The Orpheans

              The ORPHEANS

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THE MANAGEMENT takes pleasure in presenting this organization for its ninth season.  They have had phenomenal success in their past seasons and are more generously equipped than ever to please the public the coming season.  They are versatile, artistic, capable of giving a widely diversified program, consisting of vocal quartets, horn quartets, solos, illustrated songs and impersonations.  They have an extensive repertoire of vocal music and in the classic, humorous and comic selections are equally at home, their voices blending in perfect harmony, giving the effect of a deep-toned organ.  An unbroken program of vocal music and readings is by some considered monotonous and hence the Orpheans are introducing their instrumental feature.  With greatest confidence the Management presents the Brass Quartet, consisting of a cornet, mellophone, baritone and trombone.  This is a rare and delightful combination, insuring a well-balanced quartet, the richness of tone being unexcelled, and a variety of music offered which will please the most exacting.  In the rendition of their songs in the pathetic they excel, as their sympathetic tone gains the heart of the audience, while their comic songs are true to life and sung with vim.  They are to be especially commended for their perfect articulation, the story of each song being clearly brought out.  Press and personal endorsements alike are loud in their praise for the work done by this high-class organization.



PRESS AND PERSONAL COMMENTS

Mr. Henry is the possessor of a magnificent bass voice, of great depth and volume.—
Galesburg (Ill.) Mail.

Better than the good, and good as the best.—Rev. John G. Bacon, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Mo.


Mr. Dennis is a delightful singer, having a voice of great sympathy and sweetness, especially suited to solo work.—
Abingdon (Ill.) Kodak.


Mr. Crumbaker possesses a fine baritone voice of excellent range and quality and uses the power with nice discrimination.—
Hancock (N. Y.) Herald.


Mr. Laye possesses a voice of unusual range and sweetness.  He is experienced in quartet work, his voice being especially adapted to the part.—
Lockhaven (Pa.) Democrat.

The Orphean Musical Club gave us one of the finest entertainments that has been given in our city in five years.—G. W. Trout, Pastor, First 'Baptist Church, Pittsburg, Kansas.


There are only four first-class male quartets in the Lyceum world to-day, and the Orpheans is one of them, and that should be praise enough for any musical combination.—
Elias Day, Oak Park, Chicago.


The Orphean Musical Club, the third number in the lecture course, gave an entertainment Wednesday night to a good audience.  Their quartet work was the best we ever had here, and after each number they were repeatedly called back.  As one patron expressed it, each number was better than the preceding one.—
Peoria (Ill.) Evening Star.


The musical side of the entertainment was furnished by the quartet of splendid young men, the instruments being two cornets, a mellophone and a baritone trombone.  Each and every number on the program was heartily encored.  The cartoon work of Mr. Henry illustrating Suwanee River and The Old Canoe as the music was rendered greatly pleased the audience.—
Oklahoma City 'Daily Oklahoman.

The Orphean Musical Club gave a splendid program which delighted a thousand people for an hour and a half.  After twenty years of experience in Lyceum work from ticket holder to manager, I feel that I am entitled to an opinion, and I unhesitatingly pronounce The Orpheans a success.  Their Little Boy Blue is the finest male quartet number I ever heard.—(Rev.) W. S. Jacobs, Manager Houston, Texas, Lyceum and Pastor First Pres. Church.


The Orpheans made good and they will be welcomed when they come back to us.—
Daily Press, Nebraska City, Neb.


The Orphean Musical Club which was with us during Chautauqua last year, is the best quartet that has ever visited this city.—
Progress, Sandersville, Ga.

The Orphean Musical Club, appearing on our Star Conrse, gave delightful satisfaction to our people.  Everybody was pleased.—J. H. Edwards, General Secretary Y. M. C. A., Reading, Pa.

The best, cleanest, and most uplifting concert of nine annual lecture courses was given by the Orphean Musical Club, in the Tabernacle Church, February 25, 1908.—E. R. Whitney, Chairman Brotherhood St. Paul, Binghamton, N. Y.

To the Public and the Chautauqua Workers: The Orphean Musical Club is the best heard in Hiawatha.  The boys sing well and are clever and enjoyable all the time.  They are clean, pleasant, manly fellows.  We shall look forward to their coming here again.—Ewing Herbert, President Hiawatha, Kansas, Chautauqua.


THE COMPANY Presents Male Quartet, Brass Quartet, Illustrated Songs, Impersonations, Solos, Duets, Trios, Chalk-Talk-Sketches.






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E. W. CRUMBAKER Baritone, Accompanist, Cornet and Impersonator
E. H. DENNIS Second Tenor, Manager and Mellophone
V. F. HENRY Basso, Accompanist, Trombone and Cartoonist
W. G. LAYE First Tenor and Baritone



PRESS AND PERSONAL COMMENTS
The Orphean Musical Club has finished a week's engagement at the Colorado Chautauqua, Boulder, Aug. 10, 1908.  During this week they appeared upon the platform twice a day.  No more popular musical club has appeared here in the last two years.  Every member of the club is a gentleman, and a master of his art.  The repertoire of the club was full, varied and pleasing.  Their funny songs are of the best quality, and they render sacred music so that it appeals to a popular audience.  This club came to us with the highest recommendations, and their week's work sustained the recommendations in every particular.—R. W. Gammon, Platform Manager.

The Orphean Musical Club pleased every one.  The feature of the entertainment was the great variety of numbers, and all excellently rendered.  We hope to have the Orpheans again.—C. M. Speese, Acting General Secretary Roanoke, Va., Y. M. C. A.


Many have pronounced the Orphean Musical Club the best that they have ever heard in the city.  The harmony is perfect, and their manners pleasing.  Aside from vocal numbers they have quite a variety of entertaining features.  Their reader and their cartoonist offer a pleasing change of program.  As a brass quartet they are very fine.—
Morning News, Richmond, Ind.

Under Direction of
The Rochester Lyceum & Musical Agency
Rochester, N. Y.
S. B. HERSHEY, Manager

UNITED LITHO & PRINTING COS., ROCHESTER, N. Y.