W. Eugene Page and company of artists

              W. EUGENE PAGE
AND COMPANY OF   ARTISTS 
PRESENTING A  MOST NOVEL AND ARTISTIC ENTERTAINMENT
NOVEL in variety   and cleverness, artistic A in quality and execution.
MR. PAGE is known by those who - know to be the World's Greatest Mandolin Virtuoso. He makes the mandolin popular wherever he goes. His Banjo solos are only second to those of the mandolin, and to give novelty to the program he has added 'the Marim-bophone and the Musical Chimes, all of which he plays in the same artistic manner that made him king of the mandolin.
Florence  Phelps McCune
Miss McCune has been with   him so long that her reputation as a mandolinist is second only   to that   of Mr.  Page.    She is music¬ally    artistic   and   besides playing    mandolin   duets with Mr. Page, assists      him with the novel¬ty instruments.
Miss Grace Page
Has been a student of that most difficult, yet most pleas¬ing instrument, the harp, for several years. She has won honors time and time again
in Chicago, and joins the Company this season for her first engagement outside the large cities.
Miss    Mabel    Taylor
Belongs to that new school of readers who are
not readers, but entertainers. She reads, recites, im¬personates, sings a little, drums on the piano, and brings to an audi¬ence a real enter¬taining quality that is entertain¬ing.
Miss Taylor's sketches and monologues have been written ex¬pressly for  her.
I consider W. Eugene Page the World's Greatest Mando¬linist.    E. MARO
To    The   Com¬mittee   or   Manager
Who is looking for the best in entertainment, W. Eugene Page and his companion concerters should commend themselves strongly. They represent not only the best and most pleasing in entertainment, but also that ever popular feature of variety   and   novelty.      There   is
something in this company's program to please
everybody.
We use and endorse the Washburn Mandolins and Guitars, because we believe them to be the Standard.
New York, May 1901
It is with much pleas¬ure Talent presents on the front page the por¬trait of Mr. W. Eugene Page, the great mando-linist, It was not until I heard Mr. Page play that I realized to what possibility this instru¬ment could be brought. He rendered the most classical selections with most charming effect, never losing a tone or marring the most deli¬cate passages, giving a value and expression which seemed marvel-ous. His popular select¬ions were none the less artistic, and throughout his playing his tech¬nique is wonderful. I would particularly note afantasiefrom "II Trav-atore" producing the violin virtuoso effects with such realism that persons who were with¬in hearing but not in the hall thought it wasreally a violin.
To say that I consider Mr, Page the greategt mandolinist living is an opinion which I would sustain with my person¬al indorsement and rec-ommendation. This seems to be the general indorsement of press and public.        —Talent.
Chicago
The chief success was made by W. Eugene Page, whose mandolin solos proved extremely artistic. His command of the instrument seems complete and he plays with tine taste and ex¬pression.
—Chicago   Times-Herald, hdy zqoi.

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Detroit
Mr. Page, who is, be¬yond all question, sim¬ply a marvel of techinal activity, accuracy and finish as a mandolin soloist, gave first, the entire tower scene-sweetheart, lover, priests, soldiers, peas¬ants and all—from Ver¬di's "11 Travatore" and having a double recall he played two very charming compositions of his own,
Montreal, Quebec
A most enjoyable con¬cert was given last night at the Windsor Hall, by Mr. Eugene Page and Iiis company. It was quite out of the ordinary, and one would hardly expect so much good music from instruments so sel¬dom heard as these artists   brought   forth.
Their quartette play¬ing with two mandolins, harp and 'cello, was in¬deed fine, and every number was encored. Mr. Page himself is the finest mandolin player that has ever been here.
Miss McCune, in her duets with Mr. Page, on both mandolin and oth¬er odd instruments, was
MISS      FLORENCE     PHELPS     M c C U !N E
very pleasing. — T>
7ie Gazette.
Halifax.  N. S.
The Eugene Page Con¬cert Company appeared before a full house at Orpheus Hall last night, and to say the least the concert was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. W, Eugene Page is a wonder as a mandolin player. Halifax has never heard his super¬ior. The selection, the mandolin duo by Miss McCune and Mr. Page was very much enjoyed, and as encores were the order of the evening.this number was no except¬ion and as before a re¬sponse was forthcoming They performed on the marimbophone and the musical chimes, receiv¬ing again a double encore.
The marimbophone is originally a South Amer¬ican instrument and derives its name from the tribe of Indians who were the inventors, proving the old adage that "music hath charms to soothe the savage" etc. In its present form the marimbophone con¬sists of keys made of rosewood attached to brass tubes. These are of different lengths, which with the rose¬wood keys, determines the pitch of each note. It is played upon by two little mallets, The mu¬sical Chimes, the other novel instrument used, consists of steel, three tubes to a note, the sec¬ond and third tubes be¬ing half and quarter the length of the first, thus forming the octave and the super-octave.
-7 lie Halijax Herald.
St. Johns, N. B.
W, Eugene Page made a particular impression, Mr. Page claims to be the greatest instrument¬alist in his line before the American public. There is no question that he is a rare artist, and is sure of a warm welcome when next he visits this city,
,—Daily Sun, St. John.
Toronto.   Ontario
At.Massey's Hall last night, Mr. Page gave a magnificent rendition of the "Carnival de Ven¬ice" that was easily the hit of the evening and responded with a Con¬cert Mazurka of Musins. His playing was the fin¬est ever heard in Toronto.
