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Show liKA.MA A X I VAL'lJiA Il.l.K. j OIII'HI-Xll --New tauilnvilin 1M, Willi throe loviUM im'.s, opins Urliv-.viay ainl i-'jiitiiiiH-H ir,,- i.alaii'C :' ucjk. U'l MsU.S ' The .'uw "f .Si.iir.s" will run ;N vc-i'k, 'OJu ijicnrl i- to'iny, U ill l-A'u iiihIiuCC';. T.t UKn.V.Vi I.K-iA-tul.er -'. rasquale .Nina'o, haiitoiK'. iinilr-i- llic auspices or' llic iluf'ir-,i Aria voi-icty. .SALT ,A'aI:-i;,h T;:rifiiiay aial com-:in- .if 1 1 1 - i-i i;i ! 1 1 slur.-', Hlurtill itl) a nuilliirc I rirlay, October S. .MOTION I'lCTlTtKS. AMKKK'AN-Tnilr.v and loiuuiroiv, a " ciincmeiu of Valcaka Sural t in "The Houi of Rroarjway." OF.r'l ik I '. - New, exclusive photoplay Mil. Tuo lioailliiiei'M anil four supplementary sup-plementary Icalui es. 1'ei foi nmnces continuous. 1 tn II p. in. I' A RAM or. T - KMl'REHS Today. Monday anil Tiictjilay. the popular star. Pauline l-'retlerkk, in "Ashes of Limi-i'ifi." LIFikKTY One week. commencing SumUiy. October 1, the diatnaLic actress, ac-tress, fc'calrlz Mlchclena, in "The Tnwritlen Ijaw." BROADWAY Sunday only. return engagement. Kdniunri: Bieese in "The Spell of the Yukon." IT is with utmost confidence that the play will prove one of the most remarkable and unusual theatrical attractions olfcred here in . recent vears that the management of the Wilkes theater announces for the ensuing en-suing seven days a beautiful production produc-tion of one of the most talked-of plays the American stage has known for lone; time, ''The Song of Songs." In the gripping dramatic appeal of its plot, in the startling situations that arise throughout the action of the story, and sometimes sensational manner in which it holds certain phases of life's social fabric to the mirror, "The Song of Songs" is, without ilonbt, as daring an offering as, any stock company in the west has ever attempted. Something of the tremendous appeal in its lines and situations may be gained from tho fact that the Wilkes plavers in Seattle are now offering "The Song of Songs" for tho third consecutive meek, while the plav has run two anil three weeks m other Wilkes theaters on the coast. The story, to reduce the dramatic tale to the space of a paragraph, tells of a young girl, daughter of a C! reek, who (farts out to lind an aflinitv. She marries mar-ries one man, who. according to the singular idea of the playwright, she is too innocent to keep; she forms an association as-sociation with another man, but she is too restless to hold him. Sho seeks nf strangers to listen to her discordant 'song of songs," and she disgusts an eager suitor by getting tipsv in liis presence. Then she turns to 'her first love because he is fond of her, no matter mat-ter what she does, and in her rejuvenation rejuvena-tion she ends as a good woman. But through the violent course of "The Song of Songs." a spade is called a spade in many places, and vet so true to life is the story and so wonderfully wonder-fully appealing is the lovelv girl around whom the action revolves 'that, despite the daring theme of the storv, it does not offend the taste of even' the most discriminate playgoers. In San Francisco recently there was considerable objection from some quarters quar-ters toward Ihe production of "The Song of Songs," and the management of the theater arranged for the board of censors of San Francisco to occupy a box at the first night's performance of "The Song of Songs." After witnessing wit-nessing the show and the big audience 's tremendous approval of it, the board of censors stated it could see no objection whatever to the production. The principal feminine role in "The Song of Songs" is that of the beautiful beauti-ful girl, Lily Kardos, and in the interpretation inter-pretation of this part will conic one of the finest opporl unities Nana Brvant leading woin.in of the Wilkes players has ever had he good fortune to' have in Salt l.ai.e. That Miss Hryant will be equal to the task cannot be doubted for a moment. mo-ment. Few- emotional actresses have achieved greater dramatic triumphs when opportunity presented itself, than Miss Brvant has won in her portravuls with the Wilkes players. .r. Anthony Smyth will he seen in the leading masculine role of "The Song of Songs." and the other Wilkes players, who will support thn principal " -.