The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-06
mcguire SAYS YES
And It's IS Tickets to D. q. Passes
That Hes Right.
TWAS A HEATED COLLOOUY
Mr.. Marston Essays to Argue the
Manager Into Changing the Price
OF Admission to See Lillian
Lewis, But Its No Go.
TWAS A HEATED COLLOOUY

Lillian Lewis and her famous produc-
ton OF Cleopatra will be seen at Ma
CURES opera house next week or she
will not be seen, and to-day will prob
ably decide which 1t will be. Miss Lewis
has been booked for three nights and a
matinee, to open on Monday, and every
thing pointed to a most successful en-
gagement, but 1t is different now There
| are three parties financially interested in
the Cleopatra production One is Mr..
Marks, the manager of the company; an
other is Mr.. Mcguire, manager of the
! opera house, and the third is Lawrence
Marston, the husband and representative
of Miss Lewis, and a playwright of ma
national reputation and also the adapter
| and director of the Lewis Cleopatra play
Mr.. Marston and Mr.. Fitzpatrick the
| latter pleasant young man. who is
looking after the interests of Mr.. Marks.
arrived in the city yesterday and were
at once taken in charge of by Mr.. Ma
| guire.
| Mr.. Mcguire and Mr.. Marston met. Mr.
Marstons show was the first that ever
played in Anaconda and all things taken
together, the two gentlemen were very
glad to meet again. They were the best
of friends until they reached the Irish
American club and sat down to make
final arrangements for the play next
week and then the question of prices
came up. Mr.. Marston's contract failed
to say anything about that but he
thought he had the right to name the
prices. Mr.. Mcguire disputed II and said
that the regular prices of the house, 50
cents, rs cents and ST. should prevail
during the engagement. Mr.. Marston de-
manded an advance to 81 for the best
seats, but finally consented to compro-
mise. There was a discussion that be-
came rather heated and when the two
an at.fn NAAxr
good friends as they had been in the
morning, and Mr.. Mcguire declared the
engagement should be cancelled, but Mr..
Fitzpatrick, who was net concerned in
the question of price sal he would look
out for the interest of Mr.. Marks and
would bill the town to-day and did not
give a continental If the prices were
10 cents or $40. as far as he was con-
cerned.
Mr.. Marston was seen at his hotel last
night by Standard reporter and asked |
about the trouble. He said that he re-
standing. You see. 1t came about this |
way" he said, rather apologetically, ~ |
had a couple of cocktails and Mr.. Ma
guire had a few of them hot things and |
we could not agree. The trouble is about |
the prices of admission. Miss Lewis |
Cleopatra is the grandest dramatic spec |
tacle on the stage. There are choruses, /
ballet and scenery, and an immense sup
porting company; tableaux, viviant, the |
famous storm scene orientally voluptu- |
Gus costumes, Cleopatras barge under |
full sail, veritable star cast, and that /
greatest of all sensations, the barefoot |
ballet. and Mr.. Mcguire wants me to
play this attraction at the regular house
prices.
This Lewis Cleopatra production, all
critics have conceded, is not only equal, |
but in many respects superior to either |
4
ton, which was played at IS and 81
prices and cannot in all truth be pre-
sented at regular prices. Miss Lewis |
has been playing at 81 prices, but in
view of Mr.. Maguire's opposition / con-
sented to make the scale of prices range |
from so cents to $780, which is big con-
cession, but he wants me to play at the
regular house prices and that is not
right, because this attraction is worth
more, and in my opinion the public is
prepared to pay more There Is a big
16 calciums, all the scenery
lsed-we cannot use any of the house
scenery, six electric calciums, host of
women adorned by gorgeous
and Lillian Lewis, who. as the
Egyptian love queen has made a greater |
success than either of her illustrious pre-
lecessors, and in order to make expenses |
We are obliged to advance prices. Our :
all of them, specify that we
Except this Butte contract, which says ,
he prices shall be mutually agreed upon, | ,
Tut Mr.. Mcguire is obstinate. He insists |
IN the regular prices. Without direct
authority from Miss Lewis. cannot
gree to do this, and asked by wire for
Mr.. Mcguire. however. in
listed on billing. and here / am with my |
ttraction advertised on the bill boards |
nd the prices left in allegiance till 1 re- I
Give instructions what to do"
Manager Mcguire was seen later In the
vening. 1.-The company is going to play
ere." he said. land at the regular
rices, too. / have a contract with Mr..
farks and / gave him better terms than /,
have been in the habit of giving. and
hose terms were based on the regular ,
rices of the house. / recognize that :
.ewis has a good company and some
liz salaried people. but / know the town
nd know what the people will stand in
he way of prices. and I know that the
ompany will do better business at the | !
OCULAR prices than at advanced prices. | s
get my best patronage from the labor ,
lg people and to raise the gallery prices
rom so cents TO 81. as demanded by Mr.. |
Iarston. simply means to shut out this
ass of people. and won't have II and | q
ont be bulldozed. The Lewis company I
a strong one, but have played others /,
lst as good at the regular prices and | !.
don't anticipate any trouble with Mr.
arks. Miss Lewis is a sensible woman
nd / don't know Marston in this ar !
Ingement at ALL My contract is with | I
n. Marks and the company will play {
lie dates for which II is booked or l 9
i'll know the reason why"
IL Mr. Mcguire says the company will
ay. IL may be taken as settled that it o
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