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Show tr r-- r f t THE CITIZEN 10 With The First Nighters British army, whose invention to detect undersea boats has been stolen hack at a mystery ONE whois looks apt to be disappointed, but that is not the right viewpoint. If a mystery play fulfills its purpose, when one looks forward, it is a success. It is from that standpoint that The Master Thief, presented at the Salt Lake theatre by Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, is as much of a triumph as The Thirteenth Chair. That the audience was of this opinion on the first night was evidenced by the fact that the entire company was recalled several times after the first act and delightedly acclaimed. It would be idle to attempt a brief outline of the plot, for it takes a prologue, three acts and two scenes in the last act to unravel the mystery and some of the unraveling is done every minute. It is one of thosqr plays that starts with the hunt for a mysterious master thief. In this instance he is called Paymaster and his specialty is in playing even with a certain rich man, Rango Sherrard, and all his partners. The final partner is an inventor whom Sherrard has financed and whom, toward the end, it appears he is threatening to ruin so as to obtain the hand in marriage of the inventors beautiful daughter. If that were all there is to the plot it would be commonplace, but the author has succeeded in putting as e many thrills into it as wrere in an melodrama. At first the spectator imagines that the mystery of Paymaster is going to be absurdly simple, but when it gets to be more and more baffling he is compelled to admit that he is as stupid as the detectives who are being made laugh-victim- s by;the thief. master redoubtable Naturally the audience was interested in something entirely apart from the play. The personalities of the two former movie stars were a matter of keen curiosity. Just how urould the two idols of the movie devotees appear in' their own proper persons, in one of those not a movie play afold-tim- fairs? To begin with Beverly Bayne is pretty, dainty and an accomplished actress. As for Francis X. he is Quite as handsome and virile as in pictures. The play permits him to' display the same dash, the same heroisms and the same purposeful posings. Mr. Morosco has provided the stars with an admirable company, each role being presented by wholly competent artists. There is much excellent character work by crooks, detectives and by Racing Norah, enacted by Grace Peters. neglected, as usual, to HAVING which act vas officially 1 . .! designated as the Orpheum headliner, we are under the pleasant necessity of telling what we liked best, and of hurling a few brickbats and miscellaneous pieces of terra cotta at that which displeased us. With a brick in one hand and some bouquets in the other we will toss the brick over the footlights first and trust by a man and woman German spy. This leads to all sorts of complications, in true melodramatic style, and enables the producers to show the gun deck of a Yankee cruiser in action with the discharge of six pounders and rapid fire guns, and the crew stripped to the waist, destroying a It also leads to the German race for the buoy in the British channel by the heroine and the German girl. U-Bo- at. PANTAGES varieties of laughs packed into the bill delighting Pantages audiences this week. Led by a dramatic playlet of sterling worth, the show runs the gamut of J. Porter cheery entertainment. White and his company of capable players register a big hit with their N FIFTY-SEVE- ; The Hideaway The plot is altogether .unique and the TOM finish a bit of a surprise. MOORE Rounds of applause greet Oklahoma is Bob Albright at every turn.' Bobs ar-lord arid Lady AlAu all ray of stories and budget of songs are. cleverthe very latest in laugh-gettin- g ness. A personality that gets ..her COMING TO THE CASINO THEATRE , STARTING SUNDAY across strong and a story-tellin- g ; talent that is tiptop make Marie Fitzgib-bon- s that we shall not commit murder. If the shadow and is struck with terror. a general favorite with theatre we hit a headliner we will admit the In a whirl of dancing she strives to throw off the shadow, which ever fans. Her. dialect tales are especially act and think we can lick the actor. well done. There is a little play entitled When hounds her and makes every motion Patter that introduces the latest He Came Back, by Edgar Allen that she does. Suddenly it springs slang, and a song or two that score Woolf. Have you ever noticed that upon her and throttles her to death. an instant success make As You Sybil Vane is a petite singer with a writers whose names begin with EdLike It, presented by Canfield and gar Allen are remarkable for being marvelously sweet and powerful voice. Rose, a turn of hilarious worth. A Galli-Curof unlike Poe? Edgar. Allen may be a She is called the tonal treat that would be a treasured Woolf, but as a playwright he is no vaudeville and well deserves the memory on any bill is given by Anita bear. This tells the story of our hero The Tango Shoes is a unique Arliss, former star of The Chocolate back from France. He brings with him a bride who pleases gay grandma dancing act, introducing some old folk Soldier, and Arthur Alton, a star in and displeases moody ma, the grouch. who are lively steppers and some his own right. Their song revue gives Ma wanted to put her out, but not half comedy that seemed to tickle at least evidence of splendid vocalization. An aerial act that is decidedly seventy-fiv- e per cent of the audience. as much as we did. Maleta Bonconi is a violin virtuso. unique is dashed through by the four Aside from that the bill is all right. Her playing of classical and popular Morok sisters, while the sixth episode It is as full of pep as need be. of Smashing Barriers and Eddie airs was bewitching. The Seven Honey Boys introBobb Tipp and his dog Tip are acroFitzpatrick's musical program, are the duced an olio of the old time negro n bats of distinction, and both are other features of this bill, minstrelsy. It was immensely pleaswhich contiues funny, especially Tip. through Tuesday ing not only because it revived attracnight. tive memories but because the seven One of the most spectacular acts in young men have excellent voices, LAKE SALT vaudeville comes Wednesday, with some quite enchanting. We susThe Kremlin of Moscow," a Russian pected that perhaps we had heard DAYS LEAVE, the big feature of supreme, beauty, introducsome of the jokes in the old days, of SEVEN melodrama, which minstrelsy, but mayhap it was just an comes to the Salt Lake theatre next ing the famous Russian dances, music and folk songs. Other numbers on illusion. Probably we heard them in week, holds the record for all plays another life. of its type, not only in Great Britain the new bill include the Le Grohs in a Alice Eis is a wonderful dancer, and Australia, but in New York, where pantomine novelty; Chisholm and pretty and graceful. The Shadow of it played for over twenty weeks at the Breen in Her Cave Man; the PanPajay, one of her dances is a stroke Park theatre, to the largest business ama Trio; Dorsch and Russell in The Musical Railroaders; and the of genius. It begins with a bit of of the season. It is now playing at g Sir Henry Irvings theatre, London, seventh chapter of Smashing Barrcrystal gazing and some prophetic words to the effect that where it is rapidly approaching its iers.-. your shadow is your death." The third year, while companies are predancer, in a lovely setting, dances senting it in both Melbourne and CASINO gaily and is enjoying life to the full. Sydney, Australia; in South Africa, Suddenly, in the moonlight, a shadow while one company will again present AUGMENTING a new six-aappears. Miss Eis dances in the full it in Canada. program, Lord and Lady The American version of this,. Wal- Algy, the new Boldwyn photoplay in light, the shadow in a half light that obscures the features of James Temis- starred, ter Howard play, centers about a which Tom Moore again , pleton, her partner. The girl notices young Irish American major in the demonstrates the possibilities of the drama, rapid-fir- e x ci m. blue-ribbo- soul-searchin- . ct - . , t , |