The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08
IMHAUS GETS
SALT PALACE
viii Manage Thar Resort the
Coming Season.
WILL Be COMIC OPERA THERE
SCENIC RAILROAD, SHOOT THE
CHUTEs" AND OTHERS.
WILL Be COMIC OPERA THERE

A contract was signed yesterday by
which Louis A. Imhaus. formerly man
ager Of the "Corianton company. will
assume the management Of the Salt
Palace the coming season. Mr.. Imhaus
viii assume entire charge Of the resort.
and proposes 20 make Of it one Of the
places Of amusement OF the city. 1t is
10 be remodeled from top to bottom,
and a line Of attractions never before
seen in the city Will be secured. Comic
opera viii be heard in all its glory.
dancing pavilion win be built and side
attractions viii be numerous. The
place VIII be run winter and summer
hereafter. with new attractions every
week.
Mr.. Imhaus and wife leave today for
San Francisco. where they will remain
until April They win then return to
this city with the "Corlanton" COM
pany. and Mr.. Imhaus win then take
hold of the salt Palace. Mr.. Imhaus.
in talking Of the matter last night, said:
we propose 90 make of the Salt Pal
ace the resort of the city II viii be a
place where the amusement-IOving pub
lie viii find everything 10 please their
tastes Mr.. Heath the owner viii plant
a large number Of shade trees and the
place VIII De brilliantly lighted. A dan
cling pavilion viii also be built, where
dancing may be INDUCED IN at all
times. A good orchestra viii be fur
nished and the dancing will be in
charge of Professor Landrum. We
propose TO make of il a kind of school
where patrons Of the resort may have
the most competent instruction I'm fan
ey dancing.
"shoot the Chutes."
I've VIII also build a scenic railroad
and establish a shoot the chutes Be
sides these. there viii be numerous
other side attractions. The theatre Will
be- remOdeled and made more cOmfOrta-
bic. Boxes and stalls win be provided
/ propose 90 put on the best comic op-
eras that can be secured The leading
persons win be brought here from New
York / also propose TO make use If
local talent in the musical line. and the
place VIII be in charge of a competent
dramatic instructor. Local people Of
talent VIII have a chance to get a good
theatrical training.
81 propose 10 bring out a good band
from New York and the best of music
VIII be furnished. A special feature Will
be made Of high-class musical concerts.
These cOnCerts viii be given each Sun-
day and at intervals during the week.
Besides these attractions we viii
bring out troupes of performers from
San Francisco and New York as spe-
cialty performers, and varied pro-
gramme OF amusements, such as might
be seen in San Francisco during the
Mid-wlnter fair, viii be furnished.
VIII Run During Winter.
eve will keep the resort running dur
ing the winter as well as in the summer
time. In the winter there will be the
atric8l and Operatic performances and
other entertainments suitable for the
winter season"
While Mr. Imhaus Is In San Francisco
he will make arrangements for a num-
Der Of.GttractiOns which he expects TO
have AT the resort. When he returns
here he will then make a trip 10 New
York and arrange with the performers !
he proposes 20 bring out from there.
Last night Mr.. Imhaus received from
the Deseret Dramatic syndicate a let
ter of recommendation praising him
most highly for the successful manner
in which he had handled the "Corian-
ton company while he was manager. /
With the letter was a certificate show
ing that he was the owner Of LOCO
shares of the stock. This was present
ed TO Mr. lmhaus as a token of appre-
citation from the syndicate for the work /
he did with the company.