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Show THE HERALD-REPUBLICA- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1916. N, CM I a rrermcfs iieatrie ( 1 iL CONTRIBUTED i j I - Pant ages Theatre. strongest features the ON'n of the theatre has presented 4 is ?f.ion Is headlining the new bill TT tot the W ee k m Locai I just home from New York for the sumrrer after a vorv .successful yenr. She is a rneni- her of the Metropolitan opera ballet, New York, and will .soon be seen in a bi ballet. 1SS MAKttlTK filTK STKWAIiT of Provo. r daily, i - t 4 at i and 9.15. New- bill opens Wednesday. John Robinson's Circus. Monday, performances' at 2 and S o'clock p. m. Mehesy. "Tangled Skeins." feaand Alfred Vosturing Vivian Rich on "The House Hokum Hill, burgh; with comedy: "See America-First.views of Birmingham; Cleo Madison in "Virginia." American. Today and tomorrow, a Triangle drama, "'The Phantom," featuring Frank Keeman and Enid Marker. comedy, Keystone "Hearts and Sparks." Pathe news. Tuesdaj", Wednesday and Thursday Billle Burke in "Gloria's Romance." "Ambition," featuring Bertha Kal-IcFriday and Saturday De Wolf Hopper in "Casey at the Bat.' Broadway. Sunday only, Clara Kimball Young in "Camille." Monday and Tuesday, May Allison and Harold Lockwood In "The Masked Rider." Monday only, "The Trial of Souls" or "Who's Guilty?" Wednesday and Thursday, William Russell In "'Soul Mates." Friday and Saturday, Kitty Gordon in "The Crucial Test." 2.20, 7.30 " e X' 's'- a :' is hi -- Y g:3 4 "YY-- ; h. ks are made. An especially Interesting performance Is the "porpoise dive" performed by one of the grirl.5 and Imitated by one of the ea Hons. The two girls, Mlsw Grav and Mis Florence Graham. ',!"-w.-v.- f ' are botli holders of medals for their sea Hons expert swimming. . v. . . . ,One ofi thei ana ni mis cmps ciown piays iastically after every performance and barks a If he enjoyed the fun. Captain Winston directs the act. the :::A.rf.:;.V:-?v-- Y - Y'vrjY wv sea lions obeying: his commands as as If they were huunderstanding Is man. The act distinctlya novel and hit at the is and making Interesting, Pantages. The musical number on the bill is the Six Serenaders. There are four girls and two Jolly fellows who sins; a number of grand opera selections and popular melodies, dance graca-full- y and do a bit of chorus that is pleasing. Roach and McCurdy as the "Pruni carry away the comCenter edy honors of the bill in a hilarious travesty concerning the two rubes who "have stolen away from home to follow V the circus. The attempt of one to demonstrate his aptitude for slight of kand tricks Is the foundation for much eomedy. Richard Walley Is responsible for a skillful Juggling act. He I an unusual artist In this line and la known as the bittlardlsi Juggler, being especially skillful In handling balls and rues. His act Is put on attractively and Rnt through with such skill and speed that It grips the Interest through the entire performance. Kelt and PeMont add comedy with their patter and eccentric dnncing In an art entitled "College Nonsense." The seventh chapter of "The Secret of the Submarine develops new thrills A good story anent censorship was pnd sustain the mystery and suspense told the ether day by Charles W. Dart-let- t. Installment each featured have that a Kansas City motion picture fan, . cf this film. A big midsummer bill Is promised while visiting the Rat boa studio at by Tatrlcola. Long Reach. Cal. It's good: A movie for next week, headedwoman In New fan died and was sent to Fluto's dothe- most wonderful one of the greatest vaude- main. He Instantly inquired for a pic"York and ture show, and was directed to a. beauville attractions. It is claimed. In the Is movie theatre near by. Admission tabloid tiful west this season. breezy was free, music delightful, atmosphere rooked for next week's bill "At Ocean lend cool, seats comfortable, ushers polite, girls Reach," In which ten pretty blsr fsa- - and slides attractive, but the reels had a to attractiveness and color .. TT ll.nn Tl A .I la nothing but leaders on them there xure i an. irv. iuin and beautiful girls on were no pictures. composed of three "How about this?" inquired the Inother blg attractions are promised which to new Mil. dignant movie fan. the supplement "Oh, all our pictures are censored," orchestra will be In answered the polite attendant. "This is hell." sadly murmured the fan, as he fared forth to drown his American Theatre, grief in a flagon of liquid fire. a SCENARIO writer wrote story A most unusual and little and