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Show heth at the Salt Lake theater on Thursday, Thurs-day, September IS, ID and 20, has arrived ar-rived in Salt Lake ahead of time, fully equ ipped. .Manager William F. Conner secured the signatures of players he wanted, adequately to support his star, to equity contracts, and had the com-pa com-pa ny near Omaha before the news came tha t t he actors' strike was over. Manager Connor. unable to obtain bookings a f regular theaters for Madame Sarah Bernhardt some years ago because of opposition by a theatrical ; syndicate. toured the continent conti-nent with 'his star playing i town halls, barns and tents, while thethcaters were dark. Lnlirely new , productions have been provided for this trip, which includes a long stay at the Columbia .theater in San Francisco. The supporting company is a large one and includes Miss I 'oris Fellowes, Miss Fredda Brindley, Miss Georgette lu Parque, Mr. John McFar-lane. McFar-lane. George V. Dill, J lurry Budd and Charles A. Smily. DRAMA AND VAUDEVILLE. OnrHEt'M New vaudeville bill open-; to-nibt to-nibt witli Hurry Wntson, Jr.. Chinese Jiizz Bund, JJailey .fc Cownn and Oliver & Olp. HirpOnilOMJ-: Italph CtomiiKer and rtssocinte phiyers in "TJie Only iian." Matinees today to-day and Saturday. I'ANT.VGES-Nt-w bill today, headlined by Joe K::nton & t'o. Five other liit; nets. Three shows daily. MOTION PICTURES. AMKUICAN Jlnry Pickford In "The IIowl-him": IIowl-him": special musical program by tlie pidl-liarmonic pidl-liarmonic orchestra: latest 1'atlie News. PA HAMOrNT-rcui'ItESS Killle Ptirke in "The Misl-aitlnK Widow"; "Katty" Arbnekle In his new eoin"(!y, "Hack Stae." fluster Kenton. Al St. John and all the favorites. Knlaryed orchestra. IIKOADWAY TlK-da flam In "Tho T.ijrlit": M : 1 1 ai.d Jeff in their latest comodv, and the lat't News Weekly. ilusic bv tliu .Ma!. me Trio. STRAND- "The Sliephord of the Iliils," by Harold Kell WiiL'ht. : AMUSEMENTS Mary Pickford Is I w Attraction at American ; A COMEDY-ROMANCE. with accent " on the comedy, is "Tho Hoodlum," ,1 Mary Piekford's second production from her own studios,' which opened an ex- !j tended engagement yesterday at the 1 American theater. As A my Burke. overburdened with money and luxury as a grand -daughter of the millionaire. Alexander Guthrie, .j Miss Piekford's station iik life suddenly twitches to the tenements, where she !! is temporarily located with her father ! while he writes a book on sociology. j Acquiring the knack of becoming a rowdy comes easy for Miss Pickford. In ; a few weeks she has developed a Bowery waik and a knowledge of slang that would make her Fifth avenue tutor weep. I Among Amy's acquaintances in the tenements are Dish Bo wry, a little chap with bad teeth and ingrown manners, a nd Peter Cooper, who serves as the connecting link that h rings the Burke j family together in one happy assembly. Comedy of All Sorts Is Essence of Or-plveuin Or-plveuin Program, Opening Tonight; Chinese Band Features. T,H1S is the week of the big laugh at the Orp lieum with an all-around comedy bid beginning tonight. Harry Watson, Jr.. late a featured st?r of Jack Norworth's re-; re-; vie "Odds and Fnds," headlines the bill 1 wltVi his characterization of "Young Kid j Battling DuRan" and the telephone scene. , Both are hilariously funny. Mr. Wa tson is supported by an adequate company and in himself is a whole show in comedy. The Chinese Jazz Band of twenty j-ieces direct from San Francisco's Chinatown China-town is something new in musical acts. Bd by Thomas B. Kennedy, bandmaster-In-chief of the I". K. navy, the band has scored in San Francisco and Bos Angeles, winning a featured position on the Or-pheum Or-pheum cireuit by its playing of jazz and Oriental music. Ballev and Cowan. "The Banjoker and the Songster," assisted by Kstelle Davis are new to Orpheu mites with an act of music and fun. Both were formerly with Sophie Tucker's jazz band at Rcisen-weber's Rcisen-weber's in New York. Clarence and Oorgie Olp will present one of vaudeville's vaude-ville's favorite sketches, "Discontent." by Hugh Herbert. H reveals excellent aet -ing and gives the nopular pair opportunities opportuni-ties in comedy find svmbolic dm ma. Nelson and 'Chain .-ire expected to prove one of the hits of the comedy bill in the:r speedy combination of fun, song and dance. "Similing" Billy Mason nnd A! ire Forrest, For-rest, the former the well known movie corned in n. have an ;vi which was well received on the erast. The Bradnas nr- fresh from on tinimUil tri-rnnhs and are known for their frnnv elmvnery. Kino-grams Kino-grams and the Topics of the Day are on the bill- , ICew Pantages Bill Offers Medley of Pleasing Vaudeville Novelties, Headlined Head-lined by Joe Fanton. t ONE of those rnerry. scintillating bills j that provides good cheer in boun - ! w-ous portions n-.ens for a week's run at ! 'aritiu''-s this afternoon, toplined by Joe : Fa n ton and company in "A Morn ing in ! Camp." This act. which abounds in j wl.iriawR v acrobatic stunts and novel, jusgling feats, is most attractively stnired ;nd pr'-sented with, all of the clevenitss I thra characterizes Joe Fanton and ills: skill. ; A f ter that comes Bella Shaw, the fa - ; mrus sige bea "it.'.-, who ret urns to i-aiHir-vi"e vith lu r plavers in the rnpid fire farce "Th'-re She Coes Again." Mi Shaw is happily cast 't the unu.--.ial wife of a usual husband, and the skit abounds with merry linex and clever tunes. j Another pleasing number on the new bill N Joe Jenny, who is -ne of the I Tnoft famous characters ia vaudeville and w'no has prcst-nt-'il his i'lmjiire i ,ornedy j -"our for the ame-env-nt of thousands in recent v-a i s. "M ff Chi rk is a versa t i 1 vMiilnr of vaihetv willi his store of rich ; TKiirer and tinkling tunes, wiul- Aniorrts ;md Obe promise sorm -thing culiielv nn- csm;; 1 hi thc wa y of a ik.vmIv da ii'o offeniig. Two re's e-f fibri fun and a musical arrangement bv Kddie Kifpnt- ' rlcp's o "' 1 h s 1 1 a will round out the im.'v ( ' . i John E. Kollorrl Company Arrives for1 Salt lake Theater Sliakcopoare En- ; fca,':cjnont Dlrcrt From New York. j Till-; joiis- i:ki.i.i-:i:i ro.Miw.w, ..),;. r, r lo p,'. "- ' lb, ml. -I. The M-i- ,.,, , v.-'.;.-. . j--"..-. ;,.. ,i Ah.- |