Evening journal., 1913-10-06
BEST PLAYS AT
new THEATRE
BRADY SAYS
PLAYHOUSE Will Open Soon
With "BOueht and Paid
For"
METROPOLITAN OPERA
ALSO IS HOPED FOR

That the Playhouse, which VIII open
with Bought and Paid For on Wed
ncsdav October Is. will offer only the
hest nlavs which William A. Brady and
the Schub rts can produce was mace
clear bv Mr. Brady yesterday afternoon
in the Hotel DUPONT, when he was III
tervie ed bya reporter for The ENhN-
ING JOuRNAL
III the Wilmington public viii sup.
port the shows" sad Mr.. Brady, II wiz
see that every production IN the conh'
fry that is worth seeing VIII be brought
to Wilmington ,...
81 have great deal of faith IN TINS
city aud | have planned TO have come
stellar attraction at the new 'he"'''
everv night this season Whether 'hS
shows viii be booked here VIII depend
upon the support which the pubic WI,
Give me. ussd TO play in the Grand
Opera House ten years ago ana oi""9a
had capacity houses and ! can see no
reason why my shows won't do the
same thing here now. A.
Il want il understood SAID M,
Rradv. "that no outside influence VIII
interfere with the way in which w'il
run IL. The theatre is for the MASSES
and not for the classes and the man III
the top of the gallery will have as much
care as the man in the first row. lhey
all look alike 10 me. All that / ask ~
that | be given support and | viii see
that the public gets its moneys worth
every time If il doesn't there is a com
plant box in the box office and | will
more than welcome any suggestions
from the public.
The theatre will open with Bought
and Paid For.p which will play four
nights The following week Blue BIRD"
will hold the stage and Peg o. My
Heart will probably be the next attrac-
tion. Besides Southern and NARROW,
Blanch Ring. Maud Adams and a host
Of other stars. Mrs. tvelyn Nesbt lhaw
will be presented at some time during
the year and George NJ. Cohen will make
his farewell appearance on the American
stage at the theatre Mr. Cohen is play
ing in Broadway Jones" Mr.. Brady
will also try TO make arrangements 10
have the Metropolitan Opera here for
one night n month"; The opera goes 20
Baltimore once a month and Mr.. Brady
will endcavor 10 have IL stop here on
it. way.
The prices Of the the tire, according to
Mr.. Brady will he what the shows are
worth The Metropolitan Opera prit 3,
of course. would be 50 seat. For
show like polairo. the seats would cost
49, Two dollars and $3.50 will be charg
ed for the average show. Many shows
viii be booked az l.50 for the best seat
and some OF the cheaper Zones will be
offered as low as IS CENTS for the best
seats in Tie house. NJ. Brady said TINT
the way g. iudac MS shows will be by
fheir pricN a1d II show Is not worth
81 the price viii be reduced. In this
way. said ,ir. Brady, the public will be
able to judge the Shows.
Mr. Brady said that he and the
Shuberts would use Wilmington as a
first night house and that the VIII
mington public would be given the op-
portunity 10 see the best shows IN
the country before any other city. in
the country. one which he thought the
public on ght 10 he very glad. Prac-
tically every show that comes here
will be more than one night and in
stead of having dark nights such pic
turr~ rs Quo Vadis. Captain Scott's
r, on and other great scenes will
be oduced Everything that Is put
on at the new theatre will be of the
highest class that can be secured.
With the theatre itself Mr.. Brady
was delighted He congratulates the
members of the Bader Arm who are
the contractors Of the building on the
excellent work done Mr. Brady also
said that with the DUPONT Hotel and
the Playhouse Wilmington has a social
center that no other city the same
size In the country can boast of Mr..
Brady said that the theatre IS one OF
the best IN the United States and that
for stage room II Is superior 10 any
in the country. with the possible ex-
ception of a new house Just built il
New Haven
J. A. Bader took a party OF news
paper men through the theatre yes
terday afternoon. Il is almost com
pleted and nothing remains to b'
done except the decorating worl
which is being rushed both day an,
night The theatre will probably b.
turned over TO the company on Satur
day. Only 100 days we're required Il
build ths theatre