The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-04
Articles of Incorporation Of
the American Music Hall
Co. to Be Filed Today and
Ground Broken Saturday,
TH0MPS0N-S TARRETT co.
WILL BUILD STRUCTURE
Charge Is Made That Certain.
Interests Attempted to Pur-
chase Withdrawal of SamueR
NeWhOuSe From Local Field.
VAUDEVILLE WAR is ON

Contract let yesterday. articles of i'm
corporation filed today -round broken
tom0rrow-this is the rapd-ffre manner
jn which tine NeWHouSa theatre is get
ting under way. and reflects. in the ag-
Gregai=, the results of IarJ work on tns
part of samuel NeWhuus,. Walter HOfE
S3eiN ana others associated in the new
venture.
The contract Tor the construction Of the
new theatre at State street and Exchange
place was awarded Yesterday To- the
iLcllpSon-St Jarrett company. which erect
ed the NeWnuuse and Boston buildings,
and which is NOW building the Newhousas
hotel After "a conference between Mr.
NeWnouse and Mr.. Seely. who is the die,
rect representative of William Morris,
the price for the construction of the thea
tire was reached. and the representa- tive Of
the ThOmpsO -Starrett company agreed 10
put mp the building for that price. II IS
something in the ueighbOrhOOd of a quar-
ter of a million dollars.
Today articles of Incorporation of tbs
American Music Hall company of Titan.
with William Morris as president, Will
be filed with the secretary OF state
Samuel NeWh0use will be one OF the Of-
ucers. and the directorate viii contain
some of the most prominent men in Utah
William Morris president of the company
is the leading vaudeville magnate Of tbs
east and ne rs breaking into the western
field with great strides.
Saturday. ground Will be- broken for The
new theatre. and one of the greatest races
in building construction ia Salt Lake VIII
be seen during the spring and summer.
Every effort will be made 70 get the the
alre ready for occupancy by October, and
the construction company promised ID
have the theatre ready By that time. and
the fiye-stOry building fronting on SJara
street through which will run the lobby
and foyer. ready before winter.
u Do nov b ar Fr FE d aTT F-
atre viii be ordered al once and Whila
the rough plans of the building are giys
ing the builders a basis for operations.
Henry Ives Cobb Is Gesi gUlng the tReaUTs
proper that viii have no equal in tina
west when il is completed. That the
building Will be quite in keeping with tha
splendid structures Dbl that square was
the assurance given by Mr.. NeWhOuse 10
the press Yesterday.
The Newhouse theatre will go through
Is fast DIS skill can push it, said Mr.
vaudeville war that is going or betWeeE
Air. Morris and the OIUleu meircUit I
don't believe anything can he gained BY
TeCTImiUatpHS upon either side, for Z
think both interests should build mp Iu-
stead of TO tear down. There is ROOM
enough i'm Salt Lake for two vaudeville
houses"
Yesterday Mr.. seeIv. acting directly for
William Morris. sent letter 10 Presid-
ing Bishop q. rs. Niblev Of the Mormon
church. I'm which he r=eeipted the bin ~
expense attached 10 the Lauder engage
mcBt al tLe Tabernacle. Owing 10 Opp0-
sition Ola the part Of vaudeville interests
that are fighting Morris. the Salt Lake
public was deprived of seeing Lauder q {
the tabernacle iH January He had been
booked TO appear at that place iu Scotch
dialect songs and recitations. but the eu-
gagemeut was cancelled. An. Morris was
put TO an expense Of over 500. and tbs
church was willing 70 stand Tor the eX-
peuse. However. Mr.. Se=ly Yesterday sent
"a TeCeipIed bin.
Newhouse Asked to Withdraw.
Mr. Seely made tIe unqualified charge
last night that an offer had been mad
to Mr.. Nevhousa to withdraw from tho
Morris theatre I'm Salt Lake. Mr.. Ned
house confirmed this statement. saving
that no amount OF money could induce
him to quits the field now that he had
entered IT, Similar tactics said AIT. Seely.
were employed by the Orpheum interests
on the coast
While the vaudeville war is raging
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