Telegram-herald., 1890-08-20

TIE preliminary season 81 tue Red.
nond GRAND opeEs h3ase begins mex
Monday evening Naen the New Yerk
Comedy Company MI appear for 4
weeks engagement. Daring the past
three months, Manage Chas. II. Gaa-
wooa has haa fOree ~ men enpioyea
IN bolR theaters stlth plane, ehisel and
thrush. The cosy aud pretty Red
mOnd GFand wlu surprise rs many
friends next Monday NIL Len BRUSSELS
cSrpet, fresh decorations aud new
scenery. Among tae many attractions
10 follow the Yen } ork Comedy Com
pauy are beacon Lights TINS plax
opens the regular season ana Mas
org ln2liy gwen Al tie famous 6lQbe
EheSlef Boston, then comes Geo. Nor
rs III A Legal Wrong, Edwin i.
Mayo n silver Age, Limited Mai -
Wilbur Opera Company. Madam and
Augustlu Melville IL Tie Box Tramp
Kate Emmett ia The Nate Of New
York, L. J. baassn ia lone ~ the
Finest" aud The Two johns. The
other book ngs ioI tais thrateF are Tar
superior - lAe plays that have been
offered there, The usaal mainlees Nlll
be gwen during the season.
Manager GarwOod, while here Sahir-
day evening and sunday, made ooD-
tracts Tor many improvements in hota
Powers and Redmond theater, ~
which he i the lessee and manager.
over two hunrod YARDS of carpet
have been purchased Tor the entrances
als.es and loyeTs. TINS carpet i IL the
finest qualGy. The season proper Il
tie Redmond Grand Wlll open on tAe
evening Of August p, wltn Beacon
Lights" The engagement OF the Atw
York Comedy Company is considered,
as stated, preliminary.
The regular season AT Powers grand
will begin on september $ and 3 With
Primrose & West MINISTRIES.
Thurman T. Wilson is re-engaeed as
assistant treasurer al Powers GRAND
Tor tins season. Mr. Wilson has been
ahable and oblgiDg IN az arduous posi-
ton, and ms retention Viii be matter
OF congratulanon among patrons.
VIII II. Stowe Will have charge Of the
pasteboar0s and cushions at Reomona's
Grand tins season.
Andrew Johnson. for many years
Justly popular as the chief usher, vii
also act rs ticket taker al Powers
Grand the forthcoming season.
The seats in Powers Grand have
been moved back IN the parquette and
parquette circle, SO as 10 give patrons
plenty OF room for the Knee JOINTS.
This will reduce the seating capacity of
the lower floor some fifty seats or more,
but it is an improvement, for which
Manager GarwoOd VIII receive the
grateful appreciation from the regular
attendants OF this theater.
There will be a change for the better
in both theaters tins season IN the mat
ter of music. Frank Lawson, through
the liberality of Manager Garwood, VII
have an increased orchestra. Thank
God he will have strings instead OF A
piano. With the piano out, there Will
be no excuse for gentlemen 10 leave the
heater between acts. The orchestra at
Redmond's VIII be Increased TO eight
men.
Among the selections which Director
Lawson will play at Powers at the
opening of the season Is The Dudes
March," which has been made famous
at the seashore by GilmOre's great
baud. ltis the rage everywhere IN the
East.
AL Davis, an old newspaper man,
will look after the local knights OF the
quill at Barnum's circus this afternoon
and evening.
Another large audience applauded
the efforts OF the remarkably fine az
gregatiOn Of stars that Manager Smith
has gathered around him. The per-
Torrance was somewhat smoother
than on the opening night as was
natural. There will be matinee to-
day at which the entire bill Will be
presented.
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