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Show THE CITIZEN With the First Nighters DANCING GIRLS ARE BIG FEATURE AT PANTAGES V7 Dancing by pretty girls dressed in handsome and attractive and" abbre-.- . viated costumes is the feature at the - Pantages theatre this week. No such dancing has ever been witnessed on the local stage. The gracefulness and artistic steps of all nationalities are performed in the most pleasing way : and the large audiences voice their approval. The .first on the program is a Metro ' special screeening Laurette Taylor in .Happiness. This picture' shows the great classes in New York City the one class which is bom to great wealth and which is provided with everything money can purchase; the other class, the strugglers for their daily bread. The working class as a rule know happiness by looking for ward, but the rich have nothing .,to look forward to and there is a marked ; distinction which makes the picture worth while and everyone ought to see it A La Rosarita and company in Dancing Act Supreme makes a hit. The dancing is performed by three pretty girls. The toe dancer gets a big ovation, and the Egyptian dance is ar tistically executed by another fair dame. The dance with the devil amidst peals of thunder and flashes of lightening is awe inspiring. Billy Purcella in the "Musical Comedian, executes a buck and wing dance to perfection. He is a good all round step dancer. He introduces himself in a solo and he tells some of the stage secrets of what takes place behind the curtains. Nolan Leary and company In which cast there are Nolan Leary, Richard Hutchins, Ed. Soraghan, Helen Keith Johnstone and Wm. Marble, appear In Yes a sensational playlet entitled Means No. A young man wants to get married but father will not come through with the kale. The boy is given a chance in the office but is found wanting because he cant say no. The father is disgusted with his offspring. He pleads for another chance, which he gets. This time he says no, even to his intended bride; he kills a hundred thousand dollar deal fof father and creates other trouble but he learns to say no and his father gives him $10,000 to get married and rid of him. Moro and Yaco are two tramp musicians playing the sujcordion and violin from which flows soft and melodious music which makes a big hit and the audience will not let them go but demands more. The Covey sisters in their Russian Ballet and Review is one of the greatest and most attractive dancing acts ever staged on the Pantages or else- - where. All manner of dances are giv-e- n with the utmost grace and step to music. The clown dancer with her bowed legs is a scream, mixing comedy with art. The dances of Eastern people is perfectly imitated and executed and the six girls aro'entitled to . . - great praise for the way they put on their act. It alone is worth the price of admission. The present show will continue to Tuesday night: WOMAN QN JURY WILL BE FEATURE AT AMERICAN . ' especially one in which criminal cases are tried, is the home of drama and tragedy. There lives, property and reputations are daly at' stake;" there persons:. pfr high and low degree pass through the mills of justice, impressed by the majesty of law and the punishment meted out to those who transgress it. For that reason novelists and dramatists have often placed their stories in a court room because of the dramatic possibilities such a setting affords, and such stories and plays have generally met with success. People are interested in the administration of justice; that is why court rooms are crowded with spectators; that is why the proceedings are eagerly read by the millions of newspaper buyers. Such a setting forms the background for the big punches in The Woman on the Jury, a First National picture directed by Harry O. Hoyt, which is coming today for one week to the AmA court room, 1 erican theatre. Knowing the familiarity of the American people, through the newspapers and by personal contact, .with the courts of the country. Director Hoyt had to exercise infinite care to see that every detail should be correct. For that purpose he called upon a group of Los Angeles attorneys for consultation and advice. First the architectural plans for the court room were drawn, and after these had been passed upon favorably by the advisory board, construction was begun. Being a stickler for realism, Director Hoyt scoured the country until he discovered, in an auction shop,' a real judges bench and chairs that had been used in . a number of courtrooms. These were duly, purchased and installed. At length the room was complete and pronounced perfect in every respect. However, that was the minor part of the difficulty confronting the director. The actors who were to play the part of the judge (Hobart Bosworth), the attorneys for the prosecution and defense (Henry B. Walthall and Roy Stewart), the prisoner (Bessie Love) and the jurors, all of whom were talented players and included the leading member of the cast, Sylvia Bream-er- , had to be coached so that they could play their parts with fidelity. For a week the sequence was rehearsed, with real lawyers present. They would stop the action at various points and suggest changes or variations in gestures and speech. Prior to that, however', each of the principals taking part in the episode had to memorize dialogue so that it would synchronize with the action. Iloyt declares 'that. that week was the toughest he had ever lived through, but he believes that the pains he took to make the court room sequence realistic and perfect in every respect is justified by the results. James r LIGHTNIN AT SALT LAKE THEATRE FOR ONE WEEK A long awaited event will finally be Golden:; sends. Lightnin, the famous record shattering comedy hit, 'to the Salt Lake trp .wpek Oif Augiust 4, with. Wednesday ( and, Saturday matinees. For almost six years Lightnin has been on the very high tide of public favor, and during all this time it has performed in only five cities New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco by the splendid cast which will be seen here. Percy Pollock, who was chosen by the late Frank Bacon to be his successor in the title role, will be the Lightnin Bill Jones, and will be supported by all the well known players who have been identified with the success of this famous comedy since the date of its first presentation at the Gaiety theatre, New York. This includes Jason Rob-ardJane Oaker, Jessie Pringle, Paul Stanton, Thomas Maclamie, Ann Merrick, Sam Coit, Robert Lowe, William F. Granger, Percy Winter, Margaret Campbell, Minnie Palmer, May Duryea, realized .. when John- - s, Lane, John Hamilton, Ruth Chaning, Henrietta Tedro, Priscilla Platte and Dave Golden. Lightnin is filled with humor of the clean and wholesome sort, and its characters are sharply drawn, each one a racy figure and each one different from the others. In this atmosphere it is that Bill Jones he is affectionately nicknamed Lightnin cause of his slownessthe sweetest, gentlest and most humorous old liar and vagabond, in all romance, dreams out his lazy existence as hotel keeper on the border line between California arid Nevada: His hotel is called the 'alivada, because the state line runs right through its main office. This hopeless. hostelry suddenly becomes a money maker when unhappy wives seeking release from their marital entanglements learn they can live in Nevada on one side of the house, while hiding their intentions by writing to the folks at home from the California side.: In addition to the humor, Lightnin possesses an abundance of rich sentiment, with just enough pathos to occasionally moisten the eyes of the audience. It is a play that every one who sees it will be sure to remember, many times, recalling the quaint sayings of Lightnin Bill, who is a figure of golden friendliness and heart. For C. . 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