-"--' - N y;,, ; ."v 1'-, I , '' ' ' y -A,.i m r ; v:. --'V ': i - A . j 1 C . i . ' r" i "A t s ' t ' "1" A " " - . fi t si I v' " ' " "Ts 1 M P t -x - . t i A t r - 4'V f ' . ' S ' 9 cvr 1 " . v '. ' 1 r "I"1 - i , , h ' 4 f ,, ' 'JT Nl fl ' 'i, Mi ' f 1" r - r'.i - "- , - i M 0,' i. t v , "ts-v I Valeska Suratt, who is at the American today and tomorrowin "The Soul of Broadway," her first picture, and who will be seen shortly in her latest effort, "The Straight Way." will include the following: Claire Sin-claire, Sin-claire, Ferdinand ' Muni or, II uvon L. Blyden, Am-yn T. MeNulty, Charlotte Tread way, Cliff Thompson,' Charles JO. Murphy, D. C. Sheldon, George Barnes, Alice Lnnrad, Thodo Cocroft and Frank Bonner. Opening tonight fit the Wilkes theater, thea-ter, "The Song of Sons" will be the bill at that house throughout the onsu-iug onsu-iug week, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday afternoons. EVA TAXGUAY, the cyclonic., the best-known woman on the A merican stage and one of its most remarkable artists, is to appear here at the Salt Lake theater on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7, two nights and two matinees, under the- direction of William Morris, who has made the Barry Lauder tours world-t world-t famous. j Kva Tanguay is a name to conjure I with. She has played to larger audi-i audi-i ences, has produced more sensational i acts and made more friends and is better j loved than any woman on the American i stage today. Critics the country over j j have sought, to anutyze the wonderful j power which she exerts over her audi- tors. She has been called in turn cy-'clonii-. vibrant, hypnotic and, in fact, i tho entire list of" adjerlives has been ! px!;auted in attempts to describe her.' Solve the problem of telepathic influ-1 , mi e and you have the. answer to Kva 1 Tunguay V vogue; it may not be that , Uhc it- ;-bli- to talk to you through space, ! but- that fhe imbues you with the same 1 nervous sensitiveness which dominates i her whole being is a fact which no one i who sees her act in this city will be able to gainsay. M is Tanguay 's success in this city w ill undoubtedly be as tremendous as it ha- been throughout the rest of the 'rountrv. As an instance of her popu- Iari ty. it may be stated fhat sh ap- ' peared in New York City in tho vaude- ville theaters withiu the confines of three boroughs for three conseci'itive years and that the very display of her name in electric lights over the door of a theater was sufficient to pack that theater to -its limit. This is a hint to those who will want to seo her to be early at the box office in order that they may not be disappointed, for her stav is necessarily limited. Mr. Morris has given Miss Tanguay the support which her pre-em i ueiice in her profession demands. Chief in her support is Charles J, Ross, a comedian of splendid talent and the best -known port raver of travesty in A m erica. 1 n addition to an act which lie will present pre-sent with his company, entitled " ,1 tist Like a Woman, ' ' M r. Ross and Miss Tanguay .will do a travesty on "Salome'' "Sa-lome'' which is promised to be one of the biggest sensations that tho . stage has seen in years. This presentation will ; be entirely apart from Miss Tanguay 's specialty, in which sho will present all her famous songs and exhibit her wou-Nlerful wou-Nlerful gowns. There is also included in j the bill M. Rudinoff, a Russian jict-! jict-! former new to this country, who promises prom-ises another sensation with his "smoke pictures" and whistling specialty. Oth-; ers on the bill are Weber, Dolan and Frazer, a trio of very clever entertainers; entertain-ers; the Led dy Brothers, late clowns at the Xew York Hippodrome, in a mirthful act, and a number of others of efjual note. The sale of seats for this exf raordi-narv raordi-narv entertainment opens at Ihe box office on Tuesday, October .3. FOR real comedy , and novelty, the present week 's bill at the Fan-tages Fan-tages theater fills the contract splendidly. It is strictly an all-comedy all-comedy hill and, as such, it is having a week of noisy success. From musical comedy to farce playlet, the programme is a winner. Headlining the bill is a musical comedy, com-edy, ' ' The Klopers, ' ' a melodious, ; sparkling, light comedy production, , handsomely staged and costumed, with i dancing and singing above the average ; of the vaudeville tabloid. With Teddy