Show WILL VILL BUILD TWO TINO LARGE THEATERS THEATERS' Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit Magnate Tells of Changes in Salt Lake TO REMODEL AUDITORIUM Burlesque and Spectacular Atti Attractions Attractions At- At ti tractions actions to Be Given in Big Building Definite announcement was ma made e yesterday jc that Salt Lake is to have havo two new theaters each with a 0 seatIng seatIng seat- seat Ing rapacity capacIty of more than titan 2000 Inthe in inthe inthe the very ery near future One of these 1 is 1 to house tho the Orpheum vaudeville circuit and the tho other will be for tor at attractions attractions nt- nt tractions requiring a n. large stage particularly par- par those of or a spectacular an anpo and po possibly a burlesque nature The announcement of the new Orpheum Orpheum Or Or- circuit theater comes from Martin larUn Bock Beck of or New ew York who was in Salt Fait Lal Lake c yesterday on his way East from San Francisco Ho ITo left loft for Cor Dener Dener Deni Den Don i er s-er last night Mr 11 Beck is 15 secretary of ot the Orpheum circuit an and is on ono of tho thio best known theater men it In Inthe inthe the countr country His announcement here her comes after he ho ha had purchased a controlling controlling con con- trolling Interest In tho the stock of or th the Orpheus Vaudeville company conwan which owns the local Orpheum theater The Th stock was sol sold by J. J H. H Garrett am and represents more than titan CO GO per cent o othe of the holdings of ot the company To Pa Open on Sundays I 1 hope to build here hero this summer sal said Mr Beck Beel a theater capable o of seating 2000 people In which tho the Orpheum Orpheum Orpheum Or Or- circuit circuit attractions will be bo presente pre pre- We expect to run Sundays Sunday The rho number of o acts will be increased Increase from MX six Ix to seven an and the usual high standard of the circuit will be main main- tamed The new theater will be called calle the Orpheum and will be full tully fully equipped with all the special atus apa necessary to the tho varied program that tha thata a 0 succession slon of vaudeville vaudeville performances performances performances perform perform- ances calls forWe for We Ve re shall retain in nd addition 1 th the present Orpheum theater building and m shall devote it chiefly to the production pro pro- of musical comedy r. r There Is forming now a circuit of or stock mus musi- musi 1 cat cal comedy companies which wl will have hou houses house e wo we hope In all the cities of or th the Orpheum circuit These rhese com corn panics will be compose composed of first class clas musicians an and will pro produce uce practically practically practically simultaneously with New York the great musical comedies of the tho da dat day At t present for Cor example S Salt lt Lake Lak has to wait for a year ear or two before it has an opportunity of seeing th the great pro productions which are the tal talk I of the tho New cw York press And then It gets g them not As often n advertised from rn ui the original c companies 1 pa a rule from roa road companies which copy the original production on a cheapened basis Simultaneous With Hh New York We Ye shall present these in th the same season as thy they are first filSt produced In Now ew York an and in ad addition will pu put on the better class of old musical comedies that are alO always favorites favorite and have practically become classics selected a anew anew We Ye have ha already even new name for the tho present sent Orpheum theater an and It Is a good one But w we wedo do o not care to divulge It at present presen present else some ten-cent ten theater is almost almos sure surO sur to appropriate ItIn It In connection with the tho musical comedy innovation in Salt Lake we wc hope- hope to establish establish- houses In Omaha Kansas City St. St Paul Minneapolis Denver El Paso New Orleans Los An An- goles San Francisco Portland Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma Taco- Taco ma an and Seattle We e may also enter Butte with both the tho Orpheum and tho time musical comedy circuits Arrangements for tor all these houses have not yet et been completed but we have opened negotiations In practically r rall all the tIme cities and while the whole will not be lIc consummated in fn a adar alay a aday lay day we hope to have the biggest part lart of it in running order b by r next fall tan Three Sites to Choose FromIn FromIn FromIn From In Salt Lake the matter is much farther a advanced than in some of ot the theother theother theother other cities clUes It is alrea already assured that we are to build another theater here We Ve have three sites under consideration tion now one O on Second South one on Main aln street nn and another on State street Naturally I do not care to di divulge divulge dl- dl just where these sites altes are until their purchase has been completed but an any one of them w wOuld be satisfactory satis factory as far tar as location goes 1 We shall commence construction work orle in tho the er very r near future and hope to have the theater rea ready y for occupancy occupancy oc oc- oc- oc b by r tho opening o of the fall season The other theater announcement of ot yesterday r came from flom Manager Phil S. S OMara Iara of ot the Salt Lake Auditorium association who is also president of ot the tho Auditorium Theater company r re recently recently re- re 1 organized stated yesterday esterday that the latter conc concern rn will take over that the bull building of ot the the- in Salt Lake Lale now used as os a rink and will so o re remodel Se- Se 1 model it that it ft ma may bo be used for a 0 I theater with a a. seating capacity of 2250 people May Iu Get et on OU Wheel Hero it is 15 proposed to have ha a stage stag that will be one ono of ot the largest if ft not tho the largest adapted to theatrical purposes purposes pur pur- purI I poses roses west of tho the Missouri river The place will vilL be lie used for tor big spectacular attractions and possibly for burlesque shows In this connection negotiations have havo been opened to place Salt Satt Lake Lalee on the Wheel circuit which Is owned by an Eastern syndicate te and has control of ot 72 companies The capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca will al also o be equal to the time housing of ot hippodrome shows it Is stated and It Is purposed purpose to have some som of ot these stop here hele on their long trip V 1 York to Deliver I IThe The reconstruction work will vilI It Is said be In the hands of the Salt Lake Building Building- and Manufacturing company and It Il Is to begin work within thirty days as By that time the Auditorium Theater company Is to bo be incorporated to han handle l the Auditorium rink building u from om the other oIlier b owned b by r the Salt Lake Lalee Au Auditorium association Will m Be lle Big Biff House lIouc The TIme reconstruction Is estimated estimated esti esti- mated mate to cost between on and The state state- to t to be placed In Inho ho tIme building will m bo be arranged arrange In sections sec sec- Ions so that they may be removed remo at any time and the tho bull building restored to tots Its ts use ns as a 0 roller skating rink The stage tage will be similarly r portable The Tho seats eats will be lie on a n slant shant It leading up to the he present gallery so that practically very every seat scat In the house will be on the main floor Exits are arc to be provided on n nil all nil four sides of ot the building and anti the he equipment is to be of ot the most convenient convenient convenient con con- type The bull building will be thoroughly lighted b by cl electricity an anti and everything will bo be arranged so that thattie the tie best beat or almost almol t any desired effect may bo be b obtained on the tIme stage staCe Mr Deck Beck was accompanied yesterday yester- yester I day ay by Charles Feleky who will ester mange man luau age ge the musical c comedy circuit I 1 |