Show OPERA HOUSE BOUGHT BY MUTU ALS building erected west of city limits by J R workman to be ton con averted into a gymnasium The TheVe Vernal mal opera house has been purchased from mrs J R workman and will be converted into a gymnasium while the price has not been made public it is said to have been so very reason reasonable ible that the purchasers the of uintah stake gladly took advantage of the bargain the deal was made through B D the building was erected some fourteen or fifteen years cars ago by the late jacob R work man at a cost approximately of it stands on a lot rods on the west side of the former city limits now in the merkley addition it is a frame building feet long including stage in rear on that end it is 60 feet wide and on the front it is 45 feet wide for some time the officers of the mutual associations conte contemplated m a new building either of cement bock brick or gypsum for gymnasium purposes and preliminary plans had been made but when this bargain was offered they decided it would be a good idea to postpone for the present the erection of a new building the opera house will be remodeled inside and out the stage will be lowered thus giving about feet in length of floor space work is to begin next week and will be pushed to a rapid completion ion the gallery will be taken down and a suspended gallery will be put all sigund around allowing ample room for spectators in the N west est end of the building where the stage abw is will be located the dressing rooms shower baths and lockers later a sim swimming ming pool will be added gymnasium apparatus will be installed from time ta t time until everything I 1 is complete the sports will include indoor baseball tennis 4 basketball foot races race glove contests wrestling matches persons eligible to membership will not be confined to the mutual organizations organisations Lations there will be free instructions to begin with and is plenty of talent in the valley A V watkins will be in charge of this work |