Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-14
THE DRAMA IN EDGEFIELD.
An Effort Being Made to Open the
Theatre.

Tt the Editor Of the Union and American:
As your article in last Saturdays UNION
AND AMERICAN entitled "Our Dramatic
Outlook, has created some little interest
and inquiry, and as l have been indirectly
referred to therein, 1 feel DESTROYS of ex-
planning the terms upon which the Stock
Tickets can be procured, and likewise to
give brief synopsis of my plan of manage
merit should open the Opera House. Each
stock ticket will be sold for $40, emitting
the holder during season Of FIVE months.
October until the last of February-twenty
weeks,) to q second seat in the orches-
ira chairs in the front rows of
the parquette nearest the stage for
every nightly representation, with
the exception, of course, of benefit nights,
(Which during the season will not exceed
twenty,) thus giving the holder, for twenty
dollars, admission to one hundred perform
ances and seat in the best part of the
house. In addition, the holders of stock
tickets, when they wish to bring their fami-
lies, will only be charged for them half of
the usual price Of admission to dress Giro
or orchestra seats. Stockholders tickets
can be procured at present only from Mr..
G. l.. HOLSTER, No. IL Cherry street, and.
he alone is authorized tc receive MONEYS
and give receipts. The first installment
paid for stock ticket will be ten dollars,
for which printed certificate and receipt
will be given the purchaser. On the
arrival of the company in Nashville,
the holder of such certificate will pay the
balance of his s5ock-ten dollars-wiil re-
ceive his admission ticket for the season and
have the privilege Of selecting his individu-
al seat. It is understood, of course. that
these tickets will not be Transferable l in
tend to make many Improvements in the
warming facilities Of the Opera House,
mechanical improvements on the stage and
considerable additions to the scenic effects.
My plan OF management will be that pur-
sued al Wallack'S Theatre, New York, aud
the Varieties, New ORLEANS. | shall pro-
duce the best Shaksperiln plays and old Ie-
Inmate English comedies, and the newest
hrst-class plays, such as "rhe Bslls'', Pyc-
malion and Galatea, "The Miser's Daugh-
Ter" aud Others now holding such
great popularity in the leading
London theatres. ] shall scrupulously
during The coming season, Danish from the
Opera House the Objectionable and immor-
al features of the late sensation drama, the
Vulgarities of the "Black Crook" and the
pointless witticisms Of the Blonde Bur
lesque, and endeaVor to introduce only such
productions as whilst attrac tiVe 10 the eve
and ear, will at the same time enlist the
highest attributes and sympathies of the
lovers Of morality, and the admirers of poe
try, music and elOcution. | can assure nv
patrons that my stock company, which is
now in process of being selected, will be all |
Retc faces in Nashville, and will be both nu-
merlcally strong, and Of efficient talent. | !
am likewise making successful arrangements |
to have constant succession of the best !
'stars" male and female, now before the |
PUBLIC, go that my patrons shall have no |
cause TO complain of lack of variety, and |
healthy dramatic ''Pabuum"
Should l meet encouragement from those |
who wish to have a respectable Theatre, |
established in Nashville during the coming |
winter-and when viewed in a right licht |
such an establishment is always of great |
benefit to the mercantile community and |
their friendS-I shall in a few days start to |
New \ Ork to complete all my arrangements, !
so as if possible to oSen the Theatre the |
last of September. In connection with the
above l wish to state that the stock tickets
will be limited to 100-seventy-fiye for
Nashville, twenty-five each for Columbia
and Pulaski. Applicants for stock tickets |
from the last two places by addressing me
or Mr.. HOLSTER by mail, viii have their ap-
plications duly attended to. OF course the
first installment in stock tickets, is for the
raising expenses of bringing on the COM
pany, and p9rfectiny the improveme,a ats in
The building. Leaving my enterprise to the
generous sustentation of the public, l re
main ever their obedient servant,
GEORGE &. BRYDoN,
2. ST. am in hopes of securing, should
my arrangement with the propri etOr be sat
sfactOrily concluded, Mr. Mcclure CT the
well known musical firm, to sell reserved
seats; but a more complete statement of
my arrangements viii be pub!ished in few
days.