Evening journal., 1909-12-31
OPERA HOUSE
CHANGES HANDS
Harris Amusement Company
in ChaFge-Ten Cents AdmiS-
sion all Over the House

Ten cents to any part Of the opera
House is the new price of admission an
nounced yesterday by John r. Harris, OF
Pittsburg. who controls the Harris
Amusement Company Of Delaware which
took over the Opera House from the Bijou
Circuit Company this week. Mr. Harris
visited this city yesterday TO see how
things were gong at his new theatre.
The same policy and the same high
grade performances viii be given at the
ten cent price as at the present prices,
Mr.. Harris announces. The admission
change viii go into effect Monday next
The Harris Amusement Company was
chartered at Dover a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Harris is one Of the best-known
theatrical men in the country. He has a
circuit Of his own theatres through Penn
sylvania, New York and Michigan, Is in
terested in many other theatres and
amusement enterprises. is practically tie
owner OF the Boston baseball team and is
said 20 be heavily interested In the Pitts
burg National League team. Many Of his
theatres are playing ten-cent vaudeville.
Nicolo Norton. a veteran theatrical man.
with forty-nine years active experience.
has become resident manager Of the Opera
House.
The same high grade OF vaudeville
will be presented but the admission
will be only ten cents and no higher"
said Mr.. Harris. "This Is in consonance
which the policy the new owners have
applied to their circuit of thetares. Il
is made possible TO present the hest
of vaudeville at this price simply be-
cause the Harris Amusement Company
controls a large and important chain
Of theatres working in harmony and
playing the same acts over the entire
circuit With the large capacity which
the Grand Opera House has an giving
three performances a day. il will be
seen that the new owners are i'm posi-
tion 10 provide the amusement going
public of Wilmington with the latest
and best successes Of the vaudeville
world. No theatre I'm Wilmington or
its environments should occupy "A place
closer To the hearts of the amusement
going public than the Grand Opera
House and IL Is the purpose Of the
new management to foster this feel
Ing by catering at all times to the
wants of the public.
with a chain of theatres to provide
acts fora chain controlled exclusively
by the Harris Amusement Company
many of the difficulties Of booking va
ried performances are eliminated. SO
much time can be given to playerfolks
of quality that it requires no other
inducement To secure the very best
talent The Grand Opera House is now
placed In command not only Of high
class American acts. but many foreign
attractions. SO many acts play on the
circuit Of the Harris Amusement COM
pany that two entirely different shows
will be given each week. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday will Introduce
all new faces and all new specialties
and these in turn will give way Thurs
| day. Friday and Saturday to other new
players In this way those who have
attended the theatre during the first
half of the week, may always be as
sured of seeing quite a different bill
in every respect during the final three
days. Variety will be the keynote OF
all these programs--the variety that
is polite diversified and thoroughly up
TO the minute. Moving pictures will
supplement the vaudeville and these, as
in the case Of the specialties, will be
selected with care"