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Show i . """" " A SAII' l.AKK "Tlif IUit of Tara- ai diHf," Noviin!(ir i:.. ic. 17; "PotaHh rvfJl A IVihni'licr," November IS, 19 I and 1'I. r(, KM F'KKHS "Tiif Woman He Mar- ( j rlf-!."' ill wtjk, wuh Thursday and Saturday m h U i if-r.-H. frit; ORPMKr'M Vaiid'-villf. Perform- ,' . uwi-A f-vf.vv :i ffnrjiion and evening. I bl - . PA.YT.ViKS Vaudeville. Perfurrn- , j arire cvtry afternoon and two per- fornances at nlprht. TfA ' hn '- pert ' wl T""V riRL'SM almost any ancient comedy ' I) nnri you will realize that the 'ret; I ('lassie comedy was no laughing thfi matter. Decidedly that is just what "Poiush &, Vrlmutter ' 5 is, a luiighing matter, so hilarious that could )Sj(, the classic muse ol' comedy but viow :it t' it till ft would be like Xiobe, "all tears." ,flt'() It is male for merriment, and yet here rVrr : and tliore it is tense with a pathos nser that jrips at the heart strings. It is ft"t not classic, hut it is ovorpoworingly orn human, and to be human is to weep as as little aa mny bo and to laugh as te.lv much as possible. . "Putiish & Perlmutter" requires no our ; introduction to, Salt Lake City theater-ane theater-ane goers, as all patrons of amusement know f1n the creations of Montague Glass and j fi goodly number saw the play upon its previous presentation here. The char-acters char-acters of Abe Potash and Mawruss Perl-mutter Perl-mutter can be called creations only bell be-ll cause they have been projected by genius into the literary and dramatic realm. In reality they are not creations crea-tions at all they are too real. fWhen audiences lose their self-consciousness altogether and become absorbed ab-sorbed in the play as they do in "Potash "Pot-ash & Perlmutter," it seems to bo Al proof positive that they are face to "'l'.. face with a masterpiece, no matter what their critical faculties may try to tell kr ., them. They might be at a loss to do-W.. do-W.. fine or explain why the play is so ex-ni ex-ni . , ouisitely and unfailingly iunuy, but tliey tan never be in doubt that it is. The ret urn performance of ' ' Potash & Perlmutter" will be given at the Salt m '' hake theater for a three days' engagement, engage-ment, beginning Thursday, November I " IS. AST 0 R V wit h i n a st otj, d eali ng with the lives of two men and two women, one a man of high ' ideals, who gradually falls through the seductiveness of the trop-' trop-' -; ics ; the other a creature of circum-" circum-" stances, vho; from the depths of degre-( degre-( dation, is lifted to a high purpose, 9 through the pure influence of a woman, I form the basic principles around which I the story of '.'The Bird of Paradise" j is woven. This charming Hawaiian I - drama will be seen at the Salt Lake j theater November 15, 16 and 17. The author, Richard Walton Tuily, has now ' taken his place among the foremost dramatists dra-matists ot the day, and its producer, : Oliver Morosco, now ranks with the biggest big-gest producers we have. The drama is redoleut not only of genuine Hawaiian atmosphere, but its satire is of the deep, true, kindly sort; its humanities are real ; its race dis- -, t i net ions are absolute; its lessons are unavoidable and inevitable and will be remembered long after the play is gone. Mr. Tuily tells his story with un-f un-f lag-ring interest, and thero is no author in America who can write on this subject, sub-ject, the natural li fc in the tropics, t 1 tetter than he, as he lived on the is-lauds is-lauds for ten years, and each and every - character was picked from life. The part of Lnana has made three women famous, and now Manager Mo . . rosco will introduce another Luana in Miss Oarlottu Monterey, a young native r : . . - . ' -:4 I ' -v . . : v C( I t V I t N ' -,. -V V . .-. .