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Show ... , no ..- 0, . -4, ,T,, Or4lit S. , , w musements Drama FOUNDED -- - -- 1850 r t.. W , V 1 ,,- A ' of opportunity end lets the donr stay closed is he who never will rise to fame and fortune., There is the opposite tenet tenaciously held by some that no man may escape his late. whether or bot he Helens at the portal of to do ehance, And with destiny. , When Jane Cowl was casting and Jullet." one had --in mind for the,part of Mercutio two young actors, neither famous but both well comsidered for what they had done and what they might do Howard and Dennis King. Howard was urged by his triends not to ignore this stepping stone to eucosse, but he demurred and King vim versional hit se Mercutio and it was not long before he was featured in 'The Vagabond King:. In the meantime. Howard went along as best he retail, which was a pretty good beet when it le he was as much talked about to the various plays he acted as were the stars themselves. And now. while Dennis King' from the clamicsbi The Three Muske- -' starring -- in seers." Leslie Howard is appear-- , in the character in one leading ing of the most compelling of this ea-sons dramas. John Gaissworthrs "Escape." produced by Winthropl Amee- - and it is not a. Possibility that this; young actor. Who declined Mercutio, will be acting "Hamlet." gismatha-trulaKing---Dutd- side-track- ' - - Walter Hampden. In three of his greatest successes. "Caponsacchi," "An Enemy of the People," and "Hamlet." is filling an engagement in Philadelphia. Mr. Hampden these impelling plays in New York City during the period of the last three years to audiences that have tested the canacitY of his own theatre there, and in every instance established a record for .itiretion of runs. "Caponsacchi." was given 325 times. creating thereby a record for romantic. costume playa An Enemy of the People" was played 1,!.7 limes and thus ' created a record for an Ibsen presentaCon. "Hamlet." has been played by Mr. Hampden 485 times. The presentations here will be given -- -in exactly the swan effickmt manner that characterized their at his own. theatrecast. pro ductions, accessories', superssumer- aries, music. etc.. etc. Conspicuous-- 1 ly prominent in the cast are Mabel Moore. Edith Barrett, Marie Adele. Ernest Rowan. Ceeil Tarn. Edwin Cushman. Stanley Howlett, A. H. Sams. Reynolds Evans, Murray Darcy and many others. .ad--e- nt - Chauncey Depew's Tribute to Theatre "I have man, vivid - recolleclifIng of the American stage from the days of Booth. Jefferson. Ada Rehm'. Ellett Terry and others. down io the present time. I have always had faith in the theatre oud its educat:onal objective. Where its aim is high and ideal. It always makes for the betterment of humankind. Regretfully enough the theatre has often been an uncleanliness smirched by which never should have been tolerated by producer or Audi- - up- g ut wh ere he theatre holds ite ideals. it is an inetitulion, $nd a great on.. for the weland amusement of fare. edeation - - bir hope lit that the --th- e public.- aim of the theatre will remain high and that it never may fail in honest and artistio efforts to win the hearts of Its Mends and admirers." -- - - ON Musk 13TA114;SATU,RDAY MAY SE'VF2s-T- Y 5 1928 . GLEN RENTER. Glenn 'Hunter, acting with a stock company in Cape Cod this summer. part trill play the John Barrymore "Canin Ills Jest." Marchbanks In dida," and the hero of "Madams X-- - " U, 0 11 A A,' . vl 4 - AND SCREEN SALT- LAKE STAGE , WILKCSLast Ninon today. '0711107 with Ifitaa Neat weak, atezting -Nub touititios Sunday, tin rigs-. otiebratod John Golden bit, Pro wonted bzlbe Pia r 11 ',1111111111, Z1 NEW TORE. May I.BroadWar n some pretty bad shows the last fortnight. , Sometimes it seems that shows with so little merit could tuit possibly pass playwright. producer. director and actors. and yet the fact remains that they do. and each Wee seems worse 1'11101 i e P irrA ISS."1.1i. &Wine Li Mae (Mak. sad vaodevate. tartar.. 