The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-11
ALL PUSH IT ALONG
BIG BOOM GOTTEN UP FOR THE
AUDITORIUM.

Wichita People Opeu Their Hearts and are
Buying Tickets Literally for the Audi
forum Beneft-Mr Biting says He is
Meeting With the Most Gratifying Sue
cess-The 1fahan Boys are Entitled to
the Pennsnt so Fzr-Circus VIII Give
Two Days BENEFIT and Grand Show is
Promised-List of Buyers.
Yesterday Mr. Charles W. Biting
started the boom to finish the galleries
of the Auditorium and from the start
met with encours cement.
Some time ago Mr.. Biting conceived
the idea Of gelting Bond Brothers cir
Gus to give a benefit here at the open
ing OF the season for the purpose stat
ed and when he mentioned it to the
manager, Mr.. Joseph B. Mcmahon, the
latter entered into the idea very hearth
ly. Mr.. McAahon hardly ever opens
the season where he winters but he is
a staunch friend Of Wichita and is al
ways ready TO depart from custom to
do anything Of benefit to the city or one
OF its institutions. He said that he
would not only give a one days bene-
ut but that he would give two. That
Is exactly the kind Of fellow Mr.. Nc
Mahon is; if you ask him for 81 he will
give You 81 He is a big hearted gen
teman and his name ought to be in
Ecribed on the very top shingle of the
Auditorium supalo.
Mr. Biting will have the business
management of the four performances
although Mr.. Mcmahon will furnish his
own men to attend to the details.
Yesterday Mr.. Biting started out to
sell tickets for the entertainments which
Will be on the afternoons and nights
Of Friday and Saturday, April II and
Is. The first place he struck yester-
day was the Mahan supply house and
the boys sustained their Characters
ito liberality by buying 200 tickets and
wrote a check of $40 for Mr.. Biting
They will distribute the tickets among
their customers free. When Mr.. Bit
ting finished last evening he had sold
tickets to the following parties.
Mahan Supply company 200; l. Gold
smith 20; John Braitsch 20; Charles
Lawrence 20; J. Newsletter 10; J. p. Allen
40; n. Vale, 80; Mrs. Willmans "a; Ste
vens 2; George Houck u; Sid Neff 10;
w. c. Palmer 2; A c. Husey 9; Lew
Aspey 8; lines & Ross "A; s.. H. Nelson
IL; Tom Wilson 2; Loul Kisler 2; J. B.
House 2; Shoemaker & Miller 9; G. A.
Murphy s; II. J. Addington 3; B. F.
Dawson 2; Arch McVicker .; ]. B. Gil
bert 4; Ford & Ford 2; c. a. Franken-
field 2; Rufe Cone 3; Murray Meyers 2;
A 7. Carpenter 4; A J. Wyatt 2; A NJ
Denny 2; Ike Alt 2; Charles Fuller 2;
Miller & Hull 2; Cyclone 2; I. Gross 2;
MCGOWAN 2; Clayton & Freeman 30;
MI 20 o.
cor BluJne ?; Chrisman Bros. 2; Dick
Frank 2; Fred Stuckey 2; Gus Sauer 2;
Barnes az Newcomb 2; r. B. Wallace 2;
]. w. Gill 2; James Howard 2; Ross
Bros. 2; II. Hosfeldt 2; Bissantz & Mat
thaws 2; ]. Jennings 2; L. S. Peacock ,;
A 7. Payne 2; WallenStein & Cohn so;
j. Z. Below .; " Bridgeman 2; Charles
i. Potts 2; Girty & Fulton 2; J. H. Rey-
nolds .; DR.. AIcC1ees 4; Sternberg &
Duplain 2; Dodds & Son 2; S. w. Hess 3. |
Mr.. Biting says that he cannot pos
sfbly go around to see everybody but
will have the tickets at his place of
business II the corner of Market and
Douglas, where people can come and
subscribe for them.
1t is to be hoped that everybody in
the county viii come to Wichita on
those days. They viii see as fine a cir
Gus performance as will be given in the
state this year. This is guaranteed by
the equipment Of the circus and the ar
lists who are now present in the city
preparing for the opening. The circus
has improved wonderfully since last
year and at that time, it will be remem-
bered, it had the well deserved reputa-
ton Of having the finest bare back rid
ers and athletes in America to say moth
ing of the other attractions the circus
contained. 1t is entirely safe to say
that more than enough money will be
taken in above expenses to put a gal
lery in the Auditorium that Wichita will
feel proud of. This contemplated gal
lery viii have more than 1900 seats
If there is a surplus and there surely
Will be- il viii be expended in beauti-
flying the interior and exterior of the
Auditorium.