The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-17
At THE CASINO THIS SUMMER
high Class Attractions Will rroh"
ably be Offered
Mr.. Robert A. Mansfield Announces
Plans by Which an Opera
Can be Secured-Question up to the
Business Men and Merchants.

Although the negotiations that were
in progress with the Peruchi-Gypzene
company for their appearance at the
casino ON Wrightsville Beach fell
through, it seems probable that a new
plan. announcement of which has just
been made public, viii; result In hav-
ing a splendid line OF attractions
there during the summer t
The promoter of the new movement
is Mr.. Robert A. Mansaeld who states,
regarding his plans, that he proposes
to install an opera company at the
beach casino this summe for ten
weeks. Mr.. Mansfield will secure the
members of the company in New York,
Philadelphia and Boston, securing the
very best principals ana chorus, ana
will give one opera a week. To organ
ize the company and launch them for
the opening performance, will require
an expenditure Of from $1,000 TO $4,000.
Mr.. Mansfield, who has had twenty
years experience in theatricals, az OF
which were in OperaD desires the con-
1lutIlCc anu SOoi Al VI IN 1920
and at the same time some assurance
of their patronage, therefore he. makes
the following offer as a special IN
ducement to all merchants in VIII
mingtOn. namely: a ticket good for
twenty-five admissions will be sold for
$1,000 and any one purchasing two or
these tickets for 500 Will be given an
advertising space in q souvenir PAM
phlet, including the program of the
opera of which two hundred thousand
will be distributed within a radius of
1875 miles Of Wilmington. This pam
phlet will contain a ful' description OF
Wiimlngton's business enterprises, the
railway and waterway advantages, in
fact it will contain everything good
for the booming of Wilmington.
L will require the sale of 500 $40
tickets, which will bring about $4,000.
The cost of maintaining the opera for
ten weeks will be between $4,000 and
$40, 900; so one can readily see that
the amount received On the subscr1p-
ton of tickets. is far from paying for
ten weeks of opera However, MI
Mansfield states that if he pulls out
even he will be satisfied.
To the merchants and public in gen.
eral Mr.. Mansfield wishes to say, that
those purchasing tickets need not lear
, of losing one penny; because the mon
ey for said tickets will be received D!
MI. J. W. Yates, Of tne Atlanic Ma
tional Bank, and not one cent OF tn
, substitution money viii! be drawn un
til the opening night and then onl!
one twenty-fifty of the mount Will d.
drawn out, so in case that by any I'm
foreseen act the season would close
then the balance OF the money Woui'
he returned to the subscribers, so tn
subscribers will not lose anything A
opera company giving n opera
week, mounted with new scenery
which will be painted at the casino 10
each production, special costumes Oh
rect from New York for each oDeE'
sixteen chorus ladies and gentleMeI
a company of the best comic/ opel
singers to be secured; speciaX electr
cal and calcium effects. AND an "s
snace,, in two hundred thousand sol
venfr program pamphlets, all for
small subscription to be paid by Jul
LIST.
The casino stage aud auditoriu
will be made larger, electric fans al
electric lights will be placed in it al
all improvements for inc comfort al
benefit of the public will be made.
Mr.. s.. A. Schloss. Mr.. A. ]
Shielding and Mr.. J. ". Yates, and
number Of the prominent business m
Heartily approve and endorse Mr. Man
fields plan.