The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-08-06
fine ATTRACTION
FOR OPENING night
MANAGER DEBEAU WORKING
HARD TO SECURE SHOW
THAT WILL PLEASE
THEATRE NEARLY COMPLETED
COMFORT AND SAFETY WATCH.
WORDS IN CONSTRUCTION
THE TICKET SALE.

Sank Centres modern new play
house being erected by E. A. DeBeau
is rapidly nearing completion and will
be ready for the formal opening the
first days of September.
The plastering is about finished, the
ventilating men are nearly through,
the conduits for the electric wiring
are in and the heating plant will be
installed in few days.
The decorators will get busy within
a day or two, or just as soon as the
plastering is dry enough.
The Herald editor has followed the
construction of this play house quite
closely and when Manager DeBeau
states that he has installed every con-
venience that will make his patrons
safe and comfortable he is telling the
absolute truth. Large shafts Of pure
air will be taken in from the outside
continuously and with the large air
dome at the top the circulation OF
pure fresh air will be continuous.
The local ordinance governing the
erection and operation of theaters and
motion picture theaters is as strin-
gent as those in St. Paul and Min
neapolis and probably more strict
than in any other city in the state
outside of these cities, but Mr.. De-
Beau has faithfully followed every re-
quirement.
The scenery is at the depot and the
seats have been shipped, and it will
not take long after the contractors
are out of the way to have the house
in shape for the formal opening.
Madsen Bros, the general contractors
expect to be out of the way not later
than Aug. Goth.
The selection of the opening bill
has been causing the manager con-
siderable trouble. He has been offer
ed several inferior attractions but
wants high grade attraction for the
opening number. Within the past
couple of days it has developed how
ever that it may be possible to secure
either "In Old Kentucky" or Forty
Five Minutes From Broadway" for
the opener. The former is one of the
best known attractions on the Amer
lean stage. For thirteen consecutive
years it played to crowded houses in
Minneapolis State Fair week. The
company is booked to play at Winni-
peg on Labor Day, Sept. 7th, and it
is hoped to secure them for Sank Cen
tire either Sept. 4th or 9Th. This play
deals with mountain life and the Blue
Grass regions of Kentucky. The story
is a beautiful one and the climax is
reached with a thrilling race with
real live horses in the last act. If The
show comes to Sank Centre it will ap-
pear with the Original cast.
"Forty-Five Minutes From Broad
way" is a high-grade musical comedy
with a splendid company and an album
dance of hilarious comedy, pretty
girls, beautiful costumas end catchy
music.
Either of these companies will cost
Manager DeBeau snug sum but he
is determined to make the opening
attraction at the Caughren a note
worthy one.
The Committee from the CONNER
cial Club will inaugurate the ticket
sale just as soon as the opening bill
is decided upon and the date assured.
With the splendid theater which
places Sank Centre in the front rank
of all towns in the state of the same
size or larger, and high grade at
traction the tickets at $500, each
should sell without difficulty and the
standing room ought to be at prem
INN the Openinp night.