The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-18

has already mounted into millions and
much of this money will come from New
York
Abbey. Schoeffel and Grau's spectacle
at the Auditorium, Steele Mackaye's enter
prise on the Worlds fair grounds, the Ell
dorado of Weehawken, the Sousa monster
orchestra prize. the "Hippodromes," the
passion Play.n and PAINS fireworks will
all be backed by eastern money, and lots of
st.
in fact said Mr. Schoeffel to me. lit
will be great Coney Island. with amuse-
ments big and little on both sides. with tn g
greatest entertainments this country has
ever seen aud with probably more attrac-
lion outside than inside the fair.
Theatrical managers. east and west have
simply gone Chicago mad. They are pay
ing tremendous prices for privileges, big
sums for centrally located property, aud
they seem to give no heed whatever to the
fact that July, August and September, the
great months Of the fair. are conducive to
anything but indoor ADJUSTMENTS. The
latest OF the enterprises is contract TO
transplant the Eldorsdo TO Chicago. am
told that the capitalization ie something
like two millions and half, that the
grounds have already been selected aud
that the buildings win be an exact repro
ducticn Of those at Weehawken, castle
casino. fountain. lights. amphitheatre and
all
I'VE will have two enterprises in Chicago
from May to October, and the first will be
the spectacle America at the Auditor
ium,' said Mr.. Schoeffel TO me. 1.-The play
there will be arranged by Imre Kiralfy,
and he has carte blanche as TO the expense.
The Schaefer family of Vienna, today the
m q 1QrT0r ir>
are under contract to appear in the specta-
Gle. So is Sandow, the strong man, and
we are closing contracts every week with
star performers IN the capitals of Europen
The Passion Play seems to be an as
sured fact | am told that the incorpora-
sion OF the company at Springfield late in
June was followed almost immediately by
the signing of contracts with all the great
Oberammergau players. The syndicate is
represented in Europe by Franz tanner,
director Of the Imperial opera house at
Vienna, and his first contract was with
Joseph Myer, who personsted the Saviour
st Oberammergau. All the others have
been signed on condition that the $4,000
guaranteed them be placed In the bank to
the order OF third responsible party.
This. too, has been done, and it is now the
intention TO have all the original costumes
and scenery brought here. and an amphi-
theatre will be constructed especially for
the production. Even the hotel accommo-
dations for the 235 Bavarian peasants who
are to produce the play, are engaged.
had chat with one Of the New York
gentlemen interested in the Chicago Hip
podrome company the other day. and he
Informed me that matters in connection
with the enterprise were progressing
splendidly. "We are investing 81, 500. OO0
and viii have greater hippodrome than
the best and most famous of Europe. In
fact, the star Paris performers are under
contract with u.s. and will be here at the
formal opening next May"
There is still some talk OF transferring
the Paris Hirpodrome complete to the
Libby Prison. grounds in Chicago. and it
Is possible that that enterprise will yet be
carried into effect.
The First Regiment armory is now civ
ing way to We'll and lederer's immense
new theatre, and / understand that DR.
Ziegfeld has secured the Meininger orches-
ire as one of it's prime attractions.
So much has been said of Steele Mack
ayes great enterprise on the Worlds fair
ground that can add but little of interest.
Mr. Mackaye has not yet finished the play
which is to be produced there and simply
announces that il win be or grander scale
than has ever been attempted in the world
of amusements on either side of the At
lantic.