11011031 IPICTVML .p or ether. A hi ER !CANmemo, Loy . ood Millen in "The Crimson Comedy and News Wiest. John ,I Estelle Taylor In "How ard hews. Hue" with special VicrOltr,Bes music by Victorian& the illeandabir of 3KMfie1ly ComedyNews Events H. Geo. Dane 101, 4 11 with I Arthur in "Baby Mtn." :- also Betroth, Charlotte Greenwood--The Collegians,. News Gulliver la stoat& tAke's STATS-2- 211 tate.' Salt Newest Theatre opening toonht at I pat, Perry Sarlitoat In "gen Nightn" Sennett Comtdr - Francisco it? and novelty. JEWElt--"- A Kan's raid," "GalloOlit v1 Justice'. - end "Golden Staines Serial." LI I' vt n U or AARON SAPIRO y s) p , ws--1 , FIGHTS BOOKING . err, 'rct,-- ut. irc Q XII,. 4 , :' . ,a Bean , of the beauties ap- (I)O.. peering in 'Parisian at. Growers Champions . rantages the week who iliMiss Gladys George Independents. feminine role in play the of ,,,,,' '" ' kading 'PigIP',C John Golden 's celebrated direct from New York, at the Wilke nett week starting nith BY LEMKE(' F. PARTON-!- ' the matinee Sunday, and Leonard Bee The of OorresPondrut 48pecial and Guy Usher, two new era News.) - - - - Strong players who win be seen in imporNEW YORK. May' 4Broadway tant role hi the play. Notarro and 7Wair isn't.going to make over America in its own .image.-AaroSapiro ot the IleAsoy in "Ben Mato at the- - t h,-ExhibMotion Picture tory. Independent itors association, Inc.. thus chal(SiEthel Barrymore in "The lenges the big, Constant Wife," at Salt Lake start. inter-for three ing Producing Thursday May-1wog and their days. 4N. sit block Pola Negri ( and Warnst i system of t which. Baxter Three binnea" at the booking he saYe. Prevente Capitol. the exercise of isi......loha Milian and Myrna taste Loy in The Crincen City" at the mat Jona! gt "',42 . ,.' , ve,0., - . 'r?r :Zi--; '',0).., - -- ' ;iil f kezosteit 114C - Rouse IreOnly News Report Wanted Newspaper Banned. be Men May Adverse la - - 1 ,"-- is .11 0 ililLl -- utilmi NElys FR 0 Pe.aicia O'Hearn Has Her Own Idea ..()THAlil , 1.-- 341ba ; d 11. d a1.4' . ,f IJOII-Ptl- it - - ' I-- d w7 win-do- ...7.-.- ... ...--- le- . 1 . Season ' - - . i - trillk , - ,.7--, . - ; ' ' . ' - . I ' , ' ' ....., g- . , - Keep; siYouthfull Skin., ..,,.., BELVEDERE- - to 40 From15 -' . "" - 110111 na be-aie- s .'" lit(oott 711toothittoto Was. latia. Woo, Rona real'. . 4 'Wu r -- . fitpecial Correspondegee.t, (1)George O'Brien and Leila - NEw Tomic may Rya. lanowa i.e.. trout "Roney Para- - ..', JK6 CITYCaustic YORE NEW criticism promisee to be the talus belli of what may prove to be a deadly warfare between the producing managers and the offending critics. The plan of is being drawn up by General Lee Shubert. Major ArthOr. Hammerstein and Second Lieutenant William A. Brady, leading the tomfor the prontitteii on strategy ducers, accordirg to Broadway reports. with Private George m. Loboy. Opposing ban as drummer are Admiral Alexander them . -1-1. Patricia Vilearn the little H. 3., stodda,1 entertainediatarews, nen two aversions--tablo- id r..1mrir. ' Mrs. Earl Stoddard at a birth-- I newspapers and the radio. cifor It naturally evoked COMilient the party Thursday afternoon. Pligthlt at the 1110a111114. been who Georgia standing ,h" Nz, guests Included Mrs. LeRoy other evening when friends vte,,ft itt New York the' Simmons studying Mrs. Victor Sears. inelodritma and her at her Mime in the country which-mak- e Past year left on the 14. B. America Dr. and Mrs. Howard R.