- s s ! M ' j . a I i - -- I ; ' Miss cartotta Monterey, who appears in "The Bird of Paradise'' at the Salt Lake theater November 15, 16 and 17. ! I ' . i in . . , ' n - 1-- t . ' . X Miss Blanche Ring, famous entertainer, at the Orpheum this week. Californian, whom he thinks will become be-come as famous as the other three The native Hawaiians will again be heard in their weird songs and dances and the rest of the cast will be up to the Morosco standard. One of the reasons rea-sons for the success of "The Bird of Paradise" is that it is the only company com-pany playing and nothing has ever been cheapened. The Bird of Paradise" will play at the same popular prices as prevailed last year. AS announced earlier in the week, Miss Blanche King will appear at the Orpheum for fourteen per-' formances, starting with the matinee this afternoon. . A well-known ' first-nighter, ' ' upon reading the advance ad-vance announcement, sagely, remarked: "I wonder what we will all be whistling now? " His epigranwnatic utterance describes Miss King's position in the entertainment-loving world to a "tee." When Blanche King bows her graceful head to -an audience and opens her pretty mouth to sing, the people are going to leave the building softly whistling whist-ling or humming bits of her catchy, lilting songs. It is a precedent, unbroken un-broken by a single exception. It is stated that this dashing and magnetic star will bring to Salt Lake City a veritable veri-table bouquet of new ditties which she will toss across the footlights to admiring admir-ing hearers in her usual inimitable manner. man-ner. No information concerning the titles of songs which she will use while here has been given out, but the tousands ' who have whistled, sung, hummed and played "Bedelia," "Yip-I-Addy" or "It's a Long Way to Tip-perary," Tip-perary," after hearing their rendition by Blanche Ring, are given assurance in the very announcement of her appearance appear-ance that a treat in the form of new and tuneful ones is in store for the week. Miss Ring carries a supporting company of five people, headed by Charles J. Winniger, and including her own musical director. y Monkeys, a whole company of them, doing an entire act, which "includes a plot, musical numbers, specialties and the like, and without the tangible assistance as-sistance of any human being, are advertised adver-tised as the feature attraction on the present week's bill. The Simian thes-pians thes-pians are fresh from Europe, where they ate said to have created a profound ' sensation. Miss Maude Rochez, an emi- nent animal trainer, is in charge of the i aggregation. Each monkey plays a character part, an entire' vauaoville j show in tabloid beipg presented, even to full and active orchestra. ; Alice Lyndon Doll, anent whom so : much was said and written a few years back when she was a child prodigy, will present what should prove an especially : interesting number. In reality this Is j Miss Doll's transition from the realms i of childhood to the world of grown-ups. : entering, as she is, upon the threshold of early womanhood. Since the days when Miss Doll 's voice astounded two continents conti-nents she has been trained by Europe's best instructors and now takes her place alongside the operatic stars. She will be assisted by Mary Campbell and Jane Shaw, using as a vehicle a novelty musical act. Wilson and Lenore will offer unique and pleasing diversion in a lively sinj-. sinj-. iug, uaneing and whistling act, including some accordcon playing. ''Novelty entertainers en-tertainers " is the manner in which they are advertised. Bessie Browning will present her own ideas concerning s.icli rage celebrities as Eva Tangnay, Ed. lie Eoy, James Powers, et al.. and will show how she : thinks they look and act behind the , rootiicrh ts. Miss Browning i? billed, ''Just a girl with personality. ' ' i S-b-h h-h-h! Not a word about Wphor and T.eriorc! Manager's orders! Said that this is a surprise act which everyone every-one would talk about afterwards, and would bo; r no ad vance an noun cement, so naturally curiosity hovers h round it. But Geo roe Chiyo may he talked about. George is a verv small, ver slvmc and very agile Jnnanese athlete who will endeavor to show fans of that particular branch of manhood development develop-ment a few things they never thought of. He is said to exhibit extraordinary muscular powers. The travel weekly will show wild bird pictures and the lives of garden flowers, ! especially dahlias. The orchestra; as : j usual, will render high class selections. , 1 f HE "Woman He Married" is I the gripping love story that j will be offered at the Empress theater all thiB week, beginning tonight, by the Ernest Wilkes stock company. com-pany. It was in this play that Virginia' Harned made such a hit on the road for three jTears. There is one particular in which it differs from most plays,' and that is the evenness of opportunity for ! the members of the cast. In this, ''The Woman He Married, " is said to be ex-j ceptional. The story is a clever bit of kismet juggled into a delightful surprise at