Frank Allen Peake

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Frank Allen Peake
Lerturer Entertainer


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Under Exclusive Southern Management DIXIE BUREAU COLUMBUS, MISS. Branch Offices:  Dallas, Tex. Atlanta, Ga.





INTRODUCTION



T
HE New Dixie Lyceum Bureau takes pleasure in presenting for the favor and consideration of lyceum courses and Chautauquas, Mr. Frank Allen Peake, the noted lecturer and entertainer.




Mr. Peake is a man of splendid natural ability coupled with years of close study and large experience, and we believe that he is now in a position to make the best efforts of his life.




His work in the past has been of the very highest order, and he takes rank with the foremost platform people of this country.  Along Chautauqua lines he has been eminently successful, having been the platform manager for the past four years of the Vincennes, Indiana, Chautauqua, also acting in a similar capacity at a number of other assemblies.




His lectures are not dry, but intensely humorous; while his 
entertainment
 evening is irresistibly funny.  To all who desire a clean, wholesome attraction, we would recommend Mr. Frank Allen Peake.





LECTURE SUBJECTS



THE HUMANITY OF MAN
An intensely humorous lecture, constructed upon the thread of common sense and dignity.  It presents man in his relations to man from his highest human standpoint—and his relations to woman.  Though humorous throughout, it appeals to the audience with an upward impulse.

ALTRUISM—THE TRUE ISM
A popular lecture founded upon that great Biblical teaching—Universal and Unselfish Love.  It has enough humor in it to make it carry with a miscellaneous audience.  It advocates true Christian Socialism, incidentally showing how the various churches may effect a union.

THE SATANITY OF MAN
A pungent lecture, replete with wit, humor and straight talk.  This lecture is very popular with Y. M. C. A's.  Its purpose is to picture man as he appears in the various avocations of life, under the leadership and control of that ubiquitous spirit, Satan.  It shows you how bad your neighbor is.

THE DIVINITY OF MAN
A discourse suitable for Sunday services, for Y. M. C. A's, or for school and college commencement exercises.  Its mission is to inspire young people to a greater respect for themselves and for all.




ENTERTAINMENTS



Popular Entertainments consisting of Impersonations, Songs, Cornet Solos, Ventriloquism and other specialties original with himself Monologue Readings of 
Damon and Pythias
 
A Singular Life
 Etc.






PERSONAL COMMENTS



H. R. Pattengill, Editor 
School Moderator,
 Lansing, Mich.




Mr. Peake is natural, forcible, pleasing and instructive.




Bishop I. J. Joice




Mr. Peake is thorough in all his work, and well deserves his enviable reputation.




Prof. C. A. Garrett, the Well-Known Voice Teacher 
KNOXVILLE, TENN
.




Prof. Peake's song impersonations are nothing short of wonderful.




Dr. Horace Ellis, Pres. Vincennes (Ind.) Chautauqua




Frank Allen Peake has proven the correctness of statements made concerning his ability.  Everything that Wirt Lowther has said about him has come true, and every press report praising him has been found just.




Prof. G. D. Free, the Well-Known Text-Book Author 
KENTWOOD, LA
.




Frank Allen Peake gave us a superb lecture, in which he combined the strong characteristics of the humorist, the orator, and the profound thinker.  We at once engaged him for a second lecture.




Prof. George W. Hulvey, Prin. High School, De Land, Fla.




The entertainment Prof.  Peake gave us was most excellent In short, I consider him the best all-round entertainer I have heard.  He was unanimously invited to be on our course next season.




J. C. Willis, Ph. D., President University of Louisville, Ky.




I am glad to state that I have been associated with Professor F. A. Peake in teachers' institute work.  He is unusually efficient in his line; he is a pleasing speaker, a skillful entertainer, and a musician.  I recommend him most cheerfully.




Prof. R. E. Sessions, Prin. High School, Jemison, Ala.




Peake's lecture, 
The Humanity of Man,
 was a brilliant success.  I have been conducting lecture courses for a number of years, but never had a man who so completely captured the entire audience as Prof. Peake did.




D. E. Luther, Sec. of Y. M. C. A., Atlanta, Ga.




The South may well be proud of Frank Allen Peake.  He excels in both speech and song impersonations.  He came to our audience a stranger and at once captured every heart.  No fewer than one hundred stood around the packed audience during the entire program.




Rev. C. W. Blodgett, Pastor St. Paul M. E. Church 
CINCINNATI, OHIO




Frank Allen Peake, on our lecture course, filled his place, and more than filled it.  There are many impersonators, but he stands alone in the place he occupies.  He is a strong and brilliant lecturer, a tragedian, and a natural born humorist.  The large audience was delighted, and asked for his return.  I know him also to be a gentleman and a scholar.




Father Nugent, the Well-Known Lecturer




I heard Frank Allen Peake at Lincoln Park (Kans.) Chautauqua, and I was very favorably impressed, indeed.  His full, musical voice at once attracts and holds attention.




Chautauqua News, Lakeside, Ohio


F. A. Peake added very much pleasure to our program as cornetist.




Ross Crane, Our Country's Most Popular Cartoonist




I have done work for Frank Allen Peake, and have heard him at different Chautauquas.  I consider him a cultured gentleman and a first-class entertainer.




Mr. Bart Foster, St. Paul, Minn.




We had Frank Allen Peake on our course in Minneapolis, also in Hamlin University, St. Paul.  He proved himself a master in the best literature, and a perfect hit in his specialties.




