Arizona republican., 1904-12-23

sured The Republican that "The Silver
 Slipper" is not only entirely worthy. of
 patronage, but that it is the very best
 and largest musical comedy now on
 the road. There are a hundred artists
 and they travel not by special car, but
 by special train, and when their train
 of six coaches arrives here on Satur- day morning it will be the first en- tirely theatrical train to steam into this city. The performance is guaran- teed to be exactly the same, and by
 the same people, as that presented in New Orleans, Los Angeles and San
 Francisco. That he might know how
 the play is being received elsewhere, Manager Stechan has secured tele-
 graphic advices from Fl Paso and
 Tucson In the former town, two and
 half hours after the ticket sale
 opened every seat on the lower floor of
 the house was sold. In Tucson, one
 and half hours after the sale opened
 every seat on the lower floor was
 taken with the exception of two rows.
 Mir. S5techan says he has been i'm
 portuned necessarily to bring to Phoe-
 nix a high class attraction, under promise of a liberal patronage. It is
 unfortunate IIliI the Onll1tiJ COilieS so close to other attractions, and on one of the busiest nights of all the year. But. situated as Phoenix is. if she has good shows, she must take them when they are coming this way. Manager Stechan has taken the long chance, and now looks to the playgo- 1 CTS to do their part. In order to secure l 'The Silver Slipper he signed a $1.20O l guarantee and the show is coming | whether there is enough money in the | box office to make good or not. But | there ought to be- else Phoenix can no 1 longer take the local management to | task for bringing the lower grade at | fractions here. It has taken six | months of correspondence and an en- ormous guarantee to get "The Silver Slipper and to see it is a Christmas privilege this city has never enjoyed | before. The aggregation is not one of half a dozen companies touring the country with the same show. but MT. Stechan is assured that it is the only 'Silver Slipper" company on the road, and is owned by John C. Fisher, who also owns those two marvellous sue cesses. ''FIorodora" and san Toy"
 Though the company is contracted for by Manager Stechan of the Hard wick, he has arranged with Manager Berger of the Doris to play in the latter theater, thus assuring no coun- ter theatrical attraction on that even Ing and affording a somewhat larger seating capacity for the large audience hat it is reasonably expected will want to see the performance.
 There has been some street talk con- ,ernfng the seemingly exorbitant prices asked for tickets. MT. Stechan says the tickets are offered at exactly he same prices asked in Los Angeles md San Francisco for the same enter ainment, except that the box prices lere are cheaper. With a full house here will be little, if any money made even at these prices. for the expense of bringing a company of this kind to 7hoenix is almost appalling.
 It is suggested that theater tickets ,n Saturday night will not be an fm- proper sort of Christmas present in many cases, and if one wants 10 give real box party, one entitled to the lame, a better opportunity has never 'een presented. If tickets are bought n advance, every one who desires to 70 ought to be able 70 finish his late ]