Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-04
NEW ORPHEUM
PLANS READY
FINAL DRAFT FOR STRUCTURE
is DRAWN
MANAGER DROWN GOES NORTH
FOR CONFERENCE
Work on Building VIII Begin April
IS, When Arrangements viii
BE Made to Book
to San Diego

Clarence Drown, manager OF the or-
pheum left Yesterday afternoon for
San Frencisco, carrying with MN lhe
final draft of plans for the new Orpn-
cum in Broadway, between sixth ana
Seventh streets. These viii be submit
ted to M Meyerfeld, jr., president OF
the Orpheum circuit, and to Architect
I,andsburg of the circuit, and II ap-
proved. as is expected, the complete
plans will be made up Immediately ana
given out for publication. Mr.. Drown
expects to return early next week. ana
Immediately work will start on the
finished plans, after which contracts
Will be let for the new structure.
Excavations on the rear of the or
pheum lot are all complete, but the
small stores on the front cannot DC
razed till April 10, owing to the legal
notice required to tenants. However,
this will not delay building, as the mat
ter of contracts will consume some SIX
weeks, and the preparations OF the
builders will take what time is Ie1l.
Beginning on that day, however, IL Is
expected TO rush work with all pos
sible speed, that the new house may
be completed by early fall when y Is
expected that il will be occupied.
As has already been stated, the new
theateh proper will be almost dupil-
improvements possible after two years
experience will be made in the local
building. and 1t will be slightly larger.
The front of the lot will be occupied
by an office building, and whether TINS
will be five or seven stories is one or
the points to be settled at the con-
ference in San Francisco today. Plans
have been prepared for both styles OF
structure.
hat for
sending Orpheum acts to San Diego
for a split week will be arranged while
Mr.. Drown IS north. This service, IL is
expected, will start in April. Another
matter TO be taken up is arrangements
for routing acts on the new around
the-world circuit made possible by the
acquisition last week OF controlling
interest In the Barrasford tours efh-
bracing many houses in Europe, ana
a possible combination to book through
the Orient and Australia, with thls
city as the western gateway.
The rather unexpected announce
ment came from the Belasco manage
ment last night that George Broad
4urst's play. 1.-THE Man of the Hour,
will not be taken off the Belasco stage
Sunday night, but WILL owing TO the
exceedingly heavy demand for seats
be continued for a sixth week. 1t was
in all honesty that the Belasco man
agement announced some days ago that
this would be the last week Of "The
Man of the Hour" This, however, was
made because of the great number OF
plays that the Belasco has yet to pro-
duee. Never since the opening of the
Broadhurst play has there been any
signs of the least letup in the record
breaking attendance, and as result
Manager Lockwood was last night
forced TO announce a sixth week OF the
popular play.
All Of the costumes for both the prin-
cipals and chorus arrived yesterday
at the Grand opera house for the pro-
duction of '"The Geisha," and today
the company will commence dress and
scenic rehearsals for the opening OF
this English musical success Sunday
afternoon.
George Hunt, business manager OF
",rhe Right of Way" which comes &c
the Majestic week after next, is in the
city. Mr. Hunt has many friends here
as Los Angeles used TO be his home
For a time he managed a theater IN
San Diego.