Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-22 | Page 16 | Ketchum Here Again Back from Seattle Will Manage Wilkes

KETCHUM HERE AGAIN B BACK FROM SEATTLE IVILL VILL MANAGE lIV WILKES l 1 r- r rV V h 1 g t A S k I 7 J 1 tP 1 J vJ J r y t i. i 1 jy 2 o 1 I I w f m I UW 0 S 'S 1 1 tX ii p j v s. s y f lt V r 3 wo c v t i t E- E 1 F y W. W l t. t i I f jH wn k 0 i x fl j y r tv 1 m I ii Jp A 1 I Lj I 7 R 1 11 1 i fJ o t f o l i M r S M i m f A I y N Jit W f I f J v vJ J ng l JI Ben Ketchum arrived In Salt Sal Lake lake yesterday to ns assume ume the mana management of oC tho time Wilkes theatre Mr Ketchum came ame care from Seattle where for tor the past three years he ho has boon manager of ot the Moore theatre one ono of oC the numerous playhouses controlled by John Cort Cart Mr Ir Ketchum Is Is however no stranger stranger stranger stran stran- ger to Salt Sal Lake He was as manager of ot ho tho old Colonial theatre which was as purchased and co converted into a Pantages Pan- Pan taRe ages vaudeville house three years ago ho Bo Io was in chargo charge of oC the Colonial four foury y ears care Eleven years yea Cas ago aJo Mr Ir Ketchum entered en- en ered th the theatrical business an arid and dom dem- a genius for keeping the temperamental tem tern pIa play play- folk In playing mood und ind making tho time box office yield returns returns re- re turns urns satisfactory to the owners Ills Ils talent alent attracted the time attention of Mr 11 Cort Tort and he heas wag as given wide In n tho the management of ot tho the Grand nc theatre theatre the time atre in Seattle When the Colonial was vas opened in Salt Sal Lake Mr Ir was vas sent sont here to take tale charge and re remained remained remained re- re at the tho holm helm until the tho advent of Pan Pantages Mr Ketchum said last night that no radical change in the policy of tho the Wilkes was sas contemplated H He lie says saya a remarkably strong stock company has ha hascen been cen assembled and ho he will vill consider it Il t an achievement to keep it up to Its Is high standard While tant ant to say au aught ht except In praise of ot Seattle he admitted he was delighted to o return to tho the scene of his former activities Displaying his appreciation of tho the value of oC the publicity ho he said saido to o the reporter as the latter was leavIng leaving leav- leav ing Ing ng You might say that we wc are going to tout put ut on Seven Ke Keys R to Baldpate as a holdar holida offering It is one of George Cohan s funniest conceptions and patrons patrons pa- pa rons of the Wilkes will wil be given a a treat through Its Is artistic production