet sounds welded together.—
Daily Sun, Mar. 14, '08.

Gun Fort, Miss.


The Otterbeins sing divinely.  Their sacred music is rendered with such feeling that it not infrequently moves the audience to tears, as old memories are recalled by long forgotten strains.  The college jingles please the boys and girls, who recall them time after time.  It is a joy to hear them, and their appearance is always greeted with applause.—
New Orleans Picayune.

Ruston, La.


The Otterbein Quartette appeared for the first time.  This seems truly the best quartette that has ever greeted the Louisiana Chautauqua Assembly.  Their harmonizing and balancing are simply perfect.  Each one is a soloist of superior merit and the combination is magnificent.  Four numbers were rendered by them and an encore followed each number.—
Ruston Leader.

St. Petersburg, Fla.


The Otterbein Quartette won favor after favor to-night.  They sang the negro lullaby, Ma Pore 'lttle Lam, and won wildest applause by their mimicry of the ole mammy.  A comical extravaganza of song, I Love Thee, by the quartette upset the house for the rest of the evening.  And the spirit of fun and enthusiasm was over all.  It happened to be an appropriate prelude to the lecture of the evening.  Not satisfied the audience demanded another encore so persistently that Dr. Davidson remarked, We'll give you another, you're so nice about it.  The quartette then sang The Old Oaken Bucket, with comical gesture.  A pleasing selection was played on the bells.—
The Times, Mar. 4, '08.

Kenneth Bruce, Supt. Florida Chautauqua


The Otterbein Male Quartette have just finished their fourth engagement at the Florida Chautauqua.  The quartette has an entirely new personnel and Mr. Engle is to be congratulated on the reorganization of his quartette, as the members in both solo and quartet selections far excel the predecessors which formerly made up the organization.  The work of the first tenor, Mr. Richards, is exceptionally fine.  He has the rare power of entering into the humorous and descriptive selections with fire and enthusiasm, and he adds much to each concert.  The humorous impersonations of Mr. Engle are also very pleasing.  The Otterbeins have just added a new peal of bells, and this feature is a very attractive part of their programs.  Their rendition of the chimes, introducing the beautiful religious song Jesus, Lover of my Soul, which was rendered on the bells and by the quartette in unison, is one of the most artistic productions given on our platform.  We have engaged the Otterbeins for the coming season at our Chautauqua.—
Mar. 18, '08.

BROWN & WHITAKER FRINTERS HAMILTON OHIO