The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-10
The aohita Daily Eae1e Eriaau ornao gamuary

ment. Mr.. Marston demanded an adj
| vance 20 $50 for the best seats. There
| was r discussion that became rather
heated and when the two men parted
| they were not such good friends as they
| had been in the morning, and Manager
| Martling declared the engagement
| should be at regular prices, and Mr..
! Marston said il should not, that he
! would rather cancel, and Mr.. FitzDax-
! rick VINO was not concerned n the
| question of price said he would look out
| for the interest of Mr.AIarks, and would
| bill the town, and did not give a con-
tinental if the prices were 10 cents or
/ $40 as far as he was concerned.
Mr.. MarstOn was seen at his hotel
/ last night by an Eagle reporter and
| asked about the trouble. He said that
| ne regretted that there was any misun-
I Outstanding and that the trouble start
! ed because Manager Marthng had not
been announcing the Lewis Cleopatra
production, because he had an idea
that by so doing he would hurt the
business Of two or three preceding at
fractions. and on top of that came the
trouble about the prices.
Miss Lewis Cleopa ira is the grandest
dramatic spectacle on the stage. There
are choruses, ballet and scenery. and
an immense supporting company, IA o.
leauX vivant, the famous storm scene,
orientally voluptiOus costumes. CleODa-
tra's barge under full sale. a veritable
star cast, and that greatest OF all sen
saEions the barefoot ballet. and Mr.
Martling wants me to play this attrac-
ton at the regular house prices. This
Lewis Cleopatra production, all critics
have conceded, is not only equal but in
70 az
Bernhardt or the Davenport production
which was played al five and two dol
Tar prices, and cannot in all truth be
presented at regular prices. Then be-
sides Marks has a contract with Miss
Lewis that he must play her to dollar
and half prices, but this Manager
AIartling wants to get around by max
ing box seats dollar and a half and the
rest of the house regular. That is not
right, because this attraction is worth
more, and in my opinion the public is
prepared TO pay more. Our contracts
all of them, specify that We shall have
the regulating of the prices. except this
Wichita contract, which says the prices
shall be mutually agreed upon, and Mr.
Martling is obstinate and insists on the
regular prices.
Without direct authority from Miss
Lew - CduliOI agree 10 90 THIS, anu L
asked by wire for instructions. Mr..
Martling, however, insisted on billing
and mere 1 am with my attraction ad-
vertised on the biEboards and the pT-i-
ceS left In allegiance. Manager Mart
ling was also seen.
The company is going TO play here
he said, and at the regular prices too.
/ have a contract with Mr.. Marks and
/ gave him better terms than l am in
the habit Of giving. because / wanted
to present CleOpa ira, and those terms
were based on the regular house prices
! recognize that Lewis has a good COM
pany and some big salaried people but
/ know the town and know what the
people will stand in the way of prices,
and / know that the company will do
better business at the regular prices
than at advanced prices. Miss Lewis
is sensible woman, my contract is with
Mr.. Marks and the company will play
the date for which IL is booked or
will know the reason why.