Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-21
BOOKINGS
FOR SALEM'S
THEATRE
MANAGER FARMER HAS A SPLEEN.
DID PROGRAM FOR NEXT SEA-
SONS AMUSEMENT LOVERS
PLAYS ARE VARIED, AND
SOMETHING FOR ALL.

Ray L. Farmer, manager of the
Grand Opera House, this morning
announced the bookings for his house
for the season of 1911-1912. In view
Of the fact that Salem theater-goers
do not give the same patronage to
the melodrama and the plays carry
ing moral lessons, as they do to the
comedy dramas and the musical COM
edies, the latter class of plays will
predominant at the local house this
season. Experience has proven be-
yond a doubt that Salem pleasure
seekers prefer the catchy music,
pretty girls, knee dresses and all the
trimmings or lack Of them, that go
with the musical comedies, and that
the melodrama and the plays carry
ing moral sermons do. not appeal to
Salem theater patrons.
Manager Farmer has booked a list
of the finest shows for the coming
year that have ever played on the To-
cal boards. In fact, no metropolitan
city will have a better class of plays
nor a varied program of music ong
and pretty girls than will Salem's
popular house this season. The play
lovers of this city have demonstrated
their love for the pink cheeks, blue
eyes Tor brown or black if you pre-
fer) and the hosiery show, and Man
ager Farmer will give his patrons
plenty of their hearts desire this
season. A glance at the bookings for
the coming season shows the dis
eliminating and wise choice made
for this year. The best shows on
the road will stop over in Salem for
one night each and no musical COM
edy worthy of the name will over
look this city,
Next week Ferris Hartman in "The
Toymakers," will close the summer
season at the local show house.
September 10, Miss Nobody from
Starland' will open the Fall season
and from that date on the numerous
attractions will follow in rapid sue
cession.
Richard Garlic, the man with the
English twang to his name, will fol-
low Miss Nobody" and then comes
Baby Nine" "The Girl in the Taxi"
The House Next Door," and "The
Travelling Salesman" will fill in the
early autumn dates, and then comes
Bright Eyes" "In Old Kentucky"
the old %favorite, will makes it yearly
visit to Salem and then Billy Clifford
the laughmaker, with his host of
pretty girls. THE Third Degree"
Will season the program with a touch
OF the serious and then comes the
JOY of the suburbanites-"The Com
muters. Lawrence Dorsay and
kirke Bellew with a little of the legi-
innate and then the lombard Opera
company for the music lovers. Good
OLD Checkers with the story of the
tout and the race track and. then
Rex Beach's Alaskan story, 1.-THE
Barrier" The smell of the sawdust
ring in Polly of the Circus" is on
the boards next, and then the "For-
tune Hunter" Seven Days." Three
Twins" "The Gamblers" 1.-THE Vir-
Forbes Robertson, and the
girl with the non-fexible braid
Rose Melville. The list of play titles
is softened a little with "The Ros-
reminding one of church bells
and beads. 1t is said de Purple"
coming next in line, deals with the
night life among the smart set of
New York. Miss Fixit" will play
here and also the c%hildren's delight
Mutt and jeff" Then another
musical comedy in the Chocolate
Soldier" Joseph w. Gates and Les
lie Carter with a touch of drama,
Alma" Excuse Me-" and "The Cam
also are on the board for this
Other shows will follow, but
they are not yet booked. No doubt
theater-goers of Salem will have
plenty of good shows this season and
Grand Opera house is certain of
one of the best years in it's history.