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W. Powell Hale

Impersonator


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N ANNOUNCING an attraction, it is a pleasure indeed to be able to assure our patrons that he is all, in full measure, that we claim for him.  Such an attraction is Mr. W. Powell Hale, the Impersonator.  Mr. Hale is a college-bred man, and has taken special university work.  He is also a graduate of the leading schools of expression.  He taught oratory for four years; but the demand upon his time for platform work was so great that he abandoned teaching and has since devoted his time to the lyceum.  He has had such remarkable success in lyceum work and has grown so wonderfully in popularity that he is to-day without a superior in his chosen and congenial field of platform endeavor.



We, ourselves, have heard him, and we know his shining record justifies all we may say.  A distinguished lecturer had a date on one of our Chautauqua programs, but was detained on account of sickness.  Mr. Hale, having an open date, was telegraphed for to take his place.  So delighted was his audience with his entertainment that he was induced to give another evening on the same Chautauqua program.  He so completely charmed and captivated his audiences that he was selected for two return dates on their Chautauqua program for the following season, and made his place in the list of 
favorites.



Mr. Hale is so simple and natural in style and so unaffected in manner as to gain easy and instant entree into the good-will of his audience.  He is an artist in all the term implies, and his past brilliant and successful seasons with us justify us in presenting him to our numerous patrons in the absolute faith that he will never fail to 
make good.



ALKAHEST LYCEUM SYSTEM.




Mr. Hale's Repertoire
INCLUDES IN MISCELLANY

Selections from Shakespeare, Hood, Poe, Schiller, Lew Wallace, Mary Kyle Dallas, Riley, Field, Brooks, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Phelps, Dickens, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Page, Artemus Ward, Mark Twain, Bagby, King, Stanton, John Trotwood Moore, Tennyson, Original Selections, etc.




IN MONOLOGUE



Dickens' Matchless Yuletide Story, 
A Christmas Carol
; 
Esmeralda,
 the beautiful four-act play, written by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Thomas Nelson Page's 
Mars Chan.
  Mr. Hale presents 
A Christmas Carol
 so that the different characters stand forth as clearly outlined as if taken by clever actors.






Some Personal Endorsements



We have been running a lyceum course at the Blue Mountain College for some twenty years, giving from ten to fifteen evenings each season.  We have had many delightful lecturers and entertainers, and among them have been some of the very best men on the American platform.  I can scarcely recall one, however, who gave our people an evening of purer and more genuine pleasure than W. Powell Hale gave us…  His humor is of the best, and has the special virtue of being refined and entirely free from the coarseness which has unfortunately crept into the work of some of our humorous lecturers and entertainers.  H's pathos is pure and not overstrained nor artificial.  It was the kind of evening that sends people away tender in heart and feeling that this is a happy old world at last.  We hope that he will live to appear many times yet in Blue Mountain lyceum course.
—
B. G. Lowrey, President of One of the Leading Female Colleges, Blue Mountain, Miss.




Extract from a personal letter by Mrs. R. C. Waterhouse, of Emory and Henry College, where Mr. Hale had given his eighth full evening:  
You certainly know how to vary our program so that those who have often heard you are as much surprised and pleased as your new auditors.




From General Secretary Y. M. C. A., University of Arkansas:  
We have never had anyone on our lyceum course who could surpass Mr. Hale in his line of work.  He is master of his art.  All were delighted with his selections.
—
B. W. Dickson, Fayetteville, Ark.




From Manager Lyceum Course, Mt. Sterling, Iowa:  
W. Powell Hale was a genuine surprise.  He had a large, well-pleased audience.  His program was new and well selected.  His impersonations of an old man, small boy, or even the old woman (for Hale is the whole family), were irresistibly funny.  Yes, Mr. Hale made good.
—
Doctor R. D. Toben.




I have heard Mr. Hale in two recitals.  He is an artist and has no superior as an impersonator.
—
W. E. Chambers, Butte, Mont.




Our lyceum patrons were greatly pleased with Mr. Hale's program.  I cannot conceive how one could have greater enjoyment during an evening than to have the pleasure of listening to him.
—
C. C. Goodale, Manager Lyceum Course, Lamar, Colo.




