LARGEST THEATER IN OGDEN WITH SEATING CAPACITY OF 2000 Alhambra Theater Company Buys Land From Fred J. Kiesel and Proceeds to Make Arrangements to Erect a Building 88 Feet by 180 Feet, 45 Feet High, With Concrete Walls and Roof Stage to be Erected 35 Feet by 86 Feet Great Organ to be Installed. Through a deal consummated yesterday, yes-terday, the Alhambra Theatrical company com-pany has become the owners of tho property on Hudson avenue, between the Colonel Hudson and tho Hurst buildings, on which the new Alhambra Alham-bra moving picture theatre will be built. The property was purchased from Fred J. Kiescl. it was at first thought that Mr. Kiosel would put up tho thoatro building. The Alhambra company, however, desired to be left sntiroly free in the consummation of their plans regarding the theatre and the deal was accordingly made, which gave them the ownership of the land. The plans for the theatre are now in the hands of Shreove fc Madson, architects, and will be submitted to the contractors for bids within the next ten days. The house is to be built entirely of concrete this includes in-cludes the roof also and tho building build-ing and grounds will cost $150,000. The structuro will be 45 feet high, 88 feet wide and ISO feet deep and between be-tween It and the Colonel Hudson building an alleyway 10 feet in width and runnfnsr frnm Hrant to Hudson avenues will be left. The building will be similar in construction con-struction to the American theatre in Salt Lake City. In front there will be four store rooms and a lobby 40 feet In depth. Over the lobby a balcony will be built, with a seating capacity of 6-10 persons. The auditorium will contain con-tain 1326 seats and the orchestra pit will be the largest in tho state. One of the unusual features In a house or the kind will be :a large stage. This will be 35 by 86 feet or larger than the stage of the Orpheum theatre In Ogden. This was arranged by the company so that any theatrical production on the road could be staged upon it with ease not even excepting "Ben Hur.'" There will be a basement under part of the building, in which will be installed in-stalled a heating and ventilating plant similar to the one that is in the American Amer-ican theatre in Salt Lake City, which is recognized as the best in the United Unit-ed States. There will be seven exits from the auditorium, four at the north side, one at the south and two at the rear and on the west and north there will be a ten-foot right-of-way. The company already has arranged for the installation of a pipe organ fully as good as the one In their big Salt Lake house and the architects are to take special precautions to make the acoustic properties as near perfect as possible. The architectural design .of the lobby and Interior of the building will be after the Louis XVI period with the color scheme of the delicate tints of the same period, to harmonize with the lighting effect?. An indirect lighting system will be installed for the purpose of doing away with the eye-strain under the bright glow of unprotected incandescents. It is expected that the building will be ready for occupation within six months. The Alhambra Theatre company is composed of Charles Zfemer, president; presi-dent; Albert Scowcroft, vice president presi-dent and H. A. Sims, manager. oo