| Show Theatrical Wizard Is Here Iere k 0 0 is Pantages Boosts for Salt Lake LakeI I f A I ai its e 4 it 3 Ie He Tells of Import Important r t Plans I Magnate Inspects New 1 f Structure He Is Is I Optimist I 1 I I iA LEXANDER PANTAGES theatrical the the- A ALEXANDER atrial wizard owner lot of the tho chain ot of vaudeville theatres that bears hIs name namo and ana the agency ogency which supplies those theatres with talent Is In Salt Lake brimful lof enthusIasm over the progress that thatis Is being made on the halt million I dollar theatre ho Js is buildIng here Mr Pantages contends that Salt SaltI Lake Lako Is somewhat shabbily treated I I In the tho matter or of theatres In view ot of the theatre patronage here r I dont don't think Im I'm telling a secret I when I say that Salt Lake has bas fewer modern theatres than most other I cities ot of the same size he Said 9 d. d In I making this statement I include my present house And Salt Lake Lako Is a I good city for theatrIcal patronage too I nut But I am determined to give thIs city a really first class house and I that Is what my new theatre wilt will be I f Its It's going to be modern In every reI re- re My architects assure me that I It will measure up with tho best any any- where I NEW ATTRACTIONS I I Air Mr Pantages Pantag s an announces o the signing ALEXANDER PANTAGES owner of big chain of vaudeville theatres who is a visitor in Salt Lake r C c cup up ot of several new attractions to be besent sent over er his circuit u Among n these is Ruth erSt St St. Denis and d her dancers a s sHe Ire He also has a contract from Lero Leroy Talma Dasco Basco declared to be the greatest ot of magicians and the dIvIng act Frank Newman local manager announces that will willbe willbe be here In the next few Cew weeks What do you think ot of the reports that hard times are at hand Mr I Pantages was wa asked I There are no hard times Umes was his reply Now that the d dangerous element element ele- ele I ment has been so soundly squelched In the Seattle strike wo we are facing a period ot of the greatest prosperity I Mr Ir Pantages Is assIsting In the I gener general l reconstruction program by goIng ahead with construction projects over his circuIt and In connection with hIs program Is spending 1500 on a a. theatre and office building at Seventh and lull streets In Los Angeles I CIRCUIT EXTENDED He Is also extending his circuit by adding theatres here and there In the tho United States and Is becoming quite a factor In the tho CanadIan theatrical world It Is becoming easier and easier casler i to get the tho better vau vaudeville evl attractions attractions he explained because I a Pantages Pantages Pan Pan- contract means virtually two full weeks ot of work t for r the performers per per- formers In announcing that patr patronage nage at hIs houses was unusually good now and that he had the brIghtest ot of hopes for the tho future Mr l Pantages casually mentioned that the recent influenza epidemic had caused hIm a loss ot of about abou t The vaudeville magnate spent most of the day conferring with Mr Newman Newman New New- man his local manager and In Inspecting inspecting In- In the progress made on the new theatre which pe believes will willbe bp be ready for a big openIng show In August From Salt Lake he will go East Bast nod and will w spend several days In InI New York before returning to hIs I Western YOrk headquarters |
