Show JL or the dis DES deseret eliet ellet evl s OLD VENCES or SALT laue nalle THEATRE the theatre is situated on the corner of state and first south streets in dimensions men its ground plan is eighty by one hundred and forty four feet with walls forty feet fees high to the square from the ground to the top of the decking it is sixty five feet it has an additional roof of shingles over the decking the rock work three feut feet thick rises twenty feet above the water table the upper part of the wall la Is of two and a half feet thick the roof is self belf su p potting the front entrance of the building has haa ail an open porch supported by two dorle doric columns thesta the stage ge has an ope opening ning aing at the tho drop ci ertain of thirty one by thirty three feet the whole depth of the stag bein being sixty two feet tho the first ground was broke luis july 1861 the architect mr W WH H folsom th tho carpenters the masons the painters tl i decorators the laborers the teamsters all went to work for its erection and completion with an eni e ergy which was truly praiseworthy from its commencement comple compie tion not a serious accident bebel any of the workmen employed upon it 5 ithe build building in contains an of mlee office each for mana manager ger treasurer stage manager janitor copyist aud and bandolas band master also a band room boorn male wardrobe ladies wardrobe carpenters shop painters shop three property rooms booms lamp rooms booms green booms rooms scene rooms booms seven stove rooms booms and fieten dressin dressing rooms booms in the month of february 1862 as we visited this mammoth building we saw near two hundred men working with all their might and strength to get this temple of the drama ready for the opening night which was fixed for the ath of the following month the I 1 carpenters under the direction of IV H folsom the masons under J staples the painters under W pitt the tha scenery by W V morris G af M ottinger e r and their assistants the costumes b by y C olve dive I 1 ive lve mrs H Mal Maib benjI enand enaud and aud ind their assistants and properties by bylO ca Millard and assistants each seemed determined to be ready for the appointed time tile the long anticipated hour arrived we vt ere favored with all ap invitation from president B young to be present with our famil family yat at the dedication which com cona encsy with the choristers cho singing 10 lo on tho mount mountain aln tops appearing then came a prayer by president D H wells we have a very vivid recollection of that prayer and often think of it we imagine even now if it were occasionally repeated with the same spirit and sensed as it should be it ift would not have a bad influence perhaps haveit it was the first and only theatre upon this continent that was ever dedicated by prayer and indeed it was a great and good prayer after ehe the e dedicatory prayer elder W C dunbar unbar sung the then conquer we wo must when our cause itis just and thiis anis be toe our motto in god is our trust then followed addresses by president B young and our much lamented and higly esteemed friendt friend the be late president heber C Kim balland elder eider john ohn taylor songs and music were interspersed during the evening the music under the direction of professor C J thomas on saturday the sah the first dramatic performance was given when the deseret Ira lra dramatic malle maile association performed the pride of theMar the market ketland and the farce of state secrets A few performances were given in quick suo sue i cession when the first sason season closed with the he play of I 1 loves sacrifice and the farce of the Wi widows dowls dowis victim on saturday april immediately after the close of this season the auditorium was pulled down remodelled remodel led andre arranged and many 1 improvements made affecting both bound aund sound and sight and on christmas eve 1862 1863 it avasso was ao ur far comple compie completed teil tell that the d doors 00 r s were again agair L opened to receive an auditory invited invite di by president B ab young toung the house was soon filled to its utmost capacity with a respectable and delighted audience on the stage were seated presidents drits young and kimball kimbill with ten of the twelve apostles ithe the orchestra opened the entertainment the tabernacle choir appeared before the footlights and sung onofio Ont on th fid hid fio mountain tops appearing 1 ind ana nd elder eider ET E T benson who his has since finished nl hed his earthly mission offered prayer the choir sang bang hard timos times come again no more presidents toung young and kimball and 1 i t several of the twelve made brief and pertinent add addresses reses during daring the plea bant gant evening 1 1 several songs were sung eung by ladle sadies e and d gentleman gentlemen after which the scenes were ware suddenly drawn and the ther orchestra struck up that beautiful old english contra dance sir roger de coverly coveris and a select company already on the boards went through it with right good will the time flew wirtly on until the hour ot of eleven when a kind good night to all was pronounced the follo following win I 1 dight light the doors were opened for a drator dram ilc ile itle tic entertainment manager J T caine calne aine line stepped before the