Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-14
MARTIN BECK PAYS
CITY A BRIEF VISiT
Vaudeville Maguatc Takes Auto,,.,,
To ogdcn--Sau Franci>co's Non
100000 Thcater.

Martin Beck, general manarar .f ID.
Orpheum circuit, was iu slIt f..l.s ....
morning for the space of cr.
He arrived az $3.50 over u,- N'lf.
short Line, and an hour iltor .....ss'll
into Howard CARROTS aut1u,I... n. 'lel
with tho owner of the machine .t.,...''..
on trip 10 Ogden, where he t..rl I.
look into the proposition uI .r.'
new theater FOR the circuit
Mr.. Beck wont To the krufsf,-4.
tel where he registered, and Ir.,..''
otely attorWard called ON No..
Winch Of the local Orphoum tEa..'.
lie said he was on his way n 81.
Francisco, where he win attend ST.
opening Of the new Orphoum tr.at--
la that city the auspiciou4 ...r. 'l
curing on April 10, A c0iucio. na. ,.'.l
nected with this opening s r. r.l-
that &c will occur just throo y.ars a., {,
day from the time the old OrBasl.-
which occupied the same site. q.s 5-
stroyed by the earth quake ana fr. -.
April 10. 1906 WI
That Mr. Beck was dcIiehta5 ,r,,,
the prospects for "a SUCCESSION o,......l
there can he no doubt ID Me . e..s
Francisco that he became eour.'t--
with vaudeville, and l4 years ars H.
company with his father-m-hw. lr,-
riS Meyerueld the Orpheum svr5
cate was planned and tho present p
markabie string OF high class NINA,
Vile houses throughout the country (.
the result.
The new Orphcum SIS bunt ON tbs s,.
Of the old one, in OFarrau ..rasf y,
rs handsome structure. and e,s~..
thing iu 10 as the latest and hrsi tsst
can be had On the theatrical raret,---.
tiun. The building cost hale "a BID.
lion dollars. Mr. Beck said and :.
as free from danger OF fire as qissf
vault. even the air which enters 10
being Cloansed and purified by "a ses
tenn possessed by only one other tt.s.
ter in the world The vontiaurq riag.
alone cost $4,000 There are 500 saqt.
In tho building, and The structure and
lot upon which 10 st8uds ra1rrsapt5
an investment OF 100000. Hire rv.
perts have pronounced the now San
Francisco Orpheum Co De the bast
equipped. best arranged. and .4f.e.
playhouse I'm the United states
The interior OF the building s striking
In its display of color. and haWHH.r.H,
In its magnitude, ana tho multitude rf
its seats, according 10 AIR. Beck Tb.
acoustics are said 90 De sunarh du.
TO the fact that there are ua s1e-r
corners anywhere in the auditorium. An
tho salient lines are curved ana r5
ceiling or wall angles split the tones
emauating from the stage
The stage is the largest in San Fran.
cisco. being 3S 10y 1875 feet ADJ ba
appointments behind tho scenes a7
modern and arranged for the convent.
euce Of the performers. The interior
dome and mural decorations ara among
the finest and the art displayed fn bs
panel pictures IS OF the highest class
The dome panel was executed by e
Theo Bchr OF Chicago. and thc nlne.
and drop curtains were painted 6y A.
Il. CuvellerO Of Rome
Ground for the new theatcf was br1k-
en- in April. 1907 just q year after tha
old building was destroyed, and now
two years after this event. the new
structure Is ready TO De thrown open
TO the public, bigger. brighter and bet-
ter than ever 'Tho opening wu De
the big theatrical event Of the season
on the coast, said Mr. Beck as De
jumped into the auto, "aud D wouldn't
miss IL for the world"