and Xellie McXamara, .Jessie Maker and Charles Lnmmers as the four principals prin-cipals of the company, the tuneful song hirs are in capable hands. The chorus consists of six stunning, beautiful girls, who wear handsome, artistic gowns and dance in a mot graceful manner. The ; number is bright and breezy from start to finish and, .judging from the large audiences at the I'antuges every night, it is making a big hit with Salt Lake, patrons. llojnei' Dickinson and Oracle-Deagon, j late of "The Candy Shop." win with, refreshing comedy in a lit i le singing and a bit of Graceful stepping. Oick- I inson has an engaging personality and I is a natural comedian. Miss Deagon is distinctly niching in her impersonation1 of a child and gives soiup decidedly original conceptions to J'ontageH cri- , thusiasf s t hi week. i Florence Rnvfiebl. fnir as a lilv ami ! I'm lit as a butterfly, wins a generous i share of applau.-e with her dainty, allur- i iug ways. Her wide song repertoire is hard to beat and Sal t. Lake audiences are being given a treat, both in the way of excel i en t singi ng and a bo by her handsome aray of prettv frocks.' A novel incident, nf the theatrical life is given by On vet t and Duval in their bright little ciunedv skit, entitled " Holding Out." They appear ' actors out of a job. The scene i l.iid in a riieap ron mi n g hon-c ami all -mts of amusing inventions are adopted to keep 'starvation from the dnor" until a job ' secured by the disgusted actor hu--barid. His wife, holding nut, living in hopes, stays true blue until the thcatri-. cal engagement is secured and the farce ends in one jolly scream. Two black - face artists who are in reality fine mu.-iciaus when they ipiit j their nonsense and get down to husine.-s I are La Zar and Dale. But their non- ( sense is so delightful that the audieuct1 j continually calN for more. Their travesty traves-ty musical number is a riot of ragtime and fun. La Za r gets real music out of the piano while going through some extraordinary antics. Will M orris opens the bill, yet he m a k es one of t h e b i gges t hits of the week. in his tram p make-up he fools with a bicycle until he lias the audience audi-ence in a regular uproar: then he pulls one or two startling tricks. The third episode of "The Yellow Menace ' ' is show j this week, to the utter enjoyment of the entire audience. This bill runs at the Pant ages until Tuesday night. Beginning next Wednesday. Manager Xcwman has announced an all-star bill to run. "The Midnight Follies," a musical mu-sical extravaganza by George Choos, with the midnight girls, will headline the bill. ' George X. Brown, world s champion walker, assisted by Billv Weston, the boy scout chain lion walker, will present pre-sent one of the greatest novelties in vaudeville yet seen on the circuit this season. Siblcr and Xo'-th will be seen in "The Bashful Man and 'Maid," a bright and sparkling comedy skit. William Do Ho! I is and company will present a comedy playlet, entitled "The Admiral 's Reception. ' ' "The Four Haley Sdsters" will appear ap-pear in a number nf new and original song hits. Other big attractions will be shown, along with the fourth chapter chap-ter of "The Yellow Menace," a photoplay photo-play serial now ru nning at Pantages. DO you believe in love at first sight? Yes? Xo? Well, anyway Pat Kooney and Marion Bent, Marion being Mrs. Pat Rooney by right of conquest, believe that, it is tho best kind of love. And their belief is not one of t hose fli ttcring, fluttering sort .of things, either. It has been with them for the last twelve vears, and they are regarded as the "happiest couple in vaudeville. They are now playing the Oipheum circuit, and arc due to reach this city next Wednesday evening as one of the three headliners on the bill. The best indication that they arc still in love with one a not her is the fact that t hey are proud to state so pubiiclv. "Tell the girls," said Mis Bent (to give her stage name), "that they behold in nie a living example of the efficiency of love at first sight, a tjuick proposal and a quicker wedding." wed-ding." Pat Rooney, if, will be remembered by many, used to have another young' woman for a stage partner. The busi- i ness partnership lasted for five years, and then this was twelve years ago Pat became a star in "Mother Goose." In the cast was a young woman, none-other