Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-28
OLD FOLKS SEE
CORIANTON TODAY
Historic Old Playhouse Packed
From PIT to Dome.
FIRST PRESIDENCY THERE.
Committee Kept Busy Finding Seats
For the Veterans and Attending
70 Their Mant,.

Joseph Haworth experienced new
sensation this afternoon when he made
his entry on the stage at the Salt Lake
Theater Right before him, fading
away among the shadows at the rear OF
the historic old theater, was a sea Of
faces nearly everyone surmounted by
gray hair and bearing lines and fur
rows, mute testimony OF Ions ana
faithful service in the battles OF HE.
Every seat, with the exception of Few
In the third circle was occupied. From
the breasts Of most Of the occupants
hung the blue or red ribbons. and there
were q few white ones, too. The ola
folks were out In force; they We're seek
ing enjoyment. and Joseph Haworth
and his company, to say nothing OF the
Old Folks committee, were there TO
see that they received what was due
their sllvered heads and bnt frames,
The aged gathered at the tryst-
Ing place early, coming from all -four
corners OF the city In the street cars
free Of charge, their badges being the
passport BY 1910 when the doors were
thrown open, there must have
been three hundred on the
steps waiting for admission.
The doors had not been opened
many minutes before every seat In the
big parquet was occupied, Then the
dress circle was filled lrp with dispatch
and still they came. The old folks over
flowed then into the first circle, the por-
ton Of the house reserved for the aged
widows. This section filled up and then
they invaded the young Widows terri
tory In the comfortable seats of the Sec
ond circle. The newsboys and the or
phans, however, had the third circle 10
themselves, as the ascent Of that last
flight OF steps was deemed too great an
undertaking for the sturdlest old person
to undertake.
BY the time the curtain went up the |
house was packed, There We're Veter-
ans In chairs, old people perched on |
table at the back Of the dress circle, |
while one old gentleman with flowing |
beard and fuxurlant locks was taking |
In the scene from the vantage OF the |
top OF O radiator in the rear.
One old lady who arrived at the elev-
enth hour with smile on her lips and |
q tear in her voice was overheard 70 |
say to Usher Margetts, you can't find
me a seat? Oh this Is a swindle."
When the play of "Corianton' finally
was under way stiffness came Ger
the food of remnescence that had been
exchanged and the old folks settled
back for two hours OF solid enjoyment
At the conclusion of the first act they
decorously clamored for the lemonade
that was handed around in big cans
for their delectation.
The Old Folks committee. consisting
Of c. r. Savage, William Naylor and
william Ellington, assisted by George
Margetts, Miss ida Savage Miss Min
ar, Mrs. Annie Lottimer, Mrs. Gloves,
Mr.. Jensen and Mrs, c. r.. Savage,
worked hard IN seeing that all were
with seats placing the par
tally deaf and blind well down In front
md in a hundred and one other ways
TO their welfare.
President Joseph +. Smith and Pres
dent John r. Wlnder occupied box
m the east side OF the proscenlum.
quite a number OF other prominent
ieope were present,