Show 1 ANOTHER HOUSE I FOR FDA VAUDEVIllE I j jI j I Newhouse u e and William Morriss I i i Representative Closing j peal Deal This Afternoon I i FOR IFOR L LOWER OWER STATE STREET I I r caso Signed Today To n and anti Further c cI I I 1 ns Ait Belli Being Brought To Completion Today Tony I II I I In all aU probability before this eve ovo ever eer r f ings News reaches leaches Its city elt readers a adeal ad deal d ll will have hae been consummated hero hem I that tl nt will result in tho early carl construe construction construction tion of or one ono of or the finest and most I modern theaters In the tho west vest It IL will willbe willI I I be b built on a alot lot feet foot on Ex Exchange ExI Exchange change chanse Place and State street Samuel will be tho the builder and the tho I building will cost over Henry Ives Ies Cobb architect arc for or Mr Sir Newhouse I I will HI bo be Instructed as soon as the de details I tails are settled to proceed with the plans and the work of construction Will begin by b Jan 15 The Bros company compan closed today the long IonS leao Ia o of or orthe I the south corner of Exchange Place and amI State street to tho the Independent or Morris company of or New York Tork for the building The big deal deni Is between Samuel New Now Newhouse house and the tho William Morris company and while there are still some matters to be decided upon it is quite certain the tho deal will be closed shortly after 4 1 tins this afternoon and soon after a definite agreement 3 Is reached Mr Newhouse will vIll go so cast to perfect ar for construction u Tho The Morris company compau is represented by b 1 Walter alter Hoff Seely Seel vice president and general manager r with headquarters tars tOIS at San Francisco Mr 1111 Seely was in III lm conference with Mr Ml irac practically all day da and practically all the main maui features of tho the transaction havo have been agreed upon STATEMENT STAr T I Mr 11 Seely See was seen at the tins afternoon and gave to The News this statement 1 I cannot say 5 1 definitely that the deal dealis is closed as there thero are certain details I Ito to be bo agreed upon but I r have hae no doubt that matters will bo be adjusted this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon Wo We are entering the western ter territory territory terI I and arc working parallel to tho the Orpheum circuit We Vo have buildings S r In Omaha Olm Ja Denver Denv r and in two weeks will vill complete a theater U In Kansas City Then hen wo we have the Coliseum In St StLouis StLouis 1 Louis we e have one in Los Angeles and n theater in San Francisco At Atthe A t r the latter place there is s but u a concrete wall between our stage stase and andI I that thal of or tho the Orpheum Then we have Oakland Portland Seattle Tacoma Spokane and may have Vancouver and we wo will have havo a theater here hore and It will vilI willbe willbe be lie one of or the finest In the st stOur Our policy has been and will be to 10 put on the circuit only nl tho very ely highest class cl ss vaudeville attractions Among Amons our I headliners is IH Harry Han Lauder star In Iii vaudeville receiving a salary 5 of or 2000 per pel week We had to pay the tho Empire theater of 01 London T 10 to secure se the release of or Lauder Louder s so sowe sowe o owe we could cowd star him over tho the western circuit He lie will be bc here In January Januar and I am making makinI arrangements now for his appearance app In this city SOME OTHER SATELLITES Among the Ula other headliners we will feature such stars as Cecella Cecelia Loftus Victoria Eva Ida Renee fence I Arthur Prince Julian Tullan Grace GraceLa GraceLa GraceLa La Rue Amelia James Tames K Hackett E M Holland and others and I none nono of these people receives a salary of less Jess than 1000 per week so you see we will give Salt Lake high class attractions Would you OU care earo to say sa anything about the Involved In the event that Mr Newhouse builds the thea theater theater ter tem he was vas asked I l cannot say sa at present said Mr Seely Seeh as that Is one matter mattel that has aa not been decided upon definitely You Youse see se we sometimes furnish time the money to build the houses and sometimes get m some Komo one to them on a percentage lJ basis sl or we ve may have hae a local corpor corporation nUon atlon We may form a corporation here but as I said before that is a matter that has not been decided upon When the Morris torris company determined ed cA to erect a theater in Salt Lake City severa seela several sites were looked over oer and dis die discussed discussed cussed but none or of them wore were quite satisfactory to the representatives of the thc company com pan until the tIle property men mentioned mentIoned above was suggested Mr 11 New Newhouse Newhouse house and Mr Seely Seel looked over oer the Cite Bite thoroughly hb and the latter was wall de delighted delighted delighted lighted with tho the prospects Preliminary amy ary n arrangements were soon Foon made and there now new n w seems nothing in the way wa to toI I prevent a consummation of or tho the deal dealand dealand and add tho the erection of the new playhouse Mr MI Seely says sas he hc is sure there is plenty plent of or room for fOI another theater here and that time the Morris house would bo be boa bea a big success |