The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-05

The audience which assembled at the
Auditorium last night % hear the prima
donna was perhaps the largest that has
ever gathered at a musical entertainment
in this city. Every seat in the building
was occupied. as we'll as seventy-fve
seats on the stage. About one hundred
people paid one dollar each for stand
ing room
The doors OF the Auditorium were
opened ar 10 and at once the people
began TO eEser. Tho crowd passing
through the doors continually increased
and at 100 O'Clock it was entering in
q steady stream. Many who had not
purchased seats crowded 70 the box Of
fee 70 buy standing room. but until
S O'Clock il was sold to women only.
This policy was adopted on the instruc-
lions OF the chief Of police, and IN order
10 prevent a crush while people were
finding their seats. At S o'clock stand
Ing room was sold 10 men and = large
number Of tickets were disposed OF in
a few minutes At this time the vestl-
bule Of the Auditorium was crowded.
but the multitude was 50 well handled
that there was no one injured.
At SO O'Clock the number OF people
going into the Auditorium was decreas-
ing. as most OF the people VINO desired
10 enter had done so.
When the curtain rose at SIS. the
prima donna was greeted by an IN
spring audience Before her were the
most cultured people OF not only Wich-
tia. but also southern Kansas and Ok
lahoma- From every city and town in
this vicinity large numbers OF music
lovers had come 70 hear the famous
singer.
A special train loaded with 90 people
came from Hutchinson on the Missouri
Pacific last night. and all the regular
trains on that road were crowded Ex-
ira coaches were attached 70 the regular
trains on the Santa Fe railroad. FOR
seventy-fve people came from Newton,
80 from Arkansas City and Winfield
seventy-fve from Wellington. twenty
i've from Caldwell and twenty-five from
POhca city. The Frisco train from the
east brought in about 100 people 70 at
tend tie recital and a large number
came OF the Rock Island trains. n or
der TO accommodate the crowds. the
santa Fe and Frisco roads held their
night trains until after the concert. The
Santa Fe ran specials after tne concert
20 Winfield and Wellington.
Madame Noriica sang 10 a large num-
Der on the. outside OF the building. who
could wen enjoy the music because OF
1er strong voice.
The police department. had made excel
lent arrangements for the preservation
of order, though such arrangements
proved TO Be ulnecassary- n the build
ing were ten policemen. under TIE direc-
ton Of Chief BUR- Three OF these Of
ncers were n5- uniformed and could thus
Dlugie with the audience without at
tracing attention. Three q the Uni
formed policemen were in the balcony.
and four were ca the first f0or. Before
the concert began tEo policemen stood
AZ the entrance % prevent unnecessary
iostlng
The precautions against fire we're also
vel planned Fire Marshal walden SAT
on the stage. and with him were two
uniformed bremen. provided with cherni-
cal exting-izhers- Two arsmen were also
stationed IN the balcony.
u order thar the large audience rnight
quickly leave the hulling IN case of
ere. 3Ianaser Tclsr ~ the Audito-irn
Stationed q -ral az each e1it door. with
i1strlc1lcrs 10 throw 1heu wide ore1 ia
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