The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-15
PROMISE OF PRESS AGENTS.
The ColoniaI's Opening.

The Colonial, the Cort- Heilig- Auer-
bach theatre rapidly being whipped TO
completion on Third South street, will
be formally thrown open to the public
"Wednesday evening. Nordica will be
the attraction, and when you have
made these two announcements you
have told pretty big story theatrical
ly for Salt Lake. From the WhirIWind
sweep of the show business from New
York to Portland and San Francisco
and back, Salt Lake draws a modern
playhouse worthy of the patronage
Salt Lake theatregoers have given the
theatrical game, and with 1t many
patronage of two big theatrical men,
John Cort and Calvin Heilig.
The Colonial is as modern and thor
oughly equipped d theatre as may be
found between Denver and the coast.
In fact, Salt Lakers may be just lit
tie surprised when they get their first
glance at the interior of the play
house. So much has been accomplished
by Mr.. Cort's architect in securing an
artistic and handsome interior, that
the promises made when the Colonial
was started have been more than full
filed. The lights were turned on in
the new house for the first time this
week and those who were permitted
their first glimpse of the theatres
auditorium witnessed a marvelOusIy
pretty and striking sight when the
hundreds of electric bulbs hidden be-
hind their ground glass screens twin
killed. forth over the white. ivory and
gold decorations and finishings. With
the draperies in, in all their splendor
and richness of deep-toned green, and
set off Wednesday evening by the bril-
liant toilets of scores of Salt Lakes
society leaders. sobered perhaps a tribe
by the conventional black and white
of their escorts. the scene should be
even more inviting.
From the reports at the box office at
the Colonial it is evident that a
packed house will greet Nordica We'd
nesday evening. The seat sale has ex-
ceeded all expectations Beyond all
question the theatre will be all IN
readiness for the evening. The beauti-
full tile floor that extends from the en-
trance on Third South to the entrance
OF the foyer is completed. The ladies'
retiring room and the reading and
smoking room for the gentlemen have
been completed. A maid will be IN
charge of the former TO care for the
feminine patrons of the house. The ex-
pensive seats of fine Spanish leather
have been installed on the first floor.
and tomorrow morning work will be
started on hanging the draperies of the
house.
The latter will be unusually rich ane
effective. In color they viii be rich
green, harmonizing with the general
color scheme of the auditorium. These
draperies will cover all openings in
the walls of the foyer and will extend
around the boxes and loges.
Nordica is we'll known and much ad-
mired by the theatregoing public ~
Salt Lake The famous soprano Is at
the zenith OF her career Renowned or
two continents. she appears at the Co
lonial in a concert program "Wednesday
evening that will include the best from
her repertoire Of over. thirty operas
While at this time Messrs. Cort and
Heiiig do not make an official an
nouncement of the plays that viii be
seen at the Colonial during the re-
mainder of the season, il is known that
among these will be the famous Saw
age production, THE Devil. the play
that has startled two continents the
past year: Babes in Toyland-" Fan
| tana.'' Flower of the Ranch. 'On
Parade" the DAILY Musical company,
Murray and Mack San Francisco
| Onera company. Willard Mack and
others Boxes loges and divans at the
Colonial will be 81 throughout the sea
son and the remaining paruuet- bal
corv and gallery seats will be sold at
=. 80 and q cents Every play at the
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