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Show With the First Ni'ghters STELLAR BILL OPENS AT CRPHEUM THEATRE. Gus Edwards and his bevy of Proteges scored a tremendous hit at the ini.ial performance for the week, Wednesday night, at the popular Orpheum theatre. This thing of scoring big hits is getting to be a regular habit with Edwards, and that this pzediliction of his is much admiied and app.oved by Salt Lake theatre liabitue3, was vividly and amazingly proclaimed .at the end of the leng songs revue, when Gus was literally made to parade his Young Stars before the delighte.d audience again and again, in answer to prolonged and rousing encores. Edwards Song Revue brings before the spot light an exceptionally youthful and talentented company of boys and girls. Perhaps Edwards most sti iking example of the selection of a versatile Protege is Sandy, the lad from the land of Burns and Sir Walter Scott, where the fragrant heather grows. "Sandy is a pocket edition cf Harry Lauder, the famed Scotch comedian, and brings with him that broad, beaming smile and that rare trick of voice and deft characterization that made Lauder the headliner of his time. Sandy lia3 an act all by himself, in which he won his way to the hearts of his audience, but was forced to appear in the finale of the big levue before the admiring First Nighters were appeased. In the Song Revue, Alice and Hazel Furness carry the leading parts among a constellation of beautiful and piquant girls and manly boys that Gus has and trained to perfection. Chester Edwards is a n'mble and versatile dancer and was among. those who had to perform several times to satiify the crowd. Nat Eisman has a charming voice and he was called upon several times to repeat. Edwards takes a leading pait in his revue, but does not attempt to center all the glory his way. He has given his proteges much to do that places them strongly before the audience. Depicting the versatility and finesse of the women of the Orient, Lady Tsen Mei. the Chinese Nightingale, rendered many charming song selections and did a bit of character work that both amazed and appealed. Her conceptions of American vaudeville were most entrancing and were rendered in a strong, tuneful voice without the slightest taint of foreign accent. It is to be presumed that Her Ladyship was reared and educated in this country, but she affects the modest pantalette dress of the women of old China and combs her hair straight s have done for back like her many centuries. .. Jack Inglis is an epitome of the ridiculous. His act is teeming with things contrary to all semblance of fact or the usual. But it Is clever and made a big hit. He is a laugh pro- The bill opens with the three Romeo sisters in graceful dance gyrations and costume effects. They sing well and dance better. The feature of their skit is dancing to the luring strains of the Dance of Valkyries. Something different in fact rather unusual was portrayed by Miss Norton and Paul Nicholson in their conlife for a pair ception of newly-wedde- d of department store clerks. The playlet is dubbed A Dramatic Cartoon. and the name is surely a wise bit of juggling along nomenclature lines. It is more than a mere cartoon it is a burlesque, but well acted and provocative of much mirth. Samsted, the strong man, with the help of Maid Marion, gives a fine exhibition of manly strength. The act is different from the usual and centers around a reverie of the strong-man- , whose superb development and amazing feats of strength win him the but only in love of the ' one woman his dream. There was not a dull moment during the continuity of the program. It is both entertaining and edifying, and closes with the usual excellent Pathe . News reel and features the Aesop mated cartoon j. Gee, but business is PANTAGES OFFERS FASCINATING BILL. 'Way Down East, . that famous diama of the stage, made more complete and even more intense in the great W. D. Griffith screen production, is easily the headliner at the Pantages playhouse this week. Attracted by this stellar film offering and by a rousing, ranting vaudeville program, Salt Lake First Nighters stormed the Pantages Wedensday night and literally filled the big auditorium to capacity. Lillian Gish has the leading pait in Way Down East, playing the role of Anna Moore with that rare technique and deftness of portrayal that helped to make the drama one of the greatest ever seen on the legitimate stage. In addition to Miss Gish the cast includes movie artists of the class of Mrs. David Landau, who essays the part of Anna Moores mother. Others in the cast are Josephine Bernard, Mrs. Belmont, Patrica Fruen, Florence Short, Kate Bruce, Vivian WAY DOWN EAST The original D. W. Griffith Masterpiece WAY DOWN EAST in its entirety (twelve thousand feet) and vaudeville Starts today at 12 noon Come Early Ballet Des Artistes Hays and Liloyd Perry and Peppino A Gay Little Home kin-folk- ducer of extraordinary attainments. ani- LILLIAN GISH L RICHARD BARTH ELM ESS in D.W. GRIFFITH'S WAY DOWN EAST " good |