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Show THE 10 CITIZEN With The First Nighters concede it to be her best production. William Russell, starring in The PANTAGES A playTHRILLING, highly-colore- d let of western life is The Stampede Riders, the topline attraction of the festive new hill now playing at Pantages. Not only does it possess a snappy little plot but boasts of some excellent bareback riding on real bronchos, roping and bucking. Virgil, a peppy mule, adds a lot of fun to the act, while the setting in an Arizona round-ucamp lends pic turesqueness. Jimmy Britt, former lightweight champion, makes himself right at home and comes in for a big share of the applause with his snappy monologue on life in: general and his ring experience in particular. Everyone likes Jimmy, who is a personable young chap. As for Eddie Ross blackface Eddie hes one of those versatile vendors of variety who holds the combination of the laugh safe. Folks cant seem to get enough of Eddie as is evidenced by repeated encores. A tramp pantominist is Ed Gordon who with his petite partner Ida May, puts over a lot of rich comedy with their unique bicycle, act. With a flashing routine of aerial tricks the Helene Emilon Trio gives the show a peppy start and registers a big hit. The usual reel of interesting news events and a festive musical program by Eddie Fitzpatricks concert orchestra conclude the show, which runs through Tuesday night. A sprightly cycle of new acts is promised foi, Wednesday, including Alice Teddy, the famous roller skating and wrestling bear; Caits Brothers and Beatrice in The Tailor Made Trio; Joe Reed, Italian musical comedian; Thomas Race and Freeman Edge in On London Bridge; and Abrams and Johns in When Hubby Realizes! p . Sporting Chance, will feature the bill of Friday and Saturday. Mystery, an with pathos, thrills, adventure, abundance of love interest go to make this picture one of the best ever booked at the American. At a private exhibition this week, motion picture men were loud in their praise of this photoplay. The usual features including the American theatre orchestra echo pipe organ, the grand symphony orchestra and Miss Ruth Florence in vocal selections will round out these bilis. . passionate fire of the glowing East and at the same time conveys to the beholders the vast racial gulf which separates the two girls, who though they possess the same father are as remote as the poles. How jealousy leads her to forsake the people of her father's race casting aside their religion and beliefs, and assuming the historic and sinis- - super-photopla- y has won wher r, she has failed. PARAMOUNT-EMPRES- UNDER I S the direction of R. William and supported by carefully selected players, Catherine Calvert appears to .exceptional advantage in the Paramount-Artcraf- t special pic- - . 'T'HE RED LANTERN, the new L production, in which the famous Nazimova is to appear at the Orpheum July 26, reveals as no other picture ever has the superb artistry of the great actress. The star is seen in a dual role as Mahlee, the Eurasian girl, daughter of a Chinese mother and English father and as Blanche, her English The double role gave the star great opportunity for her unusual power of character delineation. The play tells the dramatic story of the daughter of two races a girl who, though bora in a coffin shop in the slums of Peking, is educated among the European surroundings and ideals of the Christian Mission, where she adopts the faith of her father. How she feels the perpetual conflict of her mixed blood the seething passions and desires of both races which are forever at war in her soul is dramatically shown by this unsual actress. She imbues the character with all the inscrutable mystery and half-siste- Metro-Nazimov- a r. WILL BE SHO WN A T THE AMERICAN SUNDA Y ter title of the War Maiden of China the Goddess of the Red Lantern is graphically shown, as is also her poignant remorse and frantic efforts to save those she has grown to love from the racial storm which she has raised about them. The powerful climax is reached when the Eurasian realizes that her yellow blood stands between her and the man' she loves, and that Blanche, hits for the American theatre by Manager William H. Swanson for the coming wek. Beginning Sunday and continuing Monday will be Clara Kimball Young in The Better Wife. This picture is said to be her best and has caused widespread ture, The Career of Katherine Bush, which will be shown at the Paramount-Empress Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. This is the photoplay adaption of Elinor Glyns sensational novel of the same name, the scenario having been written by Catherine Stuart. Seldom, if ever, was such exacting discrimination exercised in the selection of a cast as for this production. In fact, the picture had been under way for nearly ten days and practically all the minor scenes had been filmed before Miss Calverts leading man was finally selected. This delay, seemingly avoidable according to ordinary motion picture standards, merely emphasized the policy now followed by the Famous Players-Lask- y corporation in the production of all its pictures, that cf casting for type. The support accorded Miss Calve: t in this picture, therefore, is wholly adequate. John Goldsworthy has the leading male role and Fred Burton has a strong part. Others in the cast include such players as Craufurd Helen Kent, Mathilda Brundage, Montrose, Ann Dearing, Claire Whitney and Robert Minot. . attention throughout the east wherever it has been shown. The Better Wife is something new in motion picture plots and will undoubtedly sharpen the somewhat jaded appetites of motion picture fans. On Tuesday, Norma Talmage, the inimitable, will appear starring in the photoplay vehicle, The Way of a Miss Talmage is thorough-oughl- y Woman. feminine and her thousands of admirers in Salt Lake will receive this announcement with a great deal of Interest. Critics throughout the country who have witnessed preliminary exhibitions of this photoplay half-siste- ORPHEUM AMERICAN THREE big her white NAZIMOVA in THE RED LANTERN" ENGAGEMENT OF THE GREAT ACTRESS IN THE RED LANTERN, PICTURE SENS A TION OF THE YEAR , IS TO START SA TURD A Y UNDER ORPHEUM MAN A GEMENT A T THE ORPHEUM London When the bachelor tax was last mooted A. J. Balfour asked the then chancellor of the exchequer what the tax would cost him. About $5,000 a year, was the reAnd dashed cheap, too, was ply. the retort of the unrepentant |