Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-09
THEATRE OPENS MONDAY
The Colonial Under New Manage
ment-Has Been Completely
Renovated.
"ONE PRICE AND KEEP TO IT.
The Slogan OF Manager Charles w.
BOwyer Owner Of A Syndicate
OF Theatres In Maryland And
Pennsylvania. l.

Anne Arunuel county VIII rejoice Ia
know the cool, comfortable and com.
modious Colonial Theatre will open
on next Monday, August IL, after
having been closed nearly three
months, during which time it has been
completely renovated.
When the Colonial Theatre opens
on Monday next it will open under
new management, Mr.. Charles w.
Boyer, of Hagerstown has leased the
theatre, and he is a man familiar
with all lines of the theatre busi-
ness. Mr.. Boyer controls syndi
cate of theatres in Martinsburg, w.
Va, Hanover, Pa, Hagerstown and
Annapolis, managing theatres in each
of these places. He is a thorough
business man, a man of few words.
but who means business and talks to
the point.
Mr.. Boyer has made great success
of vaudeville and moving pictures. He
censors all vaudeville personally be-
fore booking the acts, and he stands
out firmly for clean vaudeville. I'm
der Manager Boyer the theatre regime
will be entirely different than hither-
to. The first performnce at the NOV
ing picture shows will begin at 7.3O
p. m. with orchestra selection by six
or seven instruments. Then one pic
ture will be run off and following this
there will be three acts of vaudeville: /:
then another picture. This will con-
sumo the time until about 9 o'clock,
when the performance will begin all
over again after an intermission.
There will be three acts of vaude-
vile, sometimes four, five and six
people in an act, but three acts at
every performance, and the vaudeville
will be the best, the cleanest and GEN.
sored by Manager Boyer himself.
Zone Price and Keep to IT, is Mana
ger Boyer's slogan, and 10 cents will
be the. charge of admission to all
parts of the house every night, ex-
cept the boxes. There will never be
any change of price except at the
big shows, which regulate their own
prices.
On Saturday matinee, however, the
price will be cents for children and
10 cents for adults. During the week
children will pay the same as adults,
the one price-l0 cents. The vaude-
vile bill will change twice week
on Mondy and Thursday nights.
The Colonial Theatre will open on
Monday night, August Il, with NOV
ing pictures and three acts Of vaude-
vile, but the first formal opening
will be on Saturday. September 2.
matinee and night. with Al Woods
musical comedy The Girl in the
Taxi" Many good shows have been
booked. On Wednesday. September
80. matinee and night. Mrs. Leslie
Carter, one Of the greatest and best
known stars, viii appear here az the
Colonial Theatre in her new play.
sLater in the season Nine. Sherry. -
a musical play that set the theatre
world on fire. is booked, together with
long list Of the best plays. the entire
repertoire to be published later in
these columns. Under the new man
agement tickets for the theatre will
be sold at the theatre alone. The box
Office will be open from a. m. TO p.
m. and tickets will be on sale during
these hours, and before the perfor-
nance, as in other theatres. There
will be q capable, responsible and
| courteous attendant in charge.
Another new feature of the Colonial
Theatre under its new manager will
be something never enjoyed here be-
fore in the way of theatre privileges.
There will be a large room on the
lower floor fitted up with rugs, easy
chairs, telephone, toilet, long mir
| rors, place for wraps and a maid in
| attendance for the ladies attending
performances of all big shows. Man
ager Boyer believes in catering to the
comfort of the ladies, and the retir-
ing room for their comfort will be
provided
The Colonial Theatre, under Man
ager Boyer, has been completely re-
novated from top to bottom. The
walls and all wood work have beer
painted a deep maroon with golC
trimmings. The draperies of the boxes
are light wine color. The effect i:
rich in tone and coloring, and pleas
ing to the eye. All the seats in the
theatre have been repaired and many
1
broken seat in the whole theatre.
The scenery has been repainted
and much new scenery added. The
scene painting was done by a wei
known and capable scenic artist from
Toledo, Ohio. Manager Boyer be
lieves in looking after the comfort OF
his actors and actresses. To this enc
dressing rooms have been added, ce
ment floors laid under the stage, new
plumbing, sanitary wash rooms, make.
up rooms and everything tending Il
the comfort of the performers, to all
of which Manager Boyer has given hi.
! personal supervision.
Personally, Manager Boyer IS a gen
ial, affable man, of pleasing personal
| ity, cordial in manner and business
like in his dealings Mr.. Boyer is al
Elk. He is a member of the Birming
ham, Ala, Lodge, and in the parlanct
of Elkdom. he has been wearing tn,
horns" of Elkdom for twenty-five,
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