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Show '0S1PEN 'GETS TBE SHOWS !:; FIRST . The Orph iun theater U soon to oj.en Its doors lo the public, tho season sea-son commencing August ill. local .Manager (Joss i. now at work with a crew of men renovating the house for I he opening. H is installing nine new fire, plucs with tire hose throughout through-out the building and wh'n the present pres-ent Improvements are completed, the L'icaler will be one of the safest In thi country. I In addition the safely appliances that are being placed hi the Orphoum building, a number of minor change i rro being made which will add to the comfoit and convenience of the pj-li-ons. It is Manager io:;s' deslr to make the Ocdn house second to no vaudeville theater In the country fr Jiu a standoint of safety and con venienco and no expense Is beln-; sua red In carrying out ibis aim of tho promoter "We expert," said Mr doss this at lernoon. "lo open the Orpheum this reason with flying colors and a ra-pnclty ra-pnclty business. I am positive the Ogden peopl will appreciate the ef foits iho management is making In the way of attractions. For the coming com-ing season we are assured of some of the highest priced, niosl up-to-date vaud"ille acts that are on the road A very Important change that has been made In the Orpheum circuit la I in the routing of the acts. They will this season appear li the local house before going to Salt .Lake City. "Ogden will get the shows first H'.vl from here they will go to Sail Lake City and from there to Denver. This is a very Important item for the theater of this city and It waa only alter a great deal of reluctnncy that the general management con-rented con-rented to make the change It will ie ,i big advantage to the house a- H.H Lake people, when In this city, Will attend the theater here nnd Ogden Og-den people In Salt Ixiko City will have already p-n the bill that is on there. It m"ans a little more money to- Ogden and incidentally a little r ore advertising for this city." Mr. (loss explained how the presence pres-ence of an Orpheum theater in Oj;-iten. Oj;-iten. advertised the town throughout I lie entire country. The programs of the Orpheum theater company have a cucuiatlon of half a million and a;e distributed In a hundred different n--k;-; of the United States and Ruropo. Knch one of these programs contalm a picture of the Ogden theater and the city is also mentioned among thv 1st of Orpheum theater towns. Martin Beck, general manager of tbe great Orpheum circuit of which the Ogden Orpheum forms an important import-ant link, recently returned from his annual Journey abroad and when met at. the wharf by the ship news reporters report-ers of the New York dallies he said: i "We are prepared for the most brilliant nnd attractive season the orpheum or-pheum has ever experienced." J That statement was one oC great consequence. When the oVpheum circuit is re-tcrred re-tcrred to, it means, tho pastime of three-quarters of tho amusement seekers seek-ers of tho entire country; th programmes pro-grammes of over forty-five magnificent magnifi-cent playhouses, and the largest and most comprehensive circuit of theaters thea-ters in the w hole wot Id Mr. Beck has Just completed affiliations af-filiations abroad which added greatly to the strength and resourcefulness or this chain nnd to this link here at home. Ho had been successful In securing se-curing an unusual array of Ruropean stars and he was pleased with the outlook for a pleasant, attractive sea f.on for our patrons and another epoch making year. for the Orpheum circuit. |