called It "The rhantom." It tribute was recently touching paid Charles Is the regular Triangle offering at the Chaplin's musical abilities by one of American today and tomorrow. Thom- the employees cf the Chaplin-Mutuas Ince of the Triangle organization studios in Los Angeles. The comedian, took It as a vehicle lor Frank Keeman wlatlng for the construction of a set, and F.nid Mar key. As one reads the was wandering about the studio In his for story ahe Is reminded of "Raffles": detective story Jammed full of riolat and L.oulse It Is are seen In Ister most adventure and excitement. The Than-n the cast. John large supporting "The Interesting tiling aboutFrank in on "The House Hill" Hokum Keeman torn." however, is that the part of Edgar Allum Por, " plays In ft. Here Is a great man In takes who was an author not by nature, but creatone he For thing: sfagc history. contract; a "Deauty" comedy. "See ed the role of Jack Ranee in "The Girl by is through of the Golden West" and his achieve- America First" which Ala., has been called a matter ment in this character will be the "Pittsburgh of the South." Situof interesting comment long after Mr. ated in the coal. heart of the Iron and out." "fade his last Keeman has been in He is given credit for establishing a limestone district It affords an excepinteresting subject. Cleo Madidistinctive type of southern gentleman tionally drama entiIn the minds of the American people by son appears In a one-retled She the part of takes In "Virginia." Warren Buck of Ms characterization "The Warrens f Virginia." He is a girl from the slums who makes good against heavy odds. loved, admired and honored by stage folk generally. In private life Mr. Keeman has the reputation of being John Robinson s Circus one of the best amateur ballroom dancer In the country, and In this play the OCR special trains arrived In Salt scones In fashionable society give him Iake In the wee small hours this Knid full oportunity to demonstrate. over the Oregon Short L.ine, Marker his support, is well known In morning from Itrigham. Aboard was I.ake. The feature should prove coming the paraphernalia and equipment of ""Tattraetive to picture patrons. the John Robfnson Ten Big Shows, scheduled for two performances here tomorrow on the snow grounds at Theatre. Broadway South and Main streets. Clara Klro- Kighth presents Rrcadway who have been In the city Agents rpifK JL ball Toung. the most reaumui ana the past week completed final arrangeAs fast as the specials arrived accomplished motion picture artist In ments.were packed in the railroad yards ' they of unloading began. Alexandre Pumas' play "The Lady With and tlwerework no or perplexing halts There broke all the Camellias." This picture a big circus records at the Broadway when shown is doneKveryfhing around The with first wagon system. In January. unloaded was the enormous kitchen Camltte has obtained her name by van. containing sixteen feet of steel she was called the popular astgnmc nt space upon which Is prepared cooking her camellias. after the wtlh "lady for all the circus followers. meals the fondness for those flowers properly It required twenty-tw- o separate tents h was Marguerite Gautler, a girl with to John house the Robinson circus. a bad reputation. Rut what mattered There are cook tents, stables, blackft? 5he was lovely and popular. There was a young count with millions at her smith, carpenter, wardrobe, harness, library, barber, tailor, sideshow, menagTet she dW not love Mm. fet. big show and many oilier. The the was Armnnd. It young country erie, arena tnt Is one of the largest big lawyer, who won her hart. For a time ever constructed. was the between there happiness pair. Today being the Sabbath no more Then Armand'a father persuaded her work will be done around the show tr jrlve up the boy. Camllle reverted to than Is absolutely necessary. grounds Ue Varvllle. Is day of rest and quiet In Sunday Armand and D Varvllle fought a clrcusdom aalways. Quite a number a of died broken duel: and Marguerite 1000 employees of the Robinson the of he.irt. not, however, before making it circus will find their way to the variArmand. plain that sher really loved Miss ous churches throughout the city. "Women strange. In Toung The first part of the program toCaof that a character has splendid morrow will be the street parade, mllle. and does It the fullest Justice. which will leave the show Admittedly the finest and most ex- promntlv at 10 o'clock. The grounds pageant now before motion will move north on State street pressive actress she rises