 The first theatrical production, "David and Saul", a biblical drama by Constance Lindsay Skinner under the direction of Garnet Holme of Berkeley, inaugurated the Forest Theater on July 9, 1910.Reviewed in both Los Angeles and San Francisco it was reported that over 1,000 theatergoers attended the production.There was no electricity at the theater – calcium floodlights were brought by covered wagon from Monterey to light the stage.