Albert Armstrong: in his dramatic picture plays

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Albert Armstrong
In His Dramatic PICTURE PLAYS

It is the highest type of entertainment before the public to-day.—
Gastonia (N. C.) Gazette.


The Stopping-Place Meeting.


MANAGEMENT
REDPATH LYCEUM BUREAU
BOSTON   CHICAGO




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Seven years ago Mr. Armstrong came to us with his new type of entertainment,—the Picture Play,—and up to the present date his work has grown steadily in favor.  Well equipped both by training (college and professional) and a natural gift for his line of work, he is enabled to make the Picture Play an attraction of the highest order.  It is unique, beautiful, entertaining, and instructive, pleasing all classes from the commonplace to the most fastidious.  WHAT IS A PICTURE PLAY?  It is NOT an ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.  It IS a play as presented on the stage of the theatre, except that the various scenes and characters of the story are represented by pictures thrown on the screen, while all the words are spoken by one person.  It combines the work of the actor, dramatic reader, and scenic artist.  For a high-class attraction at a moderate price we most cheerfully recommend Mr. Armstrong.  THE BUREAU.


I. The Bonnie Brier Bush
By Dr. John Watson
The PICTURES for this play were made expressly by Mr. Armstrong in Druintochty, Scotland.

17 Scenes — 11 Characters



II.  The Little Minister
By J. M. Barrie
In this charming love-story the pictures show the bewitching Babbie as the strange woman of Caddam wood, and later as the fascinating little elf who wins the heart of the guileless Gavin Dishart.

20 Scenes — 13 Characters



III.  The Sky Pilot
By Ralph Connor
The Sky Pilot (the ranchman's name for the minister) is a story of the people of the Foothill country; of those men of adventurous spirit who left homes of comfort, often of luxury, because of the stirring in them to be and to do some worthy thing; and of how a man came among them with a firm purpose to play the brother's part, and, by sheer love of them, win them to believe that life is priceless, and that it is good to be a man.


The Heiland Fling.


20 Scenes — 18 Characters



Testimonials

Most Charming and Effectual
PORTLAND, ME.

Great as were my expectations, they were greatly surpassed.  The readings and the illustrations make one of the most delightful entertainments I have ever attended.  I am sure Mr. Armstrong will be invited to come again.

REV. DR. BLANCHARD, Pastor of Congress Square Church.



Unique and Refined Entertainment
YARMOUTHPORT, MASS.

MY DEAR MR. ARMSTRONG: I feel that I ought to write you a line to tell you yet more emphatically than when you were here how much our people enjoyed the unique and refined entertainment which you gave us the other evening.  Our audiences are always rather critical, and never very demonstrative, but they seem to be wholly delighted with your recital.  I think all will look forward with very great pleasure to another visit from you next year.

Very cordially yours,
REV. WILLIAM H. MAYHEW





Do as I command you without another word.



Portland (Me.) Daily Press
Mr. Armstrong is a thorough artist.


Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle
Remarkably artistic photographs.


Boston Evening Transcript
A delightful two hours.


Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle
Long-continued applause greeted the close of the recital.


Miner's Journal, Pottsville, Pa.
Of the lecture last night, nothing but words of praise can be written.  It was beautiful in the extreme.


Boston Herald
Delighted a large audience.


Dartmouth College Lecture Course
One of the best numbers of the course.


Reading (Pa.)Eagle
Mr. Armstrong was admirable in Drumtochty dialect, and was heartily applauded from time to time.


Boston Evening Transcript
Mr. Armstrong's interpretation of the story was graphic and vivid.


The Sale.  From The Bonnie Brier Bush.


Illustrations on this page from The Bonnie Brier Bush.





Pictures Taken from Life


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Testimonials

Gavin had an unusual manner the next morning as he fell to on his porridge.



Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
Held the audience spellbound.


Boston Globe
Arranged in a clever manner.  In every way the recital was a success.


Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle
Mr. Armstrong is a master of Scotch dialect, and he uses this accomplishment with eminent skill.


