The Topeka state journal., 1905-11-27
ELKS NIGHT IT IS.
Big Vaudeville Opening at the
Auditorium.
Largest Offering Of Kind Ever
Given Here.
NO ONE TO BE FAVORED
Anywhere in House Except Pit
for % Cents.
Reservations viii Not Be Made
in Advance.
O ONE TO BE FAVORED

1.-THE advance seat sale for the Elks
show which opens tonight at the Audi
torium," said Manager R. s. Brigham
today. lis more than 5000. Every
member of the Elks took twenty tick
cts. The committee which we had
wait upon the business men sold a
great many This figure if anything is
quite conservative.
THE show will be the best vaude-
vile ever put on in this city. Joe Cal
Iahan one of our headliners, declares
the bill to be bigger than the ordinary
Orpheum circuit programme. I know
that the audiences which we will have
this week will be greatly pleased. They
can not help but be satisfied
The full list of performers were in
Topeka at noon. Some of them came
Sunday Harry Corson Clark, the
piece de resistance" came this morn
ing with Miss Owens. Mr.. Lehman
came yesterday.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a full re-
hearsaI of the entire programme took
place. Everything went off with
smoothness and dispatch. The stage
arrangement on the Auditorium plat
form is entirely adequate to handle
all the performances
The finishing touches were put on
represents the interior of a room with
three entrances, two from the sides
and one from the rear. The back wall
of the setting is So feet in length
Wings swing off at wide angles from
both ends, making stage frontage of
Sc feet. The height is 20 feet. A col
umn stands at the front end of each
wing They carry a good imitation of
spot lights illuminate the stage bril-
hantly. Special attention has been
given to the lighting.
A large curtain of purple is in place.
1t is of the sliding variety, the kind
used in Shakespeare time. To that
extent at least the show viii be
classical.
Every seat in the house sells for %
/ cents, the cheapest price ever put on
| anywhere for vaudeville show such
t as Topeka will see this week. One
/ block in the middle of the house will
1 be reserved. These are the 500 par
quet seats, on the fat square on the
main floor. A reservation price of l %
cents will be charged for each of
| these chairs. The reservations, how
ever. must be bought from the ushers
right in the house and can not be OBJ
tained in advance outside. Fifteen
members of the local Elks lodge will
usher the crowd to their seats. Cal
kinS' orchestra of twelve pieces will
| play at each performance. This or
ganizatiOn has been coached for some
| ers will use.
| Eight shows will be given this week,
one every night and matinees on Thurs
day and Saturday afternoon. Special
matinees may be given in case they are
asked for.
The bill to be given is an exceptionally
long one. but special effort will be made
to run it off rapidly. Regular Hurry
up Yost' methods win be used. Each
act in itself will be a big one. of the
headline variety.
The evening performances will com
mence promptly at BIS o'clock, and the
matinee performances at 2:30. The
patrons of the show should take notice
of the hours. Topeka affairs are noted
for not starting at the time appointed
but Manager Brigham proposes to make
the Elk shows an exception to this rule