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Show AMUSEMENTS SALT LAKE "100 Tears of Mormon-Ism." Mormon-Ism." Moving-picture spectacle, today at 3:30 and S'30 p. m. COLONLVL William Kelly and stock company In "Thc Greyhound." All the week. Matinees Thursday and Saturday. OHPHEUM Advanced vaudeville. Performances every afternoon and evening. EMPiRESS Vaudeville. Performance every afternoon and two performances perform-ances at night. A N Immense audience gathered at the Salt Lake theater last night to Bee a scries of motion pictures depicting the history of the Mormon church. "One Hundred Years of Mormonlsm" is tho title under which the producers crowd numerous Incidents, from tha Infancy of Joseph Smith to the founding of Salt Lako City and Its growth Into a populous popu-lous municipality. About 150 persons appear to havo taken part In the preparation of the films. G000 feet of which aro used. The storv Is divided di-vided into two parts, the first "opening with tho founder of Mormonlsm aa a baby In his parents' home at Sharon, Windsor county. Vermont. Later he Is seen working In tho fields. The angel credited with having revealed to him the hiding place of the golden plates appears ap-pears several times, guiding the first president of tho church in tho llndlng and translating of tho plates. When tho platos havo been translated, Moroni is seen to gradually materialize from tho vacant air, pick up tho plates and fado with them into nothlngnoss. Tho part of the angel is enacted by a lean and somewhat wiry man. When ho gave Smith tho urlm and thummlm, which enabled the young farmer to penetrate pene-trate tho hidden meaning of tho Inscriptions, Inscrip-tions, the audience last night applauded knowingly. Tho scene In tho cottage where tho church was organised 1b enacted. Then comes a succession of vlsclssltudes and persecutions, given In spectacular and realistic detail When baptism is attempted at-tempted tho Mormons aro mobbed and Joseph Smith Is arrested for Inciting the riot. They aro driven from place to place. Tho burning of Mormon homes Is shown. Finally, at Carthage, Mo where tho founder him boon Imprisoned, a mob surrounds sur-rounds the Jail, which Is Inadequately protected, and Smith Is murdered. The second part shows tho advent of Brlgham Young as president of tho church. Preparations for tho long Journey Jour-ney across tho plains- aro made. The Mormons disposo of their homes. Ono exchanges a houso worth 13000 for a team of horses and a wagon. Somebody presents Brlgham Young with a horoe. The caravan Is soon on the prnlric and blazing tho trail through thick brush and acrosor treacherous streams j and suffering the liardshlps which have been so frequently recounted. On tho wny the emigrant train meets a trapper, who advises President Young to take his people to Oregon. This causes a division in the ranks, but In the end tho advice of tho leader prevails. Young falls sick and haa to bo carried In n. wagon. Ho continues to direct tho train, however. When a vlow of Salt Lako valley, aa observed by tho van of tho company from Emigration canyon, was given the audience, recognizing the fnmlllar land, was profoundly Impressed. The teams nnd emigrants arc seen descending de-scending the mountain side. Brlgham Young looks out over tho flat and declares. de-clares. "Thin is the place" Tho train moves Into the valley and a camp is established. President Young selects tho site for tho temple, driving a staff Into tho ground to mark thc spou Tho city of Salt Lako has been started. Tho reel concludes with a few views of thc modorn city. The above Is a concise- account of what the pictures show. Great earu in arranging ar-ranging faithful reproduction Is manifest. mani-fest. Tho subject of polygamy Is ignored entirely. Tho following theater notice aro marked "advertisement" In order to comply with a strict Interpretation of the new federal newspaper law. In no sense aro they paid advertisement's. advertise-ment's. They aro items furnished by the press acents of tho various theaters. Tho annual Orpheum Road Show is proving the magnet which this week Is drawing tho lovers of modern vaudeville to thc State, street home of thu two-a-lday. Th how la strorur in comody numbers that carry good dialogue, singing sing-ing and dancing turns which are out of tho beaten track. Among the hilarious hilari-ous oddities Is the offering of Clark and Hamilton who label their offering "A Way wti rd Conceit." Bert Clark proves to be an English comedian with original orig-inal methods all his own and a line of airy persiflage that is refreshing in Its characteristic Insular turns and twists. Miss Hamilton is a. stately daughter or Albion's Isle, who has nothing much to do but sing one song and look bowltch-lngly bowltch-lngly pretty. Manager Sutton of tho Empress has certainly made good his promise to his patrons that the present week's bill would be one of tho best of the entlro season. Theatergoers took kindly to his statement and havo so demonstrated by their record patronage this week. Tho present week's bill will close with the regular threo dally performances today, and tomorrow will aoe an entirely new bill Inaugurated "beginning with the regular regu-lar matinee. "The Macy Model3." "Thc Picchianl Troupe," Miss Gertrude Gcbest. Gaylord and Herron. Milt Arnsman, the Throe Lorettas and Pathc's instructive and interesting review will bo seen for tho InBt time tonight The popularity of roller skating was evidenced at tho opening sessions of the Auditorium rink on Richards street when hundreds of devotees of the little wheels glided over the big floor to the music of Montgomery's hand. Yesterday Yester-day Manager George Derr brought In from Saltair 150 more pairs of skates and from tho present outlook another supply will be needed soon. JCext week there will bo two special school parties and also match races for girls and boys, as well as a couple race. Arrangements are being comploted for a big mask carnival on February 14. St, Valentine's day, when there will bo a special musical programme, racoP, fancy skating and other features. Couple races for the city ohnmplonship will also be among tho attractions within tho next week or two. Seats will be placed on salo this morning for the engagement of Donald Brlnn in Charles Frohman's elaborate production of the romantic operetta, "The Siren." at the Salt Lake theater beginning Thursday night and continuing continu-ing the remainder of tho weok with a motlneo on Saturday. In "The Greyhound." which he Is producing pro-ducing at the Colonial, William J. Kelly has found ono of tho best modern thrillers thc American stage has had In a good many years. It. Is a detoctlve-story, detoctlve-story, written by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mlzncr, and llvo of Its six scones take place on board a great trans-Atlantic trans-Atlantic steamer bound from Now York to England. Mr. Kelly Is playing tho role of McSherry, tho detective, and Miss Marie Baker, tho new character woman with the company, has scored a blc hit In tho role of Deep Sea Kitty. Edith Lyle, Mr. Kelly's now leading woman, Is due to arrlvo In Salt Lake today and rehearsals will 1)0 started Immediately on next week's show. At the Mehcsy theater five pictures are being shown today. Tlie Thanhausor company presents two "His Uncle's Wives," a comedy, and "Seven Ages of Alligators," an educational feature picture pic-ture of interest.. "Regretted Resignation," Resigna-tion," a comedy, Is supplomented by "The Pearl of the Adriatic," a beautiful scenic picture. Both are by tho Gaumont company. com-pany. "Harry's Lesson" S3 a comedy drama by the Majestic company. |