The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
AT THE THEATRE.
Topeka to Be Held Up as Usual Next
Week.

Another bitter pill is handed out to
be rammed down the threats of Topeka
amusement loving people by the Craw-
ford theater syndicate in the engage
ment for this city OF 1.-The Isle of
Spice" company here next Wednesday.
The schedule of prices for seats to
this performance in Topeka range from
25 cents to $3.50.
On February s, when this show was
given at the Davidson theater at Fort
Scott. Kan, the prices were Is cents to
At ST. Joseph. Mo-, where this show
will be given tomorrow afternoon and
night the prices range from 25 cents to
from % to so cents for the matinee.
At Topeka Crawford puts the price up
to $780,
Here is an advertisement which ap-
week and which may be verified, by all
those who take the trouble to look up
st. Joseph paper:
Sun, Mon. Matinee Sunday.
THE ISLE OF SPICE"
Mat-Oroh., so %; Bal, IS; Gal Is;
Boxes and Settees. 75c.
Night-Orch., 81, rs, so; Bal, so, %;
Gal, 25.
If there is any good reason why $3.50
prices should be charged in Topeka for
attr actions that play in other cities at
dollar prices, it has not been apparent
to those who have to shell out the
money.
Exorbitant prices for mediocre attrae-
tons is a stronger argument TO keep
people away from a theater than. the
knowledge of danger from fire.
THE Isle Of Spice was brought out
in Chicago at the LaSalle theater at 81
prices 1t is claimed that the company
which comes to Topeka carries the or
fginal production which was used in
Chicago. The actors appearing in the
leading roles of the play who come TO
Topeka are not the same VINO produced
the piece at Chicago
The show has had some good notices,
but the Kansas City Star said last
Monday that taken altogether the piece
is a appointment.
Topeka is not the only place where
the 1.-TWO plays for the price of one
game is worked. AT st. Joseph last
night Beware of Men, was given
right after the performance of "A
Study in Scarlet.
The two plays were given to St;
Joseph people at Is, %, 50 and SO
schedule prevails. Two shows adver-
tised for the same night at St Joe
cost so cents. The 70 cent price IN
Topeka is just one-third more than
patrons of the theatre paid at st.
The two shows for SO cents at st.
Joseph probably got more newspaper
space and bigger headlines than any
of the really good and high class at
fractions were able to get in that CITY,
The advertising matter in the Atch-
ison Globe during the week announced
a double bill for tonight at Atchison-
Beware of Men" was to have been
given tonight with IAN American
Gentleman"
short paragraph announcing that the
plan of giving two shows had been
abandoned inasmuch as "one OF the
shows had found an opening date at
another CITY. and the company had
decided to go there" Maybe Atch-
ison refused to be worked.
Beware of Men" comes into To-
night with "Hills of California
Beware of Men" is evidently a
Topeka production. It played at
LeavenWorth Thursday night and the
Leavenworth Times printed a Few
paragraphs about it. The Times says:
Charley Elliott's Beware of Men"
is playing at the Crawford opera
house.
The show started from Topeka. and
has played but a few towns as yet
LeavenwOrth is the first city of any
Importance it has reached and while
it is not playing to standing room
some good houses have been brought
out The attendance was small last
night owing to the weather.
You don't have to wait We have
it on hand. Coke by the ton or by
the. car load. Telephone S56, Topeka
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