tothe from great Klghth South to South Temple, crosspicture camera, which this the character ing over Temple to Main and south opportunities on Main to the show grounds. gives her. Paul Cape'land, late of the Comedle There will be upwards of eighty rrancalse, plays the part of Armand. cages and dens containing wild animals, nearly as many floats and tableau wagons, while five bands will Mchcsys Theatre dispense circus harmony. The doors to the big show will be MASON IIOPPFR has added a new 1 and 7 o'clock p. m.. an opened production to bis long list of ca r.our he will alloted for the Inspection directed offetnas in th most re- of the rare and pably American-Mutucostly menagerie anin cent release. "Ta mals. the performance by Preceding romantic $r!?d Skeins," a three-par- t a grand opera concert minutes thirty drama, starring dainty Vivian Rich Isanda will he clven by Professor Tinney's th .favorite. Alfred Vosburgh. It band of thirty-fiv- e soloists, a downkeiory of Infinite variety, the scenes town ticket office will be maintained ranging from the artificial atmosphere at the Schramm-Johnso- n drug store at am! Intrigue of foreign diplomatic cir- Second South and Main streets, where cles to the simplicity of a shepherdess tickets may be procured at the same home in the western lull. George Fe- - price as charged on the show grounds. Cut-up- s' Moving Picture Notes. - r-- v k's A al She-ha- m p Rlr-mingha- m. el lH de-Jay- s. ! J t al oixses Miss Mary Connor, equestrienne of note, with the John Rohinson circus, which shews here tomorrow. This JFccJis Amusements j I'antages. Vaudeville diving nymphi are nothing short of seals are wonderr sensation. The manner of trick do to all trained fully In an1 under the water and in addition they imitate the swimming and living of two graceful girls in starfashion. One of the seal enters tlingendurari'-test with on of th in diver to see which can stay under the water for the longest time. Another is fed under the water and gives for every morsel of the girl a food. The act Is staffed in a big glass tank, placed amid a setting of rocks and cliffs; from which the high dives E 1 -- which opened Wednesday afternoon for the week. Winston water lions and Fltx-patrlc- TD1 : -- ! feminine visitors. The "pretty picture" d a presented was Fritzi, clad inmost atnegligee, blending lavender-shade- d with the rose and tractively cretonne upholstering and decorations with which her dressingd room is fitted up. Two large lamps on her dressing table threw a subdued light over all, and with Fritzl in the midst, made a symphony of color over which an artist might rave. Kathlyn Williams, one of the best known and most charming of motion actresses, has been perpicture star forming some extraordinary work recently in Selig picture plays. In the succession of excellent feature film dramas in which she has appeared, her work has been universally praised by film reviewers who are a unit in their opinions that Miss Williams' art Improved with every drama In which she dMdSsJ is exploited." This Is true because Miss Williams constantly studies every is "to portray. Among she character p famous make-uplaying, as he fre- the successes scored within the past quently does, a plaintive selection on year by Kathlyn Williams are leading his violin. Unconsciously he had feminine roles In "The Carpet From chosen one of the popular Irish ballads, Bagdad." "The Rosary," "Sweet the strains of which servo to quicken "The "Into the the pulse of all loyal sons of Krln. As Primitive," "Thou Shalt Not Covet" and he neared the gate" leading from the "The Valiants of Virginia." There is studio into the open air stage a stal- no more popular or finished player in wart Irish carpenter abandoned his Filmland today than Kathlyn" Williams. task and stood listening until the last This popular actress now has fourteen note had died away. Then he returned theatres named after her. to his work. As he passed one cf his fellow workers he declared: "Why In In his to safeguard his playthe world does that fellow fall and ers in oneanxiety of the scenes cf "The Germ tumble about for a living when he can of Mystery" the other day, the director play music like that?"' very nearly spoiled a scene. In this scene the of a scientist, a While attempting to make a moving huge, live laboratory an important spider played demonpicture of an and the director was so concerned part, stration in Juarez, Mexico, on Sunday, the filming for fear the spider June 18, Nicholas McDonald, photogra- during would crawl or spring on Miss