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Show : AMUSEMENTS DRAMA AJsD VAUDEVILLE. SALT LAKE Today. "It Pays to Advertise"; Friday and Saturday, "Ballet Russe"; week of December 2., "Every woman." PANTAGES New programme, which opens today, presents somo amusing novelties. IV'LrKES "Tho Barrier," a story of the wilderness of the north, written by Rex Beach, aH week, with matinees mati-nees Thursday and Saturday. DRPHBDM New vaudeville show opens this evening, headed by "The Forest Fire." MOVING PICTURES. PARAMOUNT - EMPRESS Dtistin Famum in "David Garrick," and Victor Moore -in his latest comedy, "In Society and Out." AMERICAN Today and . tomorrow, Theda Bara in "The Vixen." REX Today and Thursday, "The Bugler of Algiers," and Annie Abbot Ab-bot in person. MEHESY King: Baggot in "The Secret Se-cret Cellar"; Ford educational film; sequel to "The Diamond From the Sky"; cartoon comedy. BROADWAY Last time today, the supreme Broadway favorite, Mme. Petrova, in "Extravagance." Company of Good Comedians Presents "It Pays to Advertise" at the Salt Lake Theater. TT DIDN'T necessitate the perusal of the 1 programme to apprise the large audience audi-ence at the Salt Lake theater last night that "It Pays to Advertise" was a George M. Cohan production. There was everything every-thing "Cohanesque" about, meaning thereby there-by that there was nothing lacking in pep. situations, climaxes and about everything else that goes to make up a performance of the highest character from every standpoint. stand-point. In James Jay Mulry, George Sweet, George Schaeffer, Allene Durano, Desiree Stempel, Michael J. Sullivan, Marion H. Barrie, William H. Pendergast, George H. Haines, Page Spencer and Fred Mason Emerson the producers have sent to Salt Lake City about the best aggregation of fun makers it has been the good fortune for-tune of Salt Lakers to gaze upon and laugh at. The plot introduces the son of a wealthy and proud father, who seems to have an aversion to work, simply because the kindly kind-ly pater has always satisfied his every financial need. Foretelling the dreary aspect as-pect of a career without occupation of some sort, the father devises a scheme to drive his son to work, and the Incidents leading up to the business acumen exhibited by the heir apparent kept the audience In a constant uproar. To James Jay Mulry and George Sweet must he handed the honors of the evening. even-ing. They are a pair of comedians hard to beat, and they did all that was expected of them, and more. Verily, they are two artists. "It Pays to Advertise" is the medium of an evening of thorough enjoyment, and the tired business man will have every opportunity for relaxation if he visits the Salt Lake theater this evening, when the performance will be repeated. Great Scenic Production Is at Head of Bill Which Opens at Orpheum Theater Tonight. Ty HAT is declared to be the biggest scenic production ever put into vaudeville is announced for the headline feature of the Orpheum theater bill which opens this evening. "The Forest Fire" employs some forty people for Its presentation, presenta-tion, and necessitates the use of two railroad rail-road cars for its transportation. The sioryt relates the heroism of a telephone girl and her efforts to save a tiny community com-munity which apparently Is doomed because be-cause of a raging forest fire. The scenes and tableaux tell the story of the discovery discov-ery and progress of the blaze, show the burning forest itself and conclude with the final rescue. So realistic are the electrical elec-trical effects that the audience is convinced con-vinced that it is witnessing an actual fire. However, the entire effect is produced pro-duced mechanically, albeit the realism is so intense that programme notations are necessary to warn the audiences that no real flame is employed In the presentation. The company enacting the drama is headed head-ed by Miss Sylvia Bidwell, who plays the part of the operator at the little forestry station where the alarm is first sent out. The second headliner of the bill is Josle Heather, the winsome English comedienne, who is assisted in her clever songs and dances by William Casey, Jr., and by her brother, Bobby Heather. Other acts on I the bill include Ruth Budd. the frirl with the smile, and a champion aerialist; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde, the famous English En-glish shadowgraphists; John Geiger and his talking violin; Alice Lyndon Doll and company m new songs and dances; the Clown Seal, a remarkably trained animal, and the Pa the News, with a new series of animated current events. A march, dedicated to the cadets of the Salt Lake high school and composed by Norman Nathan, a member of the cadet corps, will be given its first presentation by the Orpheum concert orchestra, under un-der the direction of Professor Edgar Short. "Because of the special significance of "The Forest Fire," Thursday night has been set aside as "telephone night" at the theater, and all the operators who can be spared from duty at the telephone offices of-fices will be on hand to witness the presentation pres-entation of a drama from the routine of their daily work. 'A Nut Sundae "Which Heads Bill at Pantages, Is Declared to Be Filled With Clever Comedy. I T"KLIGHTFUL, new, original, brilliant In composition, with clever comedians comedi-ans and handsome girls, is the excellent musical comedy, "A Nut Sundae," which tops the new vaudeville programme to be presented at the Pantages theater all this week, beginning: with the matinee this afternoon. This offering will be found a most palatable dish, a confection of thorough thor-ough attractiveness, with a flavor all its own, and that most delicious. Called "the cleverest Japanese athletic troupe in America," the Three Mori Brothers will entertain with marvelous foot juggling and slack-wire feats. One of their number, a specialist In his line of athletic endeavor, also Interpolates some genuinely good comedy. This act is expected to prove one of the big hits of the new Pantages bill. Sherman, Van and Hyman are prominently promi-nently listed on the new programme. These three men will eing, talk and furnish fur-nish instrumental divertisement that is sure to please, for they have a way all their own. Edith Clifford and Harry Mack not only sins and talk, bul do so in a way that holds the close attention of their audiences, audi-ences, with the result that their offering meets with emphatic favor and they are accounted real vaudeville stars. Their act promises to be a laughing tonic. Elsie White is a character comedienne who has long been popular with audiences in tho cast. This is her first tour in the west and she Is making many new admirers. ad-mirers. Miss White gives new character songs and Is regaidcd as one of the important im-portant features on the new bill. Valentine Fox uses an elaborate full stagR set in carrying through his wonderful wonder-ful ventrlloiiuial offering, which Is along new and original lins. The stage decorations, deco-rations, even to the chairs and tables and gmund cloth, follow an attractive black and white color scheme. |