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Show THE CITIZEN 14 THEATRE PASSES (Continued from Page 3) Regular performances were given at the theatre until April 15th, when the building was closed for the work of completion On December 24, 1862, it was again dedicated, a finished pro duct, one of the most elaborate and completely equipped theatres in America. It had its costuming department, barber shop, scenery department and department for the manufacture of wood and paper mache properties. Its stage and dressing rooms were unusually comfortable, commodious and well furnished for theatres of that day. In fact, even today in this respect it is much better than many of the theatres of comparatively recent construction. The following evening, (Christmas night), the Honeymoon was given under the direction and tutorship of Thomas A. Lyne, a man who had played in the dramatic organization at Nauvoo with Brigham Young, Eras-tu- s Snow and others. Mr. Lyne later became the star of the company, and produced Othello, Richard, William Tell, Damon, Richelieu, Pizarro and many other fine plays. Hundreds of miles away from civilization, this dramatic company of clever pioneer artists painted their own scenery, created their own wardrobes, made their own props and produced plays which surpassed those given by many theatrical organizations in the large cities of the country at that time. New scenery and props had to be made constantly. For this reason the Salt Lake Theatre accumulated the biggest collection of scenery and props of any theatre in the country. Many of the relics of those old days are reposing in the L. D. S. Museum- The cradle in which the famous Maude Adams slept while her mother performed before the Salt Lake Theatre footlights has been given to the Daughters of the Pioneers. George Pauncefort was probably the first foreign actor to come to Salt Lake after Lyne. It is interesting to note that his first performance was given July 20, 1864 How the people must have hungered for this sort of entertainment when they filled the theatre in the heat of midsummer! For many years Salt Lake has been considered the best show town in the United States and probably in the world. The love of drama was instilled in the children of the early pioneers and in their childrens children, which in a measure, accounts for the large percentage of dramatic talent Utah - has produced. The Deseret Dramatic Association continued to produce excellent drama for the amusement of the saints, but the management realized the advisability of having one or two legitimate artists to' train the local talent. Consequently, from time to time, artists were imported to star with the local company. The first great actress to come to Salt Lake was Julia Dean Hayne, with the Potter Troupe, in July, 1865. This troupe played Camille for a week, but the management immediately realized the members of their local organization were superior In 1875 Brigham Young again bought it for $116,000. In 1878, after the death of Brigham Young, it was tion. actors, with the exception of the stars, so the Potter Troupe only played for one week. The people fell in love with Julia Dean, however, and she was induced to stay as the star of the local stock company. The night of the arrival of Mrs. Hayne in Salt Lake, Miss Annie A. Adams, the mother of Maude Adams, made her debut on the Salt Lake theatre stage. She remained with the Deseret Dramatic Association from that time until 1874 when the stock company was abandoned. It was during this period that the famous Maude Adams made her first appearance on the Salt Lake Theatre stage in the farce The Lost Child. Phil Margetts, who was the comedian of the company, contended he could not do justice to his part with a rag doll so Mrs- Adams produced Maude from the Green room where she was peacefully sleeping. She made her debut on a tray and was thrown from one nurse into the arms of another and another until finally her frantic father received her. From all accounts she conducted herself with real histrionic ability. August 20, 1875, the Augustin Daly Co. played Saratoga. It was the first dramatic company to cross the continent direct from New York to San Francisco. On February 23, 1877 E. A. Southern filled his first engagement in the theatre. Probably no other theatre in the land can boast of having housed so many great men and great women actors, singers, musicians and speakers as the Salt Lake Theatre. Space will not permit us to name them all, but we will mention a few at random, merely to call to mind the days of other years. Henry Ward Beecher, Oscar Wilde, Henry M. Stanley, Charles Kingsley, Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, John McCullough, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Adams, Helen Tracy, E. L. Davenport, Joseph Jefferson, Thos. W. Keene, Sarah Bernhardt, Richard Mansfield, Mrs- John Drew, Mme. Association, and the names of the most famous men and women who have performed before its footlights deeded to .John Taylor, trustee-in-trus- tj for a consideration of $125,000. The following year he conveyed it to the Dramatic Association for $74,000, in whose hands it has remained until acquired by the Mountain States Telephone Co. for $200,000. Soon there will be published in book form a complete history of the theatre from its incipiency to the present time. This work is being compiled by George D. Pyper, who has been the manager for over thirty years. No one is more' fitted to write an interestng and authentic account of the history of the old theatre than Mr. Pyper. The days of the Salt Lake theatre are numbered, but when it is torn down and a beautiful modem building is erected in .its stead, it would be a splendid thing for posterity, if there could be placed in the building somewhere a bronze tablet bearing the names of the builders, those who comprized the original Deseret Dramatic - Every presidential candidate now is concerned over whether he get the gate or the delegate. jUst win Herbert Hoover tucked away the California delegation by a very large vote. He leads all candidates for the Republican nomination for president by many votes, yet he has not quite enough to put him over. The Republicans have so many men they can put out for president that it is hard to predict who will get the nomination. Hoover has the stage at present but some dark horse may shoot out on the homestretch at the last and cap. ture the prize. A rather gruff old financier, commenting on his newly acquired said: She reminds daughter-in-lame of my new car, attractive body lines, a wonderful paint job, but not much under the hood. w -- HODERN GAS SERVICE - Modjeska, Jas. K. Julia Marlowe, Hackett, Eleanor Robson, Louis James, Annie Russell, Frederick Warde, Julia Culp, David Warfield, Faversham, Margaret Anglin, Robt. Mantell, Otis Skinner, Forbes Robertson, Henry Miller, Chauncey Alcott, Daniel Froh-maOle Bull, De Wolf Hopper, The Southerns, The Barrymores! and countless others who have won worldwide fame. The spirit of their eloquent performances pervades the atmosphere of the Salt Lake Theatre. It is impossible to enter it without feeling that all these great men and great women have left something of themselves there. Many theatres have been erected in Salt Lake City since the Salt Lake theatre was built. Many have been tom down and forgotten. None have ever replaced the old theatre for first-claperformances. 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