Arizona republican., 1899-04-03
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Vaudeville continues to be popular
 in every city in the land. Indeed it is
 something remarkable the hold upon
 the people this form of amusement
 has. The farce comedy, a mere hodge
 podge of variety, made it's appearance
 about 1886 and for ten years held the
 boards with a sway that made the
 thinker marvel. The degeneracy Of
 the stage was good deal commented
 upon but as the stage merely caters to
 the desires of its patrons t seems that
 it would have been wiser to have talk
 ed about the degeneracy of the people.
 But happily all things have an ending
 and the day of the farce comedy and
 the comedian of the Eddy FOy type
 have had their brief eventful hour up-
 on the stage and now are heard no
 more The success of Keith, Proctor
 and Cne or two others Tn New York,
 Boston and Philadelphia in establish
 ing and maintaining high class vaude~ vile where women and children could witness a good and a clean perform ance has been copied everywhere, until today there is hardly city ID the union of 50 900 and upwards that has not one or more vaudeville houses. In many of the smaller cities stock companies are put in which in connec- ton with the vaudeville attractions give the people meritoriOU5 amusement at popular prices Many residents oT Phoenix are familiar with the success of the old Grand Opera House of Los Angeles as the Orpheum and have en' joyed an evening in the house. That vaudeville is come to be recognized as legitimate in the profession may be seen by the names of many former .tstars'' who now play the vaudeville circuits. Edward Harrigan for, in stance. Milton and Dollie Nobles, Cora Tanner. Felix Morris and host ot others whom 1 might name ere now in vaudeville.
 ' Manager Patton returned from the north last night where he has been ar ranging circuit for Arizona and New Mexico. A new theater is building at AIbuuuerque which will be completed in six weeks and arrangements were made by MT. Patton for the building of a new house at Win5lOw. Flag stan and Williams now have very good houses. Negotiations are now ln progress at Prescott providing for the rebuilding of Dake's theater, which was partially burned year aSo, lH- cluding a new brick addition contain ing the stage to be added to it. Either this will be done or the old theater on Cortez street will be remOdeled, bal cony put in and brick extension built in which the stage will be located. One or the other will be definitely de- cidcd upon within tjhe next ten days. With new houses al Albuquerque, Winslow and Prescott a Santa t'e circuit for the beat attractions will be completed taking in the towns of Fl Paso and PhCen1X besides the three named, giving good attractions a week of first-class stands on the circuit. In addition to these towns many com panies can also play to good engage ! ments at Flagstaff, Williams and Needles giving eight towns before reaching Los Angeles.
 Nothing is booked at present at the Patton Grand as the attraction that 1 was to have appeared this week was cancelled. Efforts are being made to l secure EugeE-e Blair who is well known | as most talented actress. Miss Blair | will shortly visit the coast with her |