The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01

= Of California; Thursday, Fri =
day and Saturday evenings and =
Saturday matinee. 'Sapho." >
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CONTRARY to the general impress
sion. "Ben Hur" did not break the
money record for a single night at
the Salt Lake theatre last week The
gross receipts for the engagement were
far i'm advance Of any other engage
ment ever played here by a theatrical
attraction. but on at least two occa-
stOns there was more actual money i'm
the house. Both of these were Booth
and Barrett performances. in the late
SOS. One Of them drew $500 and the
other s., 400.
The biggest Ben Hun" house was
the last Of the engagement The TAX
ings were a little more than s. 500. For
the seven performance the gross re-
Ceipts were Sl5.475. As viii be seen. this
IS an average OF more than $1,000. which
rs a most remarkable showing in view
OF the fact that two matinee perform
ances are included. and Salt Lake is
VIGOROUSLY a bad matinee town The
Sen Hur" matinees were not as well
patrOniZcd as the evening perform
ances, but the poorest Of the two drew
more than $1,000. which is phenomenal
matinee business in salt Lake.
r.
a comparison OF the receipts Of "Bea
Hur' with the Booth and Barrett re-
ceipts is hardly fair to Ben HUr" The
prices FOR Booth and Barrett were 50
for every thing on the first floor ana
for q large share of the first circle
. The "Beu Hur" prices were steep
enough. fin ali conscience. but the man
agemeut didn't have nerve enough TO
charge SO for any seat. The stall, box
and lose seats brought $3.50 each and
from thar the scale ranged down TO 80
cents.
Ben Hur's" big patronage, If the
truth must be told, was more the re-
suit OF very Clever advertising than Of
amy great merit TO the production.
True. 10 was tho biggest company ever
brought WcEt. fl had q wealth OF mag
niicenJ scenery and many new effects
luf Ne seriously doubt TT 30 was worthy
us thc patronage 10 got Nevertheless.
the town was mad over &c and we may
bt herC-icll when we even venture the
faiutest kiud OF knock"
Speaking OF high prices for theatre
cal attractions Manager PypeT is to
bc commended for switching Paul from
tEc Theatre TO the Tabernacle. IF Pat
81 had sung I'm the Theatre if would
have been necessary to charge out
ra2eous prices. Patti. YOU know. gets
f. guarantee Of 5000 for each concert
When it is understood that the entire
seating capacity of the Theatre count
ing from the orchestra TO the ceiling,
SIS only about 1900. an idea OF the Patti
fgises may DO had
Al tne Tabernacle comparatively
i01uI8r prices v III De charged and IL
is certain that tho great building win
l. packed In two concerts here Patti
should easily draw from S12.500 Is
$4,000. which win make her guaran-
tees good and leave a tri0e 60 be d.
.idcd between Manager Pyper and
Pattis -uarautors.
FOR the first FIVE nights OF this week
the Theatre VIII be dark. Friday Are
You q Mason" comes for two nights
aud q matinee. Next week the Theatre
viii Zoe oDen for eight performances,
including three different attractions
Robert Edeson I'm soldiers OF For
tune" 'In old Kentucky and De WOLF
Hopper In Mr.. Pickwick."
The Grand viii be busy this week as
usual The first half or the week is
given 20 THE Hills OF California" The
last three nights and Saturday matinee