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Show THE CITIZEN 10 With The First of The Passing THE programme of 1918 was as long as the wine lists used to be and as inviting. If The Passing Shoes of yesteryears continue to sojourn in the eastern cities for periods of increasing duration we are apt to have The Passing Show of 1920" with us about A. D. 1925. - -- The elements of a Winter Garden revue are gorgeous scenery, girls, music, dancing and comicalities, especially the comicalities of travesty and burlesque. It is a gay, sparkling show with here and there a gaiety gone to seed and a sparkle that has lost its pristine luster. The few moments of dullness are the penalty which the revue pays for coming to us after its songs and many of its witty lines have been ruthlessly appropriated by the vaudevillians who move across country with great speed. For example, when one of the Howard brothers says: Goodness, is paper going higher, too? and the other replies, No, it is stationary, a perfectly good jest has been evolved, but the joke has been so long a laugh in vaudeville that it has become only a grin in the Revue. The same fate has befallen some of the songs. Not that they have lost their grace and charm. As sung by the pretty chorus, led by one of the companys vocalists of note, they have a verve and allurment lacking in vaudeville. Take, for example, the It is a song, Blowing Bubbles. delectable ditty of and by itself and has been exploited on the vaudeville stage and by the talking machines, but its real witchery is brought out by the show girls of the Revue, led by Helen Carrington. She stands on the improvised proscenium built in front of the regular stage 'while the chorus ladies march from the foyer down the center aisle toward her and then file on to the stage by the runaways at either side. In their hands they carry toy balloons which represent the bubbles. Some of these they toss among the audience who add to the mirth by pawing the bubbles about from hand to hand and occasionally by puncturing them. One of the scenes is the old and disgusting Salome stuff. The head on the platter is that of a profiteer. It is time that the stage should bar this theme. Even when presented seriously it was revolting. Presented as burlesque it is in the worst possible taste. The Revue has, in addition to the Howard brothers, a comedian of considerable pep in an acrobatic gentleman who threatens to bend. the theatre, and very nearly does it. In his excitement he varied and multi-huefalls off the stage into the orchestra more than once and he does it in such manner that he seems to a life-lik- e be inviting death. Leeta Corder is Miss Song, and well she plays and sings the part. Her voice is clear and powerful and lends itself with rare effect to the light or serious music of the Revue. d Much of the attractiveness of the show must be ascribed to lavish and often superb settings. Perhaps the most bewitching is the setting of Salome. In a court outdoors a throne has been placed and the action takes place under a blaze of torches. On the mounting terraces are staircases and palaces of unutterable splendor and windows belching forth radiance. statesman of our ADISTINGUISHED country once came near being even essaying grand opera with burlesque heroism Caught in a Jamb is a dancing act by Florenz Ames and Adelaide Winth-rop- . Ames is a fantastic comedian who has many funny lines and the dancing is excellent. In a vein of Metropolitan, Carlos Mejia, tenor, froni . the National, Havana, and Eduardo Lajarazu, of the Boston opera, will be heard in their best roles. satire. himself could introduce a bevy of prettier girls or sprightlier song and dance tunes than those that garnish The Brazilian Heiress, the musical festivity featured this week at Pantages. And not only are there spring-lik- e ,' scenery and fetching frocks in this' song and dance comedy, but theres Frankie Kelcey, she of the funny antics, smart sayings and tomboy personality. Frankies a whole show in herself and she keeps folks in good humor from start to finish. A diverting domestic comedy is presented by Martha Hamilton and company in a winning manner. Then The bill concludes with a gymnastic act in which a bulky athlete tosses a pygmy athlete about as if he were an animated toy. un- churched for applauding the Marion Morgan dancers, or classical dancers just like them. And yet that statesman no doubt, forgot all about the nudity and saw only the artistic beauty of the dancing. After all, the propriety of a dance often depends as much on the observer as on the dancer. It is a question of ones own point of view. It may be that there is an unnecessary nudity about the classical dances to be seen at the Orpheum this week, but if you are a statesman or an artist you will regard only the beauty of the production. The dancers present a dance drama. The theme lends itself to the spectacular. It has to do with the sacking of an imperial city by Attila and his Huns, 432 A. D. The civilization, culture and wealth of Italy were destroyed by barbarians from the wildernesses of central and eastern Europe. They conquered the greater part of Europe, burning, pillaging and looting everywhere they went. Tempted by the treasurers of civilization, Attila and his