curtain and expressed a short and welcome greeting 1 0 the patrons of the drama then came 8 few harmonious strains from the orchestra lead by professor C J thomas then when tinkle went vent that ever welcome welcome teli bell to the audle audience bee pee up rolled the beautiful proscenium curtain and robins robins splendid comedy of the honeymoon with a strong and ex li ellent cast from the deseret dramatic association Isso clation appeared to great credit I 1 patriotic a address adress dress composed by T i lyne ilyne esar and spoken by J R clawson was next in order which was by the side splitting farce of paddy miles boy concluding an ex bill for the first night every hody dody dy going home highly gratified with he the magnificent appearance of the theatre ble Bie atre and the careful and spirited manner in which each played his respective spec tive part A few nights rolled by when we ive had presented resented that famous I 1 charcoal burler burer 1 r e whose commodity was at that ar lime me at a a high premium in the market md n d he availed himself of the opportunity lix lit 7 and nightly supplied the great lemand until stone coal was wag discovered i abundance which soon run out oat the id burner with his P eleven of the agh night j the lie lle first foreign artist who made his rb but ut on the boards was T A lyne in iamon bamon and pythias on february ith 63 who does not remember as ough etwas yesterday Philis tius then is president at last performances came in quick m n every wednesday and saturday abtil 1 ti 1 april lith when the irrepressible argetes gave the tag oh our joy would be prodigious susy nay U spring had bad fairly set in with its lors lora 0 rs and bustle summer with its in cased ed labors and autumn with its arvest est eat had about passed away and aln ain 11 oct 3 3rd ard d we remember seeing ing sling j through every street a large course c of people of all ages in full te e going to witness the operine of e fall and winter season nov ath daj ire r e foreign talent made its appear ce a and played claude melnotte and aline uline in the lady of lyons bleb ath a few specimens of nacre neero ney ncy were given by that naughty I 1 pt an n professor prof e asor simmons on the esth the he same bame sam bam a month the world renowned lwman artemus ward delivered a lure ure are 0 on th the babes in the wood I 1 they were so completely lost in i thickest lof the wood thatis that it was waa possible for artemus himself or his hence bence ence enee to find them after awhile a while me e jessie brown who does not lcy icy y who happened to be present on it t occasion they can still hear f upon pon your lugs lup you black davils you A 11 i la a the last night but one of the sea r r i which ended april esth that inter aal tuai piece the frisky cobler waa anted regardless regard less lesa of expense q we i all remember the sufferings bunne Buffe rings of poor i mrs Blun Blunder derbfus derbins bua where she was ao 10 ng g tossed up in a 4 blanket iy ay the spring season cornay hoed iced ced with a performance once a v tko ako tk on n saturday nights good bills i jie lie presen presented ted generally ene rally ending with 1 yoular pu jar song eng by y W C dunbar on il i jy semiweekly semi bemi weekly performances e resumed when the great high bedian bedlan 0 fort bowed before I 1 i audience wit with hb his A bo ro a eee ece zee of a poor young man the e kes tes as motto followed and 1 I am achere 14 ere ene lagardere 11 II 11 ari arl rings in our ears may lat 1865 blight t with it the first matinee when I 1 ag a I 1 oid old that interesting sight of 2500 yhu YOU al ile lle faces with great enthusiasm itching ng the mysterious ey spectacular ea mance tance ee of the forty thieves iv and furioso which wea were pres sted d and played in splendid style Lr iday august lith the queen quen of eA merican american boards graced our stage flo pan 0 b has not a vivid recollection of irala tila tiia llla dean hayne kii kli UI nature hopet hopes for spring nr and why not 1171 1111 I 1 with what sympathetic affinity of pain do we remember that thal cough also aiso when we think of the dying speech 2 1 1 J armidis armand 13 here andl and I 1 1 oh ob how stranger where ia Is there an admirer of the legitimate drama that cannot remember her julia julla inthe hunchback 21 show hie me some way wat to escape these nuptials 11 then again thae thai curse in lean leah why the very recollection of it makes ones onea very blood curdled I 1 sept ath we were delighted with some swiss bell ringing april 1806 1866 the house was closed for a shor short I 1 season a portion of the company formed a combination and gave entertainments inthe in the provinces june and 2nd the house was waa opened reopened re on the of the month julia dean hayne made her last appearance in the character of adrian Per attl atti tily till in the pope of rome oct ath trl tri weekly performances commenced jan jau 1867 the house closed with jessie brown and was opened reopened re on feb B claw son ion and J T caine having become lessees lessels and managers the sparkling comedy victims and tharold tha told stock farce the spectre bridegroom were presented on the opening night do you stu not fancy that you see dickery Dic kory with candle in seen a gho gho gho ghost may the re appeared