Show A OF PROGRESS NEW THEATRE HALL AT ASIE asle american RiCAN nican YORK vork A MONUMENT T OF THE edu edw enterprise E zu U of THE YOUNG MEN THE dedicatory proceedings AND INITIAL entertainment I 1 I 1 1 AMERICAN FORK march ath issi 1884 editor deseret news our new hall or theatre house was thrown open opeil to the public last evening evenin for the first time I 1 the lie lle occasion bein being the first night of our annual sabbath sabbat 9 school concerts the house although not entirely finished was tastefully y aud and comfortably arranged for the occasion and was crowded to overflowing james steele the president of a board of directors under whose auspices the building has been piani planned led and executed was the first to address the assembly which he did iq in a few well chosen remarks ile he thank thanked edthe the inhabitants of american fork generally fox fort their kind and liberal patronage in assisting the young mens mutual improvement association to build such a house a credit to all concerned and n d hoped that nothing w would ouid ever eyer be permitted ermit ted to enter ente r within its walls thab that would have an immoral tendency or bring the least regret or reproach on the tho institution n or the tho patrons thereof bishop bromley then appeared on the stage and offered ok atte dedicatory prayer we think the building jn ja question is a marvel of pluck and enterprise it if is only about a year ago since the first practical effort was made to build a new hii hil in this s place a thing that has iong long been needed our young mea men un dercook the task and appointed brother henry steele a young man of indomitable perser verance to superintend the structure which he has done manfully and at much personal sacra flee it was deemed advisable to build the house on a joint stock principle limiting shares to 10 each so that all who wished might havela chance to invest A good many who at first promised their support waned and wavered before the magnitude of the enterprise thinking it too big a project for such a small town but notwithstanding this and many other obstacles the stars and stripes waved yesterday majestically over the edifice and declared that a striking reality which but a twelve twelvemonth month mouth ago seemed only a myth in the midst of wonder and doubt and if the building itself is a marvel of perseverance and enterprise and proves what persistence and application can accomplish last nights entertainment tain ment within its spacious walls throws its weight and its name on the worlds catalogue to prove the same thing we were happily surprised to see and hear the performances of our young literary and musical students and predict for them a very conspicuous place some day in the temple of fame we feel it our duty to say that we have many bright young stars amongst us who will yet shine with dazzling lustre and draw wonder ing eyes emesi of af the adults aho vho took parts in last evenings concert some deserve special notice the kirkham brothers from lehl lehi we place at the head of the list because they came from a distance to assist us and because they are able and accomplished instrumentalists and vocalists we think their talents as musicians are of a high order and calculated to the most fastidious The thy american fork choir choln with warrenb ren B smith the talented leader did excellent service during the evening and fully sustained their well known reputation the grant family brought down the applause of the house bouse with their musical selections which reflected high credit on them miss aliss emily hoggard with spectacle adorned optics and ana with otheir airs befitting her for the occasion gave a very interesting laii iati laughable h and len ien lengthy athy recitation on wo mans rights which was well received and we cannot close without making mention of miss sadie robertson and her brother edward whose recitations proved them fully competent ana and full of literary promise miss martha nelson acquitted herself to the entire satisfaction of the house houge as did niso aiso the misses bromley and marla maria evans fully iu sustained stained herself as a thoroughly competent vocalist J CRYSTAL |