The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
FOR A THEATER TRAIN
One Proposed to Run to Kansas
City Once a Week
AND RETURN At 1870 P. NJ

Topeka People Who want to See Good
Plays BcscIrrinE Themselves in the
Matter-7Ar. w. ). Black of the santa
Ee Willing to Undertake 1t.
A movement is on foot among the
theater- goers of Topeka to ask for a
theater train once q week to Kansas City
which shall run to Kansas City late in
the afternoon and bring back the people
on a special to leave Kansas City about
II 80 at night. reaching here at 1870 If
as many as $50 people will go, it is be-
lieved that rate as low as $3.50 for the
round trip can be secured, and if more
than that number go, several hundred,
say, the rate may be made as low as ST.
1t is proposed that the train be run Sat
urday nights as the excursionists will be
kept up SO late that it may interfere with
their work or business during the week.
but a Saturday night excursion would
enable them to "rest up" on Sunday: All
companies play at Kansas City for a
week, so that an opportunity would be
made to see every good play.
The only possible objection which
might be raised TO such train might be
by Topeka merchants who may fear that
some trade would be taken away from
them by a train of this sort, but this seems
a needless fear. The excursionisIs leav-
ing here on the 4:30 train would arrive in
Kansas City very near to Z o'clock. They
will Immediately seek the hotels and res
taurants for supper and by the time this
is concluded it would be time for the
theaters to open. Shopping would be
out of the question
w. j. Black, assistant general passen-
ger and ticket agent of the Santa Fe, in
speaking of the proposed theater train
said: 1t is very good idea and would
be just the thing If a party of one
hundred and fifty would attend, the com
pany could afford to run a special out of
Kansas City returning to Topeka. The
party could leave here on the regular
train at 4:50 in the afternoon, the special
starting from Kansas City at say eleven
O'Clock. We can make rate of one fare
for the round trip or less.
"The theater tickets could be placed
on sale at Rowley Brothers and when a
person bought a theater ticket he could
deposit enough for the railroad ticket
If there were less than one hundred and
fifty tickets purchased, and we were
unable to run the special, persons attend
ing could return the next morning.
"Aly suggestion would be that no.
tice appear in the papers week in adj
vance stating that theater train would
be run on certain date, and announc-
ing the day on which the theater tickets
would be on sale.
Topeka is the best theater town of its
size in the west, aud the people appre-
| ciate and are willing to attend q good
attraction, and there is no reason why a
theater train once week to Kansas City
would not be a success"
The theater managers of Kansas City
will rejoice at the prospect of large
theater excursion from Topeka every
Saturday night and will doubtless pro-
vide every convenience for the sale of
tickets in Topeka. They may be de-
pended on to look after this portion OF
the scheme.
Those who would go on the train
would not necessarily go to the theater.
Others would doubtless be permitted to
travel on the train.