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Show m - THE CITIZEN lo The First Nighters f Lake, a ballet in one act; Chopiana, a set of dances from Chopin, followed by the usual divertissements. Before the czars empire went down to destruction it produced the poetic Ballet Busse and Anna Pavlowa, We hear that Lenine and his bewhiskered Bolsheviks are trying to ' retain the glories of the theatre and we wonder whether such a sensitive plant as the poetic ballet can survive in the sordid atmosphere of Bolshevism. Mile. Pavlowa and her company, under the direction of Fortuno Gallo, appeared at the Salt Lake Theatre on Monday and Tuesday evenings with a special matinee on Washingtons -- ORPHEUM .... birthday. On the opening night the audience waited until 9 oclock to greet Pavlowa, for her train was late from s San Francisco. When the arrived they saw a mountain of scenery being carried into the theatre and it looked like a hopeless task to unwrap and place the various settings before midnight. Which shows what skill and speed are necessary 'to put for on a big scenic production; within an hour all of the scenery was on the stage and was set up without delay as required. True, the performance lasted until 11:30 oclock, but no one begrudged the time. On the first night the programme consisted of an Egyptian Ballet performed to music ' by Verdi and Luigni; a ballet in one act, entitled, Amarilla, music by Glazounow and -- ticket-holder- . ' Drfeo," and' Divertissement' in the way of dances by members of the company. Amarilla tells the story of a gypsy who is brought by her band to dance before a noble company, chief among whom is the count, her faithless sweetheart. Pavlowa as the gypsy has a tragic dance to perform and she shows an emotional resource that is astounding, r;. The costumes in this ballet were ' If we had a censorship of the stage one dance in the musical comedy, Little Miss Vamp, now at the Orpheum, would not be permitted. It is a brilliant and lively skit and would be all the better without the vulgar dance. When we had the saloons our lordly tavern keepers were urged to reform, but they preferred to go their wilful ways. Soon they were weeping alcoholic tears over proposed blue laws. And then came prohibition. Now that a blue law is proposed for the theatres they ought to be as good as possible. Of course, we dont know how good that is, but a little there is a censorship law the managers will be moved to tears as they ascribe the blame to fanatics instead of to themselves. The feature of the act is Winnie Lightner, who is a laughing hoyden, a comedienne with a singular sense of humor. She has been making rapid later wThen progress and doubtless will soon rank f John A orr to is a master of sang froid. If hfperg!ln with the stars of yesteryear. Perhaps spring an old joke you would it is necessary to explain that we do laugh at the coolness with not mean that she will be a dead one. put it over, but the beautjitttiS co act is that his t She is one of the liveliest is among the women of vaudeville and father and mother are visitingpbw has a style all her own. Occasionally he introduces them to the audoiW?.th she tosses a dud across the foot- you guess that it is an exhiMhe lights, but generally her quips and bad taste you will be only stunts result in explosions of laughter. He does it so cleverly and And, by the way, she is not the dancer good fun of it that he gets to whom we gently alluded. difficulty of the situation with 9 Jimmy Lucas is an expl' The bill this week is. most entertainbut at times vulgar. In.nef ing. It begins wtih one of the best mirth, sence of a censorship we polity canine acts we have seen. our own special kind of censorsL?? Ed Healy & Allen Cross are vigorous make no charge. He is assist vaudeville singers who know the value piquant little lady, who t of putting some of the actors art into role of a singing and fencing s their presentations. William Selbini and Jeanne 01 James P. Conklin is a mere sliver Follies of Vaudeville engage g of humanity and at that. brisk juggling and balancing To see him is to laugh; To watch his is a sort of 'L giantess for antics is to laugh some more and to tosses her partner aboutstrength' right! j5LT hear him pun and patter is to roar. fully. ' No applause for the rhyme. He is as- . . . the m sisted by Myrtle Glass in presenting a farm 1 comic potpourri, The Four Seasons picture and the Four Reasons. The headline act, featuring Rig; lure f Joe Laurie, Jr., is a chatty person who calls his mixture Whaticare. He Brothers and the Swanson Siste? 1 eludes creditable digressions ers kinds of vaudeville, sufficient material for several I bers, the offering is character eBe high quality. The brothers are:' ians, talented magicians and ai of strength and grace. The Siisisters enliven the act with their!; r Cat nounc ing and singing. A clever skit with many laus poet fun-make- rs chit-cha- . . red-heade- . d WP ! ; given by Colvin and Wood. and a beautiful girl with an imag ill form the basis for the htimor. Walter Law and company prep; potent one-ac- t play with an ul turn and a pleasant ending, ft' titj." armB tie in y Law, as a burglar, enters the timgi atelj tiofc hor a rich and beautiful girl just ass about to leave her husband andr with an admirer. The burglar evide an interest in the moral welfare young woman and an interesting tion develops. especially notable because of the brilliant colorings. Pavlowa was aided by Alexandre Volinine, a graceful dancer and wonderful pantomimist. His skill in pantomime he displayed later when he danced as Pierrot to the music of Humoresque." Voices of the Spring was an appealing dance of the al fresco type and in it appeared the charming Mile. Butsova with M. Barte. She is prettier than Pavlowa, but has not the emotional quality that often gives deep pathos to the dancing of Pavlowa. Of course, Pavlowa danced the which has long Swan, Dying been one of her greatest achievements. Imitators have made it a commonplace of the stage, but one needs only to see her in it again to appreciate the fact that it has a poetry which none but she can interpret with power. At the Tuesday matinee the dances includes Thais, a ballet In one act from Massenets opera, Autumn Leaves, a choregraphic poem by Pavlowa, and dances by various members of the company. The bill Tuesday The Enchanted evening included I'fiLM o! Kurt and Edith Kuehn take p an amusing number of music and& ing. The former is a remait whistler and pleases wtih his sod? voices varying greatly in tone rat Miss Kuehn plays the violin in ai ner that adds to the worth o:' the ber. balancing and juggling ict, that depicts strength and skill, Paul Conchas, Jr., and company. The program is completed by Vidors motion picture poducc The Jack Knife Man. The play1 the story of the life of an old Mi sippi houseboat owner and the world which dawned for him with1 development of his love for mi o$ A : K i Frances Pritchard, dainty dancer who is a feature of the Orpheum bill opening next Wednesday in the Dance Duel with Edward Tierney and James Donnelly. baby. hill |