Telegram-herald., 1886-07-01

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Herald ksporter Concerning
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l0leslt o. ae 1seu al hslmoL1s Opera
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relressl -allFe 4f t1e lELEasAa- hls-
sL1 aas detailed yesterday 81 m4ks
d call upol Ar l. 81 he1nold and 4slr
lala -le pelsfe.ls ald eslaill4u ai aitairs
generally. aIeltlls lle enterprise AIR
Leli llqla aa- Iaali alsiIy engaged st lis
oilce lu tle Opera House Rstl O eorps 1i
cierz zS AUD assistants a4o4- ulm Dlslly GA
Easei lu handling tickets money aa1 al-
snrruE CORES ugHarIlCe- a conversation
lu broken Intervals De,weea business ealls
~as caEued ga oy lae reporter WllL tle
gentleman named substantially as follows
W Indicated 1y questions and answer
hoW are lle uckels selling 81 Red
mona
lad been in discouraged mood all
winter as uy friends and fellow Ciu1ens
here al home had taken lul very little in-
leltsl lu oar enterprise. ou Nil u0t De
much surprised al TINS when you recall the
iAcl th4t this building represents twelve
years oi hard work which viii now pass
nom ms nands in d ie~ DAYS. The people dc
n0l seem tO realize the prize that This piece al
property represents It Is conceded unaui-
mousiy hy tie profession that is IL
tne Finest theatre ot its size ia Tie
West and uy financial redemption depends
upon the disposal of the tickets Issued
o9eto tickets at = each aud appointed dli-
iefenl agents iu tne different States and
leading cities 90 sell Them / gave Tie
agents commission 0t twenty i've peT-
cent, which allow 90 clubs OF nYe mem
bers and upwards. as we'll. 1 expected by
50 dong / would make each agent directly
Interested, ami that the commission would
reward hlm tor bis efforts Ihe commits
sions alone amounting 70 over
$4,000, besides the expenses Of
newspaper advertising, together with
expenses OF agents salaries railroad and
other expenses, viii make The cost of the
enterprise foot up over $4,000. Even
should ! sell all the tickets would not re
cover all the money the building cost The
ground alone upon which II stands cost me
over Sis GOO, Including the stores which !
tore down when ! erected the building
am not IN the business by choice, bat am
endeay0rlng 10 realize enough i'm the prop
erty enough 90 pay nay obligations j have
e6l 900 OF my own money over and above
the membranes.
Are the tickets now selling better than
last winter
"Yes, decidedly So. The citizens and
business men of Grand Rapids are taking a
lively interest in the enterprise, which is a
pleasant fact for me 10 notice. | have sold
more tickets in this clty the past two weeks
than / did previously since the sale was
started
About how many tickets have You sold
up to date?
1T Is impossible 10 state As / said be
! fore, the tickets have been placed in the
hands OF many agents and many have not
| yet reported"
When and where will the drawing oc
cur
"Monda, sxening, July 5th in the Red
/ mOnd Opera House on the stage
! will an admission fee be Charged
No. Each ticket entities the holder to
admission, but they will hold them until
alter the concert
But how about securing seats for alp"
! Certainly all cannot secure seats. But
we viii seat all the house will hold.
on the plan of first come first
served. There will De no seats reserved.
| Doors Will be open at Two o'clock D. IN
The concert will commence at eight p. m.
Is 1t necessary for each ticket holder TO
be presentA
No; his interests will be protected as
! well as those present, for it viii be entirely
IN the hands of the ticket holders Each
| ticket holder present wfff-fave voice in
deciding fhe manner in which the drawing
shall he AdOne Whoever is fortunate
enough TO hold the lucky number will take
| the plum and the committee will convey
the title OF the property to MIN or her
How do you Ike the theater business,
/ Mr.. R.?"
Well, I enjoy attending theatres and
plays very much bat with my experience
as proprietor ! have not enjoyed it as
would if nay all had not Deen invested
Theaters are usually built by stock com
/ panies or retired capitalists But very few
/ men who have built theatres, as / have
| done, but have gone through the same ex-
/ peIlence that ! have. But il is only bust
Dess venture, and some lucky person will
be very thankful that built this house"
Mr. Redmond, please explain the prob
able or possible way the drawing will be
( done
"As bave stated, the drawing will occur
as the utket-bplders present shall direct.
My susgsstiOnis tbs there are 5000 tickets
issuUd-~-l lad pFinted 5000 local tickets,
size OF al raiirqai ticket which will arrive
from Chicage Tomorrow, numbering in
clusiyely frDfn Vne 10 50 600 as the tickets
are numbered. These local tickets will be
placed in a wheel by the committee ap-
pointed by the ticket-holders present, VINO
shall select little boy, girl, or blind man
10 DO the drawing and the holders present
shall agree before and upon the number of
/ tickets TO be drawn from said wheel
To illustrate; let the audience decide TO
draw l07 %, OF any other number of tick
/ cts, the last number 50 coming from the
| wheel decides the ownership 10 the proper
/ ~. / can think Of DO fairer method than
I this. But any plan devised by the audience
/ will satisfy me. Now, YOU will please ex-
cuse me, As am, as YOU see, neglecting
/ business requiring my attention. 1 wish
you luck 10 You hold ticket. Good day,
and Mr. Il. resumed his place at his desk