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Show r .. ... : -;- it " 11 1 " " " ' " " ' PantagesJBuildsatOnce MainStreetJ heatreSure ; . Huge Tent to Fo il Win te r A'1 LKXAN DEK 1'ANTAG KS, wlins f'"''s playhouse) in 1 Kalt' UU. 1 Manager Frank Newman Delights City WTtH Announcement. By Frank A. Hunt koi Xlt will be broken fur sntr I - uim'i new tminlevllle thlra within a few daya. Announcement Announce-ment wa made today by Frank K. Newman, manager of Pantagea' theatre, that work on the flret big building In Halt Lake to' go under con-alructlon con-alructlon aince the war will atart at once and continue through the winter. In aplle of additional dlfricultlea and expense. I EMPLOY 100 MEN. I Here are aome of the Intereallng fea-! fea-! turea about the new ahowhouae and lis erection: It will give employment to 100 men through the winter, when 4 vf ' V ii tJr work Is the least plentiful, tl will cost $ Jiu 0'to heron the furnishings are placed ; Alexander Pantagea ptnna to make it the best theatre he has errr hullt and he haa erected six show-housea show-housea in the lait five yeara; It will te ahnoluteiy firepriH.r and will be a revelation aft to romf'-rl and conven- Iieiice and it will aeat 1100 persona. MOVIE AT PRE8ENT SITE. Announcement was also made that in addition to the new theatre to te built at H and HH South Main fireet. ( he rrmir t hcatre lit to le retained ami remodeled info one of the most modern moving picture houses in the West: So Droadway is not to lose an attraction. aftr all, through the marked gain f Main street. ('rank Newman, to whose successful manaf'jji)ent much of the success of the pantagea theatre Is due, will retain re-tain the management of both theatres. MAYOR STARTS JOB. Mayor Kerry will c.ist the first shovelful of earth at the ground breaking break-ing ceremonies for the new vaudeville theutre and it Is planned to make It a gula occasion, with a band furnishing lively music and a vaude itle troupe to furninh entertainment. The ceremonies cere-monies will be held as soon sa the influenza in-fluenza ban Is lifted. STRICTLY MODERN. The new Pantagea theatre Is to he of structural si eel, with reinforced con -, crele and brick. The sted is already : on tiie ground. The building will be i from sixty-four to eighty feet high and will be lined only as a theatre. P. J j Mt trail, contractor, will make the ex- f-Hvatliin whlfh mil nei'iini aliiintl velour and expensive earpete will be laid on His flousi Ths ataxe will haie 1 a flreprisif aebeatos curtain. A cur-I cur-I lain of running water can be Inime-idlntelv Inime-idlntelv cast In'tween the audience and I the stage through the new fire protection pro-tection system to be Installed. SPRINKLER PROTECTION. All parts of the theatre back of tha proscenium wall will be fully protected by the sprinkler ayetem of fire protection pro-tection both above and below atage. In the auditorium and balcony hoa reela will be in convenient placea. A fire alarm box will be Installed on tha smge In direct touch with the fire department. de-partment. EIGHT EXITS. Kight exits will be provided and no wooa. will be tiaed in the construction of the building except for minor Interior In-terior decorations, which will Imi composed com-posed of mahogany. The ater aup-ply aup-ply will be furnished from a large tank on the roof, so there will be no shortage short-age of water to put out a blaxe. The roof over the atage will be equipped with automatic gmoke venta. VENTILATION SYSTEM. The ventilating system will consist of two 72-Inch fans lo bring In fresh air and four other fans furnish the exhaust located at the most advan- j tagefsjs points to exhaust tiie foul air and prevent all foul ockets. ACOUSTICS UNRIVALED. The acoustics of the new theatre are to le unrivaled and it will be possible pos-sible for every member of the audience audi-ence to hear distinctly from the most distant part of the hoiiKe. f'uteca naa had wonderful success In securing gistd acoustic effects. In the center of the main dome will tie a large art glass panel Indirectly lighted. The auditorium audito-rium will he lighted by concealed IlKlits, so designed that they can be dimmed to any degree desirable. The stage lighting. will be replete with me, latest and most marvelous effects In electric flk. Kive borders and taoj proscenium strips, as well as numer- j 011s spotlights will lllumin.itn the! Scenes. j 12 DRESSING R00M3. The actors will have twelve modern I dressing rooms equipped with shower 1 batlis and other convenience. A lame 1 checkroom wtll also le installed for I he-convenience of r,a!rons The seal - 1 thirty days' lihie. K. It. Newcomb. the general contractor. con-tractor. Is expected to arrive In Salt Iake within a few days: It. Marcus I Pi it era, an architect of unrivaled gen ma in theatre building, has de-! de-! signed the new building. The front and entrance Is to be of terra cotta and highly artistic and ornamental. The foyer will le reached from a lobby II') feet long. The lobby will be decorated deco-rated and Kill hold the display cases. ALL CONVENIENCES. There wi'l be four retiring rooms for pal ron and a nursery and ladies' rest room personally designed by Mrs. Pantatres. Chairs twenty trn he wide, furnished in leather, with liberal vpace between each seat, will be Installed. The .balcony will be reached by an t e.isy incline Instead of steps. The mez.a nine floor, midway between Hie auditorium and the balcony, will -be used u a lounging promenade. FIREPROOF CURTAIN. The proscenium arch will be 30 by 34 feet and -7 feet deep. The interior decorations of the house will le plaster plas-ter after the sTvle of I,oui l. There W II be two tieTs ft boxes nnd ten UtKm. T'i' drajterteti r.f t he hfies will be Silk I I ibg capacity of the house will be 1 9tt, j or 5'o more than the present thatre. UNDER HUGE TENT. Many people will be curious to know how construction can proceed, at full Ped In winter. J. K. Oilbert. superintendent super-intendent of construction, will overcome over-come this difficulty by erecting a huge t nt over his workers when necessary.! The work will i u-ove more difficult In 1 winter, according to the builders, and much more expensive than if it was t done in summer, but the management Is anxious that the theatre be built at once. DELAYED BV WAR. The erection of the Pantagea theatre on Main s'reet has been long delayed ; throurh the war restriction on build- irig. These restrictions have now been 1 removed, a there Is plenty of mate- . ri.l f-.r all kiid of construction and the theatre will be erected in record time, according to the management. I 22 PANTAGES THEATRES. ' Alexander Pantagea haa twenty-two! theatres in the I nited State and Can-ana Can-ana and lias also the use of several' theatres on. the Southern vaudeville .rt uif through an arrangement with I T. -I- foJt.kins The ParUsiges actors j are given fifty.-two Weeks work In the' yw- i |