Show us re prices now theatre the eko was to formally opened to tho the public last night with a medley of melody bur lesque mystery and oratory and th the majority of those in attendance cr te well ell pleased with the initial herfor mance if it one may form conclusions from the applause given the performers the dedi dedicatory I 1 batory address NN a as made by mayor frank olson and was characteristic io of the mayor H hi i complimented the city upon its growth and prosperity mentioning by name a number of those who had taken prominent parts in its ing including the builder and the lessee of the new theatre there were six good vaudeville numbers from the sullivan consadine circuit three reels of pictures pc p tures the address by the mayor and a number of good selections by the tile eko orchestra the last named being a new now but very meritorious musical organization considering the fact that the expenses for the evening were in the tile neighborhood of the attendance was not aliat liat it should have been the receipts being but a trifle over many people complained that the tile prices were excessive but when it is understood that mr anderson the lessee was bound to lose money ith every seat in the house sold none can blame him for asking the prices he did he informs the nes neus today that he received lecci ved so little encouragement coura gement that he lie has concluded that not enough price people care for vaudeville to justify him in continuing this class 0 of performances pel formantes for mances but he will book such meritorious attractions as care to play the house on a percentage basi and devote the other nights to motion pictures mr anderson does not blame the people of price for their failure to attend if they cannot afford the prices but rather admits an error of judgment in securing so expensive an attraction for the 0 opening pening night the playhouse is a credit to the builder the lessee and the city of price and it is the hope of the news that circumstances will so adjust themselves as io make it a pa pacing ing venture en ture for all concerned tonight one of the best american pla plas s ever written the lion and the mouse will be presented at the eko by a capable company |