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Show 'PHE now show at the Empress is so chock full of features that is is a hard matter to say what is the besu Without exception every act .is a good one, and there are at feast three acts that would pass for a headliner if one had not seen the others. Included in the pood things are one of the celebrated Keystone Key-stone comedy films and a reel of pictures showing scenes in New York City during dur-ing the memorial services for the heroes who lost their lives while fighting for the Stars and Stripes at Vera Cruz. A large number of those who saw the shows yesteraay recognized an old friend In J. J. Williams, who plays the part of the o'd Irish ?Un painter in the sketch, "In Old New York." This sketch is probably prob-ably the best of the show, and Williams's part Is a most important one. Williams has thousands of Salt Eake friends who will remember him as "Johnny Williams" of the old Wonderland theater and later of the Lycpnni Stock company. Tiie sketch in which Williams plays is a one-act comedy drama dealing with the love affairs, tragedies and comedies of a hack yard in the New York tenement district. dis-trict. The plot is a good one and the story ends pleasantly. There is enough real' fun and human Interest In it to satisfy sat-isfy the most part icular. Porsch and Russell have a musical act that is out of the ordinary, and one of the best of its kind e er seen here- The setting is that of a railroad yard In the mountains of Colorado, with the famous Holy Cross showing on a peak in the background. Thp two performers take the part of a tramp and a station agent, and before they finish they have, played tunes on nearly everything from switch lights to brake beams. They play some real music, and it Is made more effective by tbe scenic and mechanical effects. "Almost a Millionaire," as played by the Usher trio, is a pleasant little sketch filled full of fun. While some of the .pokes are rather rney, the audience liked the act mighty well, and especially the prettv and shapelv Miss Euclle Usher. Cooks and Roberts have a novelty dancing dan-cing n nd comedy act that made a hit because of the cleverness of a boy gymnast gym-nast and the excellent dancing: of the other two members. This act also carried car-ried a special sot of scenery. Harry Hose is a care-free sort of chap, who gradually wbrms his way into the favor of the audience until It demands that he come hack again and again. When he sings his first song you think you won't like him; when he sings the second he seems much better, and when lie finishes the third, you are sure that you want to "hear several more. He has some comedv that is all his owif. Ceeilc, rehired and Carr open the show with a novelty a-M that contains some dancintr. some balancing and a great deal f nourensp. While the act is not the best in the show, it is far above the average opener and received hearty ap plause at both of last night's shows. "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," a photo-dra photo-dra ma in five reels, one replete wit h soul-stirring situations and scenes thai arouse deep interest, becan an engagement engage-ment of one week at the Ftah then lor on State street yesterday afternoon and last evening. The production Is really a remarkable a c Movement in modern photography and it was thoroughly en-ioved en-ioved by a la rge audience last ev ening. It" is presented by a eompany of accomplished accom-plished nt-tors and aciressey and the many scenes are realistic and true lo life. While dciklcdly melodramatic. the storv contains those elements that appeal ap-peal lo heart and mind. Tt caused tear? and lamrhter. and there were tense moments mo-ments during scenes that bordered on tragedy. The play tenchos a strong moral lesuu and is well worth seeinir. The ecmpany presenting "Ten Nights in a Ba r ! toon 1 " is a la rge one and the sta tre sett iims in every instance are as perfect as Mageci-nft could make them. The siorv rhxfiy concerns the fortunesand for-tunesand mist 01 tunes of Joe Morgan, a ponnliU' voung man in tiie little village of redMi-villf. ' After inherltine his father's fa-ther's pvist. mill, lie marries Fannie )wen. ptl,. of the village. They a re ex-trome'y ex-trome'y happy until Jo.: yields to tempt. 1-lion 1-lion a'r.d a mires the drink habit. He nviiiects his business and Ms home, an! f ven the advent of ;i little daughter in his home does not change iiim. He ba:-a ba:-a partner, Simon Shid-;. The latter saves his money. nd a f'ter chimin out his interest in-terest in the mil) opens a. gn.pj shop, where Joe hs a freuuent visitor. Joe continues con-tinues to drink until lie becomes tlu- vll-!;-ce urnrkard and s n.dnocd to poverty. Ope n'iL:i;t his bttlci daughter comes for hi.a. pt'd, during a in the saloon, she ir; st-'ji-k a fatal bi'iw and flies. .!ne tries to kill lad-. but hj prevented. T.je field in the saloon, t lie death of litLV M,.ry. the nr.;rd-r during a game f ,ird- The pursuit of pie cm :!