El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-27

An Ancient Ihelter.
The salt Lake theater in salt Lake
City is another of that city's very in
teresting things It is now the second
oldest theater in America the only
one older being in Philadelphia 1t
has three balconies. The floor joists
are all hewn logs
The theater was erected by Brigham
Young. so the official story goes,
after he had been invited TO attend
meeting of dramatic society in a
small building and had been unable
to get his entire family in the place
This story was told the Rotarians
by the manager Of the theater who
addressed them the night they gave
their vaudeville entertainment there
The manager ENLISTED q cradle in
which Maude Adams was rocked when
baby. Her mother. Ann Adams kis-
kadden. was an actress in this theater
in its early days, and Maude was kept
in the cradle on the stage while her
mother played parts. They were play
ing The Lost Child one night when
the rag doll they used for baby was
lost and Maude was carried onto the
stage for the baby. That was her first
public appearance and she was then
less than q year old
President Young did not sit in a regu-
lar seat, but occupied a rocking chair
behind the orchestra leader and there
is still a vacant spot left there. where
he attended the performances
The manager exhibited and read
from some of the old programs The
price of admission in those daFS-the
theater was started in 1860 and COM
1853. and must have been about the
finest in America at the time-was IS
cents. payable in cash or grain only"
the programs said.
a notation on each program In
those days said: s.NO persons. pO-
arms. will longer he admitted to
this theater. Travellers having no
place to leave their arms -4nny
have them checked at the box Of
flee and get them again after the
performance
Another notation on the program,
rather strange" said the manager,
himself Mormon, in view of our re-
hgious practice said; Babies in
arms. SO extra
The old theater is today as good
as most modern theaters and all the
road shows appear there DeWolf
Hopper occupied the same dressing
room. during Rotary convention week.
in which Maude Adams slept while her
mother worked in the shows in the
Better OLE
About Ell Pasoans.
such is fame.'' remarked Willie
Winch. as a negro at Hotel Utah. dur
ing the convention. came up to a
bunch Of US from FL Paso and asked:
Is my friend Mister Oscar Primm
still in FL Paso2 I used to work for
him in cigar store in FL Paso. think
he's a banker now" We corrected him
on the first part Of the name and told
him that Jim Primm was still in FL
Paso-
a bunch of US at Saltair pavilion.
Unanimously and in one voice We all
answered: Ed Lachman."
AS We came over from salt Lake
train had 10 be ferried across the
Sacramento river. They ran the train
into the ferry in four sections. side
by side The conductor asked Neil
Sherman TO stand on the opposite
side from the locomotive to balance
the boat
The SuperIative.
We passed some wonderful scenery
IN the Sisrras of northern California.
also number of towns with bar
signs on the fronts of buildings. the
first we had seen. although we had
passed through New Mexico, Colorado.
Utah and Idaho.
None Of the scenery. however. was
equal in beauty TO clouderoft, al
though California boasts of il as the
finest in America" And speaking of
that reminds me that we don't use
enough superlatives IN FL PasO. salt
Lake claims the biggest dance hall
in America" the biggest salt lake
in the world" and q lot of things
like that Port Costa. Calf. claims
the biggest ferry boat in the world"
Everywhere we find somebody who
claims something that is biggest in
the world Y. P Stiles says If we
can't think of anything better. we've
got 70 boast that out at the five-mile
bridge We have the biggest smell in
the world"
Mesa Rim Drives.
All the FL Pasoaus have grown en-
thusiastic about our proposed mesa
rim scenic drive since going over that
20 mile drive of Denver's out through
the mountains and riding about Salt
Lake City on drive that runs above
the city just as FL Paso's viii do. The
Salt Lake City Scenic Point" is just
above the new Utah state capitol
building, as o2r's is above our high
school, and the view, while wonderful.
Denver spent several million dollars
building its drive and salt Lake City
over a million
Utah's capitol is a wonderfully
pretty building built of Georgia mar !
bic and finished inside in Utah mar
BILE that has Il distinct colors. The !
reception room of the governor cost
S6j, 900 and tapestry is made Of gold !
thread. The furniture is all circas-
sian walnut finished in native gold /
There is a restaurant and a refresh Z
ment booth IN the building.
Here in San Francisco. we have met
a humber OF FL Pasoans including
rabbi Martin Zielonka. who Is much
Interested in the report of the munich
pal railways. which are described as
a mint Of money" on a five cent fare. /
Dr. ZielOnka spoke Tuesday night in .
temple Sinai in Oakland. and will (
speak in temple Emmanuel in San 4
Francisco on July Z He and his fam /
by then go to Los Angeles for I
month A A Kline and wife and Hugo
Eichwald are also here Eichwald is
returning to Ell PasQ in a few days
Telephone Strike.
There is a telephone strike on and II B
Is impossible to get telephone connec-
ton outside your hotel. except by
accident The newspapers in order to
get service, have secured permission j
from the union to put their own oper- i
ators into the central exchanges to {
pass their calls through or have put
Up direct connections with police 3
headquarters and places they need to
reach often Warning has been given
the people to run to the nearest po-
lice box in event OF fire or an urgent
need for an officer and not to attempt
TO use the regular phone.
The striking girls are picketing the .
telephone exchanges night and day I
and are being served with food of all 4
sorts by sympathetic friends and the :
admiring and curious public in gen
eraL The girls are asking for a mini !
mum wage Of 81 a day.
San Francisco is the cheapest place I
TO eat that we have found since leaF-
ing Ell Paso. and the most enjoyable 4
you have an overeoat after l