- Driggs to nee ber delving' into the pages by Ills suPreme enUtt'saturday for Europe. ' the movie out-up- overthrown where anel were dinner guests even- - Of a lawed IP. tabhold and the Tueeday So far, as we are concerned. ne will Madame with study of Mrs. Vention and iir. ing of radio giving vent to "dinner music" As Mr. Ssoiro outlined it.' there propose to rely on economic rather In stweiti.n. Before begin-tha- n Montclair. X. J. Gain" some from distant point. seems to be quite an exciting argupolitical forces. Indy kliw taardivir sill McAllister is vieit- Itra 'But I thought you didn't like ment going on behind the silver 'We are not announcing any ning inherParts. mamot and London. ing withStanley Mrs. Kenneth radios and tabloias: her sister. one of tne screen. with many ITIMIOn end a sanctified devotion to morality. We ait Mile Helen Budge entertained at Robin of P hiladelehis. visitors remarked in nstonishment few distinguished careers stake. will leave that to )Jr. Hay& The dinner April 24. in nonor of M Mies Preaident don.t." was It Mr. graphs who darted in independnet-Thomas of the (Hearn assenttheatre owners Bird Jez land, rnlversity orGeorge standing. aretargid Utah has asked Dr. ed, but I read the tabloid because organizinr beans and potatoes in business men and. the). ar. in !ht. tick ell Wells were hosts at Howard R. Driggs to represent the it keeps my mind off the radio. Sacramento, became one of the butanes to make- a living. THt party. Tuesday evening. leaders of the farmers y at the inauguration of, and I turned the radio on because "neve there lire ,n1"" 4:4 n'enldble theatre Alfonse omero. known to Sart' the president movements In the United Stales and and decent people. of the Colle ge of the that keeps0 my mind off the newswho hav th(!Lok opera goers. rave a MISPICIII Vita of New York., Dr. Frederick ' Canada and held the national spot- farnib' siswpoint nd who paper." will!ot tho horn of moolorop, sacehe Dertrand Rabinson. light in his million dollar libel suit patronize theatre free to offer the -hostw-was .her Tirash ,,, tin ',winos against Henry Ford Issuirpring-- - in pictures they want? rpti. Brooklyn Relief society CM- 'F.Awr comPAN his office today oq the 31.1 floor party Ktinday at a ' dancing Party Fri- While the of which haataas at a dinner of an uptown office building. he Mr. SAW() isorganirationis confined Ring Lardner's play is- nov veall- evening. mai Katherine Wool en- - dar evening. president (41 , tertained st a dancing party. Festated his case againat Broadway. to trietropolitan-New-Inrk- r-it Company, and ---' I Sunday services of the Nfanhat- - ably "Fast that will bathe ultimate prob. title. tan branch were held in the Chant- - it Only bee Broadway. the focus of a national movement day evening. will' in Mr. Cohan's favorite M. open was hostess bee Mark Room of carnegie Hall: try-oyou look out of that by the independents. which aro co-- at a luncheon town. Providence. and the Friday ftrnoon for Preeident,II. he said, "you will see that we can operating throughout the countrl Bolapp was- the New York premiere is scheduled look across the Hudson river. That's In the drive against block bookmg. Plies Georgia Slandinc The guests speaker. A rnuelcal nelection west for 21. May included miss Halos Bodge. miss given It sass find- prottotted In organ. Ann Zanketeen Etc Olpin and Violet - --7 something that organized picture - of Switzerland. tree'''. by: producire can't do. They can look all the independents in a national Alias . Hill of CHA VNING Gay Illinois. Rather. up and down Broadway and that's group but on account of necessity )Jra. John s. - - )LICK. -- 4 Channing Pollock has decided to' , about all. of adaptation to toes! conditbass,Deirma. 1,11,4 woolic Mrs. Clyde Ttrath. wines of Los I have leadership was centered in More the sin- "Independent:1 producers I Scotch. be h:s own producer in the case of wanted to give neighborhoods and glo New York omnization with the Angeles. kluss Katherine It'oods. -. ..e "Mr. Sioneypenny." and says that Mies Connie Lundwall Of Suede's. families pictures more suitable to others unofficially Liberty thentre onthl11 .1oplithen a,,tt Mins Ruth Irorshurg of Norway. Scotch stot es are the their needs, but they have had to (Copyright. 19:S. Consolidated ImIna Grace Johossa,.htis sr.rtra.tio.;. accept the Broadway output-.