Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-04-17 | Page 8 | Ogden Certain to Have New Theater

OGDEN CERTAIN TO HAVE NEW N THEATER April 17 The architect who planned tho th handsome Colonial theater In hi Salt Lake City E. E W. W Houghton of ot Se Seattie Seattle Seat Seat- L- L I tie tle tc will wi arrive In Ogden carl early next week week to confer conCer with wih local capitalists who propose pro pro- fO- fO pose to erect a theater here for tor the 0 Northwest 1 t Theatrical a association claton of or which John Cort is tho general manage manager man age ager agI r. r The erection of or a n new lh theater ater here was vas decided upon yesterday t when It R. R L H. 1 I Grant manager r of or the Cort Con Interests In Utah met with wih severn several en well known known wel-known gentlemen gen gen- tiemen c and discussed the lie theatrical situation now that the Grand opera opera- hOls house has passed to the control of time the Orpheum vu vaudeville circuit Ii By 3 the lie change in tho the management of or orthe the lie Grand opera house Ogden has no playhouse except for or vald vaudeville lc and while pla playgoers like vaudeville the they nl also o 1 like e lh the legitimate and amid the sc second 0 11 city Inho in I tho ho state proposes to tu have ha e a theater worthy of the lie city ctr Manager Iana el Grant of the Cort syndicate I stated this afternoon that list three propositions iJo tons were vere made this afternoon I I by partes parties par par- parties ties tes who stand rC read ready to build a thea theater for tho ho John Cort I shows show In O Ogden lel and h he can now assure th the people that this hits fel field will wm be occupied h beginning September Septem ber 1 1 by hy the syndicate people This new now theater he lie continued will wi b be patterned patterned pat pat- utter fter the Colonial In Salt Sal Lake which Is next to tho thin finest theater In tho the thoI country west of or Chicago tho the Moore theater the the- ater In iii Seattle N ranking Tho The ono one Ole to tobe toh I h be he erected for fOl our syndicate here will wi bethe bo be botho botho tho the best bs that money can COO build Every g er known modern convenience will I be bf put Into the new theater As to Jhc he Grand Gran 1 opera house opera which wo we have controlled In Inthe Inthe Inthe the past I 1 have r ha IT Very verv little to sa say Tho Time OWners O however how will wil find that thal wo we have havea I a verbal Ipa less lease f for this h house that will wi be ho hard hanl to break breake e We 0 ha have already ally booked I season Heason fifteen or twenty attractions for next Carpenters anti and painters will wi get t busy soon On putting th the Grand oper opera house in first class clas condition for fOI the Orpheum peo- peo pie who It I Is announced J. J will wi put on I their heir first attraction about abolt August Augut A 4 company for om o oth th the management of tho the cn- cn llie ii op house opera hoUw a-hoUw block has ha ben been formed CoraNI with vi with iii lar rd president t David lr Da Eccles Rocles vice ice president t. t J JoInt John oh n PI treasurer treas ties's I and J. J II 1 Garrett Garret secretary Time Tho capital stock Is 11 and shares at ati i I Ot each