Hoosier Male Quartette

              HOOSIER MALE QUARTETTE

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WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKIN AND THE FOODER'S IN THE SHOCK

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Introduction
 HOOSIER MALE QUARTET



A
 Group of talented and cultured young men experienced in the Lyceum work, and capable of putting on a program of superior quality.  Discriminating committees will find by a careful consideration of the personnel of the company, that they are not beginners, but formerly members of other prominent quartets.  The characteristic feature of the program that they render is their ensemble singing, which shows careful training and sympathetic blending of voices.  Each member is a soloist of more than ordinary ability.  Their repertoire is varied and extensive, including classical, oratorio, sacred, popular and humorous selections.  Combined Combined they make an excellent company, and we heartily recommend them to the public, believing that they will meet the highest expectations.




Personally, I am greatly interested in the Lyceum movement, and for this reason I am glad that the Hoosier Male Quartet has decided to give their time entirely to the work of entertaining the public.  All classes will be inspired as well as entertained by these talented young men.  They possess unusual good voices, and I predict for them a successful future.




Harry Granison Hill




Committeemen desiring a male quartet on their Lyceum Course or Chautauqua, should ask for the 
Hoosiers
.  They are great singers and gentlemen of the highest rank.  By presenting their program in an informal way, they keep the audience interested and guessing during the entire evening.  
Come again.




Director, Catha School of Expression.




Thos. F. Snyder




Indianapolis, Ind.




It would be difficult to speak too highly of the work of the Hoosier Male Quartet.  They are worthy of a place on the best Lyceum Courses throughout the country.




Organist, St. Paul's Episcopal Church.




C. H. Carson




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THE HOOSIERS





Recent Press Comments



One of the Best of Season.



One of the best concerts of the season was given last evening at the M. E. Church by the Hoosier Male Quartet.  This Quartet is composed of Roland Schafer, tenor; Henry Backemeyer, tenor; Chas.  Daugherty, baritone and manager, and Francis T. Perkins, basso.  Because of the popularity of the members in this city special interest was felt in this number.  It was almost a parlor entertainment, the concert being presented very informally and the young men held the attention of the audience from the beginning.  Different members made the announcements and there was no pause between the numbers as they responded immediately to the many encores. —


Hillsdale (Mich.) Daily.





Hoosiers' Quartet Worthy.



One of the pleasing features of the afternoon program was the singing of the Hoosier Male Quartet of Indianapolis.  They are worthy of the attention of all who enjoy the very best of music.  The work on the Harmonic Xylophone, an instrument especially made for them, was clever and added to their program as a novelty feature. —


Litchfield (Ill.) Daily.





Ensemble Singing.



Harmony seems to be the important feature of the Hoosier Male Quartet in their ensemble singing.  The blend of tone in the quartet is unusually beautiful.

Each member is a trained soloist, but individualism does not overbalance their quartet singing. —


Valparaiso (Ind.) Herald.





Each Member Splendid Soloist.



The Hoosier Quartet that recently appeared on the Chautauqua program was the equal, if not the superior, of any quartet that ever came to Old Salem.  Each member is a splendid soloist, but the ensemble singing won the greatest favor, showing careful training and attention to detail and expression.  Everybody was delighted.—


Petersburg (Ill.) Observer.





All Favorable Comments.



The Hoosier Male Quartet appeared on the Chautauqua progrom at Columbus Junction yesterday and made a decided hit with their varied vocal and instrumental music.  Many favorable comments have been made about the work of this splendid organization.—


Muscatine (Iowa) Journal.





All Numbers Good.



All the numbers were good and some of them might be termed excellent without exaggeration.  The trio, 
Praise Ye
; the quartet, 
Rosary
; Charles Daugherty's solo, 
When We Were Two Little Boys,
 and the southern lullaby, 
De Sandman,
 deserve special mention and evoked prolonged applause.  The four young men composing the quartet have voices that blend with exquisite harmony, and long training has made them faultless in execution.—


Monmouth (Ill.) Daily Atlas.





Pleasing Quartet.



Then appeared the Hoosier Male Quartet, a well-balanced and fine-looking organization with pleasing and cultivated voices.  They gave several excellent quartet numbers and there were solos by Messrs.  Perkins, Backemeyer, Daugherty and a piano solo by Mr. Schafter, all good numbers.  Music on the Xylophone brought forth much applause.—


Clarinda (Iowa) Herald.





Best Ever.



