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Show I AMUSEMENTS Pantages Bill Is Dominated by Comedy "pVT OT a serious moment has place on L the bill at the Pantages theater which began its week's run with the matinee mati-nee yesterday. To all who attended for the purpose of being diverted and amused, the melange of music, comedy, dancing and nonsense was as refreshing as a shower on a sultry August day. Headed by the "Follies of Today, " billed as a whirl of song and dance which is an apt description every number is full of snap and gipger and each leaves the audience laughing and the richer by a pleasant memory. Pretty girls dominate the program not that there are not clever men on the bill, but the feminine entertainers outnumber their brothers. And to the mere man in the audience, this is as It should be. Ten musical numbers if a specialty dance may be included are given in the "Follies," with Billy and Efith Adams and i Rose and Evelyn Brunnin. Dancing of an excellent degree of grace and expression expres-sion is done by Mr. and Miss Adams, the Misses Brunnin and the chorus during the frothy number. There are many tuneful songs, "There's a Little Scotch in Mary," "We're Sailors of the U. S. A.," "So Long, Sammy," "Hot Dogs' Ball" and "Here's a "Winter Garden Dolly" proving among the most popular. The act is even better than its advance notices- indicate and is well worth seeing. Costumes and scenery are unusual and beautiful. Al Prince and Rita Bell, in "Tho Two Nifties," prove excellent entertainers In song and .iest. Their act is a pleasing one and well worth while. The comedy skit, "Two NutsOin a Kernel," Ker-nel," presented by Billy Batchelor, Don Adams and Hazel Vert, is just what its title indicates. Nothing but fun is attempted, at-tempted, and the trio puts its thrusts and sallies over in hearty manner. More fun and dancing against a musical musi-cal background is "At the News Stand," with Art Henry and Madeline King Moore. The jokes are humorous and new and other features of the number make it a welcomed contribution. ' Kecman and Anderson are among the most skillful roller skaters ever appearing appear-ing at a local theater. They achieve feats that would seem impossible, and add to the merit of the act by unobtrusive comedy. com-edy. In all, the entire performance Is one DRAMA AND VAUDEVILLE. ORPHETJM First bill of season with Madame Sarah Bernhardt as head-liner. head-liner. Matinee today. P A N T A G E S Vaudeville, Menlo Moore's "Follies of Today"; five other acts. Three shows daily, 2:45, 7:30, 9:15. SALT LAKE Week beginning Monday, Mon-day, August 10, with matinees Wednesday Wed-nesday and Saturday, Carter the Magician and his big New York company. MOTION PICTURES. PARAMOUNT-EM PRESS Dorothy Dal ton in "Flare-up Sal" and Mack Sennett comedy, "She Loved Him Plenty." Continuous, 12:30 to 11 p. m. BROADWAY Today, Friday and Saturday, Sat-urday, Thcda Bara in "The Clemen-ceau Clemen-ceau Case" ; "Wounded Hearts and Weddings," and Mutt and Jeff in "Hunting U-boats." AMERICAN Last times today, Alice Brndy In "Tho Death Dance"; allies' official war review; "Fourth of July In France." STRAND Harry Morey in "The De? sired Woman," comedy scenic. KIA I, TO Dorothy Dalton. Louise Glaum and Charlrs Ray In the super-picture, "The Weaker Sex." of the best bills the Pantages has furnished fur-nished for months. There are special numbers by the orchestra, or-chestra, under Eddie J. Fitzpatrick, and the serial picture play, "A Fight for Millions," Mil-lions," is begun. Dorothy Dalton in "The Price Mark to Be Feature of Paramount-Empress Paramount-Empress Offerings. TTE7 INSOME, dimpled Dorothy Dalton, the Paramount star of "The Price Mark," "Love Letters" and others, will come to the Paramount-Empress theater today in her latest photoplay, "Flare-up Sal," a fascinating romance of the Redwoods Red-woods and the early days of the gold rush in California, Miss Dalton, in gunny-sack gunny-sack rags, in the gaudy dress of a dance hall habitue or in the demure cloak in which she weds, is equally adorable. The cast includes Thurston Hall, William Conklin and other players who have worked with Miss Dalton in previous pictures. pic-tures. A Mack Sennett comedy, entitled "She Loved Him Plenty," completes the new bill, which goes for the next three days. ' ' The Clemenceau Case, ' a Dumas Novel, to Be Seen at the Broadway Broad-way Theater Today. itrp HE CLEMENCEAU CASE," one of A Theda Bara's early vampire pictures pic-tures which Fox has seen fit to revive, will be seen at the Broadway, today, tomorrow to-morrow and Saturday. It hold3 good, stirring situations and plenty of opportunities oppor-tunities for the star to appear as wicked as she knows how to he in the character of Iza. The original novel by Alexander Dumas is universally known and admired. ad-mired. The picture is the sort to best suit Theda Bara's abilities, in that it is daring and startling. It is a picture to arrest the eye and bring forth exclamations. exclama-tions. For those who enjoy watching the methods and connivings of vampires of the deepest dye this feature will suit perfectly per-fectly it is a typical Theda Bara picture which best describes it after all. She caresses men while planning their downfall, down-fall, and plots in the most diabolical fashion to gain her own ends, appearing at times as a paragon of virtue and at others as a human fiend. She even plans to have her husband follow her to the cemetery, where she is seen laying flowers on her mother-in-law's grave, so that her husband will have implicit confidence in her thereafter. Musical Treats in Store for Visitors to Saltair During Remainder of the Season. T OVERS of classical music have a rare treat in store at Saltair for the remainder re-mainder of the season. The management has been exceedingly fortunate in persuading per-suading Mr. and Mrs. David Giacobini to favor lake audiences with their vocal art. They have just completed a Pacific coast tour, and will remain for the Saltair en- i gagement before returning to the east. Mr. and Mrs. Giacobini will sing in the Ship cafe beginning tonight from 7 until 9, and then in the dancing pavilion. The numbers which they will render will be the most popular and attractive selections selec-tions from the operas. These two artists received their training abroad, and have appeared in all of the largest cities in southern Europe and South America. Mr. Giacobini is a baritone and Mrs. Giacobini is a soprano, their voices harmonize har-monize delightfully, and they have been received everywhere with great enthu siasm,. Besides their appearances every evening in the Ship cafe and in, the pavilion, pa-vilion, they will be featured in the Sunday Sun-day aftepioon and evening concerts for the remainder of the season. |