Chicago Ladies Orchestra with reader

              Chicago Ladies Orchestra 
With Reader
Eight Musicians
Tour Under Direction of MUTUAL LYCEUM BUREAU, Chicago, Ill.
Chicago Ladies Orchestra
Presenting the best in music.    Eight of Chicago's most accomplished young musicians in programs so far beyond the ordinary that this company takes first rank among Lyceum attractions.
Seventh Season
CHICAGO     LADIES     ORCHESTRA
JOSEPHINE GERWING
the leader and violin virtuoso of the Chicago La¬dies Orchestra, ranks among the great violinists in this country. She has given recitals in the musical centers of Europe as well as America. In technique Miss Gerwingwill easi¬ly rank with any violinist upon the Lyceum plat¬form, and in sympathetic quality she stands alone.
Bayreuther Anzeiger, Bayreuth—An artist in the real and earnest sense of the word. The tone of her violin is of rare beauty and full. She phrases with great taste.
Kleine Journal, Berlin—Played with blooming tone,
strong bowing and supernatural interpretation.
Weisbaden—Along with excellent technique the mag¬nificent tone of Miss Gerwing is especially to be praised. The glowing passion of interpretation and her fiery tem¬perament is what raises her above other violin virtuosos.
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JOSEPHINE GERWING
Violin Virtuoso
ONE of the features of the orches¬tra playing is the brilliant perform¬ance of Miss Law-son at the piano. She plays with a relaxation and precision which is everywhere the comment of the critics. As so¬prano soloist with the company she isequallypleasing. Before joining the orchestra she was instructor in the piano and voice depart¬ments of the Aurora Conservatory.
Aurora (111.) Daily Beacon—Miss Adele Lawson was the soloist for the occasion, appearing twice upon the program. She sang "Eye Hath Not Seen," from Gaul's Holy City," " Blossom Land," by Elliott, a romance from Gounod's opera "Faust," "When Gloam¬ing Falls," from Luber, and " Since I Kissed You," from Cadman.    Miss Lawson has a remarkably sweet voice.
Marshall (Mich.) ArgUS—Miss Lawson presided at the piano. She plays with exquisite charm and inter¬pretation, and with an ease that is refreshing.
ADELE I. LAWSON Accompanist — Mezzo Soprano
Reading, Pa.—Much has been   RcCCTlt PrCSS CotTWlCTltS   Albia (la.) Union — They were
expected because a rare treat had been promised. The orchestra more than met expecta¬tions and proved to be one of the strongest numbers which has ever appeared on our star course.
Lincoln (Neb.) Assembly—The Chicago Ladies Orchestra is the best organization of its kind to be obtained. They played with a vim and precision which completely captivated the big audience.
Battle Creek (Mich.) Journal—The Chicago Ladies Orchestra have made the hit of the Chautauqua. They are sweet, charming girls, accomplished musicians, and play with a dash and enthusiasm which wins their hearers.
Charleston (111.) Plaindealer—That concentrated bunch of music, the Chicago Ladies Orchestra, has certainly made a hit, and by many are thought to be even better than they were last year . . . The closing selec¬tion was of a patriotic character, and when the " Star Spangled Banner" was flung across the stage and the full orchestra struck the stirring chords of Old Glory's triumph the vast throng felt like singing " Oh, long may it wave! "    We hope to see them next year.
alert, keen, and artistic, and the harmony produced was the most nearly complete of any company of ladies an Albia audience has ever enjoyed. They were well drilled, properly trained, and had to respond to many encores before their audience was satisfied.
Chillicothe (Mo.) — One of the most popular com¬panies we have ever had at our Chautauqua. Their programs are well selected, and arranged so as to please the entire audience.
Auburn (Neb.) Daily Courier —Let us say right
here that the assembly goers have fallen in love with the girls. They are modest, pretty, unaffected, talented. The concert of last evening was a treat indeed.
Winona Lake (Ind.) Review—The Chicago Ladies Orchestra, last evening, gave one of the best concerts of the season. We are not accustomed to such a high grade of music from an orchestra of eight members, and the technique and balance of tone was well-nigh perfect. The individual members of the company were stars as well.    We want them every year.
Cora
LaPrade
Cawthon
IN
INTERPRETATIVE
SKETCHES
FROM
As You Like It
Polly of the Circus
The Witching Hour
Madame Butterfly
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
Strong Heart
The Cricket on the Hearth
AND OTHERS
Recent Comments
lorence (Colo.) Times—The readings of Cora aPrade Cawthon were incomparable and established new standard here.
Vichita (Kansas) Eagle —Miss Cawthon gave her elections with a modesty and power of expression most nusual. Her interpretation of Shakespeare's "As ou Like It," was a real work of art, while her read-ig of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's "Li'l Brown Baby," negro dialect poem, was a masterpiece of expression.
Fort Smith (Ark.) Times —Cora LaPrade Caw¬thon is one of the best readers who has appeared in our city. Encore after encore brought her before the large audiences.
Elias Day — I consider Miss Cawthon one of the most promising readers who has ever come under my direction. She has a charming stage presence, a rich voice, and remarkable insight and interpretation.
E consider it a privilege to present to the Lyceum Pub¬lic the original Chicago La¬dies Orches¬tra for the seventh successful season. We believe it a duty to ask you to distinguish this company of artists, a proved success, from the many amateur orchestras striving for publicity, some of which have even at¬tempted to assume the name of the Chicago Ladies Orches¬tra. This Company, which ranks foremost among lyceum attractions, is not a cheap vau¬deville company attempting high class work, but is com¬posed of members who have made a life study of their in¬struments and completed this preparation with years of actual lyceum experience under the direction of those who have given their best efforts to the Lyceum. The entire personnel is made up of members of standing and marked ability, professional musicians, capable of playing with the best musi¬cal organizations in America. Their programs are satisfactory from whatever point of view they are considered. While the selec¬tions by the full orchestra are in themselves of sufficient variety and novelty to make an entire evening of unusual interest, the programs are further enhanced by violin, cello and vocal solos, string ensembles and readings and the horn quartet—a new and valuable feature.  Hear them, resting assured that you with enjoy the work of a company in a class by itself, the Lyceum’s premier orchestral organization—the Chicago Ladies Orchestra.
Louis O. Runner Trombonist and Manager
Mr. Runner has studied under the best teacher in Chicago, and has appeared as soloist with leading Chicago bands and traveling organizations.  His years of practical musical experience admirably him for the position as manager of this company of artists.  
Special Feature
French Horn Quartet
One of the most pleasing attractions with the Chicago Ladies Orchestra is the Horn Quartet—comprising in its personnel members from three former leading lyceum orchestras.  
Holton's -the only American made instruments used by principal Symphony Orchestras in this country—played by the Chicago Ladies Orchestra