Mr. Hale's impersonations are great.  He never fails to please.
—
L. E. York, Superintendent of Schools, Newton Falls, Ohio.




He is graceful, awkward, humorous, pathetic, tragic and comical, all within less time than it takes to express it.
—
Judge W. A. Smith, Hendersonville, N. C.




To those who wish to spend a pleasant evening, I commend this 
rising star.
—
United States Senator Robert L. Taylor.




An entertainer, a reader, a teacher, and a gentleman.
—
Byron W. King, Pittsburg, Pa.




We hear him with increased pleasure.
—
C. H. Irving, Bay City, Mich.




We were much pleased with his work.
—
John F. Forbes, President Stetson, Florida, University.




His renditions are the very highest of impersonation.
—
J. M. Greenwood, Superintendent City Schools, Kansas City, Mo.




Our people were delighted, and are extremely anxious to have him return.
—
E. B. Stover, Principal of Schools, Crowley, La.




I have heard Mr. Hale in his best work—rural dialect pieces; his humor is rich and spontaneous and never fails to make a hit.
—
W. A. Corbian, Philadelphia, Pa.




W. Powell Hale's presentation of Dickens' 
A Christmas Carol
 is the best thing I have ever heard.
—
J. M. Burnett, Professor of Greek, Carson and Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn.




Mr. Hale's rendition of 
A Christmas Carol
 is one of the best readings I have ever heard.  Last night was his third appearance on our course.
—
Gorman Jones, Manager Lecture Course, Williamsburg, Ky.




I most heartily commend W. Powell Hale in Dickens' 
Christmas Carol.
  He renders it with marked ability and to the delight of his hearers.
—
J. T. Henderson, President of Virginia Institute, Bristol, Va.




It has been my privilege to hear Mr. Hale on several occasions, and with pleasure to his auditors and credit to himself.  His selections are humorous and instructive and very true to nature.
—
T. W. Jordan, Dean of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.




I have known Mr. Hale for ten years, and regard him one of the strongest impersonators on the platform.  Though young, his experience has been varied, he having appeared before the most cultured audiences of some of our largest cities.
—
Ed. S. Vaught, Superintendent of Schools, Oklahoma City, Okla.




His entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed by all.  His renditions are natural and effective.  There was a conspicuous absence of that exaggerated and bombastic style which has done so much to bring the profession into disrepute.
—
Prof. J. H. Simmons, Shorter College, Rome, Ga.




Mr. Hale gave a very delightful entertainment.
—
J. Hopwood, President Virginia Christian College, Lynchburg, Va.




I can heartily commend Mr. Hale as an entertainer.  I regard his conception and rendition as most excellent.
—
C. S. McClelland, Pastor Heron Avenue Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg, Pa.




Of the three numbers so far, I believe the last, W. Powell Hale, gave the best satisfaction.
—
W. G. Templeton, Belton, S. C.




In his matchless mimicry we saw the several characters of the 
Christmas Carol
 and heard them speak as though they were actually before us.
—
Rev. J. H. Deere, Redlands, Cal.






Some Press Opinions
W. POWELL HALE PLEASES LARGE Y. M. C. A. AUDIENCE.


A large audience greeted W. Powell Hale at the Y. M. C. A. last night.  He gave impersonations of a varied nature, which captivated his audience.  The selections were new and bright and very entertaining.—


St. Joseph
 (Mo.) 
Gazette.




MR. HALE CHARMS MOBILIANS.



A large audience greeted Mr. Hale at the Bush Auditorium Friday evening.  He completely captivated his audience from the first, and throughout the program fully measured up to the high expectations of his hearers.  His impersonations are well nigh perfect, and it is hard to conceive how his facial expressions could be improved.  He is a born entertainer, easy and natural in style, pleasing in voice, and rich in variety of selections.—


Mobile Daily Item.




The first entertainment of the lyceum course was given at the opera house last evening by W. Powell Hale to a large and appreciative audience.  He gave a variety of selctions[sicselections], well chosen.—


Dodge City
 (Kan.) 
Globe-Republican.




He is a master in his line.—


Corsicana
 (Texas) 
Daily Sun.




He completely captivated his audience.—


Jacksonville
 (Fla.) 
Times-Union.