the I end, and interspersed with just the j things that make plays interesting. The j plot revolves around that eternal question ques-tion of a millionaire 's son marrying a lovely young girl of inferior' social standing. The paternal objections come thick and fast, suggesting that the young wife is mercenary in her love. This is enough for the spirited beautv, and site speedily tells father millionaire to depart for wanner regions, that she :uid her husband can get along without his aid. which they proceed to try to do with rat her poor success, for the husband is but a writer of plays, a slow process of gaining recognition and wealth. Having been an artist's model before her marringe, the wif o conceives the idea of posing in secret, and telling her husband that she has borrowed the moncv from a woman friend. Inevitably she finds herself involved in complications, complica-tions, one of the most serious being that the man for whom she poses falls in love with her. With these situations lor a basis, the third act reaches an emotional climax that is stirring enough for the most sanguine. The fourth act rewards one for the anxious moments incited in the third act, and the curtain goes down on one-of one-of the most entertaining plays of the modern drama. Herbert Bashford, the author, is a San Erancisco newspaper man, and observation ob-servation has wetted nis pen to a ni-dif.ions ni-dif.ions vivisection of some popular and accepted social prejudices that finds vent in delicious humor. A GROUP of European dancers is adding a notable chapter to Salt Lake 's vaudeville history at the Pantages theater at present. These are the wonderful Scovell dancers, dan-cers, headed by the woman who for many seasons, as premier dancer in Drury Lane and Covent Garden in London, charmed Europe's rulers and who married Benjamin Scovell, the nephew and co-star with Sir Henry Irving, The dancers present several of the most famous of Mme. Scovell 's London creations, including the "Waltz Celeste," the "Moment Musical" and the famous ".Tiger Dance.'" The dancers head a notable bill. Will Armstrong is funnier in real life than iu movies and proves it by showing himself in person and films himself in the same character. "The Baaare Man,'" taken from his most famous i film, keeps the audience in a continuous ! roar. 1 Another or the biggest comedy luts the Pantages circuit has ever presented is on this bill in Sam Lazar and Josh Dale, blackface musicians, who burlesque bur-lesque Paderewski, and who present a variety of music on a variety of instruments. instru-ments. ' 1 Ray Lawreuce is a female impersonator imper-sonator with a soprano voice that really real-ly deceives. May Archer and Billy Can-offer Can-offer a line of screaming comedy, and the Royal Gascoignes a juggling act of excellence. "Little Miss U. S. A.," a lively musical mu-sical comedy, with Robert Milliken and six prettv girls, w'ill headline the new week's bill opening at Pantages theater next Wednesdav afternoon. The act is "said to be clever and tuneful. Ober and Dumont will offer a pretentious dancing act, lavishly staged and costumed. South American dances are featured. Lady Betty, a j trained chimpanzee, will be an import-i import-i ant feature of the bill. Tom Kennedy i and Ethel Burt have a pleasing com-. com-. edy and singing act, Bert Wheeler and j Betty Grav have an amusing comedv skit," in which Wheeler imitates Charles I Chaplin. Will and Kemp are novelty ; acrobatic artists. There will also be PROMINENT DANCER AT PANTAGES. iV'f ' '- ' "- ' ' " :' . 'S'fc ; : i . - j v-V f ' i ( . -- -.: : . i .- :--..:.f v. : tf . - ' ' v ;:, , .,: -'ffy :.:.;'. "' - - . . . ..... : i ' : . - ' ' i ' ! : . r' ' i V . . ' ! j Mme. Scovell, premier dancer, who appears with a terpsichorean company I at Pantages. " ' . i - k " r- v " ' V ' ! I Scene from "The Woman He Married," gripping drama which opens at the Empress tonight. a feature film and the Pantages orchestra orches-tra to add to the bill. WITH a matinee at 2:30 the Utah theater today will inaugurate a season of musical comedy stock, featuring Sam Loeb at the head of a strong company made up of artists in their individual lines. Mr. Loeb as a comedian needs no introduction, as 'he has tickled the "funny bone" of the greater portion of Salt Lake's population during his Jong run at the Princess. He will be seen to advantage in a part specially suited to his talents and his ability, coupled