Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-13
THE SEASON OPENS
Ocean View Now Ready for Big
Summer Business.
Theatre Opened Last Night with MIR.
Oscar r. sisson Mannger-Hotc.
Already Has Hcnvy Demand For
Accommodations.

The season at Ocean View opened
Sunday. and the day was delightful to
all who went there. The attendance
was. however. light on account of the
threats of rain during the afternoon.
| The Ocean View Hotel has been put
| in admirable shape. newly reprinted.
repapered and carpeted and important
improvements made that add mate
rally to it's comforts. The bar is now
in a neat pavilion. back of and con-
nected with the hotel. The lessees.
Messrs. George w. Kennedy and John
C. Woodley. are popular hotel men with
host of friends throughout the Tide
water section. Mr.. Kennedy was for
| many wears connected with the ST..
James Hotel, that was removed to make
| room for the Citizens National Bank
building. In which position he became
well known to the citizens of Norfolk.
| Mr.. Woodley is also we'll known in
this section. especially in Portsmouth.
which was his home for many years.
Mr.. Joseph P. Kennedy. the resident
manager. is a skilled hotel man. who
has been remarkably successful in his
business, and under his able manage
| ment the Ocean View Hotel Is certain
to achieve wide popularity.
ROOMS IN DEMAND.
The hotel will have good business i'm
mediately. as the overflow guests reach
ing Old Point Comfort to-day for the
| meetings of the American Railway
Master Mechanics ana Master Car
Builders of America will send about n
hundred guests to Ocean iew for Il
week or more.
| Beginning on June 18th there will
also be arrivals of guests for the sum-
mer from various parts of Virginia, the
Carolinas, Washington, D. c., Balti-
more and other points.
MUSIC AT OCEAN VIEW.
The music features at Ocean View
| this summer will be In charge Of Prof
Kruger. who has charge OF the orches-
ira at the Academy of Music and Mon
ticello Hotel orchestra. Prof. Kruger
was formerly musical director at Park
Theatre. Brooklyn.
He will have an orchestra of six
members ut the Ocean View Hotel.
Concerts will be given in the dining
room during dinner and supper of three
will be dancing in the ball room every
night.
MUSIC AT THD PAVILION.
Prof. Kruger will also direct an
| orchestra of six men ut the pavilion
theatre. and this will be augmented to
teen men on Sundays for the sacred
| concerts that will be given each Sun
day from to $50 D. m.
PAVILION THEATRICALS.
The Norfolk and Ocean View Railway
Company has been especially fortunate
this season In securing for tho manage
| ment of its pavilion theatricals Mr..
Oscar P. Sisson. too we'll and favora-
bly, known to Norfolk theatre goers to
need any Introduction. Mr.. Sisson has
had large experience with summer re-
sort theatricals. and Ocean View pat
| rons may expect the best things in this
line that are obtainable.
Miss Ester Wallace. always a favor
lite In Norfolk and at Ocean View, is
also here with Mr. Sisson. and will de-
light the public at the pavilion.
The pavilion theatre opened last night
to q delightful audience and q free
large bill OF refined vaudeville was pre-
sented. The olio for this week includes
the we'll known Chappell Sisters, Cath
| crime Irvine. Gary and Walters, Blasco
and Donnetto.