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Show THE CITIZEN 10 With the First Nighters Nazimova the elusive the fascinating and one of the most admired of all the movie screens grandilos quent galaxy of stars, is at the this week in Billions, a film of exceptional range and power, depicting a love affair with teeming millions on b.oth sides of the age-olquestion, which finally ends in dire poverty and, of course, happiness ever Pan-tage- duction technique. The principals in the cast supporting Anita Stewart, in Playthings of are: Herbert Rawlinson, Destiny, Walter McGrail, William Y. Mong, Grace Morse and little Richard Headrick, known in the film realm as the wonder child. Playthings of Destiny is Miss Stewarts initial Associated First National attraction on her 1920-2production schedule. d afterward. This is only the beginning of a most charmingly diverisfied bill for the current week, which made many of the First Nighters gasp with pleasure. Eight Liberty Girls we counted, em among the best before the footlights, in a classy musical stunt. They delighted the audience as much with their piquancy and brilliant mannerisms as they did with their really good music. Their repertoire reaches from the depths of melodies, with a sprinkling of patriotic strains, to the most modern of modern jazz The girls show exceptional versatility with the saxaphcne, trombones, drums, fife, flute and brass horn and for good measure sing ensemble for a few minutes. Payton and Ward are there with slap stick comedy. They are classy soft shoe artists, and exceptionally good acrobatic performers. An unusual act is that of the Five of Clubs. The act opens with a musical stunt between the queen and one of the Jacks which is quite amusing and tapers off into a fast and furious round of Indian club swinging which is a marvelous display of dexterity and which is interspersed with some vivacious chatter, graceful dancing and a few songs. Clare and Atwood give an acrobatic turn that furnishes some surprises and a good deal, of amusement. It is 'an act full of ginger and swift.liorse play in which the lady gives the gent the worst of the bargain. Green and do a singing and piano turn Lha't catches the fancy. The piano has not been heralded as a purely comical instrument, but it is made to furnish its share of the fun in this striking act. With the Pantages cool and dreamy Inside, the weeks bill is well rounded out with a Selznick News film which covers half the globe. old-tim- f I ir last Sunday at Lagoon vaudeville assures her of another generous welcome at todays performance. ' Baby June Purrington will be seen again on the bill today, but this time she will appear with two other clever juvenile artists in A Bit o Scotch, a clever little .skit of popular and Scotch songs and character dances. Appearing with Baby June in this number will be Baby Kootchy Ivorny (aged 4 years), who has been classed as a juvenile vaudeville wonder, and Baby Helen Parry (aged 6 years) another juvenile Edwin Carewe directed the picture, and Anthony Paul Kelly, who wrote the scenario for Way Down East, was engaged to make the adaptation. Kelly journeyed from New York to California for the special purpose of assisting Director Carewe with the pro- PANTAGES. prodigy. Free Vaudeville at Lagoon How a tadpole grows into a frog, how a bird builds a nest, how animals Another free vaudeville bill that is sure to please those who picnic this afternon at Lagoon resort has been secured by Manager A. C. Christensen, act when they are parents, hr.w plants take naps in the hot summer, how ants have slaves and entertain guests these are a few of the subjects that interest Dr. J. Arthur Thomson enough to lead him to embody his observations in a book called Natural History Studies. Dr. Thomson is not unknown as a nature philosopher, and this work is an entertaining sequel to several which already bear his name. The unique feature of the present volume is that the author has divided his essays into four groups, named after the four seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter. Under each group he has assembled descriptions of the animal, plant, and b'rd life which are peculiarly active in the portion of the year mentioned, or some phase of which is peculiarly presented to human attention. His descriptions are generally sympathetic and vivid, and have quite as much appeal to the laymen as to the scientist. Dr. Thomson appears at fmes to penetrate beyond the narrow veil of exact science and touch the doorstep of the mystic. For instance, in his essay on FTankincense and Myrrh, he almost perceives the hidden law of the use of these and other aromatic plants for religious and kindred purposes. He says: When we come into the sunshine upon a. patch of mown glass with a Jane Murfin,' which is Louis B. Mayers current starring vehicle for Anita Stewart, and which will be shown at the American theatre for four days, beginning Sunday, was originally intended . for presentation on. the speakle stage but by a special arrangement with the author, Mr. Mayer obtained the right to film the story before its stage debut. It Is probable that Playthings of Destiny will be produced on the stage after its run on the screen as an Associated First National attraction. , v. -- : and. with Gloria Mayne, the noted op- eratic star, who has just completed a transcontinental tour, as headliner, the bill promises to rank alongside the best vaudeville that has appeared in Salt Lake City. Gloria Mayne will render a brilliant repertoire of operatic ami ballad numbers and the enthusiasm which greeted her appearance PAYTON and WARD More Nature Philosophy. AMERICAN. by LIBERTY GIRLS THE LATEST BOOKS. La-Fel- ls Playthings of Destiny, 8 Other excellent numbers will round out Sunday afternoons bill at Lagoon, after which a daring exhibition of high and fancy diving at Waikiki beach is promised by Manager Christensen. 1 e BILLIONS . good proportion of Sweet Vernal, we feel a great satisfaction. For the moment. all is right with the world. But why it should be so is difficult to tell. . . . As we sniff the perfumed air in which quintillions of aromatic particles are hurrying past us, here from gorse and hawthorn, there from woodruff and sweet vernal grass, we are and probably smelling the w?ste p:cducts of the plants living fires, for all living is a slow burning by-produ- aw?.y. 5 OF CLUBS GREEN and LA FELLE CLAIRE and ATWOOD This is a wonderful and real 4 line entertainment V With you every day in year, ft ft |