with the extremely funny lines, 1 " 'til ' J ' 1 ', t y - - n i -1 Ruby Lang, the charming prima donna, with Sam Loeb company at Utah theater, opening today. ' will certainly be productive of convulsive convul-sive laughter. l'ranh ..laquet. who was for several full seasons with the Frank Rich No. 1 company, as well as with oiher big musical mu-sical shows playing leading .corned', will assist iu the character comedy work. Eddie Nelson is a "straight" man direct from the coast, where his personality per-sonality and exceptional voice kept him employed in one of the largest feature shows on the Panama-Pacific exposition Joy zone. Lew Marshall, general utility, was for several seasons with one of the most popular quartettes pn the variety stage, singing in the most prominent theaters in all the big cities of the United States, their route over the country taking tak-ing in the local Orpheum several times. tieorge Keiihack, also general utility belongs in the east, where he has a bio following. He has plaved with some of the biggest, shows traveling and possesses an unusuallv good voice. Lila f'roneste is the kind of a live Wire souhrette that puts life on the stage every minute she is on. She has a good voice and dances like a whirlwind. whirl-wind. In fiiihv Lang, the prima donna of the company, Mr. Loeb has a fashion plate with an excellent voice. It takes several trunks to hold her gowns many of them being rare creations ' Celeste Brooks, the ingenue, has been seen on the local stage before and many times have her auditors been pleased with her soprano voice and co-quctrish co-quctrish manner. She is a'o extremely ex-tremely popular in cabaret work The Stewart sisters come from' some of tne big ea-tem musical shows, particularly par-ticularly the La Sail theater, fhicirro having also presented their specialties' on the vunetv stage The bill, '-'Hip, -flip Hoorav," is an abhrevmtcd version or the season's biggest big-gest success and is chock full of sit-nations sit-nations and dialogue that are sure to ;keep the audience i uproarious laugh-tor laugh-tor I ho mu.icM ,,,,. arfl f and of he whistling kind. The shapely, shape-ly, prettv, sn;i,i; :,nd dancing "broilers "broil-ers "will be seen in a wardrobe that has been specially dcigue.l tor tin hill T..o performance at night will be enntmuons from , to 11, two com pre to snows being given. ' patrons, have severed their partnership and each is now in vaudeville with another an-other sketch. Harry Green is now showing show-ing his new offering in New York. It is called '.'The Cherrv Tree," and was written bv Aaron Hoffman. Reports have it that "The Cherry Tree'' is even funnier than "The Partners." It will probably be seen over the Orpheum circuit a little later iu the season. Ralph Dunbar's Salon Singers, who are being featured throughout the Orpheum Or-pheum circuit, were one of the attractions attrac-tions over the Chautauqua circuit last year, when William J. Brvan was the star of the programme. . Things have been coming so fast for Shelly Hull, who is playing Buck Ryder in Rolling Stones," the current attraction at-traction at the Harris theater, New York, that he has not had much to sav outside of his part since joining the cast; but a day or two aao he spoke. He has been thinking, it appear?. "1 am just able to understand." he declared de-clared as the sum total of his silence. why people say you mustn't let the grass prow under your feet, in the same breath with 'roll in 2 stones gather no moss.' " Helene Rosson was supposed to suffer suf-fer lrora a sprained ankle as the re suit of a fall in "The Marguerite," produced at the American studios. She took a risky fall down a trail and over an embankment, catching at an old vine to save herself. When the leading man carried her up again, Helene said faintly: "Ceo, I guess that was realistic, real-istic, all right look at mv foot." Sure enough, it va rn badlv' sprained and swollen that she was home two days with it. . The real name of "Olga," the dancing danc-ing violmiste now touring the Orpheum Or-pheum circuit, is Olga IVsire Schaef-)or Schaef-)or Her father is Gorman, her mother is I'rench, and her ancestry, a little further back is Russian. She never discusses the war when she is home. Arrangements have been completed tor an American tour for Mrs. 1. an. dry, who in priva,t,0 life is Ladv do Bathe. M)o will come to this country late this month with her entire London com |