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Show AMUSEMENTS PAL.T IAKB "The Prlnco of To-nlpht," To-nlpht," tonight. "Goln' .Some." Wednesday and Thursdny nights. Billy (Single) Clifford in "Bcllovo lo." Friday and Saturday nljjhts. Matinee Saturday. UTAH Willard Mack and Marjorlo Rambeau in "Because She Loved Him So." All week, with matinees Thursday and Saturday. ORPHKUM Vaudeville. Performances Perform-ances every afternoon and cvon-ih'ff. cvon-ih'ff. PANTAGES Vaudeville. Performance every afternoon and two performances perform-ances at nlhL EMPRESS Vaudeville. Performance every afternoon and two performances perform-ances at nlcht. HPHE PRINCE OF TONIGHT," which waa presented at the Salt .Lake theater lost night, is not a new production, produc-tion, but tlio music has boen played around the world and tho principal numbers num-bers aro known and appreciated by all lovers of tuneful music. It Is not aB elaborately elab-orately set, nor has It aa good voices, as on Its previous visit to Suit Lake City. Tho stage settings, though, are very good, and the costumes somewnat above the ordinary. or-dinary. The chorus work Is very clever and effective, and the voice blending nnd harmony admirable. Thoro was, however, how-ever, a noted lack of spontaneity and esprit. es-prit. The scene is laid In Palm Beach, Fla. Jim Sutherland, gridiron hero and college col-lege athletic star, after being dismissed from Vale, goes to Palm Beach to seek employment. He is without a cent and faces actual want. The position of life saver Is offered him, nnd he accepts. One of his llrst encounters with a girl la with Virginia Stuart, a fascinating flirt, who encourages him In order to win a bet, and then Jilts him. He longs, as lias many another mortal, for wealth, influence, power and social position, even if only for a night, in order that he may know and feel the sensation of having people bow down to him and do his will. On that very night tho mystic century plant, whose magic Howcr illumines tho moonlit night but once In a hundred years, Is to bloom, and strange and weird happenings are predicted. The aged guardian of the plant hears Sutherland's prayer, and offers of-fers him ail that his heart may desire for the period of one night, and Sutherland Suther-land accepts the offer. He Is to be the Prince of Lunltanla, the land of perpetual perpet-ual moonbeams, the home of the sllverv moon, for ono night, but he must spend that night without his heart, and unless he be kissed by a girl tho right girl bo-fore bo-fore tho moon completes her nlghtlv orbit, or-bit, death shall be his lot. The night Is spent In revels and a series of fetes. He meets many girls, revives In imagination all whom he nas ever known, and llnally finds tho ono girl in all the world for him. Some vorv good songs aro woven into the plot. Perhaps the best known aro I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now." 9n ho Rainbow Trull" and "Tonight Wljl Never Como Again." Tom Arnold as tho prlnco portrays tho Part very pleasingly, but Is somewhat too dron and dry for so romantic a part. Miss Eva Carey as Virginia Stuart was very good, and Charles Corwin as the old gardener deserves special mention. "The Prince of Tonight" will be tho attraction at-traction at the Salt Lake theater tonight, which will be tho last performance of the opora In this city. The first half of the picture version of Les MIsorables," Victor Hugo's groat novel, was given Its initial Salt Lake presentation pres-entation last evening at the American theater. Pho picture story begins In the humblo cabin of Jean Valjenn and his mother. Tho mother Is weak from nun- . uim mo aon sois out in search oi work. He Is unsuccessful nnd as a last resort steals a loaf of bread for his mother. Ho is pursued to his home by an angry mob, arrested and sent to prison pris-on for a five-year term. While employed In the prison yard, Javcrt, a guard, Is struck with tho great physical strength or Valjean, and pays close attention to him. One night with helD of his prisonmates, prison-mates, Valjean makes good his escape and sets out toward southern France. He finds his way to the house of Myrlel. the priest, where he Is given food and shelter He gets up In the night and steals the priest's silverware and leaves n haste. He Is overtaken and arrested by guards and taken to the house of Myrlel. My-rlel. Tho gentle priest exonerates Valjean Val-jean and gives him a letter of recommendation recommen-dation to his brother, who Is tho owner of a glass bead factory. Then follow in ?ieMt,,e e-'n,crIenceR of Valjean down to me time of his escape from th nrlson ,Tnl.,?'h,Ch V0 JV,ns thrown & inspector Javcrt, and his start for the home Valjean had befriended. The production is especially elaborate and reveals many of the most complex situations In a vivid manner. The characterisation of Valjean Is particularly Interesting. The music ac-m?eny,n.F ac-m?eny,n.F t,,u P'1"'"" Is fitting and present reat app,auso Horn those '. ' .