hordes ravaged northern Italy but' were compelled to turn back before entering Rome. The city which we see burning in the final scene of the dance is not Rome, but another devised in the same semblance for the spectacular effect. Illdica, the Roman virgin,' and leader of the dancers, thrusts a sword into the breast of the Hun chief and in his dying contortions he tears down the great draperies of the palace and reveals through a wide window the city engulfed in terrible flames. The Orpheum bill opens snappily with the Jack Hughes Duo. Jack is a master cornetist and thrills his audience with martial airs and popular ballads. Ed Morton is a singer of engaging ditties, most of a humorous kind. He is especially clever in weaving old songs and new into a texture held together by rhyming couplets. A Golf Proposal tells the story of two young lovers and a pair of old ones. The judge does not know how to propose; has been trying to for ten years and the youthful sweet hearts teach him the right way. The theme of the awkward old suitor who has been trying for years to pop the question became threadbare ages ago, but it comes back in brand new store clothes every once in a while. Marino and Maley are Wops who appear as if they were going to emit a line of dago chatter and let it go at that, but they blossom out into song, SALT LAKE THEATRE AYMOND HITCHCOCK, probably the most popular funmaker on the American stage, will be the host at the Salt Lake theatre next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, next. He comes in Hitchy Koo 1919, the third of the series of famous Hitchcock productions that by reason of their originality, their beauty and their laughter producing qualities, have alA company ready become a 'which Hitchy aptly designates funmaking aces accompanies the star. Hitchy Koo 1919 defies description in print. A prospectus of it could not possibly convey an idea of its entertaining qualities. It is, in the exact It meaning of the word, a revue. presents in burlesque form famous stage entertainments of the past. It is punctuated by numerous musical interpolations presented by its prinattecipals assisted by the ntion-holding chorus group of forty under twenty. From beginning to end it is illuminated by Hitchcock personality, he is at intervals on the stage and in the auditorium. Footlights are no bar or boundary to Hitchy. From the. stage or from a theatre aisle he converses with his audience and, being taken into his confidence, the audience enthuses. by-wor- d. eye-fillin- g, ITALIAN GRAND OPERA interest being shown in the of the Sonora Italian Grand Opera company at the Orpheum THE on Monday and Tuesday presages a musical treat of unusual excellence. Big audiences are assured for every one of the three performances. wil be sung Monday Rigoletto Cavalleria Rusticana and night; Pagliacci at the double bill for the Tuesday matinee, and Lucia Di Tuesday night. The special grand opera orchestra is expected to aid materially in mak Lam-mermoo- r, ing the performance of the Sonora aggregation distinctive. The company is fortunate in having a conductor of such renown and musical prowess as Ignacio Del Castillo, who for two years was the director for the peerless Tettrazini. He also served as director at the Metropolitan under Polaco. Consuelo Medina, the brilliant coloratura soprano from the Colon, Buenos Aires, and Beatrice Pizzorni, of the La Scala, Milan, together with such, famous stars as Alfredo Graziani of the PANTAGES MR.. ZIEGFIELD theres James Licheter who stands and grins and gets folks in a happy humor before distributing melody on his lil ole gran piano. The Marconi brothers score a big success with their accordion playing, which is above the average, and incidentally they garner many chuckles with their smart sayings. .Lieutenant Berry and Miss have a varied and effective repertoire of songs, ukulele strumming, with a smattering of acrobatics. A Mack Sennett comedy and the usual good musical program add a pleasing finish to this bill, which will continue through Tuesday night. Will Hills comedy circus will lead the cluster of new acts opening 'Wednesday. This is one of the peppiest animal acts on the circuit, and will feature Sunny Jim, the trick jazz mule. Other numbers will bring Oklahoma Bob Albright in a brand new cycle of song sayings; the Olga Sam-anotrio in A Musical Treat; Eadie and Ramsden in Charlies Visit; Viola Denny and Eddie Dunigan in a musical comedy melange and the Bullowa girls, Queens of the Silver Thread; together with a Mack Sennett comedy. ff GEM BEWILDERING variety of exquis-it- e gowns and dazzling jewels is worn by Hope Hampton in her initial production as a star, "A Modern Salome, which today opens a weeks engagement at the Gem theatre. It is her determination to become known as the best dressed woman of the screen and in her first production slie has set a mark that if maintained will earn her. that reputation. A Morning gowns, riding habits, lunch- - , eon frocks, tea gowns, dinner dresses, 1 evening gowns, fur coats and wraps perfect taste and gorgeous beauty in all of these is displayed by Miss Hampton. They are so numerous and are Hashed on the screen with such artistic effect as to constitute a spectacle which in itself holds and dazzles the eye. |