Mr. Hale was the third attraction on the lyceum course, and the entertainment he gave to the crowded house was eminently satisfactory.—


Decatur
 (Ill.) 
Review.




The entertainment given last evening by W. Powell Hale was a rare treat.  Mr. Hale is unsurpassed in his impersonations, and the audience was held in closest attention during the entire program.  No more promising young artist has appeared in Oklahoma this season.—


Oklahoma City
 (Okla.) 
Daily Times-Journal.




Mr. Hale carried off first honor last night.—


Pittsburg Post.




The best impersonator McKinney ever had.—


McKinney
 (Texas) 
Gazette.




Mr. Hale gave the most delightful entertainment of the season.—


Hillsboro
 (Texas) 
Mirror.




Mr. Hale proved himself to be a reader and impersonator of rare ability.—


Middleboro
 (Ky.) 
News.




On last evening, Mr. Hale afforded the public one of the best entertainments of the season.—


Birmingham
 (Ala.) 
News.




Mr. Hale received the closest attention, and greatly delighted his hearers; he was especially happy in his impersonations.—


Nashville Banner.




He takes his audience with him at his pleasure, and leaves them delighted with his work.  His impersonations are perfect.—


Memphis
 (Tenn.) 
Evening Scimitar.




Mr. W. Powell Hale delighted a large audience at the Academy of Music last night.  Although the night was a disagreeable one, nearly every seat was taken.  As an impersonator, Mr. Hale has few equals upon the American platform.  His audience left greatly pleased with his performance.—


Wilmington
 (N. C.) 
Messenger.





A DECIDED HIT.



Last night, at Staub's Theater, W. P. Hale scored another hit.  He was inimitable, and his selections brought down the house from the beginning, the audience being kept in a constant roar of laughter.  His appearance was a decided success.—


Knoxville
 (Tenn.) 
Tribune.




Mr. Hale appeared under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society last night.  He was heartily applauded throughout the program.  His appearance was a treat to our people.—


Birmingham
 (Ala.) 
Age-Herald.





AN EVENING WITH AN ARTIST.



The goodly number of people who braved the blustering blizzard last night to attend the entertainment under the auspices of the Clionian Society were richly rewarded.  The reader of the evening was Mr. W. Powell Hale, who proved himself an artist of the best kind.  Mr. Hale gave a number of selections of varied character, and all were delightfully done; his transitions from grave to gay and back again were thoroughly artistic and held his audience under absolute control.  Altogether the entertainment was a genuine treat.—


The Tuscaloosa
 (Ala.) 
Gazette.





Chautauqua Comments
A GREAT CHAUTAUQUA SUCCESS.


Mr. Hale came to Newman unheralded, as a substitute attraction.  That the Chautauqua management were fortunate in securing him was pleasingly attested by the enthusiastic receptions accorded him on Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening.  He filled the program with wit, pathos and humor, and won hearty applause with each impersonation.  His quaint dialect and remarkable facial changes were the best ever seen in the auditorium.—


Newman
 (Ga.) 
Herald and Advertiser.



Crystal Springs (Miss.) Chautauqua:  . . Mr. Hale, though young, has already made a reputation in his particular line of work.  It is indeed refreshing in these days of affectation to meet with one so true to nature, and it is a rare pleasure to follow him in his interpretations of the varied emotions and passions of the human heart.—


New Orleans Picayune.



W. Powell Hale delighted the large Chautauqua audience that greeted him in his second program at the tabernacle yesterday afternoon.  His unassuming manner and wonderful versatility make him a Chautauqua favorite.—


Bristol
 (Tenn.) 
Evening News.



Mr. Hale gave delight to a great audience of nearly 3,000 people, gathered in the Chautauqua Tabernacle.  He is at once natural and versatile, and we look forward to his reappearance with pleasure.
— 
Wallace Bruce, President of Florida Chautauqua, De Funiak Springs, Fla.






Exclusive Management
 THE COIT LYCEUM BUREAU, 
Cleveland, Ohio
 ARTHUR C. COIT, 
Pres.
 LOUIS J. ALBER, 
Gen. Mgr.




The Register and Leader Co., Des Moines