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Show ESCORTS lFOR SALT; LH(JE WOfiENTHEATEiWRONS NOT YET; PERHSPS SOON I (By ZXTLA KEVITT.) The official escort to attend to hei h.ome the solitary bachelor maid, spinster spin-ster or any other type of femininity that goes to the theateralone, is the I latest innovation in New York, and ! they say it is making a tremendous hit. The official escort, young, handsome and to be had for the asking has completely eclipsed souvenir matinees as a lure to j the women. , What New York finds good ought to be equally good in Salt Lake Citv. and. 1 j he thought about it. At first he refused to think at all. He did not want to make competition hdv more keen for I the voting men who with their " beot-I beot-I eat ' r beside them fill his gallery peats ! each evening. That was evident. "I think pjobsbly our Salt Lake voting men can do all the escorting needed," ho said, with a perplexed pucker on his brow. Pyper Almost Persuaded. "But they can't. That's jiust where you nre mistaken," 1 told htm, and re- j cited the latent quotations en- eiigitdo i men, which shows mat market t" lie tit - i . J . 1 . . L. - . 1 I . . . . - . O I says I to myself, saya I. "Why not official of-ficial escorts in the Halt Lake theaters?" thea-ters?" Men, they tell me that Is unattached un-attached and reasonably eligible men have to be spoken for weeks ahead. The theaters provide free powder and free hairpins in fact, all the comforts of home to women patrons. Why not escorts? T asked George D. Typer, the genial manager of the Salt Lake Theater, what uurmi imiuii. ilia prow nri .iui'' im more puckerish, and 1 found nut what was the difliculty. He approved the escort plan, Imt he wanted to be "it" bimselt, hut did not just s-'-o how lie could do all the escorting witnout help, i K'lc:'r Korrest, maunder I.t James I O'Neill, grew enthusi.i,ic ovir the hlea, even thougii it w.is itit reduced i:i : New York by a man "not in the trust." "Splendid," he declared, "tho theater would be packed to the tire- ; escape. Ur better than tiiat, h.ive tne ! menibers of the cast escort the ia lies home. Have their picture in a rnv with a private telejihonc 1 1 r. 1 r ( ach , attached to each actor's dresir.-rn.:n an.! the sign, "Tak-1 vi.mr ci.-c.ce, ' a't. vc. Splendid! ' I But Manager ' .r 1 1 mt see it , that way. "That umii.l mean trouble ' for the male tav. ' ' he said do!' rji . and even (i. I'. M. Cune, a. Ivan , at-n-for the handsome I),;;i:i i'.irir,m, w ho as tj'e Virginian niiit ! v captur.-s everv femit.ino heart in his atidien.-.', coul.l nut persuade hi:n otln'rwuo. l'ir-haps l'ir-haps it is jut as wcli that Manage" 1'yper will not install othciai escorts r t a- least a ttk or two. But lie is thii. kit. it over and mtv 'et. i Manager Cox Enthusiastic. ; ".last the tiling," declared V i.mmt A. M. Cox of tii.- fir.iinl theater. ! won.lcr that 1 did not th.nk of that :v. t self. An officii!! escort -is a -e.i.v. :.ir : would undoubtedly attract bet'er li.aa i tiie i-i;! -jias iierry di!',' and fan. "A riat maiiv time -uo w .:t;. n M"-"i nt i.e tinater, the pr. ;; of !iall. to t;o hote.e a'-ne fl ' M 1 1 1 he ila'K. daiK n:;:.' 'ai::ii.r t'.ea: ie ':.. fa.-.-. ,t 'i a . . j ;m i - a : 1 ; o: in r.-e, at.d i w -t . .' ' . : a: ' ll'i . t.o-v u i. ! n . !.- :, ar dark, dark n :.," all- I tho.ijrhtf -.111 v, t. a'. d i ; , . - i , . !,-I !,-I think 1 si, a ! I. as e ; , , ::,,; ;. irr.-l If' t!i. re r... a 1. ...... d t'-e I r nd w ! 'i ' :,. . i . . : " a . ! - -i ; i .a . . -. l ' ' ! i :. i ' i 1 ' cha ::e4 iiw n :. i a '.' : . i:trr:s una ite:a'ioa wiM i"- the ta a.; "f t a 1 a : r s. . Mr. Jennings Approves. Th.T- - "o .., : N. : .,,'. , x : : i.e ( irp:.i an. a - s :. : k a " . ...i4 w ilM in a : l! ' -ion. i . . ' :. a I. a' e. , ,r ' v:; ; , , i w i ; ' . i a . ; . a . i' ii i ! ora d i si or: . -ay. .- vuai -..i areen. to match 111. .!.. r '.III- ot 'I.e -p!lutll, v.- im is m1.!?; o . i '. 'i.e ,.'!. .. e V. 1 .'--. ; a a ! I v , : ,.- v. .. . J i ; i '..r i ; -. d i .'. ' ' ; . a ' - ma : . i - it a l . : And Man r V. i;. .! . i. !!.: a a t i . r , . i a ' .. , I a : r i .- a r a a nd st.it : .:nc 'a a.! i . ! . s I .; n ' a'ea v. .:'. ; -:... , ;a: :. ' ':. e i .!i . f . ii . v . a ,(;.'!'-.:"'-of a ... r. - -e Ii: -' .i-i, i- 1 v. . -a f K 1 f I u a - I ' 1 ! i ''.' . . d ..!- V . . 1 . . .i !'. '::-' a ' I -.. . ;-. ir :... . - .., ;. I , . a ,d .o ! v 1 - i. tr, ..-e, w . t I a- ,.e, ,, ' M - ,T...... ..... a- I ..;cc. ! i , . , t ' : a " r - f . '-. . i ; i - i - - . : . '. u : 1 .. . : i -' i . 1 i . . ' t . i : . ma i 1 ' . |