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Show TONIGHT SAiT XaAKE Mm. NagtmoTa la Bail Deaaa" OOLON1AL WUlUm J. Kally and com paayto "DaTl CHrrlca." , OIPHEUM- Vwdrtlle. BUu' week. EMPRESS Vaudeville. We often look with admiration upon art when photography would make the m object repulsive mod abhorrent. Watching Alia Naiimova ' Kajrj paiat-idc paiat-idc of Bella Donna, we are enthralled; falling into a spall of realism sad looking look-ing upon it as a true picture of a real class of women, we feel an utter repugnance, re-pugnance, The one view ia fascinating; fascinat-ing; the other is loathsome Pleasant motoring weather did not keep the lueky owners of antomobilee away last night. The audience which greeted the little Russian actress waa large and attentive. Tfcere were many aeeaea ia the play when the Bella Ooarna ef Nastmora seemed to have not only the appearances ef a seeks, but the power aa well the power to hypnotise hyp-notise and charm for her control over the audience wae complete. The rustle, rus-tle, whispering and moving about of ths people as she would end a pertieu-larTv pertieu-larTv compelling scene ehowed the at-teniloa at-teniloa paid her, and the quietness she commanded in her big momenta. With her sinuoua. graceful sad lithe figure, her large, black eye, her soft, reductive voice, when she wanted it to be seductive, and her gorgeous cling ing gown. Nazimova was typically oriental. Even when the Bells Donna of her interpretation called at the con Milting room of Dr. Isaacson ia London, Lon-don, she was entirely foreign to all characteristic and manner! am of the Knglirh. though ia the Hicben novel she was supposed to be sa English ad venturess. Nazimova has been seen in Salt Lslte io three previous engagemente. bat in none of the several eharartera she hae pre so ted before has she displayed such ability. 8he makes of Bells Donas a creature without a good Instinct rhemiag. cruel, lustful and murderous she marries as Engliah dunce because she t bisks he will inherit a title aad money. Be is not her kind of a man, so she abhors aim. Ifahraoud Bsroudi is more to her liking. lik-ing. He is a brutal sort of person; a rich Egyptian with the common ideas of the oriental man. He is willing to take Bella Donne as one smong many women to amuse him. He arranges s plan for her to slowly poison to death her sdoring husband. But when ehe fails in that end lets the Egyptian know that she he exposed his pert in the scheme. Baroudi scornfully pushes her bark and refuses to have anything to do with her for bringing down on him the enmity of the English. "To my women my word is law." ' save Baroudi as hs thrusts her aside for disobeying hi command to keep him out of the plot. Tt is a big moment. mo-ment. Bella Donna has risked everything, every-thing, hurled aside everything to be his mistress, and she is denied that privilege. A she turn bask the door of her husband 's bouse is closed in her fece, and she waadera out into the land of mystery about the Nile, defeated and dejected. Nazimova has ezcellest support. 1 harles Bryant as Dr. liefer Isaac soe display splendid reserve power and act with a most convincing natural ness. Robert Whitworth paints an interesting character around Baroudi and one can 't help believing that it is rather typioal of orientals In such circumstances. In fact, the acting of even minor roles was so splendid that one could almost scent the Egyptian desert and the water of the Niks. "Bella Donna" will be presented tonight, to-night, tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow tomor-row night. Th following theatre notices are marked "advertisement" In order to comply with a atrlot Interpretation of the new federal nwsppr law. In no sense are thy paid advertisements. They are Item furnished by th press agents of the varloue theatres. s orpheum in sn act tliat la filled eith daring th Rolandow Brothers at the Orpheum this week have held the audiences In breathleea anxiety and won from them rounds of applause for their execution of feats thought to be beyond human achievement. They easily rsnk among the finest hand balancers and strength dlsplayers The two young men are natives of Germany. They were born In Berlin, where they first began their carver. Both won renown throughout Kurop by their wonderful snd remarkable remark-able exhibitions ln hand balancing and their popularity has not been abated In this country.. It Is eeldom that such sn set 1 met with th favor that this on hss by vaudeville audiences. In this city as well as ln other th Rolandow brothers hsve clutched th attention and Interest of their audi " nc6 from the very bcglnnliiff until the last feat is performed. per-formed. Saturday nlrht the vaudeville -4-aRon In Salt Lake will have closed, so far aa the Orpheum Is concerned, and a stock company will open an enna-ement In the popular showhouse which will he known from then on as the Utah theatre. SW www' ' COLONIAL With two days left before be-fore the open In- performance of "The ;in From Rector's'1 at the Colonial next spnday nhrht. William J. Kellv and his t-ompeny at that house are putMne forth every effort to have the merry piece tn nplendld shape for the Initial performance. perform-ance. Rehearsals are rounding; off In fine style, and the Ftench farce will re-rel re-rel ve a prod uotlon next week the t will h second to no other presentation of the ptay ever made tn thle country. "The Olrl From Rector s" is the Paul M Potter comedy that New York sained and lauerhed at for an entire season, and so Insistent has been the demand for It locally that Mr Kellv picked It for the initial Ml! for hla newly organised com-nany com-nany of New York players at the Colonial. Co-lonial. This week's double bill. "David taarrlck' and "A Bit of Acttnff." win dose Saturday ntwht. EMPRHBS There are distinct novelties novel-ties on at the Bmprees this week pro-vldlnff pro-vldlnff Just wh!t Is wanted by those who seek variety In entertainment. Pa ties' A I vine girls ha ve been heralded from the Atlantic, where they started, to the Pad c as belnr the most pretentious aa-crefratlon aa-crefratlon of swimmers and divers to ever appear on a vaudeville ntafe. They are here this week and the flat t ert n pre, notices that they have received have hardly done them Justice. Ml a Woolerd is the alrt msnttoned by Dr. Searsjant of Harvard of he In- the moot Mffsjel physical! physi-cal! y d ev eloped wo man a thle te 1 n the world. She appear at every performance perform-ance erfth Laura Murray, another beauty of far and flsiure. divine" and swimming-In swimming-In a huge tank provided on the stage and holding Ift.ooe gallons of water. A feature fea-ture of the offering Is the apsis ranee of Madame Berlo. who has reached more than three score years, and the mother of ten girts, all expert swimmer. Despite De-spite her advanced age she seems to en-a en-a Joy her par of the program, which pro-L pro-L .rides her somersaulting from a spring W board Into the water a number of times There are six other big sets on this : . . REX There can be little uuesllon tu that the 'new Bex film. "The Rosary.' being shown at the Bex theatre on lower a . - '- ' -- --. . Stat, street. I on of th roost remarkable remark-able snd beautiful achievement In the world of movln pictures. The famous ong Is reprinted verse by verse, and accompanying thle la a story of love snd sffsction. devotion and sacrifice, beautifully acted and splendidly photographed. photo-graphed. The blending of blue and orange tints In th pictures and tge settings form a film that has never been surpassed In Salt Lake For ths program that la to run Sat -urday only ths ma n s serpen t of th Rax announces th new two-reel Bason feature fea-ture "Th Indian Secret." western drama, acted and staged alone entirely new line "Th Unseen Influence' la a victor drams that la also on the bill, snd the Powers picture, "Th. Brack Smallpox Smn," la said to he a eery unusual and realistic picture |