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Show THE CITIZEN August 27th. During the dark period, theatre will undergo its annual the renovation and overhauling. tour for TRELAWNY OF the WHIRLWIND WELLS' Owing to the great amount of territory to be covered by the whirlwind all-stretour of George C. Tylers ar of Trelawny of the Wells the vival engagement at the Salt Lake Theatre positively limited to three performances, Monday and Tuesday evening snd Tuesday matinee, June 13th and 14th. The tour, which began by breaking all records for receipts and attendance at the Tremont Theatre. Boston, and has since shattered all records in Washington, Philadelphia, is Pittsburgh and Chicago, carry sixteen stars arid the other Baltimore, will this famous organization far north as Victoria, B. C., down members of as coast to Los Angeles and ends at Denver, June 18th, after thirteen weeks of travel covering twenty-seve-n cities. Special railroad equipment for the comfort of the distinguished travelers has been provided and the luxurious drawing room icars will be used as hotels except for the rare engagement of three days or more. Here is the almost unbelievable list of the stars who will be seen here in the DOrsay, J. M. Kerrigan and Frieda Inescort. There are other members of this big company, but these sixteen have attained stellar honors individually and form the greatest combination of dramatic achievement ever gathered in the history of the stage. Arthur Wing Pinero was one of the conspicuous playwrights of the past generation. His influence was strong upon the contemporary theatre and it is even stronger today, for the better plays that do not lean too obviously in the direction of invariably resembled the Pinero efforts in style and construction. Pinero was a human writer. He painted his stage creatures in colors ultra-sophisticati- on that fitted their moods, but he did not make them unnecessarily drab or sensational, nor did he go to the other extreme and fashion automatons endued with maudlin sentiment. State will test three miles of penertation macadam on South Washington highway. Ogden WILKES CLOSES SEASON WITH THRILLING PLAY Farewell week of the Wilkes Players is at hand. As their farewell offering, the players will present Mam'zelle, a de- Frenchy theatrical treat, built solely for fun, which will open with the matinee Sunday afternoon at the Wilkes Theatre. Mamzelle is an intimate play which brings the players and the aulightful, dience into close contact which is as it should be during farewell week. Ones next door neighbor may be one of the Wilkes Players. During farewell week the players will bid their friends and followers farewell in little talks as per the usual custom whenever the audiences wish it. The story of Mamzelle, the title role of which will be played by Miss Gladys George, has to do with a little French girl who is a milliners helper Mamzelle in a New York shop. I Toinette is ambitious to become an actress and while delivering a new bonnet to the house of a wealthy customer, she finds her chance. The brother of the lady of the house had entered into a conspiracy with his to make the lady jealous. Toinette is engaged to start things on the promise that she will be recommended for the stage. She becomes the great fleur-de-l- is and the affair so innocently started becomes a serious matter with the unsuspecting wife and husband, and complications culminate in a scene at the theatre during the vaudeville performance in which Mamzelle is taking part. To go further into the story might spoil the denouement. However Mamzelle is a farce which moves rapidly, introducing vaudeville specialties during the action. Ben Erway will be sen as the sweetheart of the Mamzelle, Miss Donna Jones as the wife who is to be made jealous, Cyril Delevanti as the husband, Ray Clifford as the fixer, Ferd- bro-there-in-l- aw . Arthur Pineros immortal comedy: Peggy Wood, youthful star of both the dramatic and lyric stage; Helen Winwood. Mrs. Gahagan, Estelle Thomas Whiffen, the grand old lady of the theatre, who celebrated her 82nd birthday anniversary during the recent run of Trelawny in New York City; Henrietta Crosman, Effie Sir . 0. P. Heggie, Otto Kruger, Shannon, Peters, Wilton Lackaye, John Kellerd, Eric Dressier, Lawrence Rollo E. WILKES THEATRE FAREWELL WEEK Starting With the Matinee Sunday THE WILKES PLAYERS Present MAMZELLE Delightful Frenchy Theatrical Treat Nights at 8:30 Prices, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. Matinees Sunday, Thursday, Sat- urday at 2:30 Prices, 25c, 50c Miss Gladys George and Ben Erway, who have won unparalleled popularity at the Wilkes Theatre this season, and others of the Wilkes Players will say farewell to their friends next week when they appear in Mamzelle, the closing bill at the Wilkes, starting with the matinee Sunday. |