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Show - yj SiS3SfKSP i" fj nwirr " i" THE 10 ' vr. v. - -- ' CITIZEN With The First Nighters OU have often heard how audit 1 ences were electrified by some - particular star. Well, that is not the way the audience at the Orpheum is bein$ electrified this week. Real electricity is used in this act, which is presented by a large and imposing lady named Madam Burnell, the shock absorber and current transmitter par excellence. A powerful current 50,000 or 60,000 volts or some such matter are sent careering along her nerve centers until she becomes a regular lightning rod only stouter. She can light a gas jet by merely breathing, on it. Even ice fails to stop the current. Holding a chunk in her hand she lights the jet without making the ice hot. She even passes the current into a banana and it does not slip on the peel, but lights the jet just as if it had been a lamplighter in its green youth. Four young men from the audience were taken on the stage and electrified, but not one of them showed a spark of light from the neck up. There is no trick about the act. It scientific fact that a is a low voltage current will kill instantly. A high voltage will pass through the body without even injuring a tissue. Nicola Tesla made one of the first about twenty-thre- e demonstrations years ago, but this is the first time, to our knowledge, that the imps of electricity have manufactured fun for vaudeville. Emma Haig lives up to her last name. She has the kick. She is one of' the daintiest, liveliest dancers of the stage. She is aided and abetted, by the agile Jack Waldron, who should be called Jazz Waldron. He certainly shakes a sprightly toe. is the gay Mudtown Vaudeville Blanche and Jimmie offering of Creighton. Their rurai uumor, evidently written by one of those smart city chaps, is a real delight. But speaking of humor, you should hear the jokes of the Vivians, the sharpshooters. They accompany their crack shots with a line of patter that made Cleopatra's grandmother titter g when she was of the age and would laugh at anything. We may be shot for saying this, but if it comes to a choice between a Vivian bullet and a Vivian joke, lead us to the bullet. Do you mind that joke about how Pat, being in a fight, could not remember the word "enough? The Druids in Ireland used to torture prisoners with that joke. "Heartland is one of those rhymed bits of vaudeville that has the poetic atmosphere. It is written by George Byrd Dougherty and is presented by J. K. Emmet and Mary E. Ryan. The rhymes are dainty, the story charming and the songs truly lyrical. Vaudeville should have more of this unique kind of musical romance. There are other good acts, but we need not enumerate them here. Suffice it to say that if you have any old wheezes your grandfather can spare for a while, send them around to the Vivians. notable theatrical events took this week the initial offering of the Varsity players at the Salt Lake theatre and the opening of continuous vaudeville and pictures at the Casino, formerly the Wilkes theatre. Owing to the fact that their own beautiful little theatre was not ready for them the Varsity players gave their first production of the season at the Salt Lake. Under the direction of TWO Miss Maud May Babcock they presented "The Great Adventure, by Ar- nold Bennett. Following their unique plan, which SALT LAKE the litle lady who is billed to appear in the leading feminine role in "She Walked in Her Sleep, the farce cbmedy by Mark Swan, author IF of numerous overwhelming successes' and which will be the presentation at the Salt Lake theatre three days, commencing Wednesday, October 15th, with Miss Norton-Pau- l Nicholson, has a first name it is shrouded in mystery. Although an actress of sterling reputation and a comedienne of the most delightful type, she has never appeared otherwise on the program than plain Miss Norton. In spite of all attempts to induce her to reveal her full name, She is still advertised as Miss Norton, PANTAGES ONE of the merriest, the cleverest blithest vaudeville entertainments seen on the Pantages circuit for some time is now playing to crowded houses. Flanked by four headline attractions, the acts run the gamut of high class merriment, with some super-finacting garnishing the well-know- n gum-chewin- seasons and created for several nearly all the leading comedy roles in his great successes. Subsequently Miss Norton and Paul . Nicholson toured in "A Dramatic Cartoon, a playlet which they presented in hig:i grade vaudeville houses and which brought fame to both of these dependable players. The placing of Miss Norton at the head of such a brilliant cast as has been selected for She Walked in Her Sleep' may be regarded as nothing short of managerial astuteness. From every direction where this remarkabv farce has been presented comes the report of a flawless performance, and in every instance Miss Norton is accorded special credit for making the entertainment one that affords unlimited laugh diversion. e whole. Juliette Dika, the vivacious French comedienne, captivates with her cycle of songs, that includes a French hit enchantingly rendered, with a goodly portion of American hits that score heavily. Ball and West register a big hit with their skit entitled Since the Days of 61, In which a patriotic note is struck to which the crowd instantly respnods. Brosius and Brown are two brainless wonders who carry the key to the laugh safe in their possession, while Aleko, the famous Greek seer, and his company, give a wonderful exg hibition of in which they a slip many joke at the expense of the crowd. A chimpanzee of almost human intelligence is Richard the Great, who startles with his grotesque imitations of mankind, and Phil La Tosca keeps the house breathless with his sensational juggling. The second episode of Smashing Barriers, replete with thrills, and a breezy musical program by Eddie Fitzpatricks orchestra round out the show, which will play through Tuesday night. Singers Midgets, the biggest and most . sensational attraction in vaudeville, will be the chief feature of Wednesday's new bill at Pantages. These midgets have been gathered from the four corners of the earth, and with their trained animals, present an act which is unrivalled. There will also be five other big features on the new show, in addition to the third episode of Smashing Barriers.. mind-readin- PAUL NICHOLSON AND FRANCIS WILLIAMS IN THE BIG LAUGH PLAY SHE WALKED IN HER SLEEP" AT THE SALT LAKE THEATRE, FOUR DAYS COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH WITH SATURDAY MAT. has been commended by the leading theatrical journals of the east, the Varsity players have once more associated with themselves an artist of the professional stage. This season it is Mr. Torrey McKenny. To him was assigned the chief role and he presented it in a thoroughly convincing and artistic manner. The Varsity players who deserve special mention are Miss Edyth Barlow, Franklin Rasmussen and Miss Louise Hill. The players who appeared in the minor roles were Mervin Saunders, Clarence Menser, . C. a. White, Harold Bithol, Joseph F. Smith, Don .Wood, Frank Wood and Esther Husbands. and by that name alone she wishes to be pleasantly remembered. "What matters a name,' she insists, so long as the public is satisfied with my efforts to entertain and that's the main point to be considered. It is as Miss Norton she has won the good opinion of theatre goers in every production with which she has been identified, and therefore as Miss Norton this sprightly actress with a bewitching charm upholds the comic dignity of the role provided her in one of the funniest plays recorded in late years, and which set all New York by the ears durin gits long run last season. Miss Norton was PARAMOUNT-EMPRES- S UNANIMOUSLY acclaimed by the dramatic sensation of the season, The Miracle . with Mansfield f t;- - |