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Show The SaltLakeTribune ARTS Sunday 7,January16, 2006 2000 | Utah Still Tugs at Bullen’s Heartstrings BY CATHERINEREESE REESE NEWTON, THE SALTLAKE TRIBUNE prepared her well for her subse- quentposts. “I don't think people become successful by themselves,” said As principal harpist of the New Bullen, who has written an instructional book for orchestral York Philharmonic and nowof the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Bullenis one of the world’s top harpists. She landed her first or harpists. “If I hadn't felt so supported, I don't know if I would orchestra job in Utah, and this week she returns to give master have kept going. “Utah has a very special place in my heart,” said Bullen, who was the Utah Symphony'sprincipal harpist from 1981 to 1987. “It’s thesort of loyalty you feel toward your alma mater. Mypartner, compared to Utah.It was thrilling “Certainly the New York Philharmonic was a big jump from Utah — it was a pressure cooker classes, a lecture and demonstration. DianePeterson, used to be a violist with the symphony. We have great fondness for our years there.” In addition to performance, ‘Jack Goodman The Broadway Hotelis a remnantofa time when Salt Lake's west side was the gatewayof choice. Broadway HotelStill Chugging Alongin S.L. JACK GOODMAN : Due to the efforts of the Boyer Co, and former Mayor Deedee Corradini, a “western gateway” for our town is coming into being in the vicinity of the Union Pa- items,or even travel souvenirs of ready attracts crowdsto that part ofthecity, the rails and switch- those pre-T-shirt days. Behind those big glass panes, one can imaginea lobby with large yards of the Union Pacific line havealready vanished, and elabo- turned into apartments, the onetime Ford (and Eimco)building dozen modesthostelries that cameinto being to meet the needs ofrailroad travelers — salesmen and sightseers alike, Mormons at- has a fine new parkingstructure just completed alongsideit, anda tending the semi-annual LDS conferences and railroad employees. estone building to enjoy lunch in the street on west300 South,later known as the Miles Hotel, was built in 1910. The Albert on south stream of hungry office workers daily heads for the remodeled Fir- Tony Caputo’s busydeli. While this renaissance is un- The remodeled Peéry Hotel, up West Temple, the New York Hotel der way, most neighborhood resi- dents andoffice workers may haveforgottenthat this is not the first time the near-westside of the city has been spotlighted. The first majorreal estate and busi- ness boom in thatsector of town camein the early 1900s, when the two new andstill-existingrailread stations broughta sizable inerease in passenger andfreight traffic to the west side. The Denver & Rio Grande Westernstation at 300 South, now used by the UtahState Historical Society, dates from 1910, while the Union Pacific station, most recently a state museum,has occupiedits on PostOffice Place, the Hotel Little (housing Lamb’s Restau- rant) and the Congress Hotel on State Street were similar periodpieces, althoughthelatter pair were downtown. Most guests cameby rail, some addinga trolley ride or taxi from the depot to concludethetrip. Nodoubtaboutit — today the BroadwayHotel is hardly a classy address. However, whenit opened, the hotel waslisted in the Salt Lake Directory as “new and strictly modern, 40 rooms with baths in connection, prices rea- sonable.” Historian John S. McCormick’s volume on Salt Lake City’s commercialstructuresre- South Temple and 400 Westsite since 1909. It was construction of the two railroad stations that brought the Broadway Hotel(pictured in today’s sketch) into being in 1912. ‘The 80-year old brown brick building at 222 W. 300 South opposite Pioneer Parkis not exactly a luxury hotelto be sure, butit is one that has outlasted the opulent Hotel Utah andthe formerbusinessmen’s haven,the nowvanished Newhouse. The Broadwayis just oneofat least a half- paned windows,leading one to the belief that those windows once must have displayed cigars, pipes, cigarettes and similar cific station. The Delta Centeral- rate plans havebeen displayed for a new hotel, a park and shops. ‘Warehouse buildings are being a row ofa half-dozen orso large- ports theinitial builders and ownersof the Broadway were the Spitz Brothers, Samuel and Dav- id. The three-story brick hotelis distinguished amongsimilarrect- angular buildings byits broad portico, which extended out across the 300 South sidewalk to shelter guests who stepped down Bullen’s lecture-demonstration Tuesday in Provowill include a discussion of how to audition for an orchestral job — something at which she has had some success. “An audition is not unlike an ath- and intense.” She spent 10 years with the Sarah Bullen @ AtBYU Harpist Sarah Bullen will give a lecture and demonstration Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Mad- sen Recital Hall of Brigham Young University’s Harris Fine Arts Center, Provo. Tickets are $10 general, $7 for students. lete preparing for a big competition,” she said. “Part of being successful is competition. Itisa separate skill. Youcan be ‘brilliant in the practice room or in your living room and fall apart onstage.” was familiar with the orchestra’s landmark Mahler recordings un- she auditioned for the Utah Sym- “I took onelook at that new, gor- Bullen, 43, recalled that when phorfyjob in 1980 after graduating from the Juilliard School, “I had to literally look on a map to see der Maurice Abravanel.) Friends in New York thought she was crazy to consider