Show II COWANS COWAN'S COWANS COWAN'S RECORD 1 R. R PAUL COWAN who has MR I I gained such popularity In Salt Lake since he accepted th the position position position po po- of ot organist at the theatre held his first organ position at the Dream theatre Seattle in 1909 After Atter a successful year at the Dream Mr Cowan filled extended engagements at th the Class A theatre Seattle the Gravel then theatre tre Bellingham Wash Vash two years at the Clemmer In Seattle and then at the Colonial in Seattle Mr Cowan has the distinction of being the first pipe organist In the territory of ot Alaska the organ on which he played being n the farthest t north pips pipe organ In rg ir the world located at Anchorage h e Alaska After leaving his last location in 1917 he Joined the heavy artillery Thirteenth regular United States army division having been picked out of ot a camp of ot 60 men to take charge of ot the Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- division road show which traveled traveled traveled trav trav- over the entire West coast He was also director of the thee divisional Jazz band On May 3 1919 he was honorably discharged discharged dis dis- charged returning to the Clemmer theatre theatre the the- atre shortly after which he opened the famous Blue Mouse theatre In Seattle from which Institution he came to the theatre In Salt Lake Mr Cowan studied piano at 10 years ears pf pt age taking lessons from Madame Anne on von Kalow In Berlin His organ lessons were r received elved from Judson W W. Mather of th the Plymouth mouth church Seattle his motion picture work having been directed di directed directed di- di under the tutelage of ot Oliver G G. Wallace composer of ot Hindustan and other well known numbers His work on motion pictures especially comedies cannot be excelled William H H. Strauss who has built for tor himself an enviable reputation as a character character char char- I acter actor and leading man ana and who has followed David Warfield's roles In Ta many road productions d t plays the part part of b Jacob Solomon In The Barricade lc deepa WI- WI ly ham am for C R-C Christy Pictures Cabanne Cabannes an The s character latest t production 01 is that 9 of i an an old Hebrew who rears a 8 young Irish boy and helps him to attain success suc- suc c cess as bl a do doctor Oo It t is s played with an admirable Ir conception o of t the part tW by Mr Strauss |