Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-31
GRAND OPERA House
New Policy, New Plays
and New Faces.
A VERY BEAUTIFUL THEATRE
Money, Brains and Skill What Will
the Harvest Be?

W AhoWh heIeuitcr, LII. W. r.. LOtnIOp
having disposed OF his entire interest, will
open on Monday, Sept. 2, for what prom.
ises to be the most successful, ss 1t will
surely be the most satisfying, season In
It's history.
During the summer vacation the house
has been almost made over anew. The
walls up stairs have been painted In soft
and beautiful coiors, and hung with an
elegant paper down stairs, doing away en-
tirely with the cold and cheerless tone of
the former decoration. Tne boxes have
been altered and greatly improved, much
OF the gas lighting has been removed and
electric appliances In the highest style OF
arrangements have been changed, 90 that
now the first eight rows nearest the stage
arc enameled In gold and upholstered In
plush, the remaining floor seats being In
ebony and wine color, and the balcony
and gallery are more comfortable and con-
venient than formerly. New carpets have
been laid, the lobbies and stairways have
been refreshed and renewed, till they fair
ly shine for cleanliness. Tne scenery, such
OF 1t as was deemed advisable to retain,
hiss been painted over afresh, and many
entirely new sets have been added, some
OF them very nne indeed, and nothing that
taste and experience could suggest, or
money furnish, has been omitted In order
to make the theatre ~ attractive, a. taste
full and % comfortable as possible.
A new policy has been adopted by the
present management, who believe that the
people of this city know what good enter
tainments are, and will patronize them
literally II they are good. 4 new scale of
prices has been arranged, 80 and 35 cents
for floor, Is cents for balcony, and 15 cents
for gallery, because the line of attractions
which 1t is proposed to offer Ii made up
Of companies and combinations far above
the Is cent grade. The bookings, which
are complete for about two thirds, or per-
haps little more o. the season, have been
made with the greatest care and include
only the best In their several lines. They
embrace tragedy, comedy, farce and vau-
deviile, opera, comic opera and opera
bouffe, Shakeapearian and modern dramas
and melodrama and the engagements are
80 planned that no two consecutive weeks
are to present entertainments of the same
or similar character. A. sufficient mum.
Der Of dates have been left untitled to give
the management opportunity to secure
any new and taking novelties that may
offer from time to time during the season.
Most OF the bills will be entirely new to
this city, though some OF tho most pro-
nounced old-time favorites wsI sppear
occasionally.
The attraction for Monday and the
three following nights and Wednesday
matinee will he Hoyt's "a Trip to China
town." to be presented by a company In.
cluding only very clever and capable peo-
pie, and staged and mounted In an unex-
ceptionable manner. The offerings to
follow are all of q much higher grade and
quality than what has previously been
given here and cannot fail to prove at
tractive and blessing to those who ap-
preciate Hrst class performances. Only
the best, In plays, companies and combin-
ations, have been secured, and q high
standard will be required and maintained
for the house and all its belongings.
Some few changes have been made in
the personel Of the stan, but many we'll
known faces will still be found In their
accustomed places. Mr.. Chace has full
control now of the front and the rear Of
the house and has better opportunity than
ever before to prove that he knows what a
theatre should be. Gene Rankin will be
In the box. office, Frank Westgate will
take tickets at the door, Williams and
Munroe, though not exactly "song and
dance" team, will yet show that they
know how to use a brush and swing q
hammer, while "Props," half q dozen
"Rrips" and sufficient number OF polite
and we'll trained ushers will keep things
moving In harmony and see that the pro-
prietles and courtesies Of the occasion are
maintained.
There ,s money In abundance behind the
house, there 10 the experience OF years ia
catering to an amusement loving public,
there Is thorough acquaintance with all
the best, the up.to. date attractions, and
there Is disposition and determination
to please. Only one thing remains, and
that IL for the public to appreciate what
has been done for them, to recognize the
opportunity afforded them and to patron
ixe the Pawtucket Opera House 80 liber.
ally and 80 intelligently that the manage
mani w I'M ha hla IN h aep On I'm tho couraa