Sarnia,  Ontario
W. Eugene Page plays the mandolin in a man¬ner that shows his com¬plete mastery of the technique if his instru¬ment, and the tone qual¬ity was remarkable. In his solo "The Carnival de Venice," he brought down the house.
—Observer
We use and endorse the Washburn    Mandolins and Guitars, because we believe them to be the Standard.
MISS       GRACE       PAGE
NINTH    ANNUAL   SESSION
Waterloo Chautauqua Assembly
MEMBER  OF THE   INTERNATIONAL CHAUTAUQUA  ALLIANCE
Cedar River Rark, July 5th to 20th.
WATERLOO, IA., SEPT. 8, 1900 "W. Eugene Page is a great artist on all manner of stringed instru¬ments, and his title. 'The World's Greatest Mandolinist" seems to be most worthily bestowed. Mr. Page is one of the choice spirits, a brief acquaintance ripens into true friendship for this modest gentleman. Audiences go wild' in their efforts to show appreciation for him, He was with us a whole week last Chautauqua Assembly and his every appearance was the signal for prolonged applause. I can never commend Mr. Page and his accomplished accompanist, Miss Florence Phelps McCune too highly. They are sure to please the most critical audience,         Respectfully        F. J. SESSIONS.
the fact that the managing executive committee is to be depended upon for five more entertainments in the course, that each will draw a full house, and that the course will be a success. One fact was demonstrated—it pays to get reserved seats. Many earnest encores were given and though the program iwas thus nearly doubled the audience seemed eager to listen to more.— The Benzie Banner. Benzonia, Mich., Jan. 18, 1900.
The Eugene Page Concert Company, at the opera house last even¬ing, was a complete success, being in every way much better than any concert company which had appeared here this season. All the numbers were good, especially fine being the Faust Fantasie quar-tette, Considering the night the house was good, simply showing that the people of Tecumsch are anxious to attend a good entertainment-Senti-Weekly Herald.   Tecumseh, Mich., Feb. 13, 1900.
The Page Concert Com¬pany gave an exceedingly artistic program at the Court street church last evening under the auspices of the Brotherhood of St. Paul. The marvelous man¬dolin playing of Mr. W. Eugene Page proved a reve¬lation even to the most critical musicians present, as he obtained from the in¬strument tones so rich and beautiful that one could scarcely credit them to the mandolin. The rare good taste displayed in the choice of the selections and the perfect' ensemble work of the quartette showed that Mr. Page's ability is not confined to the mastery of his chosen instrument, but includes the qualities of a great director as well. Double encores to many of the selections showed the popularity of the company, and their graciousness in responding to the many recalls was one of the most pleasing features of a very successful concert. — The Evening Journal.
Flint. Mich., Feb. 19, 1900.
W, Eugene Page, the mandolinist, was next, and his playing captivated the entire audience. He was heartily encored, as were all the others. Mr. Page as a musician, entirely eclipsed all the others.— Quincy, III.
SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON CANADA
Eugene Page is perhaps the most gifted mandolin artist on the continent to¬day, and his manipulation of the instrument is simply marvelous. In Paginini's "Carnival of Venice" he revealed the possibilities of the mandolin as an inter¬preter of the classics. Mr. Page, in a mandolin duo. and in the manipulation of the "marimbophone," an entirely new instrument to a Sidney^ audience. The concert closed with a polka of Mr. Page's own arrange¬ment one of the brightest gems in the program.—Daily Herald, Sidney.
MISS       MABEL       TAYLOR
Leamington music lovers, who assembled in large numbers at the town hall on Monday evening, were treated by the Eugene Page Concert Company to a program of rare excellence. The hall was well filled, and the entertainment provided was thoroughly enjoyed. To those fond of instrumental music the evening was one of the most delightful of the season, Each member of the company was a finish¬ed artist. The performances of Mr. Page on the mandolin, and Miss McDonald on the cello were especially enjoyed. The selections given ranged from such classical compositions as "II Trovatore Fantasie" to the popular music of the day.—The Leamington. Ont.% Post.
Thursday. April 36.
The Page Concert Saturday evening was very fine. It met the ex¬pectation of all—drew a crowded house—gave the lecture course a good financial start—also from this excellent   number,  established
The Eugene Page Concert Company performed at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium last night before an appreciative audience. I will say this as a general remark, that the music lovers of Mansfield who did not attend missed a rare treat. Mr. Page as a mandolin virtuoso is by far the best I have ever heard, and it is doubtful if he has a peer in the country. One, without hearing him, could scarcely believe that such music could be brought from a mandolin. He played with a skill and technic that was marvelous in the extreme. For the first time in my life I have heard the mandolin played with expression He produced a tone that one would hardly expect to hear from such an instrument. Instead of that harsh metallic sound which usually eminates from the mandolin, there came that soft mellow tone which would be the pride of any violin artist. His technic was clear and firm, His rendition of the II Trovatore Fantasie was a brilliant piece of work and was the hit of the evening. Miss Florence Phelps McCune on the mandolin assisted in the evening's entertainment, and although she had no solo work her artistic ability materially aided in the success of the concert.—Mansfield, Ohio, Daily Shield.
February 17, 1900.
We use and endorse the Washburn Mandolins and Guitars because  we believe them to  be the    Standard.