International Grand Concert Company

              The International Grand Concert Company
George Crampton
EXCLUSIVE   DIRECTION
Central Lyceum Bureau
213 'Walnut Street.  HARRISBURG, PA. JNO. S. ARNOLD. Manager
The International Grand Concert Company
THE  INTERNATIONAL GRAND  CONCERT COMPANY
 is thoroughly representative of its title, with an international personnel including
           J the   famous
 Lvceum Star,    GEORGE CRAMPTON, .    .   The English Basso Cantante
ELISENA PALLAVICINI, The Distinguished Italian Violinist MARY PEYTON, . . . The Scotch-Southern Soprano WARD LEWIS,.......The American Pianist
It presents the unique features of three distinct programs, any one of which
is given as desired:   A Grand Concert Program;    A Program of National Music; Scenes
from the grand operas, "The Bohemian Girl," "Pagliacci" and "Faust," each sung in English
and with elaborate costumes and effects.
MR. CRAMPTON, the English basso cantante, during his three seasons in America, has achieved a
wonderful fame and popularity, his American admirers fully endorsing the verdict of his own countrymen, for he
has lived up to the reputation which pre¬ceded him.    He has appeared in nearly
three hundred principal cities, frequently
being re-engaged in the same city three
or four times.
Mr. Crampton's voice is a true "basso cantante**—the Italian term given to the rare male voice possessing not only the combined compass, but also the com¬bined beauties of tone, of the bass and baritone voices. He also possesses in an unusual degree personality, temperament and dramatic power. His versatility is marvelous, and he has a repertoire of over five hundred arias, songs and folk¬songs which he sings from memory. This season, in the scenes from grand opera, Mr. Crampton will appear for the first time in America in several of the roles in which he achieved such notable success in England.
Mr. Crampton*s principal engage¬ments in England were at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London, in English and Italian opera; before Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle; with the leading oratorio societies; solo bass at St. Margaret's, Westminster; and on several tours in  grand   opera   and   concert.
In America his appearances have been as follows: Season 1903-04, tour with Suzanne Adams; as soloist with the Apollo Musical Club, of Chicago, and New Orleans Symphony Festival; soloist Central Church,Chicago; soloist at Mother Chautauqua, New York, and in miscel¬laneous oratorios and recitals. 1904-05, tour of George Crampton Concert Com¬pany (twenty-two weeks); re-engagement at Mother Chautauqua, New York; concerts and recitals. 1 905-06, second tour George Crampton Concert Company (twenty weeks); concerts and recitals. 1906-07, tour at the head of Interna¬tional Grand Concert Company; recitals.
GEORGE CRAMPTON
MARY PEYTON
ARY PEYTON, the Southern prima donna, is exceptionally endowed for concert and grand opera. Her success from the first was assured because of her unusual natural gifts, which have been perfected under the best masters. Miss Peyton has a beautiful presence and a charming and gracious personality which, allied to her voice, a dramatic soprano of fine quality, power, flexibility and expression, has appealed with unfailing success to every audience.
7"erre Haute Press — Miss Peyton possesses very rare qualities. She has great magnetism and temperament, and a beautiful voice perfectly cultivated. She sang with splendid dash and freedom and with a dramatic fervor that took the audience by storm. She is a striking type of beautiful American womanhood.
Dallas News— Miss Peyton made an immense success, not only by her fine voice, but also by her beautiful stage presence. Her singing of "The Waltz Song" from Romeo and Juliet was splendid, and the three encores she gave were especially effective.
Galveston News—Mary Peyton, the Southern soprano, was the favorite of the evening. Her lovely voce, remarkably sympathetic for such a flexible organ, was especially effective in the exacting "Polonaise" from Mignon, while her singing of "Cc-min* thro* the Rye" has never been equalled by any prima donna. Miss Peyton's fascinating personality and dramatic ability were evident in every number.
Ward  LEWIS is a pianist of remarkable versatility. His playing is marked by indi- viduality, excellent touch and technique, thoroughly cultivated on the famous modern methods of Moszkowski and Paderewski.
