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IS.ish-h-r thei the« ........N«arly everything Is In rea-JIncs? for the ow ning production of Klaw Krlanger's great production of •'Ben Hur at the Grand opera house. This morning tin: space beneath the stage at the Grand reminded one of the baggage room In the Grand Central station 1« Bt. lands or some other place of tin* kind. Two score of men wire bushy engaged in rushing the ti unks and oth.r equipment to their various place?. Trunks, bows, hampers and crates were here, there, everywhere, pine d in r%. piled In tiers, and still they came from the train. As rapidly as possible the cases were emptied of their contents and the empties taken to an outside room for storage during the week of the play s stay here. It was impossible for the manager of the comiianyi-lir. Towle, to estimate ttM number of pieces of baggage carried by the company. Tlie troupe arrived on a special train of 1” ears. Including baggage ami passenger coaches, yesterday afternoon. On- td-fcoi baggage car of Vroiert:es had arrived previously during the week and the cjntenfs have already been set in place.One who was familiar with the rope hanging?, fly manipulation?, etc.. of the Grand * w«ek or so ago would he an utter stranger there now for everything is turned completely around. All of the slid's for the holding Of the scenery when It Is In place, together with all superfluous framework upon the stage, has been removed for this w» ck‘s production. The usual equipment of drop lights which was at the Grand has been augmented by an additional 1UU0 incandescent lights and between 75 and HW drops have been $iut in place.In Kpcaking of the coming engagement.calilt;mid,-lieWiilt;yl Tincon iCorliicl last is hWl’SAconbe*sor;TindiaitKKl.lSiC\ «•byflit'geldustBtaMNiFbf 5
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Galveston Tribune
Galveston, Texas, US
Mon, Dec 19, 1904
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