The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
CIVESBACK MONEY
Major Anderson Sends Cash to
Holders of NOrdica Tickets.
Room For About 200 More to
Be Provided For.

Every seat in the Auditorium has been
sold for the Nordica engagement We'd
nesday night and tickets are now held
at $5 apiece by those who are selling
them.
I'VE could sell out the house again il
Nordica were to sing for two concerts,
said Major T, J. Anderson this morning.
'.Since Saturday afternoon i have re-
turned over $100 to people outside OF
Topeka who sent in their money to buy
seats for the Nordica concert and the
money is still coming in and inquiries
are being made about seats by out OF
town people This morning received a
telephone message from Lawrence that
a large party from there would come to
the concert if they could be assured or
even receiving standing room. l could
make them no promises. The fact is We
expected a sort of a shower but we have
received a deluge.
Il do not know how many tickets that
have not been exchanged for seats are
outstanding. All those from out of town
who ordered tickets before Saturday
have been taken care of but now there
is not a seat left and have to refuse
all requests from out of town as there is
such an uncertainty about standing
room and there are more than enough
people in Topeka to take all the avail
able space
Arrangements are being made to put
as many reserved seats on the stage
behind the place where Nine Nordica
will sing as can be. In the furthermost
corners of the balcony, away back un-
der the roof where no seats have ever
been placed, will be reserved chairs for
those who can secure no better. Chairs
will probably be placed in the side
dressing rooms and in the offices in the
front part of the buildings where peo-
pie may be able to hear but not see
Nordica.
NJ D. Henderson, who has charge of
the seating, has consulted with Fire
Chief Wilmarth about the placing of
extra seats in the Auditorium and
about standing room. Mr.. Henderson
said this morning that no standing
room will be sold which will interfere
with persons holding seats. Standing
room will be sold in the rear of the
lobby and few extra stationary seats
can be placed in the balcony and on
the first floor, but Chief Wilmarth has
forbade the using of loose chairs in the
aisles or elsewhere, and he will have
an extra force of firemen on duty in
the Auditorium the night of the concert
to see that persons holding standing
room do not carry in separate chairs
or camp stools of any kind.
mo standing room will be sold until
after the people who hold tickets are
seated said Major Anderson. I'VE will
have to make this rule as if standing
room is sold before the people holding
tickets are seated they will be in the
way of the uSherS and the people COM
ing in. The doors to the Auditorium will
be open at seven o'clock Wednesday
evening and the concert will commence
at o.oV . CLOCK those nOlulnS IlGkGlS
should come early. AS every one knows
there will be an immense crowd for the
ushers to seat and if all come just be-
fore the time for the concert to COM
mence the crowd will overwhelm the
ushers Every one should come early.
When it as time for the concert to COM
mence the doors will be closed and will
be kept closed while the singing is go
ing on and those outside the building
will have to wait with the doors closed
for an intermission before they can get
in. The members of the Topeka city
troop will act as ushers.
I'VE are able to put in some extra
chairs, perhaps to the number of $50.
Today we are sending out numbers on
postal cards to the holders of the white
tickets giving them a chance at these
numbers will be issued in the order the
applications were made.
There will be a special squad of 20
licemen on hand to assist in handing
the crowd and the Topeka habit of leaN-
ing the hall before the concert is ended
will not be permitted. That is unpleas-
ant for the audience and the singers
pie keep their seats until the last num- |
ber is sung. unless of course there is |
reason for some one to leave"
There are 3,555 seats in tho Auditor !
ium. 1t is expected that $50 or 200 extra |
seats may be placed in proper places !
and that two or three hundred standing |
room tickets may be sold. 1t may be |
necessary to make that number much |
less, however. The Topeka Choral So |
the concert and assume all expenses.
Major Anderson thinks that 81 900 will /
cover all expenses which will leave from |
81 500 to 50, 900 for the organ fund.