The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-08

quiet about the class of attractions
that are brought to Topeka the CraW-
ford management might advertise IN
the State Journal 1t must De ADMIT
ted that the State Journal has adver-
Using to sell, though it will continue
to treat one patron just as well as an
other. Other newspapers have be-
come parties to Mr.. Crawford's hold
up of the companies by rendering ac-
counts for larger sums than the
amounts charged for space, but that is
matter between their consciences
and the Crawford management. As
long as the managers of companies
consent to being heeced in this man
ner it is probably their own affair, but
when Crawford e Kane attempt to
bunco the public the State Journal
is any advertising contingent upon the
publication or not. If the people are
willing to be held up after they have
been warned that is their own affair,
but the State Journal will have dis
charged it's duty to the public.
Here are a few detail facts that can
easily be verified which show how the
Crawford management deals with To-
peka:
The "GIittering Gloria" company
plays at the theater at Atchisons Kan,
for prices ranging from one dollar
down. In Topeka $3.50.
AT Winfield, Kan, a town of 1888
population. the "Glittering Gloria"
at the following prices: IS, so, rs
cents and 81. Box seats $3.50. 1t will
be seen from this that the best seats
on the floor of the house at Winfield,
1883 population, cost but a dollar. At
Topeka the price is $3.50.
At lola, Kan, population 11,069,
where the show is to be given tomor-
row night, the prices quoted in the
newspaper advertisements in that city
are 35c, soc, Use and 81, the latter
being T2r1f
Topeka is asked to pay $3.50 for the
same production.
At Chanute. Kan, popula ton 10. 116,
where the show will be given Saturday
evening, the advertisements running in
the papers in that city show that the
prices charged there are 25c, Soc 75c
and 81 Box seats $3.50. From this it
is also observed that the best seats on
lar each. Nevertheless it will cost To-
peka people who attend this production
$3.50 for the best seats on the first floor
comment on the play, after it was seen
in that city:
There is very little to be said of
.Glittering Gloria as a play Nothing in
its construction, nothing in its reading
and nothing in the conception of its
characters entities it to the slightest
consideration 1t hasn't a humorous
line in it. 1t depends for its success en-
terously concocted that 1 believe even
McNally would have thrown them out
of his farces if they had ever occurred
or been suggested to him.
Notwithstanding these facts we have
Mr. Boards declaration that THE
weekly salary of Miss Dorothy Nor
ton alone would eat up all of the
profits thus derived
The bookings for the month of De-
cember for the Topeka "death-trap''
theater include can Orphans Prayer"
"A Bunch of Keys ''Side Tracked"
why Girls Leave Home" SANDY
Bottom The Village Parson,'' Her
Only Sim Thou Shalt Not KILL"
The Fortune Hunters THAT Little
Opera company. Railroad Jack"
Midnight" THE Hottest Coon in
Dixie and Mason and Mason in
Fritz and Snitz.''
William Collier comes in his new
play 1.-THE Dictator" Collier is first
class, and Topeka is fortunate in get
ting 1.-The Dictator" 1t is unfortunate
however. that it is not given in a good.
safe opera house
Lew Dockstader is playing at the
Grand opera house at Kansas CITY
this week at the same prices to be
charged in Topeka, strange as this
may seem. 1t is a first class minstrel
attraction and could be seen to good
advantage in the Grand opera house.
THE Wizard of Or is mentioned in
the advertisement this morning as be-
ing one of the truly good things which
we get this month Crawford and