Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-22
CANDIDATES FOR
QUEEN WILL APPEAR
At OPERA HOUSE

ARRANGEMENTS to have each of the
seven contestants. candidates for cleo
ton as Queen Of the State of Maine
Winter Carnival. are being conducted
by the mana cement of the Augusta
Opera House. In the first place the
management announces that beginning
Friday. tomorrow, a voting coupon
will be issued at the box office with
each admission ticket sold to the thea
ire. There will be seven respective
ballot boxes set in the lobby, a table
and pencil for the convenience of pa
irons to cast their votes in behalf OF
their favorite candidate. Each ballot
box will bear the respective name of
the contestant, be sealed, remain seal
ed until it is the last collection to be
taken account for at the final count
| before the announcement of the win
! ming young lady. In order that the
public in general may become better
acquainted with the fair aspirantS to
royal honorS. the MANAGEMENT Is ar
ranging the personal appearances of
each of the seven candidates, booking
them two in one night to appear be-
fore and after a feature. and be thus
introduced to the Augusta public. The
dpI'cdi ia fciSpI NiiA I'VE III bN-Nt
Monday night. when it IS expected that
| tile theatre will be crowded to see the
great Belasco play success transferred
| to the screen, entitled THE Lover of
Camille" Two Of the young ladies
have already booked for appearances
next Monday. while two more have
made appointments to discuss their
Tuesday appearances. When all have
! appeared singly on another evening
all seven contestants will pass before
the audiences gaze in the lime light.
The mana cement requests patrons TO
watch the amusement ads and the
| theatres screen for further and spe-
| cific announcement of names and
| times of personal appearances. Due TO
| the fact that all of the contestants are
employed during the day, there will
be no matinee appearance. The fol-
lowing is part of the letter sent to
each contestant by the carnival COM
mittee:
AS you know. seven contestants are
in the field for election. Each contest
ant has a circle of friends who are all
interesting themselves in her election.
However. there are great number of
people who do not know all of the con-
testants but would appreciate knowing
them. or at least seeing them. To as
sist each one of the candidates and to
make the carnival this year an even
greater success. the management of
the Augusta Opera House has offered
its entire cooperation. To bring about
an intimate contact between its pat
ronage and each of the fair contest
ants and to give its public an oppor-
tunity to meet them across the foot
lights they have suggested that an in
vitation be given to each one of the
candidates to appear in the spotlight
for just a moment some evening pre-
ceding the Carnival Ball at the Opera
House during the picture program
Will you. therefore, kindly arrange
for an appointment with Mr.. Hart, the
manager Of the Opera House, who Will
arrange all the details. You may he
assured of the entire courtesy and
hearty cooperation of Mr.. Hart and
he takes n great deal of pleasure In In
viting you to make this appointments
This should be done without delay
| and in all fairness all the candidates
should appear.