Show Of O PEUM THEATER PEOPLE DELIGHTED WITH NEW PLAY HOUSE I Ellery Italian Band Pleased the Audi Audience Audience ence Which Though Small Was I Highly Appreciative UndO Under the tho most pleasing conditions the theater was opened last Seated In the o of hundreds of soft lights rut an audience small but representative of best est citizens and handsomely dr dressed ed Was surprised and deli delighted with the splendidly appointed theater and hap happily entertained b by the excellent mil mu music sic of Channing italian band and the vocalists who assisted In the musical program The old playhouse presented quite fulte a different appearance to local theater theatergoers goers from their memol memory of the old playhouse before the people took It In as one of its long string or of theaters I Tho shabby and worn wort of I the Interior of the old house and the trappings the scenes I were replaced b by now and lip to date Those Thoro were new tungsten lights which showing through frosted bul bulbs s cast a soft yet yel profuse light over Uw the entire house showing to great advantage the ivory and soil color scheme of the ceiling and boxes s sand and the lie pale Imle green effect of t h high walls rhe fhe boxes have been remodeled anti arranged In a much more c manner and the decorations ar are t or of Ivor ivory trImmed with gold In a panel I effect surmounted by Immense carved cuned or of lowers The orchestra I I I balcony balcon and boxes are arc encircled by byI e brass rails rail which add mUCh to the artistic effect of the renovation and improve greatly greaLly upon the old Iron rails of 01 Grand opera house tines The floor space Jace of the i house is covered with a new carpel and the seats scats are rearranged The rho entrance and lobb lobby pro pre sent a very er inviting appearance ha having been ell entirely tI 10 I remodeled and rebuilt b by the tho neW management of the house honse Even en behind the thc curtain there have been The Tho ro roomy are rearranged r i adding much to the comfort of the pla players ors and facilitating the quick and smooth action of the offerings to ho bo presented this season A new sound sounding ing hoard has heen installed and brought form cl than the old one The entire stage scenery Is now new and the stage lighting of the latest pattern An Immense switchboard controlling the dozens of different ef effects effects In ht electric stage lI lighting hUng occur occupies pies a J convenient place behind the scones cones making ea easy the reproduction I of every sort of desired light effect The regular vaudeville of the tho oro Or Orpheum circuit season will open at this Pretty playhouse on Sunday night August 15 with one of the tho most at attractive bills ever sent over the route The headliners of the tho first weeks hill bill be The J Winners a most expensive and entertaining I feature supported b by valuable lo I Iery ery three thoroughbred racing horses I j jand aUr and a L dozen people I II I A 1 nome more delightful program could not lIoL ha have e heen arranged for fOI opening lie tho liet t l each number was greatly en enjo enjoyed jo joyed ed The audience was and the band was repented repeatedly encored It would be a hard lash to select one i number as being more pleasing than I another The program opened with willi i the J march lids is nl al alwa I wa yeas greeted 6 with pleasure As each selection was played the thc efforts of the tho t tf f musicians were more and more appreciated and one could not help but bul feel ho was partaking of n a genuine treat I such as is seldom experienced The Tho program was given with that same bit of pleasing originality in cullon that characterizes the pa playing of Director Ellens musicians and puts them In a c class ass by br themselves just a little better than sonic some others wo we have heard The due from II ns as sung sling by Mons and Mme Ime Begue Was excel excellent lent and was received with rotund after I round of hearty applause This was the only vocal ocal number on the program I The Tho evening was not nol by a delay dolny of any kind as is Ig often the I case in the opening of a new theater The Tho attaches of the 1110 per performed performed formed their duties cities with wilh the same case and promptness as they ther would have done had It been one or of the last nights of the tho season Instead of the first The program played HI by y band follows e LART RT l 1 larch M arch Vagner g r Trumpet solo Serenade Schubert Il An Antonio A n tonell Second Hungarian v Lis t Cadenzas h by Mr II Garcia Garzia I PART PAnT II 1 I The Red ned I With Incidental solos Vocal duet lb II Trovatore Verdi Mons and Begue I From the thc opera house I Two popular ditties a t I Wish Vish I a Girl Girl Laboy Labov b Rainbow Won rich Sextet from Lucia dl di I Ic Corinto Libera Liberatore toro tore Florio Di and Man Mancini Ian cini |