The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-05
SCRANTON TO HAVE
ANOTHER THEATER
A. A. GRAFT, OF SYRACUSE, 1s
TO BUILD IT.
Likely to Be Located on the scran-
ton Railway Company's Car Barn
Property on Linden street-Plans
Have Been Made for Big and
Beautiful structure-It Is to Have
Seating Capacity of 22O0-High-
Glass Vaudeville at Popular Prices.
His Other Ventures.

scranton is 10 nave anOtner large
theatre. A. A. Graft, the well-known
Syracuse theatrical manager. will build
1t. His plans are not as yet definitely
completed, but his intention is to erect
q theatre for high-class vaudeville at
popular prices that will be the city's
leading amusement place.
Negotiations are under way through
M. II. Holgate's agency for the trans.
fer to Mr.. Graft of the Scranton Rail-
way company's barn and machine
shops on Linden street. If this deal
goes through the theatre will be To-
Gated there. If thev do not come to
terms, the former Young Mems Chris
tian association plot on Wyoming ave-
nue., or the Wymbs building adjoining,
may be secured. At all events, MIR. Graft
Is fixed upon having a theatre here and
n reference to Dun's SHOWS that he is Il
man fully capable of carrying out this
determination.
He at present manages three theatres
in Syracuse. has an interest in several
theatrical companies, and Is sole pro-
prietor of several others. The Henry
w. Lee production Of Cyrano de Ber-
gerac, which was presented last season
at the Lyceum with cast Of 106 peo-
pie, was one Of his shows. He is also
In the furniture business in Syracuse,
but proposes to give that up, to devote
his whole time TO theatricals.
TERMS OF DEAL.
BY the terms of the deal for the troll
ley company's property, Mr.. Graft is to
take the Linden street barn and back
the company's bonds for the construc-
tion of a more commodious barn and
machine shops on cheaper land some
where in the suburbs, the location to
| be, Of course, decided upon by the COM
pany. Mr.. Silliman and Mr.. Graft have
agreed upon the detailed terms and ii
| only wants the APPROVAL Of the directors
| to complete the bargain.
That Mr.. Graft is confident of the
transfer being made is evidenced by
twenty-five boxes of plans and speci-
| fications for transforming the barn into
| a theatre which he exhibited to a Trib-
une reporter during visit to this city
last January.
| The plans were made by Lambert
Bros, the celebrated theatre architects
| of Rochester. One of their men was
here for ten days in the forepart OF
| January, making the preliminary draw.
ings.
The plans show theatre with a seat
ing capacity of twenty-five hundred
1t will have a balcony and gallery ant
twenty-four boxes, each box capable o.
seating eight persons. 1t Is to be thor
oughly modern in all it's appointment:
and beautifully finished throughout
| The interior colors will be white an(
gold.
| CHARACTER OF THEATRE.
The character of the entertainment
which the new theatre will provide will
be wholly unlike anything the presen
theatres attempt Mr.. CRAFTS purpOs
is to present the best vaudeville talen
that can be procured and give two per
formances daily at ten, twenty AM
twenty-five cents. Nothing will be pre-
sented that can in any way be consid
cred Objectionable.
The matinees will look for their pa
tronage, principally, to women an,
children. Mr.. Graft will have an agen
in New York city. continuously, book
ing the best acts that come out a
the leading vaudeville houses Of tn
metropolis.
1t is the intention to have the theatr
open for the fall. If the Linden stree
property is secured, and it likely viii
the opening will take place early in tn
fall. Should it be necessary to put Y
a wholly new building, the work wi
be pushed with all rapidity, SO tina
the season will not be far advance
| hefore the house will he ready