The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

MAuDE ADAMS THEATRE CAR.

The latter part of next month there
win have been finished the construction
of a special theatre car for Maude Ad-
ans. When finished it will be the only
vehicle of its sort in existence. Its in
yention, to a great extent, win relieve
transcontinental travelling and one
night stands of much Of their tradi-
tional horror.
The car is 10 be a combination of liv-
ing apartments and completely
equipped theatre for the rehearsal of
scenes and one-act pie es., 1t will be
known as the Tinker Bell aud it viii
cost from $4,000 To $50 900 when fully
furnished. TIE contract for its COM
plete construction IS in the hands of the
Pullman company, which has its shops
at Pullman. Ill.
The need Of such a car has arisen
from the desire Oh the part of Miss
Adams for absolutely private rehears-
ais of a nunbebr OF one-act pieces
which she has long had under consid-
Grafton. When en- tour. it is always
difficult to obtain on short notice a
suitable theatre or clear stage for pri
vate rehearsals A part of the car will
be devoted to a suite of apartments
| for Miss Adams living purposes, but its
| largest space will be devoted to a the
atre. equipped with everything con-
structed in exact relative proportion to
the fittings of an ordinary theatre. The
! fnishincs of the living quarters Will be
of mahogany. Those If the theatre,
/ walnut
The latter portion of the car will be
| forty feet in depth 1t III he entirely
without windows The usual window
space will be taken UP by grooves for
| scenery which will he admitted into the
/ car by sliding doors a. the rear wall
of the stage. Whenever daylight is de-
sired, il will be had through ceiling
| openings. but the lighting equipment
will be almost entirely electrical. Ev-
/ erythn~ upon the stage viii be exactly
the equipment of any frst-class thea
| tire, except that each fixture is TO be
| built i'm miniature
There will be the usual border lights
above the stage. and below. a set of
/ foOtlights fastened inside coverable
/ gutter, along the edge of the stage.
/ The calcium and spot lights will be
| managed from the front end of the the
atre, where there will also be a set of
| lockers for costumes. There will be
| two extra sets of lockers at the rear Of
| the stage for the property and carpen-
| try department. Steps will lead from
| the stage to the floor of the theatre,
which will be without stationary chairs.
The living portion of the car will con-
sist of a conventional private CT ar
| rangement. except that its equipment
will be sufficient to relieve Miss Adams
1 entirely from the necessity of using
! hotels. Ii will be suite of three rooms
dining room, private room with sta
! tionary bed and bath, servants room.
| kitchen and dining room. tt will be
i-lighted by electricity. and will be the
only portion of the car fitted with OBJ
servation windows.
The theatre car is entirely of Miss
Adams own design, and will be her
personal property when delivered from
the Pullman yards.
Miss Adams local engagement in
! Peter Pan at the Salt Lake theatre
is limited to five nights and Wednes-
day matinee, beginning Monday, June 5.