Besides his virtuosity as a soloist, Mr. Lewis has great taste as an accompanist and his engagement is endorsed with unqualified strength by such well-known artists as Madame Hissem de Moss and Francis Fisher Powers. Mr. Lewis is engaged for a European tour of five months this summer, when he will appear in the principal musical centers of Ger¬many, Austria and France. He is essentially an American, by birth, education and reputation.
New York Sun — Ward Lewis, a fine example of the Ameri¬can pianist, played the Haydn Variations in F Minor and the Chopin Nocturne in F with excellent technique and effect, and gave great satisfaction in his very sympathetic accompani¬ments.
Indianapolis Sentinel—   $ Mr. Lewis was especially   -effective in his playing of the Bach Italian Concerto and   the   Liszt   Love  k Dream, exhibiting a splen-   ■ did techniq ue and wonder-    1 ful finger dexterity.    His accompaniments  to   the singers were  models  of taste, sympathy and effec¬tive support.
WARD LEWIS
Accompanist
The engagement of the distinguished Italian   violinist, Eli sen a Pallavicini, for her first American tour, is announced with much satisfac¬tion. Since her debut in  Italy three years ago,   when   as   the Marquise   Pallavicini, daughter of Count Pallavicini of Florence, she created a sensation by her playing, she has appeared throughout Italy with unbounded success.
It is safe to predict an even greater wel¬come from the Ameri¬can public, for she possesses not only splendid technique and tone, but also that rare blending of magnetism, soul and attractive per¬sonality which never fails to win the hearts of American audiences.
FLORENCE
Her art was a revela¬tion. There was magnet¬ism, exquisite color and virile energy in every note. She was received with great enthusiasm, and the audience demanded numerous encores in a frenzy of applause.
NAPLES
Signorina  Pallavicini is a perfect artiste — to say   more   would   be superfluous.   In Sarasate's "Zingaresca**she showed such marvelous finger agility and tone coloring and   such   a   wealth   of emotional interpretation that  the   hearts   of   the audience   vibrated   with the tones of her violin.
GENOA
Papinfs' 'Saltarello*' and the De Beriot "Concerto** were played with such remarkable spirit and temperament that the audience (which included the flower of our aristo¬cratic and musical society) was carried away with enthusiasm, and recalled her repeatedly.
Grand Concert Program
PART I
Duo for Violin and Piano—(Andante)   Grieg
Signorina Pallavicini and Mr. Lewis
Aria, "Arm, Arm ye Brave" (Judas) Handel
Mr. Crampton
Violin Solo, Zingaresca .    .    .    Sarasate
Signorina Pallavicini
Song, The Waltz Song (Romeo and Juliet) Gounod
Miss Peyton
Romance, The Evening Star (Tannhauser) Wagner
Mr. Crampton Violin Obligato — Signorina  Pallavicini
Piano Solos (a) Love Dream    .        Liszt (b) Caprice BrdJims-Paginini
Mr. Lewis
PART II
Ch
de
Duel, The Singing Lesson   .    .    Donizetti
Miss Peyton and Mr. Crampton
Songs (a) Irish Lullaby    .    .    .    Newton
(b)  Summer      .    .    .
Miss Peyton
VioKn Solos (a) Madrigal
(b) Tarantelle    .
Signorina Pallavicini
Songs (a) Dream Song    .    .
(c)  Italian Dance   .    .
Mr.  Crampton
Love Duet from Pagliacci    .
