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Show , EABORATE PICTURE WILL BESEffl HERE "Jack and the Ceanstalk" to Open at Salt Lake Theater Sept. 24. The. ago-old story of ".lack and the Beanstalk" brings an irresistible charm dear, to all, whether old or young. William Fox, the iroih;cer, has taken a grant new stop in moving pictures, and the "Fox Kiddie features" are re ady lor presentation. 'Die tirst k these, "Jack anil the" Beanstalk," is coming to the Salt Lake theater, commencing com-mencing Monday, September 24. "Jack and the Beanstalk," the film that cost a hair million dollars to produce with its l.'iOU children, its diminutive stars, its eight and a half foot giant, its castle ami its walled city, built solely for this production has an appeal to grownups grown-ups as well as to children. Children play most of the roles, except, ex-cept, of course, the giant. They make iid the royal court and the armv, and they tell their story in ten reels of wonderful won-derful and fascinating pictures to all the world of childhood, and to all who love them. Tho clever and sumptuous iiandling of the immortal story that j-rgrown-ups half remember and half forget, for-get, gives it an appeal that is universal. The story lends itself wonderfully to pictures. It has an introductory modern mod-ern setting that gives it reality in the , minds of those of all ages and then it fades back to the time of doublet and hose and the beanstalk that leads to the land of fairy tales and the devouring devour-ing giant. As a matter of fact, it is the "film enchanted" to all who see it. It holds those of every age, whether they look at it . with the eyes of a child and see the r realization of their wonderful fairy tale, or view it as grown-ups who behold be-hold the unfolding of a fascinating story done in an exquisite settinc by beautiful children. " The huge production was eight months in the making amid tho vast reaches of the California mountains and forests, and in Old and New Mexico and Hawaii. |