Manchester (N.H.) Union
Frequent bursts of applause greeted the varied characters.  The pictures, taken from real life, were remarkably realistic, and the scenery and surroundings were delightful.


Charlotte (N.C.) Daily Observer
It was one of the best entertainments ever presented in the Y. M. C. A. Star Course.  Mr. Armstrong is a versatile impersonator, and adapted himself most pleasingly to the various characters represented in this charming Scottish love-story.  He will always be welcomed to Charlotte.


Elmira (N.Y.) Daily Advertiser
As he impersonated the various characters one forgot who was speaking in reality and became lost in Caddam woods or in Nanny's cozy cottage.  The pictures were a source of great pleasure, and the views of the lovely woods made one long for summer again and the freedom of the forest.  The surroundings were most attractive as a back ground to the charming love scenes between Babbie, the gipsy, and Gavin Dishart, The Little Minister.


'I cannot sit here, Doctor, and hear her called names,' Gavin said.



The Tea Scene



Toronto Globe
Remarkable versatility, the humorous impersonations being especially clever.


Newport News (Va.) Herald
A universal success.


Brooklyn (N.Y.) Citizen
An extremely enjoyable couple of hours. . .   He told his story with a measure of quaint humor and appreciative pathos that was delightful and affecting.  Above all, he entered as heartily into the mannerisms and the dialect of his characters as if he had spent the best part of his life among the douce people of Drumtochty, whom he described so lovingly and so faithfully.


Chattanooga (Tenn.) News
His presentation of The Little Minister was pronounced by many to be far superior to the play in giving a realistic idea of the book and its plot.  The pictures were charming, and the manner in which the dialect was given by the speaker was most satisfactory to the large and cultured audience — the largest that has enjoyed any of the Lyceum course attractions this season.


Y. M. C. A. Course, Worcester, Mass.
Thoroughly pleased every one present.  While we have had a number of attractive entertainments this season, we think none has given any greater pleasure than this last.

Illustrations on this page from The Little Minister

General Secretary Y. M. C. A., Richmond, Va.

My Dear Mr. Armstrong: The Little Minister, as presented by you, is fine, both in presentation and illustration.  The entire audience was thoroughly pleased, entertained, and instructed.

Yours very respectfully,
S. K. MCKEE, General Secretary.

Rev. A. W. Hazen

The entertainment was greatly enjoyed by all who were present, and all would be glad to have it repeated.  Let me congratulate you once more upon the effectiveness of the illustrations, as well as upon your admirable rendition of the author's exquisite sentiments.

Yours cordially,
A. W. HAZEN, Pastor First Congregational Church, Middletown, Conn.

General Secretary Y. M. C. A., Boston, Mass.

My Dear Sir: I wish to express to you my appreciation of the two illustrated lectures.  Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, and The Little Minister, that you have given in our Star Course the past two seasons.  These lectures were most thoroughly enjoyed, and I commend them heartily to our Associations throughout the country, for they are not only entertaining, but instructive as well.

Wishing you continued success, I am, very truly yours,
GEO. W. MEHAFFEY, General Secretary.

President Williamsport (Pa.) Oratorio Society

Dear Mr. Armstrong: Permit me to express my thorough enjoyment of your truly delightful entertainment on Saturday evening.  The illustrations were the finest we have ever had, and together with your masterly rendition of the text, completely captured your audience.  I fully intended seeing you after the lecture, but was unexpectedly called away.

Very truly yours,
O. B. LAKE.

A Boston Clergyman Writes

The entertainment gave a large audience intense satisfaction.  There is no dissenting voice.  Mr. Armstrong's familiarity with the text of the book, his sufficient Scotch brogue, and his exquisite colored pictures, representing real persons, unite in making the entertainment delightful and instructive.  It gives me great pleasure to commend him to churches and other organizations that know and desire and appreciate a thoroughly good thing.

REV. ARTHUR LITTLE, D.D.


Richmond (Va.) Despatch
A success appreciated and enjoyed by all.


Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Eagle
Was immensely enjoyed, as was testified to by the frequent merited applause with which it was punctuated.


The Little Minister


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Toronto (Ont.) World
The fourth entertainment of the Hartman course was given in Massey Hall last night, when an audience of considerably over three thousand attended.  Mr. Albert Armstrong delighted his critical listeners with his presentation of Ralph Connor's splendid story, The Sky Pilot, which tells of the ranchman's life in the foot-hill country.  The recital was a charming one in every way.


Richmond (Va.) Despatch
Beautiful stereopticon illustrations used during the recital of the story.  There were over two hundred of these pictures.  The various characters of the story were produced in the most lifelike manner.
Audience, 500.



Ann Arbor (Mich.) Daily News
The presentation of The Sky Pilot as a picture play last evening, by Mr. Armstrong, under the auspices of the S. L. A., proved a unique and interesting entertainment.  The illustrations were from photographs taken of the actual scenes of the story in Northwestern Canada and were unusually fine, the coloring and beautiful contrasts in them bringing forth the applause of the audience time and again.  Mr. Armstrong told the story, and the scenes seemed to move before the eyes, and, as the limelight went out on the picture, it was a pleased audience that filed out of the hall.


Findlay (O.) Morning Republican
It was one of the finest entertainments of the course.  The views were without a doubt the best ever presented to a Findlay audience.
Audience, 900.



Montreal Gazette
Gave an excellent idea of the locality.  The ranch, the rolling foot-hills, the rough cabins, and the primitive church and schoolroom of a newly settled country, were pictured before the eyes of the audience and brought the story home to them in a realistic way.  Mr. Armstrong read the story well and illustrated the different manners of the speakers by happy changes of voice and tone.  He kept his audience interested and frequent laughter showed they appreciated his points.


Williamsport (Pa.) Press
Every seat taken, the crowd was the largest that has for a long time been in the hall, and the appreciation of the picture play was general.  Views of beautiful coloring and artistic worth, because of their trueness to life (they were made at the scene of the story, by Albert Armstrong), illustrated the tale that was told in beautiful language by Mr. Armstrong, whose impersonations made the characters stand out lifelike.


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Pittsburg (Pa.) Despatch
The Sky Pilot, a dramatic picture play after the book by Ralph Connor, was admirably presented by Albert Armstrong last night, at Carnegie Music Hall, Allegheny, under the auspices of the Young Men's Club of the Ninth United Presbyterian Church.  It was one of the entertainments in the Allegheny Star Course, and proved most enjoyable.


Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call
Everybody was delighted with the pictorial recitation of The Sky Pilot.


Toronto (Ont.) Globe
Audience, over 3,000.
A large audience who applauded the lecturer very liberally during the evening.



Virginian (Va.) Pilot
His interpretations of the characters were very fine.  The audience manifested their appreciation by repeated applause.


Allentown (Pa.) City Item
Delighted a large audience, in the Salem Reformed Chapel, with a picture recital of Ralph Connor's novel, The Sky Pilot.  There were about two hundred pretty pictures shown, which were greatly enjoyed.  The lecture was very entertaining.


Mount Vernon (O.) Press
Audjence, 700.  Delighted the large audience with his superb picture plays.  The entertainment was one of the most unique ever presented in Mt. Vernon.


Norfolk (Va.) Landmark
Mr. Armstrong's reading of the interesting narrative was excellent, his interpretation of the characters especially striking.  Altogether the entertainment was one of the most enjoyable of the Y. M. C. A. Star Course.


Baltimore (Md.) Young men
The Sky Pilot and his friends, many of whom actually live among the Canadian Rockies, were most charmingly presented by Mr. Albert Armstrong, in his picture play, last Monday evening.

Hugh C. Middleton, Augusta, Ga.

Mr. Armstrong held the interest of the Augusta Lyceum completely with his Little Minister.  I should like to see him in all the Lyceum Courses of the South. — HUGH C. MIDDLETON.

THE SPARRELL PRINT, SOSTON