East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-23
Proposed Building to be LOCat-
ed lust Back Of Present
Temple Theatre, With Main
Street Entrance.
$4,000 BONDS TO SELL
COnsummation OF Plans Depends Up
on Sale Of Guaranteed Per Cent
Stock - Promises are Virtually
Made For All OF Il.

Coming as a Christmas contribu-
ton to Pendleton is the announcement
today of a new $40, 900 theater which
is to be built soon for the acc0mmo-
dation Of road shows and vaudeville
The proposed theater is to be built JUST
back Of the present Temple theater
and will have an entrance from Main
street through the Temple building.
The contamination Of the plans an.
nounced is contingent upon the sale
OF $4,000 worth Of guaranteed six
Fer cent bonds While promises have
virtually been made for the placing of
all of the stock by local people who
are interested in seeing a modern
theater built here, the work win not
be commenced until the bonds are all
sold. Immediately after Christmas the
actual placing of these bonds win be
undertaken.
The undertaking is backed by DR..
I. U Temple who has secured from
George Darveau a contract to buy the
lot back Of the Temple building. The
plans call for theater 65 feet by
110 in dimensions with seating ca
pacity of approximately 1000. The
stage will be 40 by IS. which will
make it large enough to accommodate
all Of the large road shows. The NY
gallery will be SO feet high. The the
ater will consist OF lower floor and
a balcony. The lower floor viii be on
the street level with an incline pro-
vlded by excavation. A full basement
will be built and the dressing rooms
and steam heating plant will be under
the stage.
The building win be Of concrete ex-
cept the west wall which will be the
present brick back wall Of the Tenn
pie building. 1t is the intention to
build an operating room for moving
picture machines and this. too, will
be OF concrete. making the fire risk
very small
A wide arcade, illuminated and at
tractive, will lead to the theater
through the Temple building, and the
room now occupied by the Temple
Theater vii lbe used for mercan-
tile house. The south wall between
the arcade and the store room will be
largely OF plateglass permitting the
store to exhibit displays of merchan-
disc to theater-goers. The other wall
will be of tile.
1t is the intention to have the the
ater completed and ready to open BY
May /. 1917 Welch & Mead. the
present proprietors OF the Temple
Theater. will be the proprietors Of the
pew theater and they plan to book
first class road shows and to run vau-
deyille and moving picture attractions
in between. Preliminary plans and
specifications have been made and
everything is in readiness for the be-
ginning of work as soon as the s1O.-
000 bonds are sold. These bonds viii
be secured by first mortgage on the
whole property and a guarantee OF
six per cent dividends will be given
The 100000 valuation will include
the site, bilding proper. arcade and
These furnishings will
be strictly modern All of the DOWN
stairs seats will be upholstered in lea
ther and the draperies and stage set
.lngs will match.
Pendleton's location makes 1t an
deal place for big shows to stop in
making the trip from Salt Lake to
Portland Being on the main line.
he city offers a much better induce
nent than does Walla Walla, AMI
he one big obstacle to shows stopping
here has been the lack Of an up-to.
late theater