none-other than Marion Bent, whose chief asset at that, time was her beauty. Nobody claimed that she could sing or dance, but her good looks were quite sufficient to make her popular. And then Pat, the star, managed to make her acquaintance back stage. Quickness has been associated with his life from the time he first wore a pair of dancing shoes, and so he was quick in proposing, and being accented, and in finding a minister who -joined them : together the following Sunday. Then he taught her hew to dance, i High-class vaudeville booked them, and vaudeville patrons will not let them ! leave the field. They have been stars . together from the day they were mar- ried, and everybody loves 'em. The only rival they- have in the affection of 'the public is Pat Rooney III, and as long as he finds another Marion Bent when he grows up, vaudeville will remain re-main satisfied. npl-JE SPttLL OF THE YUKON," A a Metro drama in five powerful acts, is based on Robert, W. Service's book of poems of that name. For the Popular Plays and Players it has been adapted for' the screen by Wallace O. Clifton and, under the able direction of Burton King, has been made a notable successor to "The Shooting of Dan Mc-( Mc-( i re w " and "The Song of the W a ge Slave, " other picture dramas inspired by the poems of "the Kipling ot the north," as lovers of Service s works love to call him. This production is the attraction at the Broadway today only, with Edmund Breese, Christine Mayo, Arthur Hoops, "Billy" Sherwood, Mary Reed, Evelyn Brent and Baby Volare in .prominent parts. The story of "Tho Spell of the Yukon" Yu-kon" is, briefly, as follows! Kim Carson, "foreman of the Temple factory, is in love witi Helen Blair, an ambitious girl stenographer. But Albert Al-bert Temple, owner of the factory, loves her in secret ami when he discovers her preference for his young1 foreman he arranges ar-ranges to have (.'arson s books a It ered and then accuses him of dishonesty. Helen, broken-hearted, seems to doubt him and he leaves Temple and his employ em-ploy and goes to join a friend na ncd Adams, who is in Alaska. Adams's invalid wife has died under the strain of the severe AIa.-.ka winters and Adams himself is killed by a half-breed half-breed shortly before dim 's arrival. A babv boy is left, hungry and crying over his father 's body, dim en res for , the little boy and brings him up. The , two become fast friends and work side by side until fortune ' finally favors! them. Jim becomes richer than he had ever 'lured to hope. With success comes, the possibility of revenge and, taking Bob. now a young man, with him, Jim leaves the wild life of the Yukon to seek ont his enemy. Albert Temple. lie finds that Helen, his former sweetheart, sweet-heart, has married Temple and that there is a daughter, Dorol hy. On be in g in- j troiliiced to the stock market he finds that Temple has been plunging heavily; that he i- depen ling on a certain deal I to keep his head above water. TliM is I J im 's opportunity. With unlimited 1 money in h') control, he is able to shake public confidence in Temp! it's tock. The man is tottering on the brin k of ruin when he discovers the identity ol his antagonist and sends Helen to plead with Jim. Bob and horothy have met I and expressed their devot ion for en en . ot her, but t heir union is violent ly op-j op-j po-ed by i in. who says the daughter I of a man like Temple is no fit mate tor (Continued on Foil cams Pace.j AT THE THEATERS (Continued From Preceding Page.) hi? younir rll:irqe. The ri r;l :na t ic ! iioiicment wliioli makes tiieiA marriage vosMble is one or' the strongest moimjuid in t'oe ila.v. Tbe bulls and hears of Wall street interest Jirn for a time, but in the eml he can no longer resist the clnrious freedom, free-dom, the hardy him 'lii'ity of iife on the Yukon, and he returns to the wiiite wastes of the north. So ,Iim ("arson, pm-e more a sourdough, -muuimbs a"ain to "The Spoil of the Yukon.'' FOR the next three days the management man-agement of the Paramouut-Kni-prfjs will pluy one of its trump cards in the form of jiresentin on the s-ereeu that popular emotional ai-tress. Pauline Frederick, in the Famous Players' production pro-duction of "Ashes of limbers,'' (supported (sup-ported .by two short reels iu the form of Burton Holmes Travels in Scotland and the World's News in Motion Views. For Wednesday