-road- e on M rs. in Hollywood, but a Broadway prohicAlliuter . Plias Is a lot of actors. . Ellen Russel and Mize LeReta Harry Lander, the most eminent , which duct, nevertheless. Scot of them AIL told a:new-grou"In order to get an occasional tworlens intio MO watt Darts 21 i Mien Jean Squires entertained the other good picture. they have to take a clr10 and added that 1 school girl friends last Saturday One reason night met quantity of pictures which are "For the Women Who Scotch ntory I why.the mediocre or worse, and the best ;night. Games wens pissed after was so roopularin the United States Likes the 1.... 4 Outcloor l) because Abe Scotch. unlike which a yomper waa served.-- :, pictures am always released first the in-to the string exhibitors and the Miss Peggy , Brownieig-cf----Ne- w Utah. Jews, and- Germane.. tare- not ,York had as her vvek-en- d dependents don't.: get them until organized themselves into voting .': guest, , - .:Alias Jean Squirts. units. and it is more or less safe they Sr. . With It Comes a "We propose to attack this by a Dr. Harvey Fletcher and Ray 01- - to hang any good story on them.' f - : as op'selective' ,, booking Edam- - Franke Goldman.,- the .. .. system of pin returned recently from WashHAYNES STRAP WATCH ., We will to block bandmaster , booking.' posed '''and composer . has one ': ington D. where they attended of the best of the current crop. encourage smaller. independent a scientificC,COnventiolL SPECIAL '. a,' ' "' to Mr. Goldman. cf-... producers be' agreeing to take porGlen. 'Watkins and Alice Marie According tions of their output selected with To strt rho moot oalormeat trona Anderson of ricers of an asylum were called were Brigham. City. lavortto spoor Poor or outdoor to and to take charge of a Scotehman at neighborhood regard family married Sunday. April !,1 poloasso wear a 'MODERN mour 2, Prosta baseball game He was actinr needs. A ATCR. deft H. H. Rolapp performing f; the krationally. vn". .t.. "There are about 11.001) IndePeceremony. to . make They s. GENTS' AND LADIES" SIIRAP plan their "He bought a score card." one of dent theatres in the United States. borne in New 'York. Mr. Watkins WATCHES REDUCED the We believe they constitute a marexplained, "and recently passed the New York state neitherattendanta ket 'sufficient to uure distribution team' stored."' bar examinations and him Watkins ' . ' ' of films adapted to what the pub' been bag theatrical 'work. doing lic really wants, rather than cut to ..... Mrit. Frank Kolapp-oeLos A the- pattern Motor Ave. Ilitm1010 Broadway viler is spending a few weeks in .,. . ---wants to Oro Ranging From New York visiting with Presidefit "s Bin Gallen and Mrs. Bolapp. She is accomto 175.00 XopernakIthe Russian s , entreat-ired -. gated in 'astrology Eho When the Brookhart bill, which panied by her son Thatcher. -' Dayae-ePr. Jevrytry Mies Katherine, Woods rerentli knows the names of stn the eters. would forbid block booking. was whether are in the they returned front Washington. D. C, on offered In Congress, It first received' PER T OPER TEPRS14 the stage . or on the semen. HINT WATCH IS AN IDEAL where she has been visiting her the import of the independent el. ASow fraturl.z lb new When the newest bommPr revue AND LASTING GIFT FOE mother and brother. hibitore and wax naturally. opposzg reachedIvor Sharp-Wabvtlie orsanizatkm group. headed 04 dinner guest rang sheBrosidway was an Invited giant. ,,, Mr. Ind Ill Will 'ills Now both aides ant MrsAstinew,Kneciat-o- f knatrIlle eller actress is callPermanent- -7 , Flushing, Sunday. aenet It. ed star" One Of her party ask"I think the Brookhart bill is Mho Aliens Dooley bed returned ed. the Wave 'but what ars the chorus girls certain to be defeated: said Mr t to bee home in Salt lake ,after mover ha flier bee. I band It ,Even wilt, an beautiful.. hope gapiro. having spent several months.' visit - "The Great Bare," answered the Fa pert Hair iluttiug. if tt passes ltwOtilddonbtleaa and ,discrimination by forcing On exhibitors the mill run of jazz. hokum, sex and Write-up- s .0 0 , FIGHT LIVELY .:: . , ' YIACE CRITICS 14, .. ; 1PRODUCERS AND .,1 r . . v1 ---- ! -- - --- - .. Beauty Shop ill Strange :7 Wanda SchoenfiQd - --- Realistic rs The Skull" by Bernard I. Mac. Owen and Harry E. Humphries ha Lew Cantor as the