The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-15
WEEK OF COMIC OPERA.
Topeka May See"BOhemianGirl''
"Maritana" and Others
If it Accepts the Andrews Com
pany's Proposition.
The Company Which Has Been Here
Several Times is an Excellent One,
and Will Make an Engagement
for Omaha, St. Joseph and To-
peka on Communication Sub
scription Plan

Topeka for the first time in number
of years may have a sort season of
comic opera, by an excellent company
on the subscription plan, if a sufficient
number of subscriptions can be taken.
The engagement of the company will be
made for the first week in March, pro-
vided satisfactory arrangements can be
made. There are practically no book
ings of Importance at the Grand Opera
House for the next three or four weeks,
and four nights of comic opera by a
competent company at low prices will
be welcome to the theater-goers of this
city.
Manager Crawford, who says that this
has been the most difficult season he
has known to induce the better class of
players to undertake western tours, is
doing his utmost to provide the kind of
entertainment Topeka people like, and
considering the hard times the Jour-
nal believes Mr.. Crawford has done
very we'll, indeed. While we have not
had so many attractions. a large num-
Der of them have been high class.
There is a large opera going public
here, who have not had the opportunity
of hearing some of the old favorites for
many years.
The Andrews Opera company Of 25
people, which has been in Topeka sever
al times, and has always heretofore
been an excellent one, proposes to pre-
sent such operas as bohemian Girl, "
Mariana" Martha" and perhaps
''Mikado'' and FRA Diavolo.'' four or
five operas for SO, the tickets being in
Communication form so that all may be
used on one night, or. otherwise as de-
sired. This would make the admission
only about so cents
The Andrews Opera company since
the disbanding of Emma Abbott's COM
pany is now the Oldest repertoire opera
organization in the country. If Mana
ger Crawford'S plans work right, the
company will be engaged for one week
at Omaha-One week at St Joe and
four days commencing March LIST, at
Topeka. But the manager of the COM
pany does not desire to place the COM
pany for so long an engagement unless
patronage will justify especially as
Mr. Crawford proposes a low scale of
prices on account of the number of per-
formances to be given. While Manager
Crawford believes there will be gen
erous and hearty support of an engage
ment of this kind, still 1t is proposed to
make assurance dOubly sure" by max
ing a subscription sale of what is called
a Communication book. These books on
enga gements of this length contain six
leaves or tickets. Unlike season tickets
they may be used as desired by the
purchaser. All of them may be used on
one performance or otherwise They
are good if detached and are transfera-
BILE. They may be exchanged at the
box office or at Shows drug store for
choice of reserved seats without extra
charge
The sale will also be opened to sub
ScriberS for Communication books one day
before the regular cash box office sale.
Besides this advantage to subscribers,
the Communication book prices is very
much below the box office price for sin
gle seats. and owing to the length OF