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Show THE CITIZEN 8 t W'th the First Nighters MILITARY MUSICIANS SCORE HIT AT PANTAGES Silver Wings With Mary Carr In the Role Depicts Heart Rending Love. Manager Edward S. Diamond of the Pantages was lucky to secure such a band as the Northwest Canadian Vetmusicians aperans. The twenty-fou- r pear in scarlet jackets, campaign hats and snappy breeches of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police, and is easily the Pantages feature. The numbers are exceptionally well chosen and c to popular vary from the airs. The audience regrets the fall of thq curtain at the conclusion of the concert. Sharing honors with the band is Marion Burnell and company, but there is a secret to this. Marion Burnell is the stage name of a native Utahn. His real name is W. A. Jensen. He was born in Richfield forty-twyears ago and has been a stock actor for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen and their talented daughter make up the cast for the act, the title of which is Our Big Chance. They have recently finished long runs in New York and Chicago. The act? Well, its a home product. Walter Brower is all by himself and hes crazy. At least, his talk makes one think so,, for Brower has about fifteen minutes of laughs that are sidesplitting. Chernvoff, a concert pianist, found the hearts of many through his interpretation of clasical numbers. Nelson's Patience is an interesting study in cats and rats. Much patience is evident in the handling of the performers, and perhaps that had something to do with naming the act. Silver Wings," the feature picture, portrays Mary Carr in the role of the mother of two sons. The scenes deare indeed strong, picting mother-lov- e Silver Wings almost heartrending. is a mother picture." Joseph R. Wayne at the organ and the Pantages orchestra under the direction of E. R. Runswick round out the bill. semi-classi- o Japanese Talent The Japanese students of the University and High Schools, assisted by other talent, gave a show of music, dancing and legend in a unique program at the Orpheum theatre last night. It opened by an instrumental selecThis was tion, Feast of Lanterns. followed by a sword dance, with saml-se- n accompaniment. An ancient legend, "Story of the Monkey and Jellyfish," followed by an old Japanese love song, Moonlight and Waves. Then the song of the Lady Picking Mulberries," followed by a number of The second part of the program was a complete play,' The Fox Woman, in which five characters were folk-dance- s. ANNIVERSARY OF SALT LAKES FIRST THEATRE World Famous Playhouse Was Promoted by Brigham Young Sixty-on- e Years Ago. had direct control for some time. Today Charles D. Burton is and Rudger Clawson, George Albert Smith and George Dr Pyper, directors, with Judge Elias Smith, treasurer. vice-preside- nt this-theatr- . tals. Several managers have had charge of the theatre, among them being H. B. Clawson, John T. Caine, Thomas Williams, George Reynolds, W. T. Harris, Jack Haverley, John Clark, Chas. D. Burton and George D. Pyper. The latter has been associated with the playhouse for twenty-fiv- e years. Hundreds of prominent people have taken part in performances, though but few are living today who vrere associated with the actual beginning of the theatre. Among these, however, are Chas. Miller, the first property man, and Lizzie Platt Brown, both of whom live in Salt Lake City. Carl Reynolds, the present property man, has been wtih the theatre for twenty-thre- e years. None of those who took part in the original production called The Pride of the Market" are alive today. Among those who attended the first performance was the son of William Folsom, architect of the building, who also resides in Salt Lake. President Brigham Young was the prime factor back of the founding of the theatre, and his successors have always believed that recreation of the ' right kind was necessary. President Heber J. Grant, the present head of the incorporated company owning the theatre, used to carry water in the third circle in orderMo gain admittance. Later he became owner and Beautiful Anita Stewart In Her Newest Drama, Rose o the Sea. The Very Idea Elsie Ferguson in a short talk gave credit to those who had been responsible in fostering the many successes accomplished in the historic Salt Lake Theatre for these past many years. Many other noted actresses and actors have appeared, several of whom have expressed themselves that must not pass. Henry Miller wa3 among those who advocated a benefit performance to perpetuate it as a monument to theatrical history, stating he believed Maude Adams and others would appear. True, it stands in a class of its own, and