The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-13
SEASON To OPEN
EARLY AT CASINO
WITH MANY ATTRACTIONS.
ONLY HIGH CLASS SHOWS ARE TO
BE BOOKED.

Work on the Special side Shows Is
Now Well Under Way and These
Will All Be Opened to the Public
Early in ApPiI-The Theater Will
BE Opened About May 1-Prepa-
rntiOns for the Summer Patronage
Are Now Being Made by Lessee
Nelson.
Indications now are that the season
at Thunderbolt will open earlier this
year than usual. Lessee Nelson is
now having considerable work done
on the Casino to prepare for the sum-
mer patronage.
The new amusement features, only
recently contracted for, are rapidly be-
ing gotten into shape. Arrangements
have been made to have concerts at
the Casino every Sunday, and it will
! only be a short time before the season
opens in full swing.
The features of this years season
at the Casino will be the high class
attractions that are to be put on, and
the many new amusements that are
to be offered Work for many of the
regular attractions is now we'll under
way. About the grounds of the Ca
sino will be an up-to-date midway.
The Carousal is now more than half
| completed. The Laughing Gallery is
we'll under way and work on one or
| two of the other shows has been start
ed. Work on the toboggan, which is
| to be one of the special features, has
not yet been started. 1t will be be-
gun some time this week. Early in
April all of these special side shows
will be in operation. They will be
opened as soon as they are all fin
/ ished.
| Good Attractions Promised.
The show season at the Casino will
| begin about the same time that il
| started last year. May l, or possibly a
little earlier. Manager L. R. Nash OF
the Savannah Electric Company is anX-
ious to give the Casino patrons some
| good attractions this year.
None of the cheaper shows will be
| considered at all. Only such shows as
were put on at the very end of last
season. when the best of the summer
appeared, will be booked. The aim is
to this year make the poorest of the
attractions about on a par with the
best of last year.
the class of shows to be presented
| which has been positively decided upon,
i Manager Nash is seriously consider
| ing putting on some really high price
attractions, performances that could
not be presented for the nominal adj
| mission usually charged. He says he
| wants to put on whatever the people
| want, and he is inclined to the belief
that a really high class exhibition, for
which a slightly increased admission
would have to be paid, will prove more
satisfactory than the cheaper shows. 1t
is probable that one or two of these
really up-to-date attractions will be
| booked carly in the season, so that it
may be seen whether the public will
more literally patronize this class.
Improving Casino Grounds.
The general standard of all the
shows, though is to be improved. Nc
| show is to be booked at all that is not
| known to be above the average, the
| new manager says. The season is &c
be opened early and with the many>side
| attractions that are now being built
| there is every reason to believe it vii
| be the most prosperous season the Ca
| sino has vet known. Lessee Nelson, ir
| anticipation of heavy patronage, is
| having many improvements made Il
| the building and grounds.
The Sunday concerts have always
been popular with Savannahians. From
to-day on they are to be given regular
ly every Sunday until fall.