with the statue head it speak speaks sand sana and vanishes siles away those old english church bells at still ia li sound pleasing and natural in our ears reminding us of our boyish days the summer dramatic season commenced june ath and ended june after which the dancing floor was put down over the ample room for twenty nine sets the independence pen dence ball was held july fth the pat Eat battalion tallon ball anthe the pioneer ball on the and a juvenile ball on saturday the immediately after the floor was taken up seats beats replaced in and preparations actively made for the appearance of mr C W august 3rd ard who presented reen ted us with his luke fielding seethaa see that hones honea honest old norfolk farmer 8 rounded surrounded ur by a large electioneering electioneer ing party also the look he gave to his dishonored daughter and listen to that stan stand d back and you sir air sir stand back it and again I 1 rose eose you shall read that letter then imagine thal that cra era crabbed ted aggravating old milky white ill old jenkins jenking for letting his pid p 1 geons pick the mortar gut ut of my chimneys heys 11 then mrs your youn boy has been throwing dw dead rats inq ina in ply water bucket nov ard 3rd brought us a revival of that sensational drama the ticket of leave man 11 with mr D mckenzie as the poor brokenhearted broken hearted hunted down robert brierly 11 dec mr coul dock gave a very happy impersonation of the lying and cowardly sir john falstaff P feb ath 1868 miss misa nellie neilie colebrook in a very imposing and artistic manner june ath miss bliss charlotte crampton person sted shylock in the most striking and powerful manner that we have witnessed it in this house the first line of railroad was laid in this territory in under the gaslight lt on which 11 fi the returned veteran I 1 lay bound to the rails raila and hearing the i whistle whistle of the down express train I 1 hur rah the rope is untied and he bei Is liber ilber abed just in the tho very nicki of time the train passing tover lover where rehe rebe he laid and has donet donel the tige same thing fifteen times limes doth we were much de dle lighte light eftin Aln beholding miss annette inces queen eilzabeth elizabeth 11 with what precision she dictated those two letters litters at the same time behold her on her deathbed death bed beset as she was with on her passions at tle the last moment unwillingly bequeathing the crown of england id to james of Scot scotland landl landt ath ae it davenport as bich rich elleah commanded our breathless at marh mark where wierd she stands Aroun around dhe her form I 1 draw the awful circle of bf our solemn church betout set but afoot a foot within that t h holy ground and on thy head yea though g h ol 01 ft wore a crown I 1 launch the curse of komei komel a julian sell seli aff pierrene PIer erre erne rehe tiie llie gave the dial and the sun is shining shilling on it the shadow on the very point of twelve my case ease Is desperate your signature of f artl vital moment is unto my peace my eye is on tha the diali pass the shadow tho the point of noon the breath of but a hair as tan aan an mine eye discern di scorn and that unsigned tha tho steel ia Is in thy heart I 1 speak no more Novem november ber beg parepa rosa gave us iia that beautiful bal bai ballad baltad ladof of walting waiting 11 and we waited until the when we had bad the descriptive storm song and ard the nightingales trill 11 november nightly performances performance commenced march we nearly split our sides bides lau iau laughing hing at J HH ernes elp rip rip van winkle winkie with his bein abeln being this la a the first time that wa haw have t today to da day ete etc well here is your youil very good health and your you all live long and pro prosper sperl we thought we could smell hinell those strong oysters of handy andy may mav C with bilth his bis old tom a boardman who was waa drugged in a saloon but recovered and found his way to the underground railway and save his friend on the the hobsons gave us the saber ofay of my sire aug the inimitable ben den cotton sang love among the roses noses aug soth and the great george francis train presented ua us with new readings from the cosmopolitan mo politan comedy of officials politicians lawyers doctors and ministers not forgetting to administer a strong dose to the british government sept lr neil warner dashed on with now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by the sun of york we beheld him in Desdemona Desde monas ls bed chamber of 0 balmy breath that dost almost persuade justlee justice herself 0 o break once more be thus when thou art dead de ad and I 1 will kill thee and love iove after and again ana 1 and this thil is the lag last she wakes when watching his sir were more than electrified ishall I 1 then fall fell and yield no spite of fate I 1 will wiil be foi fbi foicey ced cea to hell bell like to myself though you were legions 0 accursed spirits thus would I 1 fly among you youl behold that noble roman virginius in the forum before my dear deac childe my dear virginial virginia there therb is only one way to save thine honor this the visitor upon entering this ariam mammoth establishment is is struck with amazement in beholding the 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