Temple Quartette Concert Company

              1905
Temple Quartette Concert Company

H. G. TRIPP



E. F. WEBBER



A. C. STEELE



F. P. BAKER



CATHERINE COLE ENTERTAINER




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Introductory
FOR over a quarter of a century we have been writing introductions for the annual announcement of the Temple Quartette.  In this time we have exhausted the vocabulary of complimentary words and phrases, yet we doubt if we have ever presented so strong a company as we do this season.  We have heard practically all of the quartettes now in lyceum work.  We believe we have the best of them all.  In substantiation of this statement we refer you to the press and personal commendations presented.  These are all from last season's work.  The coming season the quartette will present the same personnel, which assures us of their continued phenomenal success.



Commendatory
J. L. Snyder, Gen'l Sec'y Y. M. C. A., Moberly, Mo.

Just a word about the Temple Quartette, and the Chicago Ladies who entertained us.  They were both fine, and no word of criticism have I to make nor have I heard a word.

F. H. Scofield, Chairman, La Crosse, Wis.

The entertainment given on our Y. M. C. A. course on the 9th inst. by the Temple Quartette was one of the best ever given in this city.  A large, enthusiastic and appreciative audience enjoyed the evening's program, and many have expressed the desire to hear this company again at some future date.

John W. Hogue, Gen'l Sec'y Y. M. C. A., Hastings, Neb.

The Temple Quartette were with us Christmas night.  They are better, even, than last season.  The opera house was packed.  We sold our 100 single admissions in addition to the 600 season tickets which are sold.  Every number was encored from one to five times.




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Moberly (Mo.) Monitor.
When the curtain rose and the Temple Quartette had finished the first number on the program, On Gallant Company, and we heard four fine voices blending in such exquisite harmony, we knew what was in store for us in the way of music.  When a performance is so meritorious throughout as the entertainment proved, we enter into the spirit of the singer and the reader, forgetful of environment, and so it was last evening.  Mr. P. F. Baker, baritone

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 singer and accompanist, in addition to the charms of his cultured voice, is a fine accompanist, and delighted the audience with a beautiful solo, Only a Withered Rose.  The entire programme was so arranged that the various members of the quartette, who are all cultured soloists, appeared at intervals, giving variety to the entertainment.  Mr. H. S. Tripp, the first tenor, charmed the audience with his rendition of Cantor's love song, Was Ever Maid So Fair, and A. C. Steele gave us Bells of St. Mary, which selection suited admirably his rich, deep bass voice.  The voices of the quartette harmonized with melodious sweetness, while the solo parts were sustained with a purity and range of tone one rarely finds in a quartette of singers.  The audience last evening was appreciative and responsive, for every number of the entire programme received an encore and some were recalled several times.  The concert company was certainly the most accommodating we have ever had, as it seemed to be a positive pleasure to respond to the applause they received.  The Y. M. C. A. is to be congratulated on presenting to our people as fine an evening's entertainment as that afforded by the Temple Quartette.


Springfield (Mo.) Leader.
Their singing was almost perfection itself, and the ensemble work was the best ever heard in the city.  The soloists were equally as good.


Lima (Ind.) Aurora.
Nothing but words of praise and expressions of perfect satisfaction are heard from every one.  It is certain that no greater quartette ever sang in Lima.


Washington (Pa.) Observer.
The numbers given by the Quartette were especially pleasing and they were recalled time after time.  All in all, the entertainment was a very successful one, and those who brought the company here are to be commended for their good judgment.


Trinidad (Colo.) Chronicle.
Each number was applauded vigorously and each artist was compelled to respond to an encore.  The directors of the course are to be congratulated upon securing such a worthy entertainment for its patrons.


Wellington (Kan.) Star.
The local lecture club has given Wellington patrons several good male quartettes in times past, but the singing of the Temples excelled anything in the line ever given by the club.  From the very first note the superiority of the voices was apparent.  The auditorium was crowded, and the audience so appreciative that the Quartette seemed delighted to entertain, and put a soul and melody into their songs never heard in the auditorium before.  Time and space forbids further enlargement on their merits, but we must refer to the closing number, Abide with Me, undoubtedly the most glorious blending of human voices ever heard on the local platform.


Boulder (Colo.) Camera.
A splendid treat was given by the Temple Quartette Co. (one of the Redpath Bureau's best attractions) last evening.  Every one who loves music should have heard this delightful quartette.  One of the pleasing features of the entertainment was the cheerfulness of the singers.




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Emma Augusta Greeley, Greeley School of Elocution and Dramatic Art.

Miss Catherine Cole is a reciter imbued with true dramatic instincts.  Whether in humorous or more serious selections, her interpretations show a naturalness and sincerity which have the power to impress and sway the audiences.  Miss Cole's work in the line of double sketches is most entertaining, and it is with the greatest confidence that I recommend her as exceptionally well qualified for this line of work.


Brookfield (Mo.) Gazette.
Brookfield audiences have doubtless never enjoyed a finer entertainment than the one on Thursday night.  Every piece was encored.


Warren (Ohio) Chronicle.
The singing was well nigh perfection in the blending of voices.


Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain.
Given four men with voices that blend delightfully and who know how to sing, and the effect is charming.  That is why the Temple Quartette of Boston has established a reputation from coast to coast as a musical organization of the first class.  It is rarely that a quartette acquires the proficiency and finish that characterizes the work of the Temples.


Oil City (Pa.) Derrick.
The Temple Quartette fully sustained the excellent reputation gained on previous occasions when they have appeared here.  The program was new and faultlessly rendered.


CATHERINE COLE, Entertainer and Reader.


Anna M. P. Tucker, President Tucker School of Expression.

Miss Catherine Cole is an enthusiastic worker in her art, as befits the artist.  As a student of the Tucker School of Expression, of which she is a graduate, she was alert, willing and in earnest, the three essentials in any line.  As a reader and platform worker she met success even while yet a student.  With the maturity of years I predict for her phenomenal success.


New Brighton (Pa.) News.
There was a good sized audience to welcome these celebrated entertainers, and they gave a very fine entertainment.  Their voices blended beautifully and all the selections were treats.


Cleveland (Ohio) Leader.
Miss Cole has a magnetic personality and a clear, well modulated voice.


Ashland (Ohio) Press.
Miss Cole is the equal of any reader that ever appeared on the Ashland stage.  She has a variation of voice and countenance and an ease and grace of action that one cannot imagine could be improved.


Shelby (Ohio) Globe.
Miss Cole favored the audience with two very fine readings.  Miss Cole is an artist of more than ordinary ability.


Galion (Ohio) News.
The exquisite style of rendition of the various difficult selections has gained for the gentlemen of the quartette an enviable reputation.




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