books have been writen of its history. In early days cash, merchandise, and home manufactures" were good for admision, and babies in arms" were suposedly not admitted, although this rule seemed hard to enten force, and at one performance dollars extra" was the price set for bringing the younger generation. No person (police excepted) with firearms or other weapons will be admitted, was also placed on the program of the Fifties." Doors open at 6 o'clock, with performances starting at 7. . Maude Adams made her debut when but one month old on this historic stage in The Kidnaped Child. Her cradle still forms an interesting exhibit in the property room. The large, green dressing room was later called Maude Adams room and almost every star of note has been housed beneath its por- POPULAR COMEDY FARCE SHOWN AT AMERICAN?' The first rehearsal of The Very Idea will be held in Mayor Neslens office tonight at. 7:30 oclock. If Mrs. Fay Cornwall Bolin, who was prevented by illness from attending preliminary tryout is not able to take charge of the first rehearsal, Miss Babcock will begin the work with the cast. The third .production of the league Oscar Wildes comedy masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest will be given in the Salt Lake theatre Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, April 3 and 4. Rehearsals for this play are being held four times a week under the direction of Miss Margaret Caldwell. Parts are cast as follows: Lane, Robert S. Fisher; Algernon Moncrieff, Kenneth Kammerman; John Worthing, Gail Martin; Lady Bracknell, Mrs. Shirley P. Jones; Miss Prism, Mrs. Dolores Oakley; Gwendoline Fairfax, Mrs. Aleda Pearson; Cecily Cardew, Mrs. Daisy Rolapp Romney; the Rev. Canon Chasuble, Earl Donelson. i Make It Snappy Make It Snappy, by the Monte Carter revue at the State theatre, which has been played all week to large crowds, proved very popular. The musical comedy was something out of the ordinary. Monte Carter, George X. White, Blanche Gilmore. Dorothy Raymond, Billie Bingham, Howard Evans and Ira Robertson were at their best. There are two big features again nounced by the American theatre for the program which is too pen at that popular picture house next Sunday. One of these is to be Thomas H. irices Bell . Boy 13, latest comedy-dramwith Douglas MacLean in the leading role, and the other beautiful Anita, v Stewart in her newest dramatic offer- ing, Rose o the Sea. Instead of tossing aside all pretense a, a plot and letting anything under the wire that might get a laugh, in the usual farce style, Bell Boy 13 is built on the firm foundation of real story value that adds one hundred per cent to the effectiveness of the countless funny situations. It is comedy at its best with some new "gag every minute to bring a new laugh. There isnt a forced situation from start to finish, the natural action of the story having been developed in a fashion that keeps the mind alert for the next move. Aside from the big entertainment value of the picture, the popular figure of the bell hop about whom the farce is woven offers unlimited exploitaton s can be put over possibilities. in conection with this production that not only will sell the public, but also bring new patronage into the theatres where it is shown. The public always has supported a good farce, whether on the stage or on the screen, and Bell Boy 13, a farce of the highest type and topnotch entertainment value, can not fail to win big popularity. Recently Anita Stewart startled the film colony by declaring that the only kind of a girl worth while was the girl who had to work hard; and that industrious application to work was the only insurance a star had to retain her popularity. Then to prove her conten-- . tion the star, who has always been featured in society life, secret service plots or romantic stories, set to work to make a picture which would portray the kind of character she thought was most worth while. She not only made the picture of the working girl, but she declares that working at it was the hardest thing she ever did in her life. It meant being at the studio at eight oclock every morning and working through the day, with a half hour for luncheon, until six in the evening. The endles walking around the studio, learning new trades and cultivating different mannerisms for her part, she declares, created the most strenuous task ever assigned to her. The picture is Rose o the Sea, which is the second of the special numbers on the American program. Blended with the hard work that falls to the lot of the star, however, is an intriguing story of romance and adventure that is sure to win favor, if one may Tie-up- . Monte Carter at the State Theatre an- |