The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-19
THE CASINO OPENS
Large Crowd Attends the First
Performance.
A High Glass Vaudeville Bill Gives
Universal Pleasure to
.A Hundreds.
WILL BE GIVEN ALL WEEK

The opening of the Casino theste
in Wallace park last night was attend
cd by nearly thousand people, wit
found one of the finest and most com
plete summer play houses in the state
The crowds were well handled by tn,
street car company, and the theater
which holds 1900 people, almost a
many as the entire Kentucky Thsate
including balcony and gallery, WAS wei
filled with representative people.
Manager English did well in having
everything ready for the opening, Al
the carpenters did not finish unit
dark, and received many compliment
on the new building.
The bill was vaudeville, and en-
braced some of the best entertai nors OF
the stage Kit Roster is not only an kItis
on thewire, but fine shot as well, and
performed difficult feats breaking tar
gets while IN all kinds of positions OF
thewire.
Marion and Grace, a small boy and
girl, captured the audience with their
songs and dances. and received several
encores. They are at the top among
Juvenile singing artists and promise
to become established fAvorites at the
Casino this week.
Tom Hardy, in tramp act, and
Couley and Klein, who are excellent
comedians, singers ana dancers, pleased
the crowd and were called back sew
eral times.
Misses Mead and Bennett, vocalists,
sang several selections in an artistic
manner and won deserved recognition
from the audience. They are unusal-
" attractive young ladies with finely
trained voices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ellsworth IN =
81 It entitled" silk Stocking" have
a clean comedy act that greatly anus
rs and proves them to be clever ar
lists.
The program is concluded with that
phenomenon, ~Cliquot"
the mechanical doll which Is operated
by Miss Sophia Dawson. The auto
nation keeps the audience guessing
il is doll or a man and is
taken into the audience in order that
the people may better see it. Il walks
dances and finally speaks. The act
when introduced in New York created
ODe of the greatest sensations Of the
season. and managers paid $500 q
week for IL.
The new theateT ia one Of which Pa
iucah may feel proud. Il is complete
IN all its appointments, and the acous-
bic properties are good. The seats are
all numbered and there is an efficient
corps Of usheys on hand to seat the au-
liencs.
Smoking is permit ID in the last ten
rows Of the theater. People can save
time aud confusion by Purchasing
tickets in advance down town. Last
night the tTailers ware stopped near
she thaater and prevented ether ears
nom going entirely TO the door, but
every car will stop directly
n front Of the theater doer, long
extension Of track having been bailt
back Of the theater for the trailers
Tho orchestra Under Prof. Deal Is
better than ever, and consists o eight
pieces Manager English does every
thing in first class style and expects to
have crowded houses every night. The
street car company last night brought
the entire audien se in at one tIip, hav.
ing about twenty cars ready for the
audienos. The inst car stops at Third
street only, the next az Sixth and tn,
others will stcp at Fountain avenu'
and Broadway, the street car shed
Twelfth street. the railroad crossing
Ninth street, and Sixth street. p,
establishing this SC hefula the public 1
enabled to take the proper car.
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