Show rANT AGES THEATRE I IS LAST WORD IN CONSTRUCTION in I J. J E. E Gilbert Engineer Charge Says Newest House Lacks Nothing Known to Architecture 1 After building a number of theares thea- thea theatres res tres in various parts of the country convinced that the Salt 1 I am quite tho the last Is theatre Lake ake Pantages I construction said word rord In playhouse J. J T. T E. E Gilbert engineer In charge who rho has most to do with the securing the tho carrying out ing ng of material and resulted in the of f the plans plans plans' which inc Cine structure that opens to the November 24 Reviewing the pUblic the corn com completed and going over cpm cpm- specifications structure I cannot find that overlooked for tho the anything has been comfort and safety of the tho future patrons Pantages been building theatres the the- Mr Gilbert has all an his life lire and came originally tres atres Ohio He built from roin Columbus at Columbus Newark I twelve welve theatres Buena Vista Va Akron Altron Dayton ayton and before be before be- be Uniontown fore ore he joined the Pantages He has been superintendent new of or seven of UI the n o oh of h houses louses f construction Q since Pantages started his I of or seven of UI n of f construction o his oh h houses louses Q since Pantages started wonderful new building program We Wo now have under construction a house that will cost in Kansas City and a theatre Both Bothof in Memphis Mr Gilbert said that so far along these houses are of next year Plans will be opened are they now being drawn for a a. theatre and office building in New Orleans will be the to cost which and contemplated biggest of all now which will be started in January theatre at a 1921 We are planning Fort Worth to cost and others at Oklahoma City Houston Dallas and San Antonio in Texas Birmingham Ala Atlanta Ga Ga- GaIn Indianapolis Indianapolis In In- Fort Wayne Toledo Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land and Washington D. D C. C The the outlay building program calls for of more than and the plans aro arc being drawn by B. B Marcus New Pantages already built are those at Minneapolis Win- Win Toronto Edmonton Vancouver ver Spokane Seattle Tacoma San Francisco Oakland Los Angeles and Salt Lake They have cost from I i 1 in L. L to is 88 38 SI 88 to or- or al J lOb k of r- r of cl cly y Dg to The Salt Lake theatre has cost approximately and the ground was broken for the foundations November November No No- vember S i 1018 The Tho structural steel had been on the ground August 1918 1018 but on account of war conditions conditions conditions condi condi- the government would not permit permit permit per per- mit us to proceed for some time with the exception of ot the excavation somewhat We Ve were also delayed securing competent workmen and ma ma- 1 r r. r Pantages had closed a lease on the ground for fifty years with William McIntyre and the plans were drawn by B. B Marcus A number number number num num- ber of the interior engineering de details details do- do tails were completed by Erwin Weber domestic engineer I From the Main street entrance the back of the tho stage the structure Is 25 feet long From the entrance to the lobby is feet The lobby is 35 by 48 feet and the foyer 10 by 88 Tho The auditorium is 95 by and the stage is 30 feet deep and feet wide The The rigging rigging loft is 63 feet above the stage with 10 feet more the roof It is 68 feet from the orchestra or orchestra orchestra chestra pit to the dome We used tons of structural steel and tons of reinforcing steel We put in pressed brick barrels of cement yards gravel yards of sand barrels barrels barrels bar bar- of ot plaster and feet lumber This timber was used only for concrete forms foIls ana and and scaffolding ld I Dg the he in and of J fur fur- and fur fur- lr- lr to ny the he and nd Id- Id Iron on the he and nd com corn m- m vel rg te- te ow and from ny for fo and for concrete forms foIls ana and and scaffolding because with the exception of mahogany trimmings the entire building is built of cement and ana stone and is absolutely fireproof We have put in fifteen tons of sheet metal air ducts and ventilators worth of marble worth mahogany in carpets draperies and in scenery shifting scene-shifting apparatus Most 1 of the material was furI furnished furnished by Utah concerns and furnishes furnishes furnishes I testimonial wonderful a Utah industries Tho The Merrill Morrison-Merrill company furnished the lumber that made forms and scaffolding The mill work worle was done by the Rio Grande mill mUl the special iron work worl was the product product prod prod- product of tho the Crag Crager r Wire and works Wo We secured our cement from Utah Portland Cement company c the plaster from the Nephi Plaster pany The Time Mellen Sand and Gravel company Brigham Ridd and Brothers furnished us concrete mate mate- I rial There were pieces of hollow tile furnished by the Utah Brick Tile company and the brick came the Salt Lake Brick company Brothers had the tho contract forthe forthe the tho heating and ventilating apparatus and the Salt Lake Electrical Supply company to tho the wiring my In in- in rd- rd led rough of and Se Se- Se res in The rhe the Deco Deco- ble com corn Im- Im re- re re re- us of lct the ht Chi Chi- The rhe I of I was l lighting i The Whitehouse Furniture company and OBrien O'Brien looked after the Interior interior tenor furnishings the Salt Lake hardware Hardware Hardware Hard Hard- ware company gave us the finished hardware and the Z C. C M. M I. I the hardware The Salt Lake branch company attended to the wiring of the roofing The H. H E E. E Gleason company of Seattle Seattle attle attic made the electric light fixtures which I believe are the last word inthe inthe inthe the utilization of lighting power switchboards were made by the Lepage McKinney company of Seattle painting was done by tho the Bell Decorating Decorating Decorating rating company of Seattle the marble came from the time Mission Marble company company pany of San Francisco the Pacific Coast Steel company furnished the reinforcing reinforcing steel and the Steel l and Machinery company gave tho structural steel Fred W. W Willis Seattle had the plastering- plastering contract Elias Ellas Morris of Salt Lake furnished rna ornamental tile Haywood Brothers Wakefield of San Fr- Fr Francisco and Chicago Chiago Chicago cago ago put In the theatre seats Thorpe Fireproof Door company Minneapolis put in the tho covered fireproof doors Tho Time pipe organ Installed by a San Francisco company |