producer, and & remarkably competent acting can& The story concerns the maneuvree of a who likes te 'call himself The Skull." Of 'Hi enter & to he decide places alerted church at midnight, and bg a system in use exclusively by playwrights, there are a group of oths era in the church at the same time and it is this fact that causes the thrills. There isn't much talk. but there is a powerful lot of action; Bells ring that have no tomtit. windows crash, doors open ana close without human aid. and &II aorta of myaterious aPPearancee and oisappearancee take place. The audience helps It along by skink vent to frightened ehrieks everv now and then, and when it is all over some one has keen killed and It pr..ives to be the culprit who woe the the least suspected member-of The Skull" is just a thrill; cast, er without rhyme or reason, but it is doing business and 'seems te be popular with the New York girl and her boy friend. "Boa Sesta- "Box Seats" by Edward Massey I. produced by Gordan Leland. and tt proved to be an entertaining, at times intensely interesting melo. drama of back stage life. It la a sophiaticated drama, what with a woman who deserted husband and child and took up an easy- soles life to f nd. fifteen years later. that her daughter. now almost growl& up. must be cared for since the father has died. The mother tries to hide the 'fact of her immoral lit from the child and leaves the ma with whom she has been liming. She and the girl go into a cheap road company, but here. too, the mother mixed, and become.' immorally when the youth with 'whom she is on such friendly terms peeks to marry :the girl the mother confide the truth to the daughter. the youth commit's 'Weide, the mother en4 leave the show and the deoghter next act we find that the old adage about victim and its reward le all hooey. and the girl Is about es wed a rich scion of an old New York family while mother languor. misty recilnes in a downy bed read. ing the voriety news. The story le trite and weak, but there are interesting moments. especially the back Mace scenes. and the New York audiences with all their tio. phisticaCon. seemed to enjoy it. "The Walla of the Dogs 'The Waits of the Dogs" Is a dreary play by he late Leonid An- done by an ambitioue group of little theatre devotees. They de It well for the occasion but the play is one that would tax the skill Of our best producers and players. and grotto lanettherr super-crimin- .......,.., - , .., , . , 4 s; ,,,, The - - - . ---7- 7.- $10-- -- - one sufficiently curious and brave may find out for themselve who's looney now. -The Golden ASe, The Golden Age," a drama by 4! A Q NOW IN MOVIES. -- -"If - - -- I. , v Who appealed play-goe- t- '". y an ' Bound." Comedy RIALTOKert - -- it raltharolUtrremPeerge--trihriser-wit- otherThe such experienced playwrights as The Nugent was barely able to stay the week out. and one galled "lidding Kidders" sa so exceedIngir worthlosa that it departed after five days, wholly tunaung god unmourned. - , Cite; i Lester Lonergan and Charlton An. drew& tell the story of a limit? of whites and an old Indian living primitive life In Utah amidst the caves oe the Grand Canyon. They have been living there. for fifty years, peaceful and contented. with the immediate family. an old and for sanctuary and sag receited with warmth. It de. velops Haat the youngest girl in the family. budding. into woman- hood, is betrothed.,ittindian task. ion to the Stranger Man 'eh cane not consummate the marriage be. 61111.m." cause of his past. ,When two via. - Other tors. carrying the mails, do a noee came in ths during plays seek and some barely made the dive near the hut and are brought one of them recog. grade while other!' may,,et dee.de II) injured. as a former soldier that the better part of valor Is to nixes the-mbe'condemned before It wpr4lf realtrts give "Him '. is something done shot. , The odory is related and the gun. down in Greenwich Village by a sympathy of all are with the trampgroup of players and so far as this er but the youth