H. M. Taylor, Supt. of Chautauqua, Parks Hill, Ky.




We were all very much delighted with Frank Allen Peake as a lecturer and as a man.  He completely captured our people with his Shakesperian work, especially his natural and dramatic rendition of 
The Merchant of Venice.




Wirt Lowther, Lecturer and Pastor First M. E. Church 
DWIGHT, ILL
.




I have heard Frank Allen Peake at several Chautauquas and think him one of the best all-round Chautauqua men upon the platform.  As a lecturer, he has a message—scholarly, witty and eloquent.  As an entertainer, he has few equals, and no superiors.  As a preacher, he is inspiring, eloquent and spiritual.  His sermons are an uplift.  To Chautauqua promoters, I would say, get him for your manager.  I know of no one who can do it so well.  With his energy and remarkable versatility there remains no possibility of a 
break.



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CHAUTAUQUA NOTES



C. M. Low, Sec. of Chautauqua, Genoa, Neb.




We consider Peake unrivaled in humor, song and fine dramatic art.  His lecture, 
Altruism—the True Ism,
 drew our largest crowd and held it and greatly pleased it.




Lexington, Ky., Herald


Frank Allen Peake was one of the greatest attractions at the Chautauqua.  In some respects he was marvelous and unique.  As a song impersonator he has no rival.




Aurora (Ill.) Beacon


Frank Allen Peake delighted the immense Chautatauqua audience with his dramatic reading of 
Damon and Pythias.
  Hearty applause and congratulations were extended him at the conclusion.




Vincennes (Ind.) Capital


The principal event on the Chautauqua program this morning was a lecture by Frank Allen Peake, manager of the Chautauqua, and this lecture proved to be of more merit than any previous one this Chautauqua season.  Mr. Peake lectured on 
Altruism,
 and greatly exceeded expectations.  He has a splendid delivery and his lecture was not only one of oratory but one that demonstrated that it has been given much study.  The speaker at times became humorous and had the audience roaring with laughter, and at other times it was in deep study.  His anecdotes and illustrating stories were of much merit.




Rev. C. S. Nusebaum, Sec. of Chautauqua, Ottawa, Kans.




I heartily commend Frank Allen Peake to all Chautauquas as a first-class, all-round entertainer.  He gave us complete satisfaction.




Seven Hills Chautauqua, Owensboro (Ky.) Inquirer


Frank Allen Peake's impersonations were extremely amusing.  His attractiveness was evidenced by his enthusiastic recalls.




Wm. T. Wells, President Chautauqua of the Tropics 
MELBOURNE, FLA
.




Frank Allen Peake gave us two strong lectures, 
Altruism—the True Ism,
 and 
The Humanity of Man,
 which placed him at the head of the list in the estimation of our people.  He also gave some variety work, which thoroughly captivated the crowds.  On his last appearance he was repeatedly called back until it seemed as though they would not give him up.




Vincennes (Ind.) Capital


Frank Allen Peake, Manager of the Vincennes Chautauqua, is little less than a rare genius when it comes to entertaining and to managing a Chautauqua.  As a lecturer and as an entertainer he is second to no man who has ever appeared here.  His lectures so far have been rare treats, and stamp him as one of the best on the Chautauqua program.  As a singer he is also a success.  He plays several musical instruments with great skill and if necessary can give a first-class clog dance.  In every movement he displays traces of the finished actor, and as Wirt Lowther says, 
He can successfully fill the place of any person on the Chautauqua program.




C. H. Hawkins, Sec. of Chautauqua, Lincoln Park, Kans.




For eleven days Frank Allen Peake entertained our immense audiences.  He was at home as Shakespearian reader, impersonator, singer, cornetist and ventriloquist.  We have never had his equal.





PRESS NOTICES



Cleveland Leader


Prof. Peake is one of the best—an all round entertainer.




Detroit Free Press


Frank Allen Peake stands on the top as an entertainer; as speech and song impersonator.




Kansas City Journal


Mr. Peake, the reader, at Coats Opera House last night, proved himself to be a superior entertainer.




Toledo Blade


Frank Allen Peake is an entelligent and an entertaining interpreter of literature.




Huntington (W. Va.) Herald


Frank Allen Peake scored a triumph.  He kept the audience laughing all the evening.  He is head and shoulders above all entertainers ever seen in this state.




Vincennes (Ind.) Commercial


Frank Allen Peake has the wit of an Irishman, the courtesy of a Chesterfield, the jokes of the best minstrel end man, which he sandwiches in between the Emersonian lecture paragraphs.  Whenever you see Frank Allen Peake's name on the program, come out, laugh and learn.  His impersonations are undoubtedly the best ever given in the city.




Portal (N. Dak.) News


The lecture last night was the best yet.  All want Peake again.




News and Courier, Charleston, S. C.


Frank Allen Peake, an excellent monologue entertainer, was greeted and repeatedly applauded by a large audience.  He made a happy hit.




The Ashland (Ky.) Daily Commercial


Frank Allen Peake is an all around entertainer.  We do not know what is coming when we see Peake.  He sings, plays, reads, tells stories, impersonates, etc.




Tampa (Fla.) Tribune


Frank Allen Peake, an entertainer of wonderful and pleasing versatility, was the lyceum attraction last night.  He is pronounced by many of the best critics as the best on the course, who also expressed a desire that he would return.




Ashland (Ky.) Independent


The chief entertainment last night was Frank Allen Peake.  Mr. Peake is one of the very best on this course, which is made up of none but the best.  He is a gold mine of fun; he is equally at home as Shakespearian reader, impersonator, singer, cornetist and ventriloquist.






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