The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
As Big as FOrepaugh's or Ring
lings' Circus.
LET PEOPLE TURN OUT
And Show Their Appreciation
for Genuine WomanIy Grit.
Entertainment Will be Splendid
and the Money
Will Pay For Beautiful Floats
to Entertain You Next Fall.

The spectacular representation OF
Cinderella at Garfield park to begin
next week would not be hurt right now
by little help from the Committee OF
Fifteen One or two ladies have spent
weeks toiling on the details of the rep
resentation which will be beautiful but
now some man power is desirable.
The whole burden of putting up the
seats and stage and dickering with the
manager of Garfield park ought not to
fall on these women who are nearly at
their wits end with the enormity of the
undertaking. But they are going to
succeed although the project is tre-
mendous. The Committee of Fifteen
ought to gallantly come forward in
body and take care of a few business
deals if necessary and superintend the
erection of the seats and the stage.
The attendance at the show promises
to be the largest at any Topeka enter
tainment except the Food Show. Ar
rangementS will have to be made to
seat at least 5000 people The seats al
so should be solid and substantial so
that there will be no danger of them
breaking down. This entertainment is
expected to put the Floral parade, the
biggest feature of the Fall Festival, ex-
cept the Santa Fe celebration, in easy
financial circumstances. The Floral
parade will be as gorgeous as anything
at Los Angeles or Saratoga. 1t is now
promised InaC there Will De ten mag
nihcent floats These in themselves will
make a gorgeous parade. Every man,
woman and child in Topeka is willing
to give ten cents toward this fund by
attend ng the splendid entertainment at
Garfield park which will we'll be worth
so cents instead of 10. The only reason
the price is not placed higher is be-
cause the projectors of the spectacle
want everybody in Topeka to see it
If the Food Show was worth 10 cents
to see, the Cinderella spectacle is worth
three times as much. 1t will be a
promise of the splendor to be seen on
the streets of Topeka next fall.
The show is really big thing, and
the Committee of Fifteen couldn't raise
a thousand dollars easier than by Civ
fair their active support in few busi-
ness details where they are needing
help. or at least advice and support
We know the Committee of Fifteen will
no sooner hear that they are wanted
than they will flock to the assistance of
the ladies'
Something should be done in the vav
o. inducing A. J. Paramore to reduce
the percentage he asks from 20 to Is
per cent. This is ample If the at
tendance is 10000 this gives him $50
or $50 a night. The Grand ODera
seating and everything complete can
be mad for $37 a night. The onIv oh
J5cton to the opera house is that it
may be too warm and that the audience
belng smaller it will be necessary to
charge more.
If anyone proposes to put $500 OF. $500
into the treasury OF the Floral Fund
1t seems to the Journal that those inter-
ested in the Fall Festival ought TO do
Snmething more than say thank YOU"
They ought to help the proposed enter
ta1nment to be success in every way
possible.