Passaic City record., 1893-01-07

Great Combination.
On and after January 9th 'os, Proctor's
Theatre will be devoted to continuous
performances of comic opera, comedy and
high class vaudeville, by great double
company especially engaged for this
style of Entertainment The object the
management has in view is the establish
ment of a first class place of amusement
at reasonable prices, that will combine
the comforts and privileges of ladies
club with the entertainment of select
and carefully managed theatre, where
comic opera, the cream of the vaudeville
stage with musical sketches, and crisp
bright comedy will be presented.
Beginning Monday Jan. 9th the doors
will be opened at II O'Clock Noon and
the curtain will be raised at II. 80 on a
continuous performance that will hold
the stage without interruption until 10. 80
P. M.
The Entertainment will be SO arranged
that patrons may understand and enjoy
it whenever they drop in without refer
ence to what either follows or precedes
the portion of the programme they wit
ness.
Visitors may remain either ten minutes
or longer, as they may desire. as the en-
tertainment furnished may be enjoyed
either as part or as whole as the time
and taste Of the visitor will permit.
The Ladies Club features will include
cosy parlors, dressing and toilet room,
decorated and furnished artistically and
luxuriously, where ladies may enjoy the
same degree of privacy and comfort that
they would if at home.
The Ladies Parlors will be under the
supervision of experienced matrons who
will have large and well drilled force
of ladies and parlor maids in constant
attendance to administer to the wants Of
patrons, help them arrange their cos
tunes and remove the dust Of travel or
shopping Ladies may have their um-
brellas and parcels taken care Of without
extra charge or fees to the attendants.
The Auditorium will be under the per-
sonal supervision of superintendent,
who with his assistants will direct the
movements of a corps of uniformed
Pages constantly on duty to escort pa
irons to their seats and remain in atten-
dance. These bright little fellows NAV
| be summoned at any time by visitors who
wish information or attendance.
| The carrying out of this innovation
will necessitate the employing of an un-
usually large force which has been
=! drilled for this service for the past three
| weeks.
! To provide continuous performances
| the management has carefully canvassed
the amusement fields of Europe and
America and already secured contracts
with over FIVE hundred comic opera
comedy and vaudeville artists, who are
now under an engagement to appear
| here during the present season.
Fees. The management wish it dis
tinctly understood, that the attaches Of
this theatre are sufficiently we'll paid te
be above the need of fees or tips, and il
order that each patron may be treated
with every possible courtesy withou
feeling it incumbent upon him or her tt
fee the attendant. have made it rule
that no employee will be permitted to re
ceive fees or gratuities for any attention
rendered. A failure to strictly observe
this rule will mean instant discharge o
the employee detected.
Prices of admission will hardly exceed
car fare and certainly not exceed cal
fare, as they are IS cts. rs cts. and s.
cts, according to location.
Chairs in private boxes SI.oo
All visitors will enjoy the same clul
privileges, as each division of the theatre
will be supplied with separate parlors
dressing and toilet rooms.