er audience to tears. The following are a few of
thousands of compliments paid to her by the public press:

Miss Brown, the elocutionist, ranks as one of the finest in
the country. (Daily News, Urbana, O.)

Her style is pure and correct; her selections excellent.
(News, Long Branch, N. J.)

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, the elocutionist with the company, was
loudly applauded. Many credit Miss Brown with being one of
the best elocutionists before the public. (Indianapolis
Times.)

Miss Brown, the elocutionist, is a phenomenon, and deserves
the highest praise. She is a talented lady and deserves all
the encomiums that she receives. (Daily Sun, Vincennes,
Ind.)

The select reading of Miss Hallie Q. Brown was very fine.
From grave to gay, from tragic to comic, with a great
variation of themes and humors, she seemed to succeed in
all, and her renderings were the spice of the night's
performance. (Monitor, Marion, Ill.)

"The select readings of Miss Brown are done to perfection.
She has an excellent voice and good control of it. She makes
every piece sound as if it were the author speaking, and in
many of them doubtless she excels the one she imitates."

MISS HENRIETTA VINTON DAVIS.

The Famous Elocutionist.

Miss Davis is native of Maryland, the state that has produced more
noted colored people than all the other states combined. Her
reputation is world-wide, and she stands to-day without a peer among
her people as an elocutionist. Her charming manner and modest demeanor
have endeared her to the hearts of thousands. She is not only
interested in the artistic development of her race, but in their
industrial advancement as well, and since her debut she has inspired
many of the young people to make something of their lives that shall
redound to the benefit of humanity.

INDORSEMENT.

I have many times been called upon to bear testimony to the
remarkable talents of Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, and I
always do so with pleasure. In my judgment she is one of the
best dramatic readers in the country, and the best colored
reader that ever came before the American people. Her
personal appearance is strongly in her favor. She instantly
commands attention and sympathy, and when her deep, fine
voice is heard, her audience at once give themselves up to
the pleasure of hearin