-:-,- a ,vj Ills pa c.i- dt :i a nd the d"s ruction of the. SuMi" lav.in ;,;,. 1 1 .0 nei.th of Sla-Jr a ' the 1-ands "f his oivn son h ; e all s n --a ti(c;ai ipcideu'.s graphically portray r. The feature pictuf" lie shown tur;c en eh a i"1:' noon a n! t-vi- e q: 1 1 eve. n i n '; 1 1 u-j n z t ' e v- e" k. a i j has 11 si rririLdv innor'd h-- th'- i'-ry, prcf-s and 1 xi pora ri'-e so' ie h s. T'- fnP' r.z. t'.-eT c rr -k"! "t f rt "i 3 ' " ri r.-T to "rr.7; ' r with a fT'.Tt I" i' r'P" ' ft- :V-n ?ffT. iWt;,ipr li-. p.; 10 s1: ( t-4 t'-fv ail rt ' tt'"3 T "7 e :rr. fn-r1;hed hj the e:Pu j of tlip vtrirj:jB Jh'-ateri, V"- .1 (.-. s; ,- irr.;it:r.:r - -..t 0.1 r F- r.Mi:- r v ' "I "t.i- T'a o i ,lL y 1 ! h u ' on p;, T;- of lure act is the Diamond and Beatrice trio, world's premier exponents of the harp a nd treble saxophone. Tom and Stasia Moore, the fashion plate sons: couple, and the Olmsteads, showing great feats of strength, close the bill. There Is no misnomer in the name of "The Port of Mlsblng Meai." which is to he thrown upon the screen at the Rex theater the-ater today and Tuesday and Wednesday. Underneath the titJe ia shown the intrigues in-trigues of the royal court, a stirring, dramatic dra-matic portrayal of romaJitJc advent urea. Perhaps no play offered by the Famous Players Film company has ever been stronger in lis Intense interest, and through Daniel Frohman, one of the loading load-ing actors of the stage haa been requisitioned requi-sitioned into this service, Mr. Arnold Dalv. Aiding his native land in the restoration to the throne of the rightful heir. Armitago (Mr. Daly) returns to his , adopted country, the United States, to 1 wed the American girl of his choice. A clever comedy bill will round out tiie programme, pro-gramme, Tiie Hroncho players have produced in "The Wharf Huts" one of the most striking strik-ing examples of brotherly love and saeri-fice saeri-fice ever shown jn motion pictures. This two -reel feature will be shown at t hn Mehcsy today only. "The Card Sharps" is a thrilling western drama, by the Domino Dom-ino company, depicting the struggles of a voimg man to break away from the "gang" and live squnre. "Acres of Alfalfa" and "Our Largest Hirds." a comedy com-edy and an educational by the Keystone company, complete the programme. of th- s-k." vc.i .Wts -b..t ye csn- r'oii" i ! : ho down-, h o'" N.iPoicc-n si a l eric ' ;' c ipcowuprbV up:e:nc c-iur.v reficet.v: NVp.-iVon '..ui lor.c been dcvnnuvd Pi 11; : ; r. 1 ; im,- " T:ic proieciir.i;. vvi operant t:ei of the fige is Fie trend towar.i the m. iosrty of C e human race. Fy means of the mev-ha uh-s of sea craft, land lo'omo'.ion, wivclos t elegraphv. a vi-mion vi-mion and other devices, ihe ci-.v'e cf the earth lias been groat ly reduced -Nations are brvHiclit into the closest .iu : a posit ion : there are no longer hermit nations. "The swt march of the inventor is all for the invader." Tbe nation powerful enouch to keep itself isolated could rule the world There is an interpendencc between nations as necessary tiiat between individuals of a communiiv. Ar yet the solidarity of the human family is not the brotherhood dreamed o f b y p oe l: it is a sort of fore ed I'orin of pe;-o a kind of sullen tn:ce. "ceo, iema n's acrcemcnt" not to make a row in the neighborhood The ery nearness of re.-idonce of two enemies forces Then to be decent and orderly. order-ly. Their children may frll m lo c I subsequentU . As a result of this new i nt evna 1 ion -ahMii. there are many questions wr.ich the cominsr century will solve. War will be eliminated: It is too epens;e in life and treasure. The so-called "new diplomacy ." iuaucu rated b-Job, b-Job, 11 May. -onistiiig in sii.iipiit truth.-leiling. truth.-leiling. will obtain. Tiie social :tnd economic quest ion - t be great question of every im t ton--will find a solution in the grow ing sol ida ritv of huma 111 ty. Feminism, lemperance. so.Malism, rdu-oation rdu-oation every question uttVotmc man will he sohed in the coming together of the race. Perhaps the greatest effect will be in religion, llevc ihe world spirit will eliminate seci a rht msm - which shout.-"the shout.-"the church of w liich 1 am a member is t he true eh 11 rch of God. a nd all others are herelical." The meat church of the future, the roots of which nre growing in the soil of the present ace, will ho not so much a church as a great spirit, a movement a momr men. anlma tl ng nil the churches. A ny church making 111:111-Ulnd 111:111-Ulnd good and the world a better place in which to live will be orthodox. The emphasis will be on life and not on theology. A Sunda e school t cache r. however st raight t heoloj; ica 11 v. w ho refuses to consent to parley, to nen-"tlnle. nen-"tlnle. and to arbitrate with the poor, whom he happens to be mn si er of, ("oolally. ocAnoinica Mv and f i Hanoi. -ill v, will merit ihe malediction of nil men; find so will any man who emphasises theology over just ice, mercy and lovo. The ngn is full of suggestion of breadth of view, wideness of purpose, charity of conduct. |