Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-07
NEW 0RPHEUM TO
OPEN CHRISTMAS
A Description Of Salt Lakes
Splendid New Vaudeville
Theater.
LINK IN BIG EASTERN CHAIN.
House VIII Have Connections In Chi
cago, st. Louis, San Francisco,
Denver and Other Cities.

In the Orpheum, just being finished
on state street, Salt Lake is at last
to have a first class vaudeville theater,
where all the best American and Euro
pean specialists will appear under the
most attractive conditions and at DOB.
ular prices
The Orpheum Circuit company.
through their general manager, Mr..
Martin Beck, will direct the enter
prise, the success Of which seems as
sured by an affilation with the most in
fuehtial vaudeville interests In the
west There has been secured the book
ing cooperation OF the Western Vaude-
NliIe association, In whose Chicago OF.
fices contracts for all the big stars are
MADE for the Orpheum circuit and 9TH
er associate theaters.
Salt Lake city is thus assured equal
advantages With theaters in many OF
the large western cities from Chicago
10 san Francisco, which this booking
association needs he cream of the
worlds vaudeville talent. The lmpor-
lance OF this booking alliance may be
better appreciated when il is under
''''N ~ VII tlNt 10 TIC dlAl dt-
lions that are supplied to the following
important theaters The Chicago opera
house, the Olympic, the Haymarket, and
the Million-Dollar Majestic theater
tnow building), all Of Chicago; Column
pla, ST, Louis Grand opera house, In
dianapolls; Columbia, Cincinnati; Hop
kins, Louisville, Hopkin, Memphis, Or
pheum, San Francisco, Orpheum, New
Orleans; Orpheum, Los Angeles: Or
pheum. Denver; Orpheum Minneapolis,
Orpheum, Kansas city; Orpheum, st.
Paul, and the Orpheum, Omaha.
This remarkable chain of high class
vaudeville theaters can offer such adj
vantages to all the important perform
ers that they are pleased TO enroll
themselves with the Western Vaude-
Vile booking agency, a fact which in
sures TO the new Salt Lake Orpheum
an array OF vaudeville talent never be-
fore available In this city. Thus vaude-
Vile, which has hitherto been known
in Salt Lake city, only in Its amin
portant and often undesirable aspects,
will be presented here, for the first
time, in the form and manner which
have made 1t most refined and popu-
lar form of amusement In all the great
European and American cities.
c. NJ. Neuhausen. the architect, drew
Nut BidHS lOl lie 4NGN OiHlltuIl liltd~
ter the construction Of which is now
well on the way TO completion. The
general plan of the exterior shows an
artistic combination OF the Sanpete
limestone and pressed brick.
The building will be modern In con-
struction; and the most recent pTinci-
Piles of safety Will be applied In every
detail. The builders will spare no ex-
pense in this regard and the arrange
ment of the interior has been Contrived
so as to afford extraordinary accommo-
dations for women and children. The
general color scheme OF the interior
Will be green and gold. French plush
hanglngs for the loges and other drap-
ings will be of rich red, decorated with
gold arabesque designs. Although the
seating capacity will be more than
1900 which is unusually large even for
modern vaudeville theater It is cal
culated that the house can be emptied
in two minutes.
There VIII be seven exits. distributed
on Olive street and State street sides Of
the building These doors are so ar
ranged that the slightest pressure will
open them Besides the boxes there
will be 705 seats on the first floor 6l0
IN the balcony.
The management has arranged for
the installation OF the most modern
electrical effects. which are expected to
realize splendid results upon stage
that will measure 30 feet from back to
front. so feet between the side walls
and 80 feet from the floor to the rig
ginG loft. The lighting Of the auditor
ium will be done with 1900 incandes-
cent bulbs placed In such a manner as
to secure perfect illumination.
one feature of the new theater VIII
distinguish II from all others In the
city, the plans for the accommodation
of the women and children. Separate
rooms on the main floor and the bal
cony floors win be furnished luxurious
". These viii include reception
room, and an airy nursery where white
capped maids will attend TO children,
The company has taken advantage
of every opportunity to make the thea
ter one OF the most modern and COM
modious In the country. The conStruc-
ton is well advanced and the auditor
ium Is very near complete. An extra
force OF men are now working on the
lobby and In a few days will have the
State street entrance complete.
The orpheum opens Monday night, |
Dec. %.