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Show THE CITIZEN 9 tra round out the bill that will run for the rfemainder of the yveek. . JACK HOLT AND SUPERB CAST IN THE GRIM COMEDIAN Behind the production of Rita Wei-man- s first original screen story, The Grim Comedian, which will be shown at Loews State theatre for three days, beginning Monday, January 15, lies a ddene Hi Prom "WHfis.fi Lights r--c . pidruRES A&v. LoW7 corporation AT PANTAGES m of the best bills presented this season. It is a varied pro-'t- h little to choose between the stellar acts. ps Kitty Doner, Sister Rose ther Ted make up a team that e given first honors, but there le difference in the wholesome-- i real artistic worth of the acts, that it is manifestly fair :the entire bill as of headliner Doner, the premier boy char-rRL- f vaudeville, has l03t none of ghtlyness, none of her verve charm of personality. She is boy wonder and still able to Broadway Dude cards and jjjjt his own game and finish well pef In her sister, Rose, she has companion who is at once a g ingenue and a versatile Miss Rose combines a wide . histrionic accomplish-rTCnis a most graceful dancer, e assistance of Brother Ted, easily takes the leading place re of d bill and is almost an entire itself. Miss Kitty Doner has er family stunt A League of eps, which she garnered, no nd pieced together and made o a charming vaudeville act, If long experience in support of in, in whose company she preat renown and became a . i Opera and Jazz, Inc. nd pleasing entertainment is a de-ulge- d in by the clever artists, Moody and Mary Duncan. A :ing combination, it is delight- rked but and presented in most manner. Lacking some of the 'anges of opera, yet it is fully up as far as it goes, and e.two girls with good voices, pleasing personality and great stage ability, a wide opportunity to display their peculiar ability. And then came J. Rosamund Johnson and his quintet of snper-shade.- l artists, all gentlemen of color, but swift, sure and clever in all their stage e doings. It is a melange of the darky songs of plantation days and the new song3 of the day. These ebony boys sure can make them tunes Gloria Hope as the growing daughter; Jack Holt as the rich lover, and John Harron as the girls fiance, play the more important parts. The minor roles are vividly presented by Mae Hopkins, Bert Woodruff, Laura Lavarnie, Joseph Dowling and Claude Payton. actress-mother- , ELKS TO DANCE FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE story of painstaking preparation by the director, Frank Lloyd, and the entire Goldwyn studio staff, and daily conferences with the author, who had the unique satisfaction of seeing lier story' grow into a motion picture under her eyes. Salt Lake Elks No. 85 will dance for sweet charity at the Hotel Utah this (Saturday) evening. The affair is given under the auspices of the Elks Ladies Club and a charming fea- The grim comedian, of course, is life, who plays ugly tricks on the puppets that fall into his hands. With this theme, Miss Weiman has told the story of a minor actress who gave up the luxury of a rich roues favor that her child might not be contaminated by the loose atmosphere in which she lived. By a trick of fate, the girl moves the philanderer to his first genuine affection. Of these threads is The Grim Comedian woven into a tense drama. One of the unique features of the picture is the symbolical drawing made by one of Americas famous painters, Albert Herter, and pieced into the photoplay. Frank Lloyd, who directed The Grim Comedian, had an excellent cast to wTork with. Phoebe Hunt as the sist the matrons. There will be other ture will be a bevy of beautiful and vivacious young girls, who will forms of entertainment such as fortune telling and other diversions. While the charity appeal is foremost yet it assures those who attend will have one of the best times the season has afforded by any similar event. The charity dance is open to the public. Committee in charge of the ball includes 'Mrs. W. C. Lockington, Mrs. Thomas J. Ilalpin, Mrs. Rex I). Stark, t Mrs. L. R. Wardrop and Miss Jessie Swift. Among the girls who will act as special hostesses are Miss Florence R. Olson, Miss Dorothe M. Price, Miss Frances Enking, Miss Lucile Pyper, Miss Ruth Candiland, Miss Frances Thurman and Miss Afton Howe. old-tim- hum and the lanky drummer of the jazz band is a right scrumptuous person. He won volumes of applause with his clever manipulation of the sticks, which amounted almost to a juggling feat complete in itself. An inspired sculp Lor could take a lump of plastic clay and through his genius transform it into a model depicting a multitude of facial expressions, if he were given his own time and not disturbed. Ed. E. Ford, vl.o hails from far-of- f Australia, takes his countenance and in an instant makes of it a type, an exagg ration, yet so clear-cu- t and eloquent that he need not have spoken a single word. The explanations of what he intended to do were The president of really superfluous. the face trust, he is entitled to special mention. This is by no means all of the good turns on the Orphcum's new bill. Harrison Greene and Katherine Parker appear in a skit called At the; Depot'" that has real punch, some live jokes, some swift action and sonic good singJust the Two of Hs Alone.. was ing. splendidly done. Vaudeville Prescription BOBBIE TREMAINE, WILL HIGGIE and SAUL MARSHALL T1U A KITTY OMIHAKA SO I'll IK KASS.II lf( AL & FANNY STEDMAN I'llA.Mi Ralph Lohse and Nana Sterling have a whirlwind trapeze act that is far above the average. Margaret Taylor apact that does a tiglit-wirplause; the animated cartoons are up to the usual high class, while the Pathe News and the Orphcum orche s e A rcc-iivc-s as- lllilTTOA NETTING THE LEOPARD A JACK KENNEDY & CO. Now Playing Splendid Bill Headlined by KITTY DONER, J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON, MOODY & DUNCAN |