The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-20
ACTORS MEET
AT BANQUET
Bittner Company Guests of Fred L,
Smultzer.
DRINK TO PROSPERITY
STOCK COMPANY CLOSES CON-
TRACT WITH DENVER.

friendships that have long existed and
friendships just begun were cemented last
night when the members OF the Bittner
company were banqueted at the Wilson
Dy kred l.. Smultzer president of the
DenVer Theatre company Manager IT. r
Hammer of the Grand, which this COM
pany recently acquired, was among the
guests of honor. The Bittner company
has closed a years contract with the
Denver corporation and last nights gath
ering was an informal assemblage OF
stage people who will work together for
many weeks to amuSe people of this sec
ton OF the intermountain west. MI
Smultzer showed himself before the cur
tain FOR "A short time during last evening
performance at the Grand. A1r. Bittner,
WHO introduced him, told how his COM
pany VIII leave in two weeks for Denver
anu then MIR. Smuttzer said Il few things
about the Denver Theatre company
plans. Among these is the opening OF
IL open every night for forty-five weeks.
But all this is incidental-the real hap
pcninSS of the evening came dtIer the
lights were all out and the little group
OF PLAYERS filed through the stage door.
son with mr.. Smultzer at the head OF the
table and Mr.. BittEer at the foot II
didn't take many minutes for everyone
70 get 70 talking and by the time the
black coffee was before them everyone
was in Just the proper humor for toasts,
which were given by the veteran manager
They ali drank TO the ladies and TO one
another, and to the prosperous days
ahead. There were kind words for the
manner in which the public has treated
them while they have been playing in Salt
Smultzer. under whose management the
Denver Theatre company has grown TO
Include twenty houses where it formerly
included but one.
Right through it was pleasant even
ways manage to have when they get to
gether on such occasions.
Mr.. SmultZer expressed himself earlier in
The evening as well pleased over the pros
poets Salt Lake affords, and decidedly
gratified over the new acquisition which
Z Will play stock in his houses.
The Grand has been a very house
things ahead I'm the way Of growth and
prosperity. 7 will make some alterations
after we close and these will materially
improve the theatre Judging by what IL
has done and the generous manner in
which the Salt Lake public has patron
lied 1t feel very sure that 1 will have
in the house a strong addition to the cir
cult.
"'The Bittner company Nave done well
here. II is "A good strong stock organiza-
ton. 1t will prove popular right through
this country and I feel that in the con
tract we viii all OF US have something TO
r. r Hammer who generally says little
and does great deal departed a little
from his usual lines last evening when
he was finally persuaded 10 respond TO Il
toast Mr.. Hammer got a short eulogy
in which bit of fun at his expense was
mingled. at the hands of the toastmaSter.
. ~" spoke IN an cQuallN happy VEN and
. took occasion to say some good words
for the company as a whole with a neat
little compliment for Lansing Rowan, the
leading lady.
Miss Corinne NJ Bailey. who Is to
1 sing in Salt Lake one evening next
week. has scored a triumph for her
concert work done I'm California during
the past winter. Her last engagement
1here iSs now completed. and she goes
early in August for two weeks en-
gagement to the MonteagIe assembly
. Tennessee. where she has been a IA
vOrite for several seasons past.
Friday night the Utahna stock COM
pany VIII give away "A live baby to the
person holding the coupon with the
lucky number. This viii be an Oppor-
tunity for some one To get a baby
one thousand dollars worth Of fire
works go uD i'm smoke at every per-
formance OF Pains "POmDeii' speCta-
Gle. As Pain is the most extensive man
ufacturcr Of fireworks I'm the world
some marvellous effects in pyrotechnics
may be expected