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Show THE CITIZEN 10 With The First Nighters GUS ED WARDS (himself) appears the Orpheum this week with his newly found proteges, two pretty girls and a fat little genius named We insert the Vincent O'Donnell. himself in parenthesis because Gus on the Edwards himselfs himself program or perhaps it was the press agent who recognized the need of telling us that it was his majesty himself who had come among us with song and fun. Roly-p&l- y Vincent ODonnell is the bright particular star of the aggrega-tion- , excluding, of course, Mr. Edwards (himself). Not that Gus is much to look at; quite the contrary, but he can write or pick popular songs with gripping melodies and he knows talent when he sees it, also beauty and artistic scenery. The pretty girls are Alice and Hazel Furness, who sing airily and dance fairy ly. The Welcome Home Song Revue begins with bits of Gus Edwards hits and blossoms out into gorgeous back stage scenery. One of the funniest things on the bill is a stunt by Arnaut Brothers It is a called The Loving Birds. whistling duet in bird language, introducing a wooing scene. First comes a quarrel with the lady bird huffy and distant and snappish, so that it seems almost, human. Then there Is the presentation of a sparkling gift and finally an invitation to have a glass of beer, which is very common among birds this season, now that human throats are parching. Hudler, Stein and Phillips are a harmonious trio who sing popular ditties with effect. Black & ODonnell, the violinist and the boob, entertain with singing, playing, dancing and chatter. yorning Glory is the name of a soap and the soap is the hero of the plot. If it had not been for the soap the beautiful school teacher fired for would not have been alleged flirting and if it had not been for the soap salesman the pious old fraud of a school trustee who fired her would have triumphed, but as it was the trustees gay life in a Chicago cabaret was revealed and employed as a weapon to make him end the play happily. Billy McDermott has been a tramp for many years. He is the chief hobo of vaudeville. While other hpboes wouldnt work at all Billy was willing to spend thirty minutes a day making people laugh at his queer impersonations and witicisms. That is why all the other hoboes ride the trucks while Billy travels in Pullmans and buys his pie at the best hotels. He isnt a bit funnier than he was twenty years ago, but no one coiild ask for anything funnier than Billy when he is hoboing at his best. The bills, which is one of the most attractive of the season, closes with a real circus act that recalls the sawdust arena. It is Societys Favorite Equestrians, a circus gentleman and two circus ladies all dolled up in dazzling white. They ride in a white dog cart drawn by two superb white horses and perform the usual thrilling acrobatic stunts of equestrians. playing at the Salt is one of the most distinctive of recent musical plays. It is a departure from the usual claptrap with a French theme and American jokes. It is a successful attempt to portray character and visualize with merriment and pathos different eras of life in New York City. It begins in the days when lads were apprenticed to masters and tells the story of a rich mans daughter who fell in love with an apprentice. They are parted by family opposition and the wiles of the villain. The apprentice goes away to far countries and returns rich, only to find his sweetheart long wedded to a sot and a rake. MAYTIME," SALT LAKE - sterling American actress, Anglin, will be seen here at the Salt Lake theatre on Wednesday evening, next, for four nights and matinee, in her new play, "The Woman of Bronze, by Henry THAT Kister-maech- er and Eugene Delard. The play comes here heralded as the most pro- - tentious dramatic effort ever attempted by Miss Anglin. It Is a story of Americans, their life, manners and their philosophy. The play is described as being a happy combination of a delicate problem, a sympathetic understanding of the faults of most of us and a plentiful sprinkling of good comedy. While it is in truth an angle on the triangle, it may as well be told here as later, that it is decidedly a wholesome angle that is presented. While there is a wife, a husband, and the other man, she is a perfectly nice wife, and he is just a fine man. No play from the pen of Henry Kister-maechand Eugene Delard could be otherwise. Miss Anglin has conspired with the authors to make this engagement a notable one. The cast might well carry the most extravagant descriptive adjectives with good grace. Suffice to say, however, that Miss Anglin has in no way departed from a rule to people her plays with the very best actors and actresses The Woman of Bronze available. comes here staged effectively, cast excellently and bearing the stamp of successful authors and management that has won high praise for itself in the theatrical world by an almost uncanny ability to choose for presentation only plays with merit and popular appeal. er well-establish- ed v PANTAGES t and grownups alike is found in The Rising Generation that leads the cheery cluster of ' acts playing to crowded houses at Pantages, this week.' Ten and; gifted i kiddies t, form the. personnel. . of The Rising and their : Generation, potpourri of chatter, songs, dancing ; and patriotic numbers brings down the house at every performance. v All laugh records are being broken thif week with the appearance of Happy Jack Gardner in In the War Zone. Jack, who has an able company supporting him, is seen as a negro minstrel forced to join the ' army in order to live, and between trying to remember the army regulations and dodging cannon balls, his life is one continual round of excitement. Ernie Forest and Grace Church have a delightful singing and dancing act. Forest is an exceptional artist on the banjo and xylophone, while Miss Church is a clever dancer. Stephens and Bumelle have a captivating melange of songs and chatter, while the Bupage Rokov Sisters add a lot of thrills and fun. Patrons of Pantages are enjoying the Salt Lake picture which was filmed at Pantages last week and which is being shown on the screen with the present bill, together with a red hot Mack Sennett comedy. Eddie Fitzpatricks musical score completes this bill, which runs through Tuesday A BIG joyfest for youngsters : very-brigh- . fast-movi- ng night. It will be circus week at Pantages with the opening of the new bill Wednesday. Robinsons Military Elephants are the big featured attraction, while the other circus acts will include the International Nine, whirlwind tumblers; Harry and Nancy Cavana in the Three The Free Exhibition; Clowns; Genevieve Meir and the Gibson sisters in dancing; John T. Ray and company in Check Your Hat; and the Novelle brothers, famous tumbling violin clowns. CAS1S0 . name of Jimmy leading character in The Lincoln Highwayman, the new William Fox feature by Paul Dickey, in which William Russell will' be starred, starting Sunday at the Casino SPEEDS thethemiddle theatre. MARGARITA FISHER WHO APPEARS ' IN THE HElLlON" AT THE ' AMERICAN THEATRE TODAY ONLY V During the whole action of the picture Russell is moving at top speed. He is usually in a fast automobile which he always drives at the limit, up hill and down dale. Obstacles which would stop an ordinary driver mean nothing in his young life. Even when he is making love Russell is in action. The girl is finally won by him because she cannot resist his speed. The heroine is played by pretty Lois Lee, a newcomer to Fox features, al- - 1 |