The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

company will hold the boards until
carly IN August, when the Schuberts
VIII present their plays They have en-
1efcd INTO contract with the Denver
theatrical syndicate, who control the
Hrahd, to present their plays in Salt
Lake Mt thus theatcr a list Of the
schubert attractions was only recently
printed in The Tribune.
stool; will GlI the Bungalow during
the coming season. This playhouse will
open September ). The following play.
ers nave been engaged for the new Bun
gaiow Stock company: Leading man.
Jonn lnce. II, starred last season in
Henry Miller s "Great Divides" heavy
man, V. T. Henderson first season i'm
1his country; light comedian, Harold
son; character, h. j. Carroll, last season
with The County Chairman leading
woman, Bertha Creighton. two seasons
I = Frisco, two seasons in Kansas City.
three seasons in Philadelphia; second
woman, Miss Francis Grant, leading
woman part of season with Tim Muir
| Phy; juvenile, Thomas Pawley, three
seasons Sc, Woodward stock, Kansas City,
Walter Craig, Woodward stock, Kansas
season, two seasons. Florence Craig.
The Orpheum Will open Sunday even
ing, July %, with the best bill! ever ac.
cordlng to Manager Winch. During the
vacation at this popular theater, and
one OF the best in the vaudeville circuit,
the management has had the interior
redecorated throughout Every modern
convenience for the comfort of patrons
has been installed. The decorations
WlIl add beauty to the house. and as
the tints are in light shades, the audi. |
torlum will be much lighter than here
.otore. Everything about the Orpheum
Will be like new. Martin Beck who |
controls the Orpheum circuit, has as !
surod the local management that tho !
class of shows which VIII come 10 the |
Orpheum this year will not only be IL, ;
to the high standard Of the past. but |
VIII be better, for the best vaudeville |
talent that could be secured. not Only
IN this country, but in the old world !
has been engaged.
The coming OF the E'Poly of the
Circus company direct from New
York to Salt Lake next Monday for,
an engagement of three nights and a
matinee at the Salt Lake thcatcr brings
to mind tho famous journey of the
Augustn DAILY company, of about lif-
teen years ago, when Mr.. DAILY person
ally piloted his famous stock company
from San Francisco across the CONT
hent TO New YORK, and there Immcdi-
ately embarked by steamer for Lcl.Ion.
England. This journey still holds the
records for a long distance in theatrical
history. Numerous tales have been re-
lated by press agents an boas. full man
ayers about the long Journeys that their
have undergone in order
to favor theater goers IN certain spcci-
fed towns, but when these stories have
been traced TO basic source ii is found
that the journeys were frequently ,
made in the minds and imagination of
the promoters.
in the present instance, namely. the
Jump of Frederick Thompson S
;. Polly of the Circus company. from
New York to Salt Lake, there is no
question. Frederic Thompson has done
many big things aside from Building
The New York Hippodrome and creating
Luna Park nt Coney lsland-thc most {
famous open air amusement resort in {
The world. Last season he brought his !
three companies from New York TO Chi. {
,ago by special train. which became {
famously known as the "Pollv Spe T
nal, and last winter he brought his .
sensational melodrama, ''Via Wire. I
less, from New York 10 Chicago on |
I train equipped with wireless ielcgra. /
)hy; the first record Of wireless telegra. 7
>hy ever employed on moving trains J
When Manager George d Pvpcr of {
he Salt Lake theatcr was i'm New York "
! few weeks ago, he called on Frederic G
Thompson booking agent with a view c