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Larglt;Nlt;As[dience Welcomes .dwards Playhouse Part Of Sarasotaitre Proclaimed 0%of Most Beautiful in South By First Night Thront^|'h ich Is Captivated By Program of Muajk Dedicatory Speeches and FeatHte PictureThe Edwards, Sarasota’s beautiful new playhouse, welcomed to its enchanting interior last evening for its formal opening a gathering of nearly 1500 enthusiastic guests, the event being a noteworthy one in the city’s 1926 calendar of continued progress.It was a cordial welcome that A. B. Edwards, its builder and owner, Charles G. Granham, the house manager, and the attendants and contributors to the evening’s program extended to this large gathering of citizens, among whom were the leaden^ tfl the community’s civic, induaiml »nd social Even th^BuildinJT itself, tastefuLpppointnpnts and accoiipffndation^contribiatiphere 'ked its In respo ishers— contribu lty’s gi^vth sents, muni terfc stance sq^er, iifla charm of itthefacilmohospj icatilt;^. mof well-mportant commun-ture repre-e of the co] i best in , of its ent to t^^pej r-slghtedjffs the c^Hlte] eveopoet*!—^Feregniflplavish in their d6n£ratulatf*fls and generous in their applause of the initial program.Previous descriptions (n these columns have conveyed extensive details of the cost, construction, accommodations and equipment oftH|iheater; yet one does not gain thi^Mi written w*ord a full appre-ciatibijjkof its excellence. Only by personw^inspection can one adequately a|L prehend its completeness and cl^hrm.The brilnlia, ly-lighted, mirror-bordered foyer%f the building presented the appeSfctence of a first-night Broadw'ay assemblage last night as the hundrerwho came to witness the dedication crowded the areaways to#the main entrance and sprinkled out upon the walks long before 8:30, the hour for.the raising of the curtain. During the period the big -crowd was being seated Dale Troy’s Edwards Theater Orchestra gave an excellent program of popular numbers which was followed by the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” as the lights in the auditorium were dimmed and the curtaia was raised rly.he Rev. J. J. N^ffibours. rector the Church oj|^nhe Redeemer ave the invoA unique^#Pe#ing to Mr. rds fvom Call Laemmle, Ire deflt^bffhe Universal Picture's Cdt-J poration, and the group of stars participated in the feature picth/e of the evening, “Skinner’s Drfss | Suit,” was an early feature of- the program, the picture of each of ; these far-away well-wishers with a i message of congratulation from !(Continued from Page 1)
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Sarasota Herald
Sarasota, Florida, US
Sun, Apr 11, 1926
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