The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-15
FLORENCE LEASES
SHUBERT THEATRE.
Theatrical Manager Also Signs
Contract With VIII
lard Mack.
ACTOR is GIVEN OVATION
HIS DISAPPEARANCE HAILED
WITH DELIGHT AT COLONIAL.

Max Florence yesterday closed a deal
with George J. Kelly of the real estate
firm OF Kelly & Herrick, and Q. NJ Run
yon, cashier of the Commercial Nation
al bank, both of ogden, whereby he Sc
cures three years lease on the entire
building at present occupied by the
Schubert theatre, the Hendrick & Knowl-
den barber shop and Luce & Co. The
lease also includes ali of the rooms
upstairs.
At the same time a contract was
signed between Mr.. Florence and VIII
lard Mack, the actor. Mr.. Mack and
Miss Maude Leone (Mrs. Mack will
shortly open In the Main street play
house for an extended engagement Mr..
Mack last night opened four nights
enga cement at the Colonial theatre,
supporting Miss Jeanne Russell Afford.
This closes at ogden Sunday night, and
beginning Monday he and Mrs. Mack
will start rehearsals for a series of
plays to be presented at the Shubert in
the near future.
That Willard Mack is without ques-
ton the most popular actor who has
ever appeared before the fOotlights in
a Salt Lake playhouse was made APP
parent last night when he made his
initial appearance with Miss Afford as
Heath Desmond in Cousin Kat" the
three-act Offering this week at the Co
lOntal Mr.. Mack does not appear until
the second act. AS he crossed the
threshold leading to OwlscOte, a coun-
try lodge, he was rendered an ovation
which II is the rare privilege of actors
to enjoy. A capacity house was attract
ed to the Colonial by the announcement
that MIR. Mack was to support Miss Al
ford, succeeding, for the time being,
Ray F. Brandon. and when the popular
idol made his entry It was the signal
for a general outburst of applause.
For fully a minute the hand clapping
continued, and it was only with diff
Guilty that the play was enabled to pro-
coed. Mr.. Mack uttered a fervent
Thank you" and then proceeded TO
give a most delightful Interpretation of
his role, At the conclusion OF the act
and at the end of the play there were
further ovations. At the close of the
special ArbOr day matinee this after
noon Mr.. Mack and Miss Afford viii
hold a reception for their friends on
the Colonial stage.
Mr.. Mack will appear at the Colonial
in Cousin Kate" today and tomorrow
and at Ogden on Sunday. Mrs. Mack
who for the past three weeks has been
In local hospital, Will leave the in
stitutiOn tomorrow fully restored to
health, and on Monday will begin re-
hearsals with Mr.. Mack for q number
Of new plays, to be presented for the
first time in Salt Lake on the Shubert
stage. The Mack-LeOne engagement
will in all likelihood begin on the con-
clusion of the exhibition of the Roose-
Welt pictures on April "a.
Mr.. Florence said last night that he
was undecided as to whether or not the
new leases will be given to the present
occupants OF the building, as he has un-
| der consideration original plans for &
/ lobby to cover the entire front of the
/ building, which will be one Of the most
elaborate ideas ever used in the con.
cided Improvement to the Main street
PLAYHOUSE