Show Salt Lake Theatre to Celebrate Anniversary I Sixty one years vears ago aKo on March 8 1862 bright lights flashed out for forthe forthe forthe the first time marking the Initial performance at the Salt Lake theatre the the- atre Years have f assed passed and the playhouse Is one of ot the of-the the few of ot its kind still being used Tomorrow an anniversary will be featured Elsie Ferguson noted stage and screen star will probably make an address before the curtain rises on The Wheel of Life LIte telling telling tell ten ing of the theatres theatre's history sto Many other e noted actresses s and d actors fo have appeared several of whom have expressed themselves that this theatre must not pass Henry Mil MU- Miller ler lernas ler nas as among those who advocated a benefit perform performance n e to It as a monument to theatrical history history his his- I tory stating he believed Maude I Adams and others would appear True it stands In a class of Its ita own and books have been written of its history In early days das cash merchandise grain and home manufactures manufactures manufactures' manu manu- were good for tor admission and babies In arms arms' were ere supposedly supposedly edly not admitted although this rule seemed hard to enforce and at one performance ten dollars extra was vas the tle price s set t for bringing the younger generation No person po- po lice ilce excepted with firearms or other weapons will be admitted was also placed on the programs of ot the Fifties Fit ties ties Doors open at 6 o'clock with performances starting at 7 7 Maude Adams made her debut when but one month old on this historic historic his hla- stage in The Child Her cradle still forms an InterestIng Interesting interest Interest- ing exhibit in the property room The large green dressing I room was ift dg later called Maude d Adam s room and almost every star of ot note has been I housed beneath Its portals Several managers have had charge I I of at the theatre among them being H H. B B. B Clawson John T F CaIne Calne Thomas Thom Thom- I as Williams George deorge Reynolds W W. T. T Harris Jack Haverley John Clark I Charles D. D Burton t and George eorge I D. D Th The latter has been associated associated asso asso- with the playhouse for I ty five years Hundreds of prominent nent font people have taken part in per per- fonn though but few are living living liv liv- ing today who were associated with th the actual beginning of the theatre Among Among- these however is Charles arles Miller the first property man and Lizzie Platt Plait Brown both of whom live In bait alt Lake City Carl Rey Hey the present property man has been with the theatre for tor twentythree twentythree twentythree twenty- twenty three years jears None of or those who took look part In the original production production production tion called The Pride of ot the Market Market Mar Mar- ket are alive today Among those who attended the first performance was the son of William Folsom architect of or the building who also resides in this city President BrIgham Young waa th the prime factor back of ot the founding of the theatre and his successors have always believed that j of ot the right kind was necessary President Heber J. J Grant the pres pres- present present ent ant head of ot the Incorporated com corn company pany owning the tIre theatre used to carry water In the third circle In I order to gain admittance Later he became owner and had direct control con con- I for some time Today Charles D D. Burton Is vice president and I Rudger Clawson George Albert Smith and George D. D directors directors tors with Judge Ella Elias Smith treas tree I jf II S. S I S iv t. i. i ii 1 A iA r. r 5 |