Show SARAH SARA I BERNHARDT TO OPEN ORPHEUM l. l I French Star Heads Bill l on Aug 13 Present Season I i t Closes June 2 i i According to advices received today today today to to- I day by Manager Edward P. P Levy of the local Orpheum theatre the tile big time vaudeville house will close its present on June 2 following what has been the tile most successful and prosperous year of its history The theatre will reopen for the 1918 1918 season on August 13 with Mme Sarah Bernhardt the tile great French actress as the tile stellar attraction The season which still has ilas a month to run has proven in all respects the tile most momentous since the Orpheum opened to play big time vaudeville All house records in the matter of attendance and receipts have been broken and several other records established The one of which the I local management is the most proud is in toping loping the tIle list of all other I vaudeville theatres of tho the country in I point of oi receipts turned in for the tile 1 national theatre lied fled Cross day per per- The Tile local Orpheum led all others in ill this tills respect except two or three Eastern houses where seals seats were auctioned off tf in advance During the tile season the tile Salt Sail Lake Orpheum Orphe has played most of vaudevilles vaudeville's vaudevilles vaudeville's vaude vaude- villes ville's leading attractions Plans for forthe forthe I Ithe the coming season include besides the tile appearance of Mme Bernhardt the boking of many other big attractions attractions never before seen in Salt Lake The great actress is now en tour over the Orpheum circuit and arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- I ments have been completed to insure her appearance here for the opening show of or the tile new flOW season The opening of all new shows hows on Tuesday instead of s- s day evening will viii be bo continued throughout the tile balance of ot the tile current season and the tIle next as well The Orpheum Orpheum Orpheum Or Or- theatre management decided upon this tills course following the tho generous generous gener gener- ous ow response of the 1110 Salt Lake theatregoing theatre theatre- going goin public ot the plan initiated two t weeks ago Local theatregoers will therefore have the tile continued advantage tage of an extra evening and extra matinee performance throughout the I new ason |