Brupher, was arrested by Mexican sol- nette of Mr. Oliver, that he stood diers and deported. A press dispatch squarely In front of the camera, unconfrom Kl Paso, Tex., says "Custom of- scious of the fact of course, with his ficers had stopped McDonald's automo- hat extended In his hand ready to clap bile at the American side of the Inter- It over the spider should it show any national bridge, warning, him that It inclination something." Only was dangerous to visit the Mexican the laughtertoof"start camera man finally town. McDonald Ignored the warning. brought him to the a realization that he He evaded the Mexican customs of- was occupying all the spotlight. ficials at the Mexican end of the bridge and carried his camera and tripod to Women will be women, and when the place. As he started to turn the they compete fcr screen crank, Carranza officers and soldiers they have to sit up all night prominence to see surrounded him, prodding him with their laurels are not sneaked awaythat by their rifles, and shaking their fists In rivals. Of Mile. Kuszeweski. his face. He was placed under arrest who has a leadingHedda part in the forthand inarched to the bridge. "The feature coming Light at Dusk," "What did they say to you?" a cus- it was last week that she was toms official asked the photographer, born inrecorded Odessa, Russia, educated In a upon hia return. Berlin convent, achieved fame as an "It sounded like 'murtos gringo,'" artist's model in Paris and made her replied McDonald. debut In musical comedy in Lon"Murtos los grlngoes," repeated the stage don. Whereupon Mile. Garda Polotsko-va- , customs inspector, "why, they we're premiere danseuse and actress speyou." shouting to kill for the newly released cially I "I'm glad did not understand it," Lubin engaged "Love's production piroureplied McDonald. "It was a shame to ettes to the center of the ToU," to restage spoil that picture." mark that she was a church singer 4, danced in public at 5, composed Some visitors of note were being when a funeral march at 8 and wrote a three-ac- t shown over the studio and were being at the age of 9. Who wins? play taken through the building containing the actors dressing rooms. Walking That one star does not make a photodown the corridor, they passed the play is the opinion of the editor of the door of Fritzl Brunette's dressing room, Lowell (Mass.) Sun. who writes: "We which was slightly ajar. "Oh, what a have seen a fine play which one of the would have many pretty picture," exclaimed been successful, If only the star had had the proper support. Miss Nance O'Nell in 'Flames of has the right kind of support In her latest triumph. As the old gypsy itccn of the Cabaret hag. who gives' her child in adoption, a remarkable character part. she at the Pant ages Thenplays In her dual part of the adopted daughter of a rich farmer, whose secret love for his adopted son is kept hidden for years, she again comes to the front with a powerful role, which suits her to a T. When Herman Suder-man- n wrote 'Flames of Johannls he wrote a passionate and compelling story, draping 'It with remarkable acumen, showing his deep Insight into human passions and human desires. And with such an artist as Miss O'Nell playing his remarkable characters, the play takes on added strength. A remarkable cast has been assembled for her help, and the realism is brought to its high. i t est pitch. All in all. it can be said that never before has Miss O'Nell played a better dual role than In the present vehicle, which Is overwhelming in conception and powerfully produced." " " ' . It was "The Barrier" that won for Rex Beach entry to the first rank off American novelists. It is a noteworthy coincidence that after acquiring- the photoplay rights to a" series of works by this popular author, the Lubin company hae selected "The Barrier" as the Initial undertaking in its effort to put the Beach novels on the screen in the form of feature masterpieces. "The Return of John Boston." three-ac- t ; drama written by Millard Wilson and directed by Jack Byrne under the supervision of Capt. Wilbert Melville, ' :,"-. i was released June 29, , through the Gen. eral Film company. A famous writer, to escape society, becomes a war correspondent, and upon his return from the front saves from disgrace the girl " Awith whom he had been secretly in love. The cast includes George Routh, i Millard Wilson, Adelaide Bronti, Golda Madden and Jak Byrne. ' "r ' All stars have to make a debut someelse it is times, they would never become stars. Little Mary SunV ' . shine, the "Baby Grand" star of the Balboa company, made her debut in a speaking part at a church entertainment when she was a toddler of 2. Everybody was getting ready for ! the big doings and the embryo star got . ii ji rum unr iiiii iml nil excited about it. mi Presently she de- - Y ...... C " VY &t". v - rv VcV' 'Mi a y m YYY K - rose-colcre- 1 roae-shade- Alys-sum- ," Ne'er-Do-Well- anti-Americ- ," an - Jo-hanni- !? . ,v;.r: - k - . - - - , , v - self-evide- nt i i ii ii i ii i n s,' is Y. Vjyi :SY: y:, every angle that circus FROM about would be apt to look at her, Mary Conners, the bareback riding '' 1 ' - Y queen of the John Robinson Ten Bii V shows,-iJust a little bit different from V?S: ' all the other experts- of the sawdust ring. To begin with Miss Conners enjoys the excluslveness of a private car and all the home comforts provided therein by the management of the Robinson shows. All great public entertainment artists lean to exclusiveness and the empress of the Robinson circus arena is not the first to travel in a private Pullman coach. If celebrities with big .' 'i. salaries (desire these privileges and can get them, the American showgoing public should worry. Miss Conners is at the apex of her chosen profession and when the time arrived for the signing of contracts for this season, the management of the Y Robinson shows secured her services by cleverly halting their managerial hook car clause in her conwith a tract. Itprivate worked beautifully and other bidding managers with offers of a bigger salary are yet unable to understand why the young lady, generally conceded to be the most beautiful and shapely female in the circus game, attached her signature to a Robinson show contract. Not only does Miss Conners tour amid the luxuries of a private car with her especially engaged female chef and maid, but she goes the other performers one better by dressing and "making up" in her luxurious boudoir instead ot donning her ring costume in the conventional dressing tent annex on the circus lot. Beryl C'astello, another bareback per-- a i The John Robinson shows are Miss Conners shares her comfortable uled to exhibit on Monday, July in the Robinson tent and the fair grounds in this city. traveling Pullman home with Miss boon companion. x s ; x- - ;: ' 7'..-- i! .... i-- .. :: Wllllliit ': ' .:.V : .1 V A ; I sched-form- 10, er at I manded a part and raised such a rough house that she was assigned the line, "I am" the bread of life." When her time came to speak, she stepped confi dently forward and declaimed: "I am a loaf of bread." Bessie Love a time with a fitness to go with her face. that happens, she's a whole dishful of luck, because it's poppies to peanuts some director will find her oxit. And then it's a whole dishpanful of work for her. My word, if girls knew anything about the work they have to go through to make' good 'while the camera's I from the you they'd stamf-edwatching j movie studios instead of flocking to Pickford them!" NEWEST HOBBY Do you know what I mean? When IN FILM WORLD e Second. Mary "She's only 17, and when studio masters are gossiping they speak of her as a second Mary Pickford.. In which remark discernment seems to be mixed fifty-fift- y with admiration," says I. S. Sayford, writing of Bessie Lore in Photoplay Magazine. "Bessielove you running it together just can't help is one of the rare finds' who got found without trying to have some director find her. She tells about it this way: " 'Mother and I were visiting one of my girl friends at the studio where Mr. Griffith was putting on a new play. I noticed he looked at me rather hard a couple of times. After a wiiile mother and I were about to go, when Mrs. Brown, the studio matron, asked usof-if we would stop in at Mr. Griffith's fice on our way out. For sure we did. "'That night, at home, mother said to me I remember it perfectly "Now, Bessie, just because Mr. Griffith has in the picgiven you this big chanceswell." tures, don't let your head "'Oh, but I've jumped a piece of the story. During the afternoon, while we two were visiting at the studio and after Mr. Griffith had looked at me so hard several times, the great man asked me to step out in front of the camera and act for a few minutes a part which he explained to me.