The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-08
STAIR HAVLIN CIRCUIT
1T Is COMPOSED OF MANY POPULAR.
PRICED THEATERS.
Dickson & Talbot, of This City, Join
the COmbinatiOn-A New Sys-
tenn of Booking.

On his return from New York yesterday
George A. Dickson, of the theatrical firm
of Dickson & Talbot, owners of the Park
Theater in this city, gave out the details
of the formation of the Stair-Havlin circuit
of popular priced theaters. The combina-
ton is one of the greatest ever formed in
the theatrical business. 1t brings together
under one management or booking system
practically all of the popular-priced thea
ters of the country In chain extending
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The chain of theaters was completed
Wednesday when Dickson e. Talbot en-
tered the combination with their Indianap-
oils house, also the High-street Theater
and the Grand Opera House in Columbus.
o., and the Park Theatet, of Dayton, O.,
owned by them.
The Stair-Havlin circuit" said Fred C..
Dickson, son of George A. Dickson and
manager of the Park Theater of this city,
lis not in any sense a trust. 1t is simply a
combination of the popular-priced houses of
the country for the purpose of giving
patrons of such theaters the highest-class
amusement possible to obtain. All COM
panies that desire to secure time in the
theaters belonging to the chain will be re-
quired to submit their casts, subject mat
ter of plays and truthful accounts of other
details, such as scenery, etc, to the man.
agement of the combination in order that
it may be known that the attractions
booked in these houses are up to the
standard. Poor attractions had as well re-
tire from the road. for the circuit just
formed will be able to prevent them from
getting sufficient time to keep them going
The result of the combination will be dis
tinctly beneficial to the patrons of popular
priced theaters since it will insure them
better attractions than at present and
fewer poor attractions for the future
The fact that Messrs. Dickson & Talbot
have decided to put their theaters into the
their ownership or management of the
houses. The only result of the deal is to
have bookings for the Park and all other
popular-priced theaters in the circuit made
in New York and to put the responsibility
for good and bad attractions upon some
certain person who can be easily made to
render an account. The theaters in the new
circuit are:
New York, the Majestic; Boston. the
Majestic Chicago, the Great Northern,
Academy of Music, Alhambra, Bijou and
Criterion; Detroit Lyceum, Whitney
Grand and Empire; St Louis, Havlin's
Grand Opera House and Imperial; Cleve-
cinnati Heuck's, the Walnut and the Iy-
ceum: Kansas City. the Grand and ellis
Opera House; Baltimore, Holliday-street
and Howard Auditorium; Providence. the
Empire and the Park; Louisville the Ave
nue.; Washington. Academy of Music; Mil
waukee, the Alhambra; Buffalo. the Ly-
CtuIls JACOB LII NlSdNtISs 1ilWduhee,
Paul. Minneapolis; Toronto, Canada Grand
Opera House and Toronto Opera House:
Toledo, the Lyceum and Burt's New The
alter; Grand Rapids. Powers and the
Grand; Seattle. Wash, Third-avenue The
alter; Portland. Ore. Cordray's Theater;
Spokane the Auditorium; Tacoma, Lyceum
Theater: Vancouver. Theater Royal: Pater-
son. the Columbia; Hartford. New Hart
ford Opera House. ]. B. Sparrow's Canad-
ian circuit: Montreal New Theater Fran
Gals. Theater Royal; Ottawa, Grand Opera
House.