insists that the The man ecribe and most of the reviewers marriage take place. are concerned, it remains a hidden then confesses that an injury sus. in We war saw tamed a conand makes such all the play. the mystery. heard the dialogue. We could fath- summation impossible . and he dee , om neither. To ordinary aophist- parts with the avtator to give hint. s i: gated ears and eyes it was a lot of self up, leaving the former peace. hooey. or a bunch of Greenwich ful domictle wracked by grief and .The play has moments of whoopee In a son-oi manner Villageit's makingunfamiliar and real dramatic power. and cast with. strange. it unfathomable to upper Broadway. care and good discrimination. 1 At the treat of tiny rate. I am reliably infoerm. has given ad that they are still going through novelty. I the motions down there. and any 'The intull..1 or hissers" with rola Negri; ranchos & Karce's rug "Idea "How High le Up" with Noes A Yon; Alberti's band; Ales ins CAPIT01.-."Thr- than the - SACIOLVILLUL - BLVD 11 has-see- 11111(1 1 1 pLUE Ilt1104111 k4J111111 .r Review of r ff I . Be L - Realistic $20 Porlsiimput - 1,136, JU1111 t 1 DRAMA. i a , Sy Enchanting Permanent Waves - YTIAA Pth - - - -- - EIGHTH .9 r!"r 1, Walter Hampden in Three Great Successes - Viovries I di -- - ,11 - 1 rttA i 4Jor It rung in an axiom for the young, who would succeed, that be. who does not recognise the knock - V gi v E b Fate Plays Big Part in , Fortunes ot Two Actors - cTrr SALT LAKE 1 .." t?' , , ' A 1'J - am, 111111r ' , loit. Air? - 1 1 ' 81 gAnic:1711,, vzip tit tiVnc'tit:eultat battle-alread- y Levaolenabrdrinelaginliti .ArdnjuAtatunnt the right and left flanks. Major Percy Hammond already has struck s, his colors. It has become known that a met recently scars Of managers and discussed the tendency of the to dramatic cynics slaughter a 'Way to make a wisecrack. Epecitically, over Mr. Hammerstein tthe headnne which .covered a review of his late musical presentation. "The Golden Dawn.' Mr. Hammerstein felt that The Golden yawn" vas neither deserved. dignified nor decent. - and 'ether manager Who had suffered from loose writing backed him. up. The subject was thoroughlydiscustied and eds special' committee was an- Point-to take the matter up on behalf Of the managers with the editors of the news-managing. 1f h The 'papers-1it CO miulltee to out a formal request' send plans to critics. aoking them to refrain and Making that if they do not they will bs ex- eluded from all future openings. ;Instead of criticism. it is proposed that news reports without Whoristi continent ter 'substituitett-St- ill another manager. who is one Of the leaders in the movement to change the present system . declares that ' pressure will be brought to bear through advertising power, With the newspapers to bave them rePlace ' the critics' with straight news reporters. who win merely record of the play and mention the names of the players without indulging in the ei;Pression of opinion one way or another. -- It-hasstated that the Menagerie- - Protective association is Jeoding this. crusade. up . was-wrot- on ' elly-.-T- - - - , , - - - --- - - -- . - - Arc-Fe- the-prev- ent START TOMORROW -- RIGHT! tarolltag for ratime at by rolopkta limo QuisH the-stor- School of Beauty i ' A :U1.4-- Was. Li . asanciation 'represented,' but. many 4- of the manCgere who have atte nd- - 4 ed the meetings and whohave Lek-- , .11 an active part In the del:beralions are independent producers. One of th e Feld to be the reviewer tor & MOrn ,t IOW. newnlartt: iti wha Po., iglan-home way to Culture, Earn Timm pEle . ibr writ tor rataNC arce Is: verr ay, .S ASK A ROL T TUENestle Cireuline and ni"""' t Frederies Permanent - , 1 - his-Lo- , .b.YIiitt. , - - -- 1 : . ar from-verdte- ts ; ' - lint. last art. It la alleged that, he has not seen the last stet Of a Olse 13 ( the orienal "'Uncle Tcms not 'rim when ha wag tattles the), of the Plat al ihe hasOf Wm.,. P n n Ciotti. L....4-- 1).4M-hi-- !uisti-AnneEA PERI x OPERATORS Price $10.00 WAS. EWA. - 3 4, ' |