Show PIONEER CLAWSON i IS REMINISCENT Tells of Construction of Social Hall and Thea Thea- ter At tho the meeting of ot tho the Daughters of ot Utah Ulah Pioneers held Wednesday an Interesting in interesting In- In reminiscent cent talk was made madEl by Bishop Hyrum Byrum B. B Clawson pioneer of or IS Tho Time speaker said I 1 have been Invited to speak to you on Pioneer Architecture especially the building of oC the Theater In order to understand the motives that prompted prompt prompt- ed tho building of ot the Social hall and ami theater a sketch of tho ho first theatricals theatrical among tho the Mormons ma may be of or interest Interest Inter Inter- est to you OU Sixty three y years ago r I was In III UVO-J UVO a a. boy of ot twenty The people I were In ht poverty po and trouble and thu tho I Prophet Joseph Smith realizing that they the must Jt havo have amusements that wo we have havo a Ii serIes of ot theatricals Ahall A Ahall hall was lilted fitted up UI with scenery and anu u a company formed Time The first t play y was Pizarro with George A. A Adams an un actor from Ihu Kast llast Brigham Young George Georgo A. A Smith Erastus Snow 0 and aud Miss It Adams In imi the th cast ll Brigham Young was WMS High Priest j George Georgo A t Adams wax was 1 Pizarro and nd tiles 88 1 Adams was leading lad lad I was a member of this first company com com- pan pany and was assigned a comic purl purt hurt I 1 was also chosen to let Jet down the tho holy holy tire lire at command of ot tin tin- High Priest t. t This I did to the tho great Ire delight of or myself my muy- self BOlt and the audience The Tho people were delighted with these performances and after we to the valley alle President Young Youn out tho the prophets prophet's policy un and amid encouraged encouraged aged the tho Saints to find recreation In him I dancing and the theater i Before un an n amusement hall haH could bo be boullt built tho dramatic company compau watt was formed and the first r performance was wim hon given in the Old flowery Dower In 8 lie thu u I Social hall was was built Now vow as as l to the building of or tho thin the- the Inter iter ater Johnsons Johnson's army urmy at ut Camp Cami Lloyd WiH was vas disbanded with a largo large stock of ot supplies on their thell hands lf which the government ordered 1 sold Notice was given ghen of ot the lie sale and President Young Young- sent ent me mo with 1000 In gala gom to buy the things N wo we most needed d. d I f found Cound bundIng bund build Ing ng mat material glass nulls tents sugar suc-nr and many other necessities i I was Wa cordially received and favored b by tho the officers nt at the auction Tents with stove that sold for Cor 10 or n 11 18 I nur pur- pur I based for S1 Jl U. Rails Nails worth Vo 40 iO a box for or 6 glass the same and other things things' bs i In n proportion s From 1010 1 rom the sale of or these I from rom which was realized and aull i with the help hell of ot the nails glass i Bud other tl cr things s so HO conveniently provided I the he Theater was built This building was wag thought b by Somo ome to bo be much too toS I largo large M and President ruc Young w was urged to o build M a smaller house but with Hh lil his great wisdom and nud foresight Insisted t that hat nt time would prove he was r right W W am Fols Folsom m was wa the he architect Th The building is ver very solid with unusually unusual I thick hick walls and immense Umbers timbers timber 1 After It was finished It wa was roUnd found that hat the acoustics w wore were ere not good A large argo dome was In the tho center centor ot of of th the theater heater which I believed interfered with the acoustic properties and ami at my lily a ceiling was built bunt buntIn over It with th desired result Some changes have since been to with it I up t to benches date At At first It Was Provided bring ed edIn In speaking of ot the time building of beautiful ul Temple Templo Bishop Clawson s said the tho lint hat some of tho the loading architects or of today oday spoke of or It In highest praise Truman Angel was the a architect the tho us Temple Templo and 3 President Young or of or of the Tabernacle Mrs Sarah J J. J Cannon a pioneer or of 1848 18 gave interesting reminiscences es or of pioneer I days Solos wore Miss Gardner sung by IP 4 |