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Show I THE CITIZEN 10 With The First Nighters MOST of us were ticked immensely vaudeville began to screen those bright, snappy editorial paragraphs. Each one of them was an explosion of laughter, except for a dud here and there. But now the original idea seems to have been modified by some lugubrious censor who thinks vaudeville patrons need a large proportion of propaganda. When mother says, Willie, rock the baby, and Willie replies, All right, lend me a rock, we are moved to merriment, but when a glum editor gets solemn and tearful over the economic situation we, too feel like we freTrue, throwing rocks. over the tears shed quently but we do economic situation, not care to have them photographed on the vaudeville screen in our blithe moments when we are seeking to forget the high cost of living and yearn for laughter. Otherwise the Orpheum bill is all right. Not for the world would we blame live actors for movie mistakes. We note, however, that the stage humorists are availing themselves of many of the bright and snappy paragraphs evolved by the editors and appropriated by the screen. Not long ago a lively joke was thrown on the screen at the Orpheum and a few minutes later one of the performers repeated the joke word for word and decorated it with gestures. And he wondered at the pained silence. It has not occurred since and we presume the management runs off the funny sayings at a private rehearsal for the benefit of the players whose domes are con- gramme says that Grapewin is supported by Anna Chance, but we think this is a mistake, for he wrote the play and as it is a good one, we think he is, or soon will be, able to support himself. At the Italian Front is simply a slight variation of the old marksmanship stunt. A war scene on the Piave river is reproduced effectively and into that scene walks Pisano, the expert rifle shot, and a lady, clad in khaki, who permits Pisano to shoot the ashes off a cigarette she holds between her lips. THE ELKS SHOW big audience that greeted performance of the Elks' leap year revue at the Salt Lake theatre Thursday night. There was an orchestra, an enlarged one, under the direction of Eddie Fitzpatrick. There was an interlocutor in the person of Judge John F. Tobin, and that means as good as a professional. There were ten end-meheaded by William Crowley, an e actor, who is a splendid entertainer. With him were William J. Vay, Sil Engleman, Charles Smith, C. C. Backes, Kayem Grier, Rex Stark, Richard Mann, Mat Thomas and Art Weir, all of them funny, with jokes that were new. Then there was a troupe of girl dancers, led by Miss Miranda Matson, the others being the Misses Margaret Wallace, Viola Service, Juanita Jensen, Monette Salmonson, ITthewasfirsta n, old-tim- Burt-on,-Arlin-e and Ethlyn Golden, who were the personification of grace. There was the Lake quartet, composed of A1 Clawson, Alex Anderson, Roy Utley and T. M. Evans. The soloists were Miss Felt, Miss Fay King, Miss Dolly Christensen, Miss Irene Hansen, Miss Maiora Rogers, who gave the Kiss Waltz in a splendid manner and was recalled again and again, Miss Melba Sell, Miss Jessie Williams and Master Bennett Larson. In the olio Misses Bessie Craig, Viola and Bessie Service did the Sailors Hornpipe so well that they were recalled several times. Miss Dolly Christensen gave the dance To The balcony splendidly. Spring scene from Romeo and Juliet was presented by David Rees and Miss Naomi Heppner. There were the Six Melody Bugs, Misses Rita Young and Virginia Nelson, Messrs. George Mitchley, Bud Averill, A1 Davis and C. R. Baker. In his song, Ill Say She Does, Master Bennett Larson made a hit. In the opening, the duet by Misses Lillian Ness and Louise Lewis was given in a charming manner, as was the solo, Lonesome, by Miss Felt. The revue was under the direction of Prof. Charles Kent. PANTAGES with merriment of the brand, the bill now playing at Pantages has a brisk spontaneity that makes it an imme- - REPLETE n, evidently copied in longhand and grew weary before he came to the point. While Bert is always a riot of laughter he would do well to abandon some of the 1910 and 1911 models and get brand new jokes with and everything. Lucille is an English woman w'ho has trained a couple of talking birds. One of them, Cockie, is especially clever, but the other brid makes a big hit by singing Yankee Doodle" with a jazz effect. Dick Duffy and Betty Caldwell meet By the Lamp Post and engage in smart repartee, occasionally bursting into song. Ardine is a flashing dancer of the Parisian type who appears in an elaborate scene and kicks holes in tlio startled atmosphere. She is assisted by Wallace Bradley who dances gracefully and sings with real feminine intuition. The Original College Boys are Kenney & Hollis. One of them is there simply as a foil for the other, who is comedian with a variety a of stunts. He keeps yelling at the audience, "This is all new stuff, and, whether it is or not, it is funny. The headliners are Charley Grape-wiand Anna Chance. The pro nedy two black face 'chatter1 demons have one of the funniest comedy skits on the circuit, while .Haynes, Montgomery and Hannon give a song offering that is a rare treat in harmony beautifully blended. ' The Peerless Trio live up to their title in their turn, which includes some clever patter, songs and instru- mental selections. Love and Wilbur open the show with dashing acrobatics. The photo comedy is bubbling with laughs and the musical program of high calibre. This bill continues through Tuesday night. Jessie Blair Sterling and her Seven Glasgow Maids will bring a breath of old Scotland to Pantages Wednesday, when they starline the new bill opening that day. Other acts will include the Great Howard, vaudevilles versatile ventriloquist; the Chung Hwa Four, Chinese quartette; the Four Casting Mellos, sensational aerial-ists- ; Fiske and Fallon in Words and Music, and Henry and Adelaide, who introduce a change in dancing. . t in a musical farce called Ladies First, becomes a tenant of the Salt Lake theatre for three days engagement starting Thursday, March 25. Harry B. Smith is responsible for the book and A. Baldwin Sloans wrote some of the music of this musical offering. Miss Bayes interpolated her own song numbers. Twenty years ago Charles Hoyt wrote for his wife Caroline Miskel a farce called "A Contented Woman, a satire on the feminist movement of the day. The farce served to launch Mrs. Hoyt as a star and she played it until her sudden death, which was followed a year or so later by that of her husband, whose mind gave way from grief. It was. from this farce that Harry Smith sought inspiration for Ladies First, which when it was originally produced went under the name of Look Whos Here. Ladies First has made an agreeable starring vehicle for Miss . Bayes and it has been commended in otherjf cities. .Briefly, it is .that of,a popular young woman who is induced by a feminine political boss . to enter the political arena and find out, too late to withdraw, that her chief opponent is her own fiance. It is this character that Miss Bayes portrays. Her op- i . g n .. ORA BAYES of the varieties but now heading her own company self-starte- rs rip-roarin- diate success. The jolly Yip Yap hankers stage a turn that is a bom1 bardment for the blues, including as it does a snappy line of drilling with more than the usual portion of comedy tucked in for good measure; the boys also are tumblers of amazing speed, and their act is one that wins the house from start to finish. In a program of restricted songs that are rendered with exquisite tonal artistry, Nada Norraine scores a striking success. La France and Ken- SALT LAKE structed of elephants tusks. Which reminds us that Bert the original daffy dill, has several new jokes, some of which he Fitz-gibbo- v Yap- - ORA BAYES, STAR ANd'oWNER OF "LADIES FIRST i COMING TO THE SAT.T TAKE THEATRE MARCH 25- - 26 AND 27. |