The Apollo Duo

              The APOLLO DUO
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wells

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Presenting A High Class, Versatile Musical Program



ARTHUR WELLS
Soloist of First Rank Banjo Saxophone Bassoon
Inimitable in Dialect Stories


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ARTHUR WELLS



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The APOLLO DUO
A PROGRAM OF EXCELLENT & VARIED MUSICAL FEATURES by TWO of LYCEUMS BEST KNOWN ARTISTS


ALTA WELLS



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ALTA R. WELLS Saxophonist. Pianist Contralto Pianologist Gracious & Gifted


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ARTHUR WELLS, 300 pounds of fine fun and music, and Alta R. Wells, constitute the Apollo Duo, so named because of the reputation these splendid musicians have made at the head of the famous Apollo Concert Company.

For eighteen years Mr. and Mrs. Wells have piloted the Apollos up and down, back and forth, across this country, through Canada, Panama, Australia and New Zealand.  By general consent their organization has for years occupied a place of precminence among the popular musical companies of the platform.  In their due work these two unusual artists offer the very best features from the old Apollo Concert Company.

Mr. Wells, or Art, as he is popularly known, is an accomplished musician in many lines.  He is an artist of first rank on the banjo, on the saxophone and on the bassoon.  He is an inimitable teller of dialect stories, and his readings invariably prove a delightful feature of the program.  Alta R. Wells is a gifted and gracious artist on the piano and saxophone, also featuring vocal work and pianologues.

There is an air of professionalism in the program of the Apollo Duo, which, coupled with the splendid personalities of these two well-known artists, makes their program tremendously popular with their hearers.  Clever musical sketches, in which they both take part, are noted on the program and their ensemble work with saxophone is excellent.


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ECHOES FROM THE PRESS

Mr. Wells, manager of the company, and Mrs. Wells, won the audience at once with their witty remarks and bright, genial smiles.  They displayed noteworthy dramatic ability in their clever rendition of 'Fancy You Fancying Me', while Mrs. Wells' pianologue, 'Just Black and White', was the most applauded number on the program.—
Portsmouth (Ohio) Sun.


The program was a varied one, and the numerous instruments played by Mr. Wells, together with the vocal selections and pianologues of Mrs. Wells, proved a musical treat that is rarely heard in one evening.—
Lomita, Cal.


Mrs. Wells was most admired in her pianologue, 'Chums,' and 'n' 'Black and White'.  Her musical ability and skill as an accompaniest is very marked.  She gave much pleasure also as an alto singer.  Mr. Wells was very capable in speech, recitation and in musical selection.  His banjo solos were particularly good.  Of his recitations 'The Possum Hunt' was perhaps the best.—
Belleville, Ont.


Mrs. Wells is a good singer, a capital monologue entertainer.  The excellence of her contributions is an outstanding feature.—
Maitland, N. S. W., Australia (Maitland Daily Mercury).


So we had a music bargain day.  You see, it was a different kind of entertainment.  They both do a catalog of things.  Mrs. Wells is a clever second edition of her husband.
Arthur Wells has been tickling audiences since his first pair of boots.  His banjo does stunts unheard of.  He does miles of artistic stuff the usual way—then sets the thing going—goes off—leaves it.  He plays it locally and long distance—then comes out presently and plays bassoon and saxophone.—

Ralph Parlette (Editor Lyceum Magazine).


The banjo playing of Mr. Arthur Wells was especially noteworthy.—
Hagerstown, Md. (Morning Herald).


Mr. Wells can invest the banjo with a charm and dignity of a Beethoven Minuet.  It seemed as if the very soul of all his selections were transferred to this instrument.—
Wellington, New Zealand (Evening Post).


Mrs. Wells is possessed of a remarkably rich contralto voice which has an unusual, appealing tone.  She also gained great favor in her pianologues.—
Stratford, Ontario (Daily Beacon).


Mr. Wells played banjo solos excellently.  Perhaps the greatest surprise was the rendition of classical selections like Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody and Humoresque.—
Wanagannui, New Zealand (Chronicle).


In inspiring and delightfully played selections Mr. Wells won the audience in his commanding masterly way.  He takes pleasure in entertaining.—
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia (Bundaberg Daily News).


Mr. Wells is also a reader of distinction.  He rendered several darky dialect numbers with rare skill.  On the banjo he excels, and he plays the bass saxophone with much skill.  Mrs. Wells is a skilled pianologist, and as a pianist and accompanist she is one of the highest class.  She possesses a rich contralto voice capable of deep feeling.—
Daily Ontario, Belleville, Ont.


The program by Mr. and Mrs. Wells was most pleasantly given and it received an abundance of applause.—
Daily Facts, Redlands, Cal.


Mr. Wells proved his unmistakable versatility as a musician, handling banjo, bassoon and saxophone with case and cleverness.—
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (Maryborough Chronicle).


Corvallis folks liked the 'Apollos' and made it apparent by vociferous applause.  The artists met the situation fully.  As an inimitable teller of dialect stories Mr. Wells was a host in himself.—
Corvallis, Ore. (Daily Gazette Times).


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