The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-09
ANDREWS Is COMING AGAIN
dis Company VIII Appear at the Craw
ford Three Nights.

ford Three Nights.
For some time Manager Martling has
been desirous OF securing a first-class
opera season for the patrons OF the
Crawford. but the difficulties in the way
of securing an event of this kind in
cities of the size of Wichita are greater
and more numerous than one outside OF
the management would imagine. In the
first place there are only three or four
thoroughly reliable and first-class opera
companies in the country and they usual
ly confine their time to the larger cities.
In the second place the absence of as
surance of sufficient patronage to jus
THY locating an expensive organiZa ton
for several days in cities of this size
usually decides a conservative manager
against taking the chances.
However, in response TO a telegram
yesterday Mr.. Martling finds he can Sc
cure the famous Andrews company for
a season Of three nights and matinee
commencing Thursday, February IS,
provided he can conform to such terms
OF contract as must necessarily be eX-
acted by the management of an expen-
siye opera company for so long an en-
engagement. Manager Martling has had
many inquiries for just such an engage
ment as is now proposed and believes
that the music lovers of Wichita will
hail the proposition of a season of opera
with delight. but the pecuniary risk in
voived makes a careful man hesitate
In this dilemma Manager Martling
proposes a scheme, often applied in 9TH
er places much larger than this, to meet
the difficulty. This is to make a sub
scription sale OF season tickets, or,
more correctly speaking, Communication
books. In an engagement of three days
these books contain six leaves or tick
cts. Unlike season tickets, their use is
not limited to the purchaser, or to any
particular performance. They are sim
ply tickets on the wholesale plan and
may be used as desired by the purchas-
e.. The entire book may be used on one
performance If desired. These tickets are
good if detached and are transferable.
They may be exchanged at the box Of
flee for choice of reserved seats without
extra charge. These Communication tick
cts are, Of course, sold on the wholesale
plan at a much lower rate than he cash
box office price for the same seats.
The Andrews Opera company never
plays at cheap or popular prices. but
Mr.. Martling desires, owing to the num-
Der OF performances to be given and the
manifest demand in Wichita of late for
lower prices, TO make the scale of prices
SO low that no one need stay away on
that account, and proposes in case the
company Is secured TO announce the fol-
lowing box office rate for single seats,
viz: % cents, 80 cents and 75 cents: boxes
81. But communication book containing
six tickets. calling for the best seats in
the house, can be had, by subscribers
only. for 50. Thus in this way opera
which on the one night stand plan usual
ly costs N.50 per ticket can be seen on
this plan for 30 cents.
Mr.. Martling has decided to adopt this
plan. and if a subscription sale of not
less than $50 books is secured a contract
will be made 10 bring the company here.
The Andrews Opera company is
splendid organization of twelve years
uninterrupted success. Its leading art
lists are psople of national reputation.
The company has been largely increased.
both as 10 numbers and principals, since
its visit here and is now playing large
towns only. II has large repertoire of
he most famous opera successes. both |
standard and comic, from which TO Sc
lect the operas for Wichita, and if the |
engagement is secured We think our
music loving people will have special |
cause 10 be congratulated. |
Mr.. Martling Will make an earnest ef- |
fort on the subscription list. and il the |
response Is liberal he will succeed. In |
the meantime all who wish TO do SO will
please leave tieir names at Moshscber's
for q Communication book.