The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-19

lis IL not beautiful?" This was the
superlauve in the ordinations OF one OF
the largest and most fashlonaole audi
ences ever gathered in salt Lake play
house when the new Colonial theater was
formally dedicated on Wednesday even
ing. In It's ivory and gold DniSh, win
soft tint OF the hundreds Of electric lights
which glowcd from beneath their ground
glass screens; with the silkcn drdperies
and the harmonious effects In the color
Ing OF walls and carpets and ceiling IL
was indeed beautiful sight. And win
this the hundreds OF handsome women,
alravcd In magnificent gowns, and the
hundreds OF gooG-looking men-for no
city on earth turns out more nesutnul
women and girls and no more handsome
men than does this city OF Zion-it was
indeed u magnificent scene.
And no more beautiful playhouse can
be seen in the United states Than the
Colonial. There are larger ones, but none
is more up 10 date than the Colonial, and
II reflects credit upon Mrs Eveline =.
Auerbach, who erected the structure anc
who has invested IN the building and
urnent 10 her. as IL Is TO her son, George,
who urged lis construction,
In one OF the boxes sat the president
OF the Northwestern Theatrical assocla-
ton. Calvin Heilig. which association has
taken a tifteen-yc2r lease on the thea
ter. With him was John Cort, general
manager OF the association, and one of
The big men in the theatrical world. He
is the dominating factor In the associa-
ton. which operates and controls one
hundred and forty-iive theaters IN the
Dakotas. Montana. Washington. Oregon,
California aud Utah. as also a number in
Canada and who soon will bc In Chicago,
where he Is having handsome new the
ater erected. Mr.. Cort has tried his hand
/ comic and grand opera. IIe Is an old
riTne actor. He knows the theatrical
game from the beginning 10 the end. He
has made and lost several fortunes in ihe
business. and he Is now one Of the mac
mates in the theatrical world. Mr.. Cort
Is also Il producer In the theatrical world,
opera success, THE Alaskan; tho new
musical story OF college Sirl life, Com
mencement Days. lie is manager OF Max
Figman in THE Substitute OF Florence
Roberts in her new play The House OF
Bondage; OF Madame Calve In her
American concert tour. and several 9th
eTs. That ne was more than sratiled at
the great audience which was present at
goes without saying, as was his wife and
! daughter. who accompanied him here and
who occupied the box with him and other
! friends.
At $50 o'clock Mayor Bransiord
progress OF this city is demonstrated
can remember when Salt Lake City sup
| ported but one playhouse, This beauti-
| fui theater TO DC dedicated tonight Is one
I OF the finest IN the country and this
u
/ To near the sweetest singer in the world" ."
| Mayor Brans(ord then introduced Gov
ernor Cutler who made brief address.
! Governor Cutler said
1T seems TO me but few years ago
! when two young men came TO SAX Lake
! and engaged In business. This business
| pTospercd; they soon began paying cash
! for their goods, and then they began
! buying real estate. When. in 1880. | was
! clerk OF Salt Lake county. these young
mon owned 100 acres in Salt Lake City.
1 D..tr -DN4s ha fIfg ~ Sol a
what II would hc. The ground upon
which this magnificent building is git-
uate Is part OF the real estate which
! they bought In the long ago, We Will soon
| hear one OF the greatest singers In the
! world, Nine, Nordica I congratulate
| Madame Nordica, the people who arc
! here and the people who built and the
people who have leased II. 1t is q fnonu-
/ ment 10 the Auerhacb Brothers. | hope
We viii all meet many times In this mag
nihcent structure. thank you" And
/ gramme followed.
And OF Nordica. About the great
| grand opera prima donna whose magnl-
ticent voice was heard. for the first time
! in the beautiful new theater Nordica
has sung In Salt Lake before. She is a
great fayorite with Salt Lalers. She has
, sung in the Tabernacle and In the Salt
. Lake theater. Her last appearance here
! was with san Carlos grand opera COM
day, April l6. 1907. when In Faust" she
took the role OF Marguerite. The world
famous soprano sang splendidly then. but
she sang magniicenuy Wednesday night
, when she dedicated the Colonial Pos
| sibly when AImr. Nordica sang 10. the