The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-07-27
Our New Opera House


cess. The room was filled from
pit to dome with as fine an au-
dlence as could be possibly gotte II
together i'll any town in the state.
Everything passed off without a
mar or jar according to program
Each of the 500 persons present
were Joyous over the realization
of the completion of this mark of
progress and evidence of conf
dence in Idaho Springs future
prosperity The appointments as
well as the acoustic conditions of
the large auditorium are all that
Gould be desired. There has been
improvements made for ventilating
the balcony inasmuch as the cell
ing is very low, by placing regis
ter in ceiling. This addition was
an alter consideration otherwise
the management would have had
more room between the floor and
ceiling. However the addition of
the balcony after all the plans had
been adopted and for the most
par, carried out in construc ton,
increases the seating capacity
over forty percent. The stage
settings are up-to-date, attractive
and complete. 1t is questionable
whether there is any city of the
size of this that has as fine theatre
building. Before the pictures be-
gan to be thrown upon the
screen, Hon. E. l.. Regennitter
appeared before the foot llg is
and in we'll chosen language made
an address in which he paid a
high tribute to the ladies and
gentleman who contributed TO
the building and highly COM
mended their enterprising and
pushing spirit. These parties
were Messrs Adolph Nelson
Fred Stroehle, Ed. Schoelkopf,
o. H. Shaffer, Horace King, Geo.
Moscript and Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
Stewart. Mr.. Regennitter also
stated the future policy of the
management as to admission etc.
so as to correct any false ideas that
had been in circulation. He
concluded amidst round of
applause and introduced Father
A. R. McCabe. The latter was re
ceived i'll such a manner as must
haye been very gratifying to him
and to his boosting nature. He
paid a glowing tribute to the ele-
waiting and educating phase of the
true histronic art. He expressed
the hope that the theatre would al
ways be so managed that nothing
would be presented to the public
of deteriorating nature but that
it would rise and maintain the
dignity, pureness and attractive
ness of all that is best in theatri-
cal performances that the high
character of the plays as handed
down from the classic Grecians
would be the goal of this beauti-
full home of the plays. His speech
was most interesting and COM
manded the attention of the audi
ence in the most intense manner
The moving pictures were those of
Oliver Twist as acted by Nat
Goodwin and his company. Per-
haps no selection of pictures could
have been made for this occasion
that would have been more ac-
ceptable and interesting than the
portrayal of the characters in this
Dickens story such aslittle Oliver,
Pagan, Bill Skies, Nancy and the
Artful Dodger. The pictures
were clear and distinct and only
the voice of Goodwin and associates
were absent in order to bring out
the full reality of the pathetic and
revolving story. The management
is to be most heartily congratulate.
ed over the successful initiation
of the new theatre in this city
Leach orchestra furnished mu
sic during the entire evening.