The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-25
A Contract Closed With the
Fay Templeton Compa-
ny Yesterday,
And the Evenings of Novem'
Der goth, 21st and 22d
Chosen.
Sale Of Substituting of Seen
ery-Cost OF the Build
ing, Etc.

A BAzoo reporter dropped in at DR.. 81.
w. Woods drug store, yesterday after
noon, and had pleasant chat OF half an
hours duration with the genial proprietor,
during which period considerable lnfor-
nation of interes; TO the people OF SedaIla,
and, in fact, the public at large, was
CLEANED ., .,,.
Since entering upon the work of building
an opera house that would be pride to
the Queen City of the Prairies, DIR. Wood
has had few leisure moments, and even
Yesterday he was interrupted frequently
by people who called on busl-
ness matters, but the BAzoo man
bided his time and finally succeeded in
gaining an audience with the gentleman
who can soon boast of the most beautiful
opera house in the entire west.
Work on the building is progressing
favorably," said the doctor in reply to the
reporters interrogatory, sand the early part
of November will find the opera house ready
for the reception of the amusement-going
public"
"Then it is an assured fact that the grand
opening will take place prior to the holi-
days?"
ayes. indeed. closed the contract to-
day. by correspondence, for the Fay Tenn
pleton company to appear in the new build
| ing on The evenings of Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday. November 10Th, 2lst
aud ID. The company is one of the most
,opular on the 70 Id, and although ii started
out early in the season, it has played TO
/ crowded houses nightly
slave you prepared diagram of the
house or commenced the sale OF reserved
seats? =.
"No. neither; but Notwithstanding this
feel safe i'm saving that one-half the par
auet chairs have been engaged.
what will be the price Of tickets for the
:hree opening nights!
On that point have not decided. Sew.
eraI parties have asked me 10 reserve good
seats for them and they would pay me my
own price. One we'll known young man
came TO me the other day and said he had
no, subscribed anything toward building
the opera house, but he wanted two seat
reserved and he would pay me SO apiece
for ii EN-. Another young man, equally a
we'll known, has spoken for one OF the box
Is. - ..:g he was willing to pay handsome
Nv ~
settled in the future"
. All has been reported on the streets, doc
| tor. that tickets for the opening night
t were TO be sold at s. each" :,
"This is not true. As L have alread,
S stated no price has yet been agreed upon
[ want TO place tickets within the reach
OH and I do not apprehend any trouble Oh
this score"
r "How is the work of painting the scener
D progressingT
o sAs we'll az could be asked for: Messrs
e Noxon, Albert 4 Toomey, OF st. Loui
y who have the contract, will NOT De benin
o with their part of the work. The DROP
q curtain, truly magnificent. piece OF arts
y tic skill, is already completed, as M
d Noxon has informed me"
q "What are the prospects for the season
n First class, indeed. The dates are
ready nearly all taken, and several mer
torious companies have been turned ava
You can say, and lruthfully, too, that u
present season will be by far the most orr
:, liant Sedalia has ever known. L nav
:. booked nothing but the best attractions q
* the road, and to this L shall adhere durir
:, nv managerial career"
:, "The opera house will cost more tina
Won at first anticipated, will 1t not
rs "Yes, BY several thousands OF dollar
', The opera house proper and business bloc
:. fronting OH Second street will cost In Il
~ neighborhood of $4,000"
n 1T is not your intention to comPis
" other than the opera house this fail, Is 1t
a "Oh. YES. Work was suspended Tor
~ brief period on the store rooms and Mason
> hall, but it was simply because was col
PEELED to pay two prices for rock Tor .
foundation, and laborers were not easl
OF obtained. Both of these difficulties ha
of been overcome, however, and the Mason
er hall will be rushed rapidly forward to CO!
lie pletion. l have gone into this enterprl
with a determination of pushing it throug
?" and there is no such word as fail in my
cabulary."
9 Leaving DIR. Wood, the reporter ma
he his way to the opera house Al
found large force OF m
ng busily at work under Superintendent Ste
art, of Kansas City, who has given {
:" building his personal supervision from .
start. The walls are being run up rapid
and substantially, and the work inside
progressing in q manner that Is most sal
factory to DIR. Wood and Mr.. Stewa
From this time forward not q minute '
ck be lost. and there is no doubt bnt vi
AT everything will he in readiness for