W. Powell Hale: impersonator

              The living voice is that which sways the soul.


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W. Powell Hale Impersonator





All the bouquets made for mother, Not a bloom for poor old dad.




A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December.—


Old Scrooge.



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Mr. W. Powell Hale



Probably no place in the lyceum is harder to fill satisfactorily than that of entertainer.  Especially is this true since the lyceum has become better established, and audiences have grown more critical.  Entertainments now are demanded that are full of humor and brightness, but that also have a meaning, and that are of some literary value.




In his ability as an entertainer, Mr. Hale, of Tennessee, stands among the very first.  Few men on the platform have at hand a greater variety from which to choose.  He has given before a number of college audiences from seven to ten full programs in each place, without repetition.  In each portrayal his acting and his changes of voice and expression are so remarkable that you forget there is such a man as Mr. Hale, and it is evident that he entirely forgets himself.  His wit is clean, his selections are elevating, and through all his impersonations there is something about the man as well as about his work that commands your admiration.  Thus it happens that without any direct preaching or teaching on his part there are very few among even the most serious lecturers on the platform who inspire finer sentiments, or more of high resolve than does Mr. Hale.



1915





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My!  My!  We all has our troubles.—


Aunt Peggy.





Ghost of the Future, I fear you more than any spectre I have seen.—


Old Scrooge.



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Mr. Hale's Repertoire

IN MISCELLANY


Selections from Artemus Ward, Mark Twain, Fred Emerson Brooks, Hood, Poe, Schiller, Lew Wallace, Mary Kyle Dallas, Riley, Field, Dickens, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Page, King, Stanton, John Trotwood Moore, Shakespeare, 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 
Marse Chan.
  Mr. Hale presents each story or play so that the different characters stand forth as clearly outlined as if taken by a full cast of clever actors.




Former Gov. 
Bob
 Taylor, of Tennessee, now U. S. Senator:  
To those who wish to spend a pleasant evening I commend this rising star.




Byron King, of Pittsburg:  
Hale is an entertainer, a reader, a teacher, and a gentleman.




J. M. Greenwood, Superintendent City Schools, Kansas City, Mo.:  
Hale's renditions are the very highest of impersonation.







Old Man Rodgers in 
Esmeralda,
 by Frances Hodgson Burnett.




Come into me parlor.—


Old Joe Greedy.



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From the Metropolitan Press




The entertainment Mr. Hale gave to the crowded house was eminently satisfactory.—


Decatur (Ill.) Review.



The audience was delighted with his work.  His impersonations are perfect.—


Memphis (Tenn.) Scimitar.



Mr. Hale received the closest attention, and greatly delighted his hearers.—


Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.




One of the best entertainments of the season.—


Birmingham (Ala.) News.



It is indeed refreshing in these days of affectation to meet with one so true to nature.—


New Orleans (La.) Picayune.



Mr. Hale carried off first honors last night.—


Pittsburg (Pa.) Post.




Mr. Hale's selections were new and bright and very entertaining.  He captivated his audience.—


St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette.



In his impersonations Mr. Hale is unsurpassed.—


Oklahoma City (Okla.) Journal.



As impersonator Mr. Hale has few equals on the American platform.—


Wilmington (N. C.) Messenger.



On his return appearance Mr. 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.—


Knoxville (Tenn.) Tribune.







Out upon Merry Christmas.—


Old Scrooge.




Come walk with me, Ghost of the Christmas Past.


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Lyceum and Chautaqua Comment




Newman, Ga. Chautauqua:


Mr. Hale 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.



Bristol, Tenn. Chautauqua:


Mr. Hale delighted the large chautauqua audience that greeted him in his second program, yesterday afternoon.  His unassuming manner and wonderful versatility make him a chautauqua favorite.



DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Chautauqua:


Mr. Hale gave delight to an audience of nearly three thousand people.  He is at once natural and versatile, and we look forward with pleasure to his reappearance.



Judge W. A. Smith, Hendersonville, N. C.:

He is graceful, awkward, humorous, pathetic, tragic, and comical, all within less time than it takes to express it.



B. G. Lowrey, College President, Blue Mountain, Miss.:

Mr. Hale's humor is of the best and has the 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.




Rev. J. H. Deere, Redlands, Cal.:

In his matchless mimicry we saw the several characters and heard them speak as though they were actually before us.



W. A. Corbian, Philadelphia, Pa.:

His humor is rich and spontaneous, and never fails to make a hit.






Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear.


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W. Powell Hale Impersonator




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