and Thursday thut popular Japanese actor, Sessue Haya-Kawa, Haya-Kawa, is starred in a return showing of The Typhoon,'' the srory of a Japanese Japa-nese colony iu Paris and their work in the secret service. Friday and Saturday Satur-day the murh-ad ertised "The Quest of Life."' with Maurice and Walton in the leading roles, will be the offering. offer-ing. Perhaps the most difficult task which the director can ask of his star is that Whe play in a production demanding the use of 'double exposure that she pjay two roles in the same picture. This is the task faced by the beautiful anil talented Pauline Frederick in "Ashes of Kmbors, " her newest Famous Players' Play-ers' production on the Paramount programme, pro-gramme, in which she. plays the sisters Aues and Laura, the one a drudge and the other a totally heartless and selfish woman. There is no reason, however, why Hiss Frederick should shrink from such a task as she has already scored a great success on the screen in another dual role "The Spider" in which she scored a great triumph. This is the sort of work which only the most talented and most highly, imaginative players can do successfully since it requires re-quires a far greater exercise of the imagination im-agination th:m any other form of action before the camera. Without anyone to whom she can actually address herself and without, any actual assistance in the foini of a real situation to camber cam-ber action through lo a climax, the star must relv entirely upon her own genius for the whole action. Anyone who has stood up nnd attempted to act before a blank wall will have some idea of the difficulties which Miss Frederick faced in the taking of those scenes in which she plays both roles on the screen at the same time. There is no suggestion of an attempt to exploit trick work on the part of the Famous Players in producing this picture, which is the featured attraction attrac-tion at the Paramount-Kmpress for three davs, commencing today. There is only one wnv iu which the dual role can be successfully presented on the screen and that is bv means of the "double exposure." ex-posure." "This method of photography is never resorted to, however, except where it. is absolutely essential to the progress of the story. The slorv of "Ashes of Fmbers' is. briettv, that of a very pitilessly selfish girl who is relentless in her demands for S-rnnrify despite the fact that her own rTSter, who is the family drudge, scareelv has enough to keep body and soul together. Laura finally steals money from the cash drawer over which her sister Agnes presides in the department depart-ment store in order to get a dress with which to dnz7.1e a millionaire. Agnes goes to jail, but Laura wins the fnil-finnaire, fnil-finnaire, who soon wakes up to the fact that he is being used merely as a private pri-vate purse bv his wife, who has promptly prompt-ly transferred her affections to a yo.ung architect from whom she had temporarily tempor-arily disentangled herself in order to ensnare the gentleman of the money bags. Tho rest of the story deals with the return of Agnes from the jail and the dramatic, complexities which involve Laura, the millionaire, the architect nnd I he la wver w ho is engaged to handle her husband's divorce action. In support of Miss Frederick there appear Farl Fox, Frank Losce, Maggie Italloway Fisher, Herbert J. Frank and Jay1 Wilion. mHli ' SOL'h OF BROADWAY," X featuring Valcska Suratt, has been substituted at the American for Sunday and Monday. "The Wolf Woman Wo-man " had been announced as the ottering, ot-tering, but this bitter subject has been tiiinsiericd to the lien lor the same duvs. "The Soul of Broadway was the first picture featuring Valeskn Suintt and was produced by Herbert Brennon lor William Fox several months ago. 