The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-12
OG DEN GE 7 S
7 fIE SHOWS
I. FIRST

The Orphcm theater Is soon to
oBen Its doors 10 the public. tho sea
son commencing August u. Local
Manager GoSS Is now AT work with II
crew OF men renOyating the house for
The opening He is Installing nine
new fire plugs with fire hose through
out the building and when the pres.
cnt improvements are completed. the
tieater Will be one of the safest I'm
tha country.
In addition the safety appliances
that are being placed In the Orphoum
building, number oil minor changes
gro being made which will add To the
comfort and convenience of the pa
irons II is Manager Goss' de5lrs
To make the ogden house second to
no vaudeville theater In the country
from a standpoint of safety and con
venienco and no expense is being
spared i'm carrying out this aim OF
the promoter
we expect" said Mr. Goss this al.
ternoOn, "to open the Orpheum this
season with flying colors and 4 ca
pacity business ! am positive the
Ogden people will appreciate the Of
forts the management is making In
the way OF attractions For the com
ing season we are assured OF some OF
the highest priced most up-to.date
vaudeville acts that are on the road.
A very important change that has
Deen made in the Orpheum circuit Is
In the routing OF the acts They will
this season appear in the local house
before going to Salt Lake City.
ogden win get the shows first
and from here they win go TO Salt
Lake City and from there to Denver.
This is a very important item for
the theater of this city and II was
only after q great deal of remctancy
that the general management con
scnted to make the change It will
ne a big advantage TO the house as
Salt Lake people, when I'm this city,
will attend the theater here and Og-
den people In salt Lake City VIII
have already seen tho bill that Is on
there. II means a little moro money
tor Ogden and incidentally n little
r,ore advertising for this city"
Mr. GosS explained how the pres
oncc OF an Orphcum theater In Og-
den, advertised the town throughout
the entire country The programs of
the Orpheum theateT company have a
circulation of half a million and are
distributed I'm hundred different Cl,-
les of the United States and Europe.
Each one of these programs contains
picture Of the Ogden theater and
the CITY is also mentioned among the
LIST OF Orpheum theater towns
Martin Beck. general manager OF
the great Orpheum circuit of which
the Ogden Orpheum forms an import
ant link. recently returned from his
annual journey abroad and when met
AT the wharf by the ship news report
ers of the New York dailIes he said:
I'VE are prepared for the mos;
brilliant and attractive season the or
pheum has ever experienced.
That statement was one OF great
consequence.
When the Orphcum circuit is re-
tcrred to, II means the pasume oi
three-Quarters of tho amusement seek
ers of the entire country; the pro
,grammes of over forty-6ve magnif
cent playhouSes, and the largest and
most comprehensive circuit of thea
ters in the whole world
MIR. Beck has just completed ar
citations abroad which added greatly
To the strength and resourcetulncss
OF this chain and TO this link here al
home. He had been successful in Sc
curing an unusual array OF European
stars and he was pleased with the
outlook for a pleasant. attractive sea
son for our patrons and another
epoch making year for the Orpheun
circuit.