Miss Peyton and Mr, Crampton Violin Obligato — Signorina  Pallavicini
amina
Simonetti JVieniaWskt
Crampton Rossini
Leoncavallo
Elisena Pallavicini
The International Grand Concert Company
Scenes from Grand Opera
WITH ELABORATE COSTUMES AND EFFECTS PRECEDED BY A SHORT CONCERT*
THE BOHEMIAN GIRL (Balfe)
ARLINE........MISS PEYTON
DEVILSHOOF          )
COUNT ARNHEIM >
MR. CRAMPTON
FAUST (Gounod)
MEPHISTOFELES     ...    MR. CRAMPTON MARGUERITE......MISS PEYTON
PAGLIACCI  (Leoncavallo)
(Punchinello)
NEDDA    .... TONIO (the Clown) j
SILVIO (a Villager))
.   MISS PEYTON MR. CRAMPTON
MARY PEYTON (Marguerite)
Committees and Managers are offered the choice of one of the above operas
MARY PEYTON (Marguerite)
Committees and Managers are offered the choice of one of the above operas
Talent, a magazine of the Lyceum — Mr. Crampton has an easy, confident manner that at once puts him on friendly terms with his audience. He is a success even before he begins singing. I expected to hear a lot of for¬eign songs in a would-be foreign accent, by a man who, because he had been abroad a few weeks, assumed an imitation foreign manner. But plain George Crampton is nothing like that. He has a mellow bass voice which he uses in the most pleasing way. Though his songs are by the best composers, they are not severely classical; they are tuneful, yet not cheap, catchy airs so prevalent in the popular songs of the day. Both his stage manner and his singing were very pleasing.
Pall Mall Gazette—He brought to his work great beauty of voice, an intense earnestness and true, artistic rendition. (Purcell's "King Arthur.")
Akron (O.) Beacon-Journal—From every standpoint the recital last night was a success. There has not been in years a singer of such rare talents in Akron.
DEVILSHOOF (Bohemian Girl)
The International Grand Concert Company
Program of National Music
THE NATIONAL AIRS
FOLK-SONGS and DANCE TUNES of EUROPE and AMERICA
MUSICAL WORKS of NATIONAL CHARACTER and ORIGIN
Prof. J. R. Bird in Marietta (O.) Leader—Mx. George Crampton, basso, is unquestionably an artist with a charm that charms. His fine presence, perfect enunciation and heroic ring, combined with a culture that is outside the pale of question, make his sincerity so palpable that we feel the intense faith of the artist in all that he does. There is a warmth and fervor in Mr. Crampton's voice that speaks the heart and brain culture that makes the true artist. It is easy to see that Mr. Crampton is natively a singer; and, with the culture acquired, has become one of the best singers of his day.
Chicago Evening Post — Mr. Crampton's first appear¬ance in Chicago may be regarded as a distinct success. His style is mature, his diction distinct and his voice mel¬low. His method is artistic and he neVer forces his tones. He deserved the recognition he won.    (Apollo Club.)
London Daily Chronicle — Mr. George Crampton gave a fine performance of the exacting part of "Elijah." He possesses great dramatic power, fine enunciation and sings with true musical intelligence.
TOREADOR (Carmen)
Thos. J. Kelly, in Omaha Bee — Mr. Crampton made an impression upon his audience which was highly compli¬mentary to his work. On all sides the professional musi¬cians, several of whom found time to leave their studios for the hour and a half, spoke in high terms of Mr. Crampton and his work, emphasizing especially his perfect enuncia¬tion, warm finished tone and his masterful repose of manner. The program was an education in itself. What Omaha needs is an abundance of such programs. New and old songs, composers and styles were introduced. Think of Schubert's "Wanderer," Beethoven's "Creation Hymn," the "Pogner" address, from the "Meistersingers" of Wag¬ner; songs of Richard Strauss, the modern wizard; songs of Hugo Wolf, the erratic but eloquent genius, whose end was tragic; songs of Brahms, Stanford, Wallace and so forth, all on one program in one short afternoon, and then a fascinating group of folk-songs from many countries. And to further vary from the ballad style, "The Sands o' Dee," and a few Irish songs of native wit and flowing melody. Mr. Crampton's voice is magnetic, well trained, well brought forth, and the distinct evidence of a mind free from worry in the matter of tone-production. His style is confident, studious and complete. His breath control is a study in itself. Seldom is a singer heard here (or else¬where, for that matter,) who shows such art in the difficult process of breathing. To him it is not difficult; it is easy, and appears to do itself, to be automatic, just as it is with anyone who will take the trouble, time and thought to make it so. His interpretations are word pictures. And to sum up his work in one sentence, he works mentally.
-

:

LOTHARIO (Mignon)
HOLLISTER BROTHERS, ENGRAVERS AND PRINTERS, CHICAGO