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Show NIPPONESE MAID ENTRANCES V t$ . 3 SPLENDID BILL AT PANTAGES Real Touch of Japan in Dainty Offering at Or-pheum Or-pheum Theater. A LITTLE lady of Nippon is the principal prin-cipal charm of the Orpheum vaudeville. vaude-ville. The grace and poetry of Pierre Loti's "Madame Chrysantheme" or of Lafcadio Hearn's Impressions of Japanese life are suggested by Haruko Onukl, the Japanese prima donna. Miss Onuki probably prob-ably is a native of one of these United States, but the distinctive spell of the Land uf the Rising Sun is in her work. She dresses in a beautiful Japanese costume cos-tume and has or assumes quaint oriental mannerisms. It is singular to hear a voice of such power from one so tiny. It is a voice of richness, sweetness and extreme cultivation. Ben Ryan and Harriette Lee are a mirthful pair. Harriette Is buicJi as Trixle Friganza was twenty years ago. She displays most surprising agility and possesses a comic style that is irresistible, j Claude Gillingwaier, assisted by Miss Julie Heme and a small company of finished fin-ished actors, presents Reginald Barlow's playlet, "The Frame-Up." The frame-up consists in making a neglectful millionaire million-aire husband, who is wholly absorbed in business affairs, jealous of his beautiful wife. The originaliLy of the plot lies In the fact that tiie wife is not aware of the plot. A company with such abundant attainments could not fail to make even a less worthy sketch alluring. Meredith "and Snoozer are two clever actors. Meredith is a mere man; Snoozer i is an "intellectual bulldog." Although in-i in-i tellectual, Snoozer is no high-brow and he succeeds In making himself Immensely popular. "Me and Mary" is a melodramatic singing sing-ing sketch by Thomas V. Swift, who takes the leading role and is assisted by Mary H. Kellv and Beth Johnstone. Florenz Ames and Adelaide Winthrop appear In a bit of grotesquer'ie entitled "Caught in a Jamb." The futurist sceneryor sce-neryor whatever kind of scenery it is is verv effective as a background to their fooleries. They are remarkable dancers who might shine in classics, but prefer to make fun of the various styles of dancing rendered familiar of recent yea rs. Maria Lo and company are posers. They reproduce the world's most famous art creations in Dresden and other china. Their bewitching tableaux close an excellent ex-cellent bill most attractively. List of Offerings Is Topped by Leon, Wonderworker. Wonder-worker. tfiREAT SHOW." This is the manner in which one of the showgoers at Fantages criticized this week's bill briefly, j but clearly, as he was leaving; the theater, and he reflected in every detail the opinion opin-ion of the first night's bis audience. The Great Leon heads the bill with feats of mystery that simply make the audience gasp with wonder and amazement. amaze-ment. Ho is ably assisted by Edith Packard, Pack-ard, called the "It's Me Again, Girl," through tiie mysterious manner in which siie appears in trunks, boxes and even from the audience, when the audience observed ob-served her on the stage a few seconds previously. Leon concludes his act by winding cloth around Miss Packard and setting it afire. Just when the audience is sure she must again appear as a cinder, cin-der, a glass case filled to the brim with water is unsiirouded and there she is again. , Irving Jones and Roy Johnson are colored col-ored comedians and singers of no mean abilitv. Their comedy is of the original sort that finds its mark as soon as the bovs get working. Jones also amused with acrobatic dancing, while Johnson pleased with songs. In the "Kinkald Kilties," the bill Is given the necessary brilliancy that rounds it out as one of the best this season. Rose Mauler injects the comedy in a mannei that took last night's audience by storm. Dancing, bagpipe playing, Scottish songs and comedy are included. Margaret Ford is an exceptional slnget and is possessed with a voice that ranges from baritone to soprano. Her rendition rendi-tion of sentimental numbers made her extremely ex-tremely popular. Timely in the extreme is the Trevitt animal an-imal act featuring dogs trained in military drill, actual maneuvering and fighting. Six black spaniels are used and the man-I man-I ner in which they go through the drill would do credit to many trained in the manual of arms. Marching In twos, threes and In single file and then assembling as-sembling In all formations are included. The fifth chapter of "The Secret Kingdom" King-dom" and the Pantages orchestra, directed by George C. Groneman, round out a most pleasing bill. 1 DRAMA AND VATjXEVTLLiE. WILKES "The New Henrietta." All week, with matinees today and Saturday. ORPHEUM New vaudeville on with four headliners. Matinees on today, Friday and Saturday. PANTAGES New bill of vaudeville, with the Great Leon, wonder-worker, and the Klnkaid Kilties as joint headliners. Three shows daily. SALT LAKE "The Blue Paradise" tonight. MOTION PICTURES. ORPHEUM Photoplay bill on Sunday, Monday and TueEday, with Florence Laliadie in "The Pillory." Continuous, Continu-ous, 1 to 11 p. m. AMERICAN Today and tomorrow, H. B. Warner In "Wrath" and "America "Amer-ica Is Ready," educational scenic. BROADWAY Last times today, the great emotional actress, Mrs. Leslie Carter, In her great stage success. "The Heart of Maryland." PARAMOUNT - EMPRpSS Pallas Pictures present dainty Vivian Martin In "The Spirit of Romance," an exquisitely fantastic comedy drama. MEHEST William S. Hart, western feature: "Forbidden Game," by Ben Cohn; "Hidden Menace," Beatrice Fairfax. |