The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-24
SALT LAKE IS SITE
FOR A GREAT SHOW
Martin Beck Will Bring Bird
Ballet Here From New
York Hippodrome.
GREATEST PRODUCTION THAT
HAS BEEN GIVEN In WEST
Will Be Attraction at Saltair
This Summer and Lure Thou
sands of Visitors.

Salt Lake City Will be ahead Of any
city in the United States i'll SO far As
amusemcnts are concerned, as il now
leads all cities i'll the country IN the
way of improvements.
The greatest show in tho country, III
which 800 persons participate, which
VIII require two trains TO transport the
show people alone, will be presented III
Salt Lake this summer
il is the Bird Ballet. which has been
the feature Of tho New York Hippo
dromc The opening will take place on
Juno 10, the place VIII he Saltalr
Beach, in the great building erected
there for a bicycle track, and there this
big attraction Will remain until the
close of The season.
Contracts Have Been Signed
The contracts which have been
I,signed involve $4,000. They were
completed, signed sealed and delivered
on "Wednesday. The production will be
under the direction of Martin Beck,
head Of The Orpbcum vaudeville circuit,
which is n guarantee of the kind and
character of the production. IL VIII he
exactly the same as has been produced
in the New York Ilippodrome. In She
ballet alone viii be 300 girls. and the
orchestra viii number thirtYsiX pieces.
Work of changing the interior of the
great bicycle track building viii begin
within a few DAYS. The stage Will he
constructed in the west end of the big
building and the seating arrangement
viii be changed so that 1000 people can
bc accommodated within the audito-
rum
The changes in The building will be
under the personal supervision of
Charles Fcleky, manager OF the prodnc-
ing department of the Orphcum circuit,
who will arrive here within n few days
with several assistants, all of whom will
come direct from the Orpheum circuit
| headquarters in New York.
The management of the big produc-
| tiou will he under the personal super
vision OF G. Il. Raymond, who at pres
| cnt is the manager of the Orphcum the
atcr in Minneapolis. Mr.. Raymond has
| handled some of the biggest shows IN
tho country, and for several years he
WIS manager of Pane IS fireworks pro
| ductions He will arrive in Salt Lake
! about the first of June.
| Production Oil Gorgeous Scale.
The Bird Ballet is one of tho most
| gorgeous productions ever presented in
| New York, and il viii bc the greatest
and most gorgeous one ever produced in
| the country outside of the metropolis.
| The costumes arc on a magnificent or
| der They were made In France, and
| the duty upon them alone was $4,000,
| All these viii be brought here; IN fact
I it Will he an exact reproduction OF the
ono at the New York llippodrome,
Scenery for the play will be painted
here by scenic artists sent here by Mr..
Beck. There are besides the chorus.
fortyninc high salaricd singers and
| leading peoplc in the COMPANY.
Salt Lake City is the only city in the
country outside Of New York where 4
building sufficiently large to produce
this play could be secured Other
points were considered, and sites
viewed, but in no place could anything
be found like the big bicycle track
building at Saltalr Beach
Will Attract Thousands,
In addition to this, Mr., Beck wanted
the play produced in city that had
large territory to draw from, and this
bring il here, Salt Lake City being the
center of n great empire, Mr.. Beck
estimates that the production of the
play here this summer will bring Mt
least 100000 persons into Salt Lake to
witness it, the intention being TO run
excursions from Idaho points as far
west rs Wciscr, from Butte ON the
nGIin, from iidIIUlIP on Tue c"At5 hIdnh
Junction on the southeast. Las Vegas
on the southwest, and Reno on the
west,
Ii Will mean great deal to thc bust
ness community of Salt Lake, as the
influx of people which this big produc
tjon of Mr.. Beck will bring here added
TO the tourist travel will make the
business world hum.
In addition To this great New York
,rpIprt Nj, n,,1.
bring from his California houses the
Flying Ballet. This VIII come the third
week after the opening. and other new
attractions will follow during the sea.
son.
The management Of Saltair Beach
Will. it is snid, add TO the transporta
iion facilities additional equipment TO
handle tho great crowds which viii visit
the beach during the season.