such a move, but geous[AbravanelHall] and played onthat stage and thought, ‘I want this job.’” Her experience in Utah Philharmonic before landing the principal harp job in Chicago in 1997. “In my mind's eye, the Chicago Symphony was always the pre- mier American orchestra.” She also enjoys the slightly slower pace in Chicago. “I will always love New York, but Chicago is one step less intense than New York City.” Prominent Utah harp teacher ShruDeLi Ownbey arranged Bullen’s Utah visit. Ownbey a second harp in the Utah pl during Bullen’s tenure. Shesaid she is especiallyiimpressed that Bullen is making a recording of intermediate-level worksfor the harp. “The works are beautiful, and the students learn they can play them. We need something in that intermediate range,” she said, noting thatthe repertoire for harp is small, especially compared with the available pianoliterature. leather armchairsin whichsales- where Utah was.” (However, she menrelaxed, smoked andperhapsused a spittoon while leafing through The Salt Lake Tribune or the almostforgotten Herald when planning their sales campaigns. HermanLends a Handto oe Fund Onthe secondandthird floors, windowsare grouped in units of three windowsa piece. The three units are separated by large brick,flat pillars, while the brick- work between the second and third floors is neatly decorated in geometric patterns. Brickwork on the north and south endsof the facadeis also elaborate. dling in other people’s love lives when she sings “I Put My Hand In.” But when “Dolly's” composer and lyricist Jerry Herman “puts ask, is this rather commonplace 300 South called “Broadway?” Well, every city may not have a Times Square, but even thoughit lacked a Fifth Avenue offancy Asa venuefor high-school students to attend workshopsled by Utah theater professionals, the UTAconference is usually capped could and did label any prime busjnessstreet “Broadway”if it boasteda theater and a depart- mentstore or two andat least one hotel. One wondersif the center of the West Side-Gateway-to-be will be called Deedee Gulch, and whetherthe new hotel planned by the Boyer Co.willbe called the Broadway Two? The Rio Grande Hotel is now used to provide low-cost permanenthousingforsingle individuals whoare assisted by the Travelers Aid Organization. from taxisortrolleys in inclement weather. Thegroundfloorof the Broad- Jack Goodman has been associated with TheSalt Lake Tribune way has a once-typicalfeature — as a staff writer orfree-lance writerfor 54years. that the recipient of this’scholarship might turn out to be a new songwriter|or ther creative force his hand in”at the Utah Theatre Association’s 14thannual conferenceat Dixie College,he hopeshis bidding will helpfoster a lifelong shops, the Chamber of Commerce from his Los Angeles home, Herman said he was “quite honored” by the scholarship designation. “Tt pleases me so much to know In “Hello, Dolly!,” matchmaker Dolly Levi merrily admits to med- Oneoddity makingthis hostelry uniqueis that you can angle-parkon this portion of Broadway. And why, you may for ip in Herman’s honor. When interviewed BY SCOTT C. MORGAN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE in theater,” Herman said. Herman hopes that with the scholarship and his conference appearances, young people will love of musical theater for studentsacrossthestate. off by a symposium with renownedtheater artists. Herman — whose credits include the smash Broadwayhits “Hello, Dolly!," “Mame” and “La Cage aux Folles” — took the invitation as a chanceto do more. Herman offered to help jumpstart fund-raising efforts for a new UTAtheaterscholarship fund. He is coordinating a concert, to be presented in St. George on Saturday, with the help of the UTA and the American Society of Compos- become more interested in BroadJerry Herman @ AtDixie College The concert featuring Jerry Herman and other Broadway performers takes place at Dixie College Cox Performing Arts Center, 225 S. 700 East, St. George, Satur- day at 7 p.m.Tickets are $20; call (435)652-7800. ers, Authors and Publishers. First Graae (from theoriginal casts of “Forever Plaid” and “Forbidden Hollywood”) and Karen Morrow Hermanenlisted the help of Don Pippin, a longtime friend and mu- (whose credits include “The Grass Harp” and “Drood”), Herman sical director of his shows. Then he secured Broadway talents Paige O'Hara (best knownas the voice of Belle in Disney's film of “Beauty and the Beast”), Jason January Clearance Sale himself will perform in the con- cert, which will feature many of his greatest hits plus some ofhis lesser-known songs. The UTA aratenilly named the way theater and strive to make a creative impact. “Broadway has sort of dimin- ished over the years,” Herman said. “We don’t have the same kind of excitement and amount of new musicals as we did in Broadway’s past.” Utah director and author Jim Christian, one of the keynote speakers at the conference, is especially looking forward to meeting the legendary songwriter. “[{Herman]is one of the American musical theater’s great suc- cess stories,” Christian said. “He is one of the few composer/ lyricists who haveleft a permanent stamponthe art form.” He already holds an iconic place in the pantheon of theater composers, but Hermanisn’t finished yet. Despite a triple bypass surgery in 1997, Hermanis forging ahead with new and several revised musical projects. Whenyou wantiit spotless... he Ahexonder’ Dolls / DUSTIN’S 30% OFF WinterWonderSavings from Coit. * AmandaCallahan Susan’s Dolls 4700 $0. 900 E. 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