People's voice., 1899-04-13
HRPHEUM COMPANY PREPARES
TO GIVE FREE AMUSEMENT.
Contract Signed by Metropolitan Street
Railway Company and Orpheum
Company-Schemc for Furnish
ing Entertainments Free.

ing Entertainments Free.
Free amusement good amusement
md plenty of it is to reign in Kansas
Nty during the summer months.
Khat is probably the most important
snd interesting amusement enterprise
which was ever conceived in this city,
interesting at least so far as the pub
bic is concerned, WAS given fair
start when the representatives OF the
0rpheum Company and ;ne manage
ment Of the Mstly po.i;an Street Rail
way Company entered into an agree
ment by which the former concern
secures the entire control of all the
amusement privileges at Fairmount
Park. At first sight this might not
seem matter Of great moment to the
people at large, but when the plans
as announced by the 0rpheum Com
pany are considered it will be seen
that the deal meaus a great deal for
those who eXepect to be in the city
during part CIR all of the summer.
In speaking of the matter Colonel
Beck said:
'NOw that the negotiations have
been completed | do not suppose that
there is any use in trying to keep the
public in ignorance as ito what we
have done and what we propose to do.
By the terms of the contract the Or
pheum Company assumes entire
charge of all the amusementS in Fair
mount Park and you may say for me
that We propose to give to the people
OF Kansas City not only the cheap
est, but the best, amusement they
ever had offered them.
There is not a company in Amer
lea today which is in a position to Of
fer the attractions which can be put
forward by the Orpheum Company
which has now come to be recognized,
even in the east, as the strongest
vaudeville combination in the coun-
try. Since we established our house
IN Kansas City a year ago the people
have been loyal in support of it, and
we propose to show our appreciation
by giving them something very much
out of the ordinary in the way Of
summer entertainments"
ut is the plan to put a vaudeville
show in the auditorium at the park.
THAT is only one part of the
scheme We have in mind, and which
we are already preparing to put into
operation. We shall give a regular
vaudeville show in the auditorium,
but it will not be anything in the
way OF a Summer snap" The Or
Pheum Company, as you know, con-
trols good many theaters, and in
order to keep these houses supplied
with the best artists, we find it neces-
sary to engage performers for a num-
Der OF weeks. Our houses in San
Francisco and Los Angeles are open
the year round, as are also the thea
. ters in Chicago and other cities in
connection with which our acts are
booked. If We did not have anv place
IN Kansas City to play these artists
IN the summer it would sadly disar.
range our circuit and this is one Of
the reasons for securing the park.
The plan, however, provides for
still more. We are to have band con.
oerts In the open air stand, and these,
with the indoor and outdoor attrac.
Mons will make the performance
practically a continuous one. There
Will scarcely be a time of the day or
night when one may not find some.
snIng in the way of good amusement
IN the park. We have charge of the
athletic park also, and in that we
snail have bicycle races, a circus or
TWO and all sorts of contests of skin
ana strength. As we have already
mace arrangements to secure parks
IN 81 Louis, Denver and other cities
there will never be any lack of at.
fractions at Paramount. for our whole
success depends on giving the people
3 snow which is worth seeing"
While Colonel Beck will have gen.
erai Charge of the amusements at the
park the work in Kansas CITY will
0e under the direction of Manag ge.
Lehman of the Orpheum, who will be
assisted by Manager Jake Rosentbal
OF The Omaha Orpheum.