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Show AMUSEMENTS SALT L.AKE -Donald Brian In "Tho Siren." musical comedy. Tonight, with Saturday matinee. COLONIAL-William Kelly and atock company In "Tho Greyhound.' Tonight, with Saturday matinee. OKPHBTJM Ailvnnocd vaudeville. Performances ovory afternoon and evening. TMTmi3S3 Vaudeville. Performance every afternoon and two performances perform-ances at night. New bill now on. Tho following theater notices are marked "advertisement" In order to comply with a strict Interpretation of tho new federal newspaper law. In no sense aro thoy paid advertisements. advertise-ments. They aro Items furnished by tho press agents of tho various theaters. J' ORD was received b7 tho local man- agement of tho Orphoum from tho New York offices of the circuit yesterday that Salt Lake la to have the biggest musical attraction in vaudeville In tho world for the woelc of February 23. The much-heralded "The "Eternal Waltz," with Its gorgeous scenery and costumes and fifty people. Is the feature which was Written by Leo Foil, author of "The Siren." "The Dollar Princess," etc This week's road show will be seen for the last time tonight, when It will more on to Denver. Tno new bill tomorrow will havo for tho headllnor "Llttlo Mother," a sketch prosentod by Louise Galloway, Joseph Kaufman and company. With today's two shows of "Tho Greyhound" Grey-hound" at the Colonial, William J. Kelly brings to a close at that house one of tho rno3t popular productions of hlB season. sea-son. For the coming wock the star has announced a big revival of tho romantic drama, "Dorothy Vernon of Hnddon Hall." In the role of Dorothy will bo seen Edith Lylo, the now loading woman of Mr. Kelly's company, who nialccs her first appearance next week, "Alma, Where Do You Live?" the dazzling daz-zling musical play which so pleased theater-goers on lis last visit, will play a return engagement at tho Salt Lake theater, opening next Thursday. "Alma" Is one of thoso sort of musical productions in which the tunefulness plays a secondary part In the scheme, the story being pre-eminent. In its original orig-inal French form It was undoubtedly more or less spicy, but in the English translation, made by George V. Hobart, it has beeu thoroughly tamed for domes-tin domes-tin nnnmimntlnn "MIku C.mco Tmw a tYtn leading woman of the organization. Last season Miss Drew sang the principal feminine role in "Tho Chocolate Soldier." t A striking and oddly attractive dancing number Is introduced by Donald Brian In Charles Frohman's elaborate production of "The Siren." which closes at the Salt Lake theater tonight. The old-fashioned polka forms tho basis for this danco. Brian ilrst dances tho number with a girl In a modern evening gown. As the pair exit tho stage Is darkened and into an amber spotlight whirls a young woman wom-an garbed In the lioops and crinoline of the 'COs, when tho polka was truly the rage. After she lias danced for a time Brian enters the spotlight with hor, and for an encos 3 repeats with tho two girls and their contrasting costumes. Urlan wroto the lyrics and the music for this number himself, but he confesses that he got his idea for the odd costuming costum-ing effect from witnessing a performance of "Milestones," "the reigning dramatic hit of New York and London. The opera closes tonight. The lovers of nature will have their Inning In-ning at tho Garrick foi four days, starting with a matinee tomorrow, where thq Carnegie Alaska-Siberia expedition ex-pedition moving pictures will lie soen for the first time in this city. Tho scenos were photographed by Captain F. E. Kleinschmldt, the famous Arctic big gamo hunter and explorer, who has spent most of his lire among U10 Igloos of the far north. Tho pictures have created a sensation sen-sation wherever shown and aro said to be the most remarkable ever snapped hy a movlng-plcturo camera. Prof. C. J3. Bevens, one of Captain IOonlnschinldt's aides, will lecture at every performance, giving a full description of the many thrilling and plcturoaque features which will flash upon the screen. These pictures conio here direct from their record-breaking run at the Broadway Broad-way theator in Denver. Dazzling and bewildering, because of the many rich costume? worn by ho many of the artists on this week's bill at the Empress, tho progra.mmo is affording af-fording no end of amusement and entertainment enter-tainment for theatergoers. One of tho big features is, of course, the l)lg Weber & Fields New York Kuccess. a musical comedy that eel all "Broadway In a whirl because of tho many pretty girls and feature dances which "Fun in a Cabaret" provides. The bill Is one of entertainment entertain-ment and is diversified enough to please and interest. Jacob's Dogs will be a big feature for tho little folks at the matinee mati-nee today. Another roller skating matinee will be held at the Auditorium on Richards street this afternoon for the benefit of school children. The Auditorium band will render the usual programme of pleasing numbers. Arrangements are being be-ing made by Manager George Derr for a corps of Instructors, who will teRch women patrons to skate and special lessons les-sons afternoons are being arranged for. Next week there will be a St. Valentine's Valen-tine's party. This will take place Feb-ruarv Feb-ruarv 14. The series of championship races at ono mile will begin Tuesday ovenlng and the finals will bo run Saturday Satur-day night. Many of the fastest nkators In the stato aro preparing to cntor tho contest, much Interest being shown In tho ovents. |