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Show H )' With the First Nighters , , I Ur ORPHEUM j U Sr-SYDIA BARRY, Natalie All, the H I I Norvelles and Brent Hayes, H constitute the best in a very H good bill at the Orpheum, which will H ( ho seen for the last time this even- H . ing. There are others on the pro- H h gram who assist materially in round- I ing it out, but most of their work is H f over or undordono. Lydia Barry D ) p grabbed the house and held on to it H 1 fronivthe time of her first appearance H i ' and they liked her even if she did H ' complain a little about their chilliness i' at the beginning. Lydia is a stickler for detail, so when she sang "I'm a Widow Again," her biggest hit, the aroma of old lavendar came acioss the footlights so strong that one was instantly imbued with the spirit of the occasion. Her "Vaudeville Dream" is immense, so is Lydia for that matter, though she still retains much of hex girlish laughter and some other curves acquired in her adolescence, notably netherly. She places considerable reliance re-liance on the ginger and pep she possesses pos-sesses and a freedom of restraint that makes her very chummy with the folks in front right away. Her performance per-formance is a bully laugh maker. H Y Natalie Alt, the former musical com- H i ! edy favorite, made an Instant appeal H I j to those who appreciated her fine per- H y formance, though her voice and songs H j are better suited to a more appre H i ciative audiences than the average one H ' at a vaudeville show. Her numbers, M i especially selected, were excellently H h chosen and rendered. The average H if ban joist is a bit passe, but Brent H j$ Hayes is different. He can do pretty H nearly anything with a banjo required H it of a musfcal instrument, and can get 1 more sweetness out of it than one H would think possible in such an instru- H ment. It is seldom that acrobats are M j. anything but acrobats. The Norvelles H differ because of their peronality and 1 I methods, unique in that particular line 1 x and most pleasing, not to mention their cleverness on the rings and bars. Lew Dockstader in white face, the famous minstrel of the good old days, scored more or less of n hit with his political monologue though his humor hu-mor at times is of the old minstrel school, which none of the past per B formers in that category seem to for- H i get. Irving Newhoff and Dode Phelps B ' are singers whose style varies little in 1 anything they attempt, and neither 1 f their voices nor their acting are up H i to Orpheum class. Probably theii H J most acceptable number was "The Hi I Rabbi is Waiting For Me and My Girl." ' ! George Kelly, Anna Cleveland and H I Njora O'Connor have a one act play M i galled "Finders-Keepers," strung out Vi ,. almost interminably. It is a plea for Ktt honesty in forty-seven reels, and gets Hm on the nerves almost as much as the HJf histrionic attenipts of those who play H it. There is no question but that Mr. H , Kelly considers himself a remarkable i ' H j actor, a belief scarcely shared by tho , majority of his audience. As a poseur he is exquisite and in his most serious moments he is very funny and that is worth something. PANTAGES HRANK IFOGARTY, always welcome wel-come and never at a loss for something new to add to tho sparkle of his star performance as a monolog-1st monolog-1st and story teller, Is the leading attraction at-traction on the Pantages bill, which opened Wednesday for a wecit's run Fogarty has never had any trouble being be-ing a headliner in any company and the Pantages people are to be congratulated con-gratulated on acquiring the clover ally. Fogarty's fund of wit and humor hu-mor and Irish quips and anecdotes is distinctive and his familiarity with the folk lore of tire country of his nativity either Jiis or of those who came just before him is complete. His work has been a joy for years and is alwayb illuminating to those whose humor is kedn enough to make them thoroughly apprciative. Pantages is staging another dip in the drink in which the Berelo girls are featured. They quite come up to ex pectations in face and figure and ability abil-ity to negotiate the various aquatic stunts required of them. Dix and Dixie use the slack wire as if it were a solid floor; Mack Neil and "Vera Vel-mar Vel-mar seem to get over all right with their vocal renditions and Master Paul has a unique way of singing that takes with the crowd. Grade Edmonds is another songstress that scored principally prin-cipally with her song "The Real Wars." Frank Fogarty is most of tho show, but the others are very fair. RUTH CHATTERTON COMING XF especial interest to Salt Lake City play-goers is the announcement announce-ment by Henry Miller in New Yorli that Ruth Chatterton is to terminate her successful run in "Come Out oi the Kitchen" on May 5, after thirty-two thirty-two weeks of sensationally profitable business. Coupled with this announcement announce-ment is the statement that Miss Chatterton Chat-terton and her company will leave New Yoik on May G, and travel straight to Salt Lake City, where two performances are scheduled for May 10 and 11. iSo far as available records show, this is the first time in theatrical annals an-nals that the reigning hit on Broadway has "rung down" in New York on a Satuiday night and "rung up" for its next performance s the following Thursday- in Salt Lake City, incidentally inciden-tally this will be . the third theatre which has thus far housed the famous A. E. Thomas comedy, although "Come Out of the Kitchen" ha been played for upwards of nine months. Originally Orig-inally produced last summer in San Francisco, where it attracted capacity audiences for five weeks, the winsome little comedy of now-a-day Virginia was next presented at the George M. Cohan theatre in New York, where it has been ever since. THE MASKED MODEL JjHE MASKED MODEL" will be iJ the attraction at the Salt Lake theatre soon under tho direction of John Cort. This is a strictly up-to-the-minute musical comedy with book by Harry B. and Robert B. Smith, lyrics by George F. Stoddard and Frederick Horemleen, and music by Harold Orlob and Carl Woess. In the cast of principals will bo found such popular singers, comedians and dancers as Lew Hearn, Bonita, Joseph Lertora, Edna Pendleton, Roy-don Roy-don Keithe, Roy Purviance, Irene Audrey, Aud-rey, W. L. Romaine, Thomas B. Han-ders, Han-ders, Arthur G. Millis, Dale Turner and Mons. Rudolph and Edith Mason. The chorus is an exceedingly attractive assembly as-sembly of girls whose presence is as notable for their singing and dancing as their good looks. The scenery and ; r setting are extravagant and the costumes cos-tumes are of tho latest creations rrom foreign nnd domestic manufacturers. ROBIN HOOD IIE Walker-Stevens Opera Com-i Com-i pany will present the celebiated light opera, "Robin Hood," at the Salt Lake theatre May 18 and matinee 19th. This organization is the same which presented the famous classic at the New Amsterdam theatre, New York, last season in a splendid production, which was one of the successful features fea-tures of the musical season in that city. Ivy Scott, of the Metropolitan Grand Opera, New York, will again sing tho role of Maid Marian. Cora Tracy will sing Alan-a-Dale, and W. J. McCarthy, will be heard in the role ot Friar Tuck. Herbert Waterous is singing sing-ing the role of Will Scarlet. The supporting sup-porting company is the same which gave such efficient support duiing the New York engagement. The fine sing ing chorus and original production re- ' main intact. Saturday night the company com-pany will present Herbert's "The Serenade." . ' i ,HaHHMP' v ' i- i5- - '? t4s H mf'ii'(f"t )S4 "K '' lib. 1 j.4 BILLY HALLIG AN AND DAM A SYKES WHOSE INTERESTING SKIT "SOMEWHERE IN JERSEY" IS TO BE ONE OF THE FEATURED ACTS OF THE NEW VAUDEVILLE VAUDE-VILLE BILL OPENING A T THE ORPHEUM THE A TRENEXT WEDNESDA Y EVENING . .,. , |