Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-27
The Grand Opera House.

The management of the Grand Opera
House Pittsburg, has issued an official
announcement for the coming season al
that popular place of amusement.
Throughout the entire prospectus there
is the true ring of determination to
make the Grand even more attractive
than it has hitherto been. In connec-
ton with this place of amusement it
may be said in all truth that no house
in the world devoted to the entertain
ment of the public, gives anything like
so much III quantity or in quality, as
does the Grand And this is said with
out regard to the prices of admission
which obtain in the various theatres
throughout the country. The scale OF
prices at the Grand is SO low as to be
within the reach OF all classes, yet at
the same time the entertainments that
are given by the great Stock Company,
to say nothing OF the attractiveness of
the famous vaudeville artists who ap-
pear every afternoon and evening pre-
ceedipg and following the performance
of the Stock Company, viii average bet
ter than can be seen in any theatre
where the prices are double. This is Il
fact that is universally admitted, and it
is undoubtedly the reason why the Pitts
burg Grand Opera House is always
crowded to the walls.
According to the policy of this man
agment, an effort is made to make each
succeeding season excel its predecessor
in the ability of the actors and in the
quality of the plays produced, as well as
IN the manner in which the plays are
presented upon the stage. Next years
company includes James e. Wilson,
Thomas Ross, Robert Ransom, Joseph
Woodburn, Alice Butler and Madge
Carr Cook, all of whom were in last years
company and the newcomers include
Henritta Crossnan, who will be re-
membered as the leading lady of the
Avenue Theatre Stock Company three
years ago, William G.. Beach who is
widely known in Pittsburg, and several
other distinguished players who are
now being negotiated with.
This is, indeed a remarkably strong
organization of players and it goes
without saying that whatever they un-
dertake 70 do, will be done IN thorough
ly mastery and praiseworthy manner.
The season at the Grand Opera House
will open on Monday afternoon, Septem-
Der 4th, with L. Ii Sothern's greatest
comedy drama success called THE
Dancing Girl. Of course the opening
will be a brilliant event, as it has al
ways been at the Grand. But this yeal
it will be even more so for more reasons
than one 1t will be called Reception
Week, by which is meant that after
the performance every afternoon the
ladies and gentleman of the Stock Com
pany Will hold a reception in the spa
cious parlors of the Grand, where every
body in attendance at the matinees may
come in if they choose, and be person
ally introduced to the players This
innovation has been made at the request
of hundreds of patrons of the Grand
who like to meet and know the popular
members of the company, and it will no
doubt prove mutual agreeable to the
to the public and players alike.
Special stress is placed on the fact
that the opening of the advanced sale
for the first week will occur in the
Grind Opera House Parlors on Monday
| morning. July 3lst at 1000 o'clock.