The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-19
|iRST THEATER
|IFR0zEN NORTH.
|B,.yy Man With Theatrical
company Details Opening of
Nome's Playhouse.
AID IVORY TRADED
FOR TICKETS TO SHOW
sumner Spent in the Alaskan
Cih Proved to Be Profit
able One.

ian with the RAINING howard coHl-
.rr which organization of players was
4, fist theatrical company TO enter
ssss Alaska. has been Salt Lake
;,v visitor this week. At the Heron
/ std Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Mutually
"A Of his trip into the far north:
nAbout four years ago, on August %,
4, aiming Howard players left Seat
! on the Northwestern, which some
=, afterwkTd was wrecked at sea.
| III theatrical people in Seattle gave
: big sendoff The entire companies
4 ihe Frawev and Taylor shows were
| ban TO tho wharf. and the departure
4 lhe first Show troupe that had ven
| 5-a into the land OF ice and snow
wz;ed considerable excitement, Our
Iespization was composed of eighteen
/ living people 10 start with. The trip
/ 4 ycmc was made without mishap.
ave arrived at Nome on a Friday.
| ibort half the population of the Magic
|lfT' was down to see us land. Up TO
| |as time of our opening, the only things
| ! .se amusement line that the Inhab-
|iua;s of the city had seen was few
La talent piays. We opened ON the
Ihhving Monday night under the au
stss OF the Eagles in their hall, This
| ase is strong in Nome, and their club
kze is practically a hotel--a splen-
i ~ place.
"Ihs theatcr in which we showed
h, about the size of the Garrick in
/hi Lake City. When we looked it
|6r ne found that there was no scene
N for the sstuff to fly from. Every
gg had to worl, on rollers and
tin. There were no ropes even for
10 work with Between the day OF
II arrival and The opening night, we
D TO make and paint our draperies,
Ezeuten and front curtain. But
|s i'd give u full scenic production
Tat western play. and that s what
Y sziIed
'Our first audience was nearly as
listened 10 everv word like a Judge
rzld IN case. As the show pro-
|rEssd. however. il sort of melted, and
tie close Of the production we had
pe1 curtain calls. From that night
IL Tanning Howard players had "A
vcy home in Nome. Mayor Baldwin
pc banded over the KEYS to the citv.
"soou after our arrival in Nome
2 company was Joined by George
eAvl1, son OF Mayor Baldwin. And.
us way, Mayor Baldwin was a
nn Of the well known "Luckyn
'laEln: George Baldwin afterward
S7eaTcd with The Willard Mack play
nn Salt Lake CITY. Mrs. Dovle, who
oae limo Was well known in the east
A. aciresS of much ability. also
Iylfd The show. She was in Nome
y her brother. Tom Doyle. original
7Sl Of the Bessie Bench mine.
we showed four nights every week
we've weeks. When we landed in
~ Toe comnGny was $500 in debt.
ae loe second performance we placed
1l hundred dollars in the bank and
al our indebtedness cleared mp.
! house was packed at every per
h ssnte While we were in Nome
~ ihree Eskimo were admitted TO
lneaief. MANY Of the Eskimo
4 70 get INTO the shows. but they
q. 100 odofous. The three that did
u traded old ivory for tickets in
Of money.
Seats Came ..igh.
lie boxes In the thcater sold for
pcfiormancc. Box seats were s.
me other seats were from 81 in
uIlierf 10 $500 for orchestra seats
'1hF funny aud happy incidents
rS,a OH Nome engagement. ] re
one day | WAS painting some
.: believe II was set fol
= "hen one Of the prominent
Iae town came up on the stage
sN 10 nc introduced TO one Of
sussses. He said this one in par
Gad made decided hit witt
= a.ua he wanted to marry her. if sb,
= agree 10 STAY IN Alaska. | saiG
20 heiD him out. aud asked
w ucsefibe the girl Of his choice
NJ. eood description OF my wife
;.aaA ~. was on him. all right, and h,
70 bus for every one i'm tn,
IL cost him a nice little roll
geef was % cents glass, anc
d. else proportionately high
s"e bought glass OF beer 70
Y |ri.. nc was handed a check 70
d. uilns' Nobody drank alone il
and the check was usuall'
in hurry.
oa Daddy Dove. from whom III,
s,y ,Dexiry' in the Spoilers
S:anr was a great friend TO tn
,sdssl onc night. after witncssiu:
Gnon G,s.un OF Faust, he walked int,
= htE;ug rooni, where Mephisto
y ns,,Og off mis- makeup. and walk
" plo The playc. who had ,aton th
= ITsald; 'old man. YOU done ver,
y 5I non. as' 10 tell You that Mcphisto
J married his sister 'Ol,
r,,,.seas Was said 10 be the most origina
- '.e' IN Alaska. '''' % "'
tysmMns the Roundup Came.
Ia ,b,, "aS ours. There wasn't
Tss TI"a, , We wanted that We didn
aght before we left the hous
\ Z 4s1' u people OF The piaec' lac ' AZ W ~ Il
tamo INC Performance the author
j 's'cly member Of the "no nounam' nam'
sthpSv Nere @ charged with murder
: ssas; aissnt sn9nt as bad. For a fe
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