Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-07-06 | Page 4 | New Bill is Interesting Sea Lion Divers Make Hit

NEW BILL IS INTERESTING S5 SEA LION DIVERS MAKE HIT Pantages Audiences Find Pleasure in Acts of Opening Open-ing Performance. THE new bill that opened last night at the Pantages interests much more than It amuses. There doesn't seem to be quite the usual number of laughs per minute that have been providing fun for the Pantages audiences for the past several sev-eral weeks, but, again, 'the new bill has a lot more than ordinarily of the kind of acts that set people to thinking. Take, for Instance, tho closing act of the sea llona. Most of those of us unfortunate unfor-tunate enough to have lived long far from the seashore would be tremendously Impressed Im-pressed with the common variety of sea-lion sea-lion act. But last night Winston's troupe did marvels of swimming and diving in a huge tank that would take a confirmed merman by storm. This act was more than materially aided by the presence and example of two fair mermaids, who showed not only their figures, but a very workable knowledge of swimming. To say that the new bill is without humor would be to malign the "Prune Center Cut-ups," whose unfortunate choice of a name Is more than made up by the genuine laughs that their homespun home-spun humor provokes. The musical part of the bill Is mainly provided by the "Six Serenaders," four girls and two men, who really sang well bits from comic, light and grand opera. They were better In the lighter music, though they sang the sentimental twilight sont;s to good effect. Keith and Dumont have an act that they call "College Nonsense," but there Is only enough of the "rah-rah" chatter to give an excuse for the name. They are mainly impromptu athletes who dance quite well. Richard Walley is called "The Great Juggler" on the programme. And let it be said Instanter that Walley deserves the title. The way In which he handles any number of various juggler's tools shows him an adept with few peers on the vaudeville bills that Salt Lake has seen this year. Walley Is not only really dexterous, dex-terous, but his act has the blessing of considerable novelty to recommend it. There was also the seventh installment I of the Infinite movie serial called "The Secret of the Submarine." PANTAGES High-class vaudeville all week. Matinee every afternoon and two performances at night. LIBERTY All this week, return engagement en-gagement of "The Battle Cry of Peace." Performances at 2:15, 7 and 9. Full orchestra every show. Ariel Male quartette, special feature at all evening shows. In the latest patriotic sons, "The Flag Without a Stain." AMERICAN Today is the last showing show-ing of Theda Bara in "East Lynne" and Billie Burke In the ninth episode of "Gloria's Romance." Organ recital re-cital tonight at 9:15, by Professor J. J. McClellan, Including "Toccata" and An V)Id Melody (arranged by the organist). PARAMOUNT-EMPRESS Blanche Sweet, the beautiful and captivating captivat-ing Lasky star, in "The Dupe," a social drama, written specially for her by Hector Turnbull. The Utah National guard In camp at Fort Douglas, Travel Pictures, Weihe's orchestra, Ed P. Kimball at the choralcelo and Franz Rath's piano-logues. piano-logues. Continuous, 12:30 to 11 p. in. MEHESY The principal attraction today is Margaret Gibson and the Bostock wild animals In "A Siren of the Jungle." This is the story of how love entered the fickle heart of the Transvaal coquette and molded her into a noble woman. "When She Played Broadway," based on a young girl's folly and fascination for the stage, reveals Gladys Hulette in one of her best plays. The two comedies com-edies on today's programme are "Harmony in a Flat" and "A Safe Loss' and they are real comedies. BROADWAY Last time today, Frances Nelson and Arthur Ashley in the latest worth-while Brady-made Brady-made feature, "What Happened at 22." Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew In "Sweet Charity" and Mabel Taliaferro In "The Snow Bird," the latest Metro wonderplay. . - rr .