-.i011""1?.1; theator notices Aro mirlcort in?!3"",1 ,i lu or,ler 0 coinrtr with a itrlet Interpretation of tho new fcdorsl ncw-piiper ncw-piiper law. In no senso ra thoy paid dTor-tljment. dTor-tljment. Thoy aro items furnished by th pro ncccti of tb various thcatnr.. nPVcJLoflen the abllit' of a company rS on,, member or lliat eompanv s considerably overestimated, but It can bo taken as an absolute fact that the nlLvf ?r" r" ,S- cffI big, class? r.Ji!d SVo Mo '? a. 1,BhL comedy that Is . ii?IViP aiMi lnSer a"d still remains a story through its entirety, which, for simplicity and beauty, will not be equaled in a long while. This unusually clever piece will ho seen at the Salt Lakf the-ater the-ater next Friday and Saturdav with Saturday Sat-urday matinee. The staging of the pleco has required untiring patience, with a wardrobo that will seldom be rivaled. In England, as well as In America. tncL,na.lno of Coghlan Is a household word, belonging to actors who have shed uster on tho stage in both countries, henoo there Is considerable Interest attached at-tached to the appearance at tho Or-phcum Or-phcum this AVeolr of Rosalind Coghlan. respectively daughter and niece of Rose and Charles Coghlan. It Is. however not a reflected success that Rosalind enjoys. Her vehicle during the week's nppearancf here Is a llttlo comedy called "The Obstinate Ob-stinate Miss Grangor. "Because She Loved Him So" has been aptly termed by eastern critics as 'The Little Minister" of farce. Tho comedy in three acts, by William Gillette, Gil-lette, Is undoubtedly tho best that has beon produced from lho gifted pen of tho noted actor-author, nnd its presentation presen-tation by the Utah theater stock company com-pany thin week, with Willard Mack and Marjorlc ItamlK-au In the leading roles, is another big achievement for the talonled company. It is compelling In Its Interr-st, winsome In its charm . and cxircmoh' funny. To those who like burlesque. "Othello Outdone," which Is one of tho Inugh fca-turoK fca-turoK nt thn Empress this wouk. is the funniest thing In Snlt Lake ror some lime. F.hakcpoarc, time, place and everything, ev-erything, aro treated wilh wonderful lovlty. The audience is startled by th" assertion that Othello is In Provo. lago slates that he was In Murray rccentlv. and to on. Tho costumes and scenic display are carried out with the samo euro and taste as though It were a four-act four-act production. In the hands of tho t'layton-Drew companv of players, "Othollo Outdone" Is oiic of the pleasant pleas-ant engagements of the Kcason. Tho Terry troupo and Will H. Armstrong Arm-strong and company will close their engagement en-gagement at rnntages with the performances perform-ances this nftr-rnoon and tonight, "The New Expressman" Is a comody playlet offered by Will Armstrong and coiniyinv. Tho company consists of tivo pretty ylrls. Armstrong keeps lho audience In an uproar, Tho Torrys ai'o a troupo of auvcn ncrobaUi of tho sensational cfrcua. type. Two lariat experts vividly bring to life the old western days. A wayward father, protected from disgrace dis-grace by a faithful son. Is tho unusual story told In "A Son's Devotion." tho feature picture at the Rex today. Tho son, although Innocent, suffers arrest twice and is wounded in saving his gambler father. In "Tho Cracksman's Reformation" a crook forces a rich man to increase the wages paid his employes. "Jake and Mike Go Fishing," another Joker farce, and a drama complete the bill for this afternoon and tonight. In order to care for its Increased business busi-ness and especially to be ready for New Year's eve, the management of Maxim's cafe is preparing lo open an addition to Its dining room. The new room, which will ibe elaborately decorated, will 'be so arranged thaC it can be made into a separate sep-arate 'banquet roiim. The decorations will bo of the nature of a Pompelan garden. Special electric effects have been ordered. Manager Wllle announces that ho will have claborato menus for both Christmas and Now Year's evo and day. |