'I he subject hud its first showing in rSalt Lake nt the Hex, and is repeated now at the American, where this (anions star will shortly be seen iu her latest picture, "The Straight Way.", "Tho Soul of Broadway" has to deal with the sort f life riiunv men and women lead who freipient tlio "blight lights" on Broadway, New York. The picture contains miinv large sets, which, together to-gether with Miss Suratt 's gowns and splendid acting, have made the subject much souaht after by exhibitors throughout' the country. A Keystone coinedv will be shown with the sulject nnd a'Pathe News. Tuesday. Wednesday Wednes-day and Thursday will be given up to 'I'hcda Bara in "Her Double Life." Kridnv and Saturday Norma Talniadge will bo seen in "The Social Secretary." npl!K FNWRITTFN" LAW," a scv-A scv-A en-part phot odritmn adapted from Fdwin Milton Koyle's stage success of the same title, comes to the Liberty next week. Ln it the t'aliforniH Motion Mo-tion Picture corporation has nehieTd the masterpiece of its producing activities. activ-ities. The story is wholesome nnd big and develops, ibrnugh breathless suspense, sus-pense, to one of the most thrilling climaxes cli-maxes ever attained iu motion picture art. An advance synopsis of it here i inad isable mid would detract from one's Inter pleasure in seeing it, since much of the interest of the development develop-ment of the pbu on the screen hnugs en a thread of mastery and surprise that is spun out, with clever producing ton.'lies. to the very end of the story. If it were necessary lo pick one outstanding out-standing feature from the ninny elements ele-ments of greatness thut this production embodies, it would unhesitatingly be the emotional power of BeatrL'. Michel-ena's Michel-ena's acting. Miss Michelena's impersonation im-personation of Hflto Wilson in this picture pic-ture is her greatest achievement since forsaking opera for the screen. Kvory critic who has reviewed tbe film has declared her work a nntrvel in both power and finish. Billboard declares that " Volumes would inadequately de- &i scribe her wonderful portrayal of the ; woman." hile such publications as the New York Telegraph. New York Mail. .Moving I'ieture World, Motion Picture i News. Dram at ic M irrnr. Motography. New York Cli ppor, etc., have Won equally enthusiastic in their wordy of eommendai ion. A concluding word might be said as to the general rhn ra.'tor of the story. As has Keen true with all previoi 'V i forma Mot ion 1 'icture-i t on lures, ' Tin1 Unwritten ,w ' ' attains to a hiuh moral level. It con cor us itself with powerful human emotion:-. whi'h are. in the main, of tbe bt tier sort. Thoe ele ; ments of goodness and lo e, which go j to make life the better, are here the final mainspring to the action. A mother's moth-er's love and an almost mad desire to care for and shield her offspring make tho -'struggle worth the fighting. As with all great nnd convincing lessons, the one hero is thrown in relief through the shadows of contrast, but at its end one is left to feel that right must always al-ways be finally triumphant. SALARIES to motion picture actors are not their only source of income, it appears from an experience of Frank Currier, veteran Vitagraph actor and director, who portrays the role of a gruff old Englishman in the new Blue Ribbon feature, "Green Stockings." in one scene Currier, John T. Kelly and others are sent to the back of a long drawing room set to add realism to the scene by playing bridge, which is all the rage in England at this time. While waiting for the camera to be set in proper position, the players started start-ed their game and agreed on a stake. Director Wilfrid North looked the party over and was satisfied that the scene needed no rehearsal. We ordered the picture taken, while tho men sat engrossed en-grossed in their bridge, paying no attention at-tention to the camera. After the scene was over, the director and cameraman went to lunch and returned re-turned an hour later to find the game still on and Frank Currier well ahead. "I don't know whether it is more profitable to be an actor or just to play bridge against these dubs," said Currier, as he pocketed his winnings. ' ' G reen Stockings " will be one of the headline, features of the photoplay bill at the Orphenm theater today, Monday Mon-day and Tuesday. The second head-liner head-liner will be the sixth installment of (lie hv-notie serial, "The Mysteries of Myra," which is being featured in the magazine section of The Sunday Tribune, Trib-une, h'onr other minor features round out tho ten-reel programme, which will be presented continuously from 1 to 1 1 p. m. A CHANGE in bookings at the Swan-sou Swan-sou theaters brings ' 1 The Wolf Woman" to the Rex Sunday and Monday. Mon-day. It is a Triangle vampire story featuring Louise G Ian in. Those who are fond of the vamoire type of play will "feel at home" if thoy attend the Rex when this subject is presented. |