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Show THE CITIZEN The First Nish ter a bride who has. planned boss through a long married life is the theme of a play callea in which Kegina "The Honeymoon, Conelli with William L. Gibson appear at the.Orpheum this week. Miss Connelli was a favorite in stock to theatregoers of Salt Lake a few seasons ago and they find that she has fulfilled the promise of those days. The play is a happy medium for the expression of her talents and so well does it take that it gives Mr. Gibson the opportunity, at each performance, of delivering one of those carefully prepared outbursts of wit which is sometimes called "speech, "speech. In her spick and span riding trousers Molly McIntyre is a perfectly modem "colleen. She is a kind of feminine Chauncey Olcott, for she appears in a romantic Irish playlet which introduces a lilting lyric or two ?by way of interpreting the poetry of the love scenes. Elfreda Wynne has a voice that would dignify any grand opera company, but, for the most part, she limits herself to the songs of the day. One of her cleverest encores was the story of a doughboy who tried to flirt in Anglo-Frencwith a dashing French maiden and almost had the honor of being introduced to her husband. Madge Maitland, "the international star is a sort of league of nations, all by herself. Her favorite interpretation is Celtic, but she can do Yiddish and several other funny imitations. . TAMING h chant of Venice and "Julius Caesar. The Saturday night offering is PANTAGES up the at Fantages this week a delectable musical creation that bubbles over with class class and pretty girls, fetching frocks, pert songs and merry quips. Tis dubbed "The 1919 Song and Dance Revue, and is a veritable kaleidoscope of beauty and color. Kathryn McConnell is a fair songstress who leads the dazzling chorus, while Toots McConnell and Ford Hanford are also principals worthy of note. The settings are elaborate and handsome, while the brilliant garb of the girls and the flashing scenes all combine to form a gem in a wonderful setting. Joseph Greenwald is a character actor of whom everyone approves. His delineation of an old real estate dealer in "Lots and Lots of It is full of wonderful touches. His supporting company is all that could be desired. Myers and Weaver could run a race with Old Man Gloom any day in the week, and win by a mile. They're just naturally sunshine artists and their act goes over with a bang. Little Dorothy Waters; vaudevilles baby doll, wins the hearts of everyone with her winsome smiles and sunny songs. The Retter Brothers flash THE ocean of joy washed erica and locally has sung under the direction of Squire Coop in the "Mes siah and "Creation. In her rendition of the role of in "La Boheme at the Metropolitan Opera house last season she made an instantaneous "hit, and took her place among Metropolitan Opera house stars. Salt Lake should give through some fast atheltic turns, while Mason and Austin are given a merry welcome in their song and dance act. A film comedy of screaming situations and Eddie Fitzpatricks musical program top off this bill, which will continue through Tuesday night. The big feature of Wednesdays new bill will be the George Primrose Minstrels, with Mrs. George Primrose, in a riot of fun and song. Other acts .will include the Revue DeLuxe, a song and dance creation; LeRoy and Dresdner in Oh, Vic!; Joan Hard-castl- e and company in a dance offering; Mile. Nina Booth, banjoist, and Booth and Leander in "Look At It Mu-sett- a her a warm reception and Salt Lake theatre. . coming week at the Paramount promises some very good things. Commencing Sunday and running four days, the "greatest human hick on the screen, youthful Charles Ray, will be seen in his new picture, The Egg Crate Wallop. On Thursday and running for the rest of the week the headline offering will be dainty little Marguerite Clark in her new Paramount-Artcraf- t offering, . A Widow by Proxy. The other features on the new bills will be Burton Holmes travels entitled "Doughnuts That Did It. Paramount Magazine, Afield With Dog and Gun, a new Briggs comedy, and one of those remarkable Post Nature films that have hit the artistically inclined so hard. Manager Carpenter of the Paramount-Empress, it is said, has signed a contract for one of the costliest films in the history of moving pictures. The picture in question is the much discussed "The Miracle Man, which will be shown at the upper Main street theatre for a solid week early in October. "The Miracle Man, now being shown in New York, according to the Gotham press, marks a new epoch in the production of artistic and compelling screen drama. THE . SALT LAKE romaine, the young is the first Utah artist to be accepted at the Met' who ropolitan Opera House, New York City, will be heard at the Salt Lake theatre next Monday night under the auspices of the Musical Arts Society. Margaret Romaine (Maggie was born in Ogden and at an early. age gave evidence of a rare voice and unusual musical ability. Most of her training was received in London and Paris. In the latter city she sang in the Opera Comique. She was for a long time singing under the direction of Klaw & Erlanger in Am- Tout-Brownin- g) . . Oscar Loraine, the violin nuttist, acts in a most shamelessly flirtatious manner toward a young lady in one of the upper boxes, compelling her to hide her blushes in her costly furs and turn her head from the audience, just as if she were "audience her-sef- l. In the end she joins her partner in a ballad in which the audience is invited to collaborate. George E. Reed is one of those springy boys who has contracted jazz. When one sees him dance one wonders that the very planks of the stage do not get up on their hind legs and Reed is assisted go "jazzin aroun. by three young ladies, each at a piano of her own. They keep perfect time even in the most syncopated frenzies. Lamberti, who taps the xylophone, is also possessed of the ragtime fever, but hammers out classical harmonies with facility. AMERICAN TJOW his love for a young and . drought from which we have suffered, John E. Kellerd and his capable company are presenting three of the tragedies and "The Merchant of Venice at the Salt Lake theatre. In "Hamlet he displayed a which was admirable and gave a most acceptable interpretation of the difficult role. He was equally effective in "The Mer beautiful girl was weighed against his affection and admiration for a fine, true woman more nearly his own age, is told of its central figure, an explorer, in Choosing a Wife, the First National attraction which will be seen .at the American Theatre, starting Tuesday. 0 The three figures about which this very unusual love story revolves are Andrew Quick, the scientist; Barbara Blossom ., a girl of twenty; and .her aunt, Dorothy. Blossom, who is approachihg. middle age. Just before starting :for the South Seas, Quick sends a letter of proposal .which he intends shall be for the younger woman, with whom he is in love. By a mistake, for which nobody was to blame, the letter falls into the hands of the older .woman who had previously had an 'intimation that Quick was in love with her. In the South Seas, where he has many adventures among the natives, Andrew Quick has received what he thinks is an answer from the young . jDEAKING the long Shakespearian classic-restrain- the PARAMOUNT-EMPRES-S Now. Margaret fill . t biARGUERITA SYLVA, THE FAMOUS PRIM A DONNA, LATE STAR OF THE OPERA COMIQUE AND THE PARIS AND CHICAGO GRAND OPERA COMPANIES, AT THE ORPHEUM NEXT WEEK . |