- And I did. And I think though it was my very first attempt I must have- pleased him, or mother and I wouldn't have been invited to see him in his office.' "Bessie Love's mind flutters from as a bee to the thought to thought feminine. all is She phlox. "'Do you know. she said naively, 'I think if a girl wants to be aI truly great actress she 'must study. spend my evenings at home, a mostly, studying. Dad's a doctor, and great student. And some of it I get from mother, I guess. She's a great reader. I suppose my sudden success, never having had the least bit of theatrical trainine, may make a whole lot of other girls like me crazy to act in the pictures. Just tell them this, will you? I got my chanee like one in a million. And it Isn't easy. Oh. I know about the girls that have "acted 'since they were babies" and would just love to be in the movies." But they don't know- a Once in a long, long thing aabout it. born a face to fit while girl's once with in a longer, much the films, and longer while she gets born at the same - - - Actress Insists That Dress and Music Must Be In TAKE ATMOSPHERE WITH Harmony. THEMJNTO 'MOVIES' Talk about fads. Dorothy Bernard has got the latest and newest hobby yet released. Musical harmony with it is, and Miss Bernard has the Musical Comedy Stars Insist clothes, support and arguments of some of the leading scientific men to uphold Upon Having Their 'Music world's her in the views she expresses. "How often have you heard men and Halls' Into Film Field. women and especially the women say so plaintively, 'Oh, I don't feel at ail the mood for wearing It seems inevitable that the musical ain gown?' Or, 'Gracious, have I got to comedy stars, even when they enter put on that white hat with the big blue the motion picture field, should take bow and those fancy trimmings oA a like this?' their "native atmosphere" with them. day "Til that the woman has done who When Hazel Dawn joined the Famous her mind in this way is to exspeaks was the studio converted into press almost Players involuntarily her Instinca musical comedy stage for several a particular piece reaction tive against In scenes "Pink which the former big of She feels at once apparel. wearing' Lady" reappeared in musical comedy that her mood the state of her emocostume and danced and sang as a tions at the time are such that it member of the chorus. be a positive discomfort for her When Ann Pennington of ."Ziegfeld would don this dress, or that waist, or th Follies" fame joined the same produc- to other hat. So it is that when I listen ing organization, another complete to music, I must be gowned in a fashwas Miss erected and Pennington stage not only to the occaion appropriate some of! sion repeated before the camera to but the opus that is being itself, the dances which have made her famous on Broadway, while an orchestra rendered., "Of course, I may overstress the point played and a complete audience of "ex- atrifle because I love music so deeptras' applauded am and always so strongly affected Now comes Donald Brian, fresh from ly it is almost imit. muNevertheless, by idol the a of and matinee "Sybil," to me a woman for imaginepossible sical comedy variety, who has just in her own home 'Pagliacci' to He is hearing Famous the Players. joined in the latest and brightest of star in a comedy called "The Smug- attired barber-pol- e seem to stripts. The pathos of this would indicate which glers," musical dramatic to masterpiece and the was go by the board that precedent not and that this musical comedy star was tone of a loud-hu- e I dressto simply do listen to the not to be seen in a musical comedy go together. If ii had similar fashion, I setting. But precedent is too strong piece, gowned to be overcome even by Mr. Brian and would hear discords, or at least feel he is found behind the scenes in an them, at every stroke of the viol. 'Take the other extreme. I, for one, TCnglish music hall, flirting outrageousget anywhere near full enly with a soubrette. Of course he is could never of 'The Star Spangled there in3a strictly unprofessional ca- joyment outI wore if a black gown." pacity and is only amusing himself, Banner' but the musical comedy getting ia! Miss Bernard's theories are declared there just the same in fact many of! by musical critics to be directly in line repeated assertions Broadway's most bewitching ladies add with the recently music to its effectiveness and precedent. of scientists that produces defiwaves. nite color holds undisputed sway. The doors of a new street car. deField Marshal von Haeseler, advisor to the German crown prince in the signed with the safety of passengers opened while it is Verdun campaign, is more than 80 in view, cannot be car cannot be startnow is serving in his in motion, and liie years old, andwared while they are open. fourth great such-and-su- : - 1 j - ch |