Show OF 52 THEATRES PLANNED Alexander Pantages to Open New Playhouse Here HereAbout HereAbout HereAbout About March 1 theatres With five new theatres under course courset It t f construction five more on which he h plans were cre completed within the Jast ast three weeks and five for which Mans lans are to be drawn Immediately Pantages head of ot the Pan- Pan ages circuit will wilt spend WIthIn a short time the Seattle magnate magnate mag- mag nate late will have hae achieved his ambition of f one playhouse for every week In Inthe inthe the he year News of ot the recent developments In Inthe Inthe the he Pantages lantages campaign was brought to salt Lake by Marcus supervIsIng supervising supervising super super- architect for all of ot the lantages Pan lan tag ages theatres He lie came here to help n n the settlement of labor disputes that have held up the work on Pantages' Pantages Salt Lake theatre where ra matters have been Deen adjusted and where work will willo STO o forward at once with redoubled energy I have Just completed a a. tour of Eastern and Southern states with Mr Pantages said Mr and we have lave seen lIeen some rapid action In the past three weeks I have completed com com- I tho the plans for five new theatres to o be built bunt at Houston Dallas San Atlanta and Cincinnati All of jf these houses are to be completed for or the tho winter of ot 1920 Five theatres are now In course jf ot construction at Salt Lake Los Angeles Angeles An- An geles Memphis Kansas City and YakIma Yakima Ya- Ya kIma lma Wash The Los Angeles house will vill be bo a a. story nine-story office building costing and is nearing completion com com- The Tho house at Kansas City with seating capacity for is Just starting and will cost We Ve are Just breaking ground at Memphis on ona oni a a. i theatre to cost and the YakIma Yakima Ya- Ya kIma clma house to cost will be completed by Christmas The Salt Lake theatre will cost and will open about March 1 1 During the past two weeks Mr Pantages Pantages Pan- Pan ages entered into contracts to erect theatres in Indianapolis Louisville New Vew Orleans Birmingham and Toronto To- To onto Canada lIe He also contemplates new lew theatres at Edmonton and Calgary Calgary Calgary Cal Cal- gary in Canada The circuit now controls thirty-eight thirty theatres of which Pantages has built or is buildIng building build- build Ing ng twenty lIe He will soon be ber over r the two fifty mark |