The very newest manner of presenting an evening of first-class entertainment was offered by the Hoosier Male Quartet.  Our people have probably never heard such blending of naturally good voices as from this company.  The Chautauqua management deserves much credit for securing such talent.—


New Albany (Ind.) Tribune.





Splendid Entertainment.



Monday evening the Hoosier Male Quartet gave the first number in our season's lecture course, and it was undoubtedly strictly first-class—the Hoosiers certainly stand among the first.  Every member is an artist—a pleasing entertainer and gentlemanly.  They were greeted with a large audience and all seemed to be highly pleased—we failed to hear an adverse comment.  Individually or collectively, they were good, their ensemble singing being especially fine.—


Early (Ia.) News.




Those that attended the concert given by the Hoosier Male Quartet last evening at the High School building were more than pleased with the excellent program given by the young men.  With their fresh musical voices they gave a most pleasing performance. —


Evansville (Ind.) Courier.





One of The Very Best.



In the afternoon the Hoosier Male Quartet, which won great favor on the program several days ago, gave a delightful prelude to the lecture by Dr. Lincoln Wirt.  The Hoosier Male Quartet is one of the best musical organizations that has appeared on the Winona platform during this Chautauqua, and their work has been enthusiastically received.—


Warsaw Daily Union Winona Edition.





Auditorium Packed to Hear Hoosiers.



This afternoon the Hoosier Male Quartet furnished the entertainment at the Chautauqua.  The auditorium was packed and the program as rendered was received with a notable enthusiasm.  The company has proven itself to be one of the strongest organizations that has ever visited this Chautauqua.—


Dixon (Ill.) Chronicle.





Return Will Be Welcomed.



On last Tuesday evening appeared in our local opera house the Hoosier Male Quartet, representing the first number of this season's lyceum course.  These four gentlemen gave to a good audience one of the most pleasing entertainments that has ever been presented in our town and from all appearances they will be welcome to return again.  The monologues by Mr. Daugherty were encored again and again, as were also all the other numbers on the program.—


Salix (Ia.) Free Press.






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Mr. Roland Schafer - First Tenor - Pianist



MR. ROLAND SCHAFER, first tenor, is also the piano soloist and accompanist.  His voice is a remarkably clear lyric, so essential to Male Quartet singing.  Being a graduate in both voice and piano, he understands fully the relative value of voice and instrument.  His ability along this line adds greatly to the good results obtained by the Quartet.





Mr Henry Backemeyer - Second Tenor



MR. HENRY BACKEMEYER, second tenor, has a voice of beautiful quality, wide range and good volume.  As soloist he is always received with great favor, and in Quartet work the blending quality of his voice is considered perfect.  He has an extensive repertoire and the ability to please both the ultra musical and layman.



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Mr. Charles Daugherty - Manager - Baritone



MR. CHARLES DAUGHERTY, Manager and baritone, has a strong voice of sympathetic quality and purity of tone, especially suited to solo work.  His clean cut enunciation wins for him the everlasting praise of those that want to understand the words.  Several years of Quartet singing has given him the necessary training to build programs both artistic and pleasing.




Mr. Francis Perkins - Basso



MR. FRANCIS PERKINS, basso, holds a diploma from one of the strongest musical conservatories in Michigan.  He has perfect breath control and reserve, which enters so largely into the making of a great artist.  Added to these he has excellent style and appreciation of the fine points of singing.  A big man with a wonderful voice.



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HARMONIC CONCERT GRAND XYLOPHONE



T
he Quartet that pleases.


H
ow could you expect more?


E
xcellent reports from committees.


H
armony prevails among them.


O
 you 
Hoosiers.


O
riginality a feature.


S
uch a thoroughly prepared company.


I
nteresting program from start to finish.


E
nsemble singing the strongest point.


R
hythm in music is essential.


S
end for a date.



Male Quartet Concert Grand Xylophone Monologist Pianist Four Soloists Whistler Sketches



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MR. DAUGHERTY The Hoosier Country Kid



Pana, Illinois




Mr. Chas. Daugherty, Mgr. Hoosier Male Quartet.




Dear Sir:—




I want to express to you my personal appreciation, as also that of our people of the splendid work of 
The Hoosier Male Quartet
 at our Chautauqua.




The Quartet work, the Solos, and the Readings were all So Good that if I started to describe them I should run out of adjectives before I was half way through.




May you give to your audiences everywhere the unalloyd pleasure that you gave ours on Tuesday afternoon and evening.  With very best wishes,




I am sincerely yours,
Chas. F. Sheldon, Platform, Mgr.