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Show THE CITIZEN 6 WIth the First Nighters CHAMPION JACK DEMPSEY IS PANTAGES FEATURE UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB IS ORPHEUM HEADLINER The Pantages is offering a typical holiday bill, with the most attractive headliner feature the management has been able to secure this season in the person of Jack Dempsey, the king of the pugilists, tacked on at the top. This Dempsey affair, while constituting a home coming for the champ and an opportunity to rally once again chums of the squared with his circle in Salt Lake, where he cut his fighting eyeteeth, is yet a very rare and appreciated opportunity for Jacks home town folks to size up their townsman, to connote both'the muscular and social atainments that he has gathered unto himself since he won the crown from the giant Willard. While Jack is appearing before the footlights in a tame stunt compared to a championship battle with his renowned manager, Jack Kearns, and a few sparring partners, whom he uses as punching bags, he is at the same time giving the good people of Salt Lake an idea why he won the championship of all pugdom, and why it will take a superman to beat him. Jack displays a most superb physique a physique built for fighting also a fine personality and a set of winning mannerisms that have come with his intensive ring training. While his stunt is short and somewhat camouflaged as to real ring stuff, yet he shows much of the spirit which has won for him the sobriquet of Tiger. Manager Diaold-tim- e mond is to be commended for assuming the great expense of bringing this outstanding personality of the sporting world to the city. Among the vaudeville acts that accompany the Dempsey attraction, one of the most appealing is the famous Earl Fuller New York jazz band. This is a raring, roaring and soaring syncopated bunch of musicians. This stellar band plays all the new stuff in a decidedly new way and glides from the old to the more recent, and back again with astonishing ease and deftness. Others on the Pan bill making decided hits every performance, are FrederMaurice Barrettt, his ick Clayton, and Miss Georgia Burdell. This trio is pulling some amazing stage stuff, which is spiced strongly with the mystic, the emotional and the dramatic. There are also Harry Stone and Eddie Beck, singer of quaint with trimmings, who give a new version of some old familiar songs. Billy Arnold and Shrill Rives in "Chickens are of the type that strive for possession of the world and all that co-sta- r, mel-ode- is it means- - The U. of U. Glee Club and band is making history this week at the popular Orpheum playhouse. Opening the bill last Wednesday night the University family turned out in force and celebrated an anticipated victory over their football rivals of Logan. They made it snappy, indeed, and displayed the spirit that has brought the University to the front in the west. Under the direction of Thomas Giles the University Band and Glee Club are presenting a most thrilling and highly entertaining turn, begining with selections by the band and shading off into pleasing song ensembles by the club and the male quartet. With this added attraction the Orpheum is giving its patrons one of the many big surprises of the season. "Without a Will Theres a Way is Cressys new act and, despite the fact that th plot lacks action in many places, Cressys magnetic personality The leader receives "puts it over. good support from Blanche Dayne and Marion Hodges. The lines are clever and interspersed with the comedy is the suggestion that citizens remember the sacrifices made during the war. As the title sugests, the action involves a lawsuit, but the skit has a surprise ending, the lawyer, who finally settles the disposition of the property in a satisfactory way and turns out to be not a lawyer, but a Prior to his act Cressy talked to the students on behalf of the Orpheum management, expressing appreciation for the honor the university bestowed upon the theatre in holding the rally there. The Apache dance number is a difficult piece of technical wrork and is well handled. The gorgeous settings deserve special mention. Action is the keynote of The French Model, led by Miss Grette Ardine, charming dancer, who displays a number of daring models that speak the latest word in fashion. The act has just enough plot to form a vehicle for the jazz stepsThe Weaver brothers as the original handsaw musicians drew their share of the plaudits. Pitchfork violins, balloon accompaniments and a banjo equipped with a dinner bell, tin plate and an oil can are some of the accessories of this comical pair. On the Boylevard, by Babcock and Dolly, depicts something new in acrobatic dancing. Miss Dollys winning personality and her partners genial manner make up for the lack of French accent in this Fench stunt. As aerialists of unusual ability the Chandon trio perform some difficult facts. Their efforts brought a big paper-hange- r. - hand. Bessie Clifford in an artistic act depicts emotions and characteristics of The Kitmura brothers, affable, polite and smiling, doing their extremely difficult tricks of balancing by hand and foot, themselves, an umbrella and a wooden drum with one side missing, are wonderful. It may be made a matter of record that the Lyons motion picture comedy compares favorably with such famous 5PBT The many nationalities of many periods in a pleasing and graceful manner. Aesops Fables, Topics of the Day and a varied orchestra program complete the bill. STATE MUSICAL REVUE IS BIG SENSATION Izzys Night Out is the name of the new Monte Carter musical comedy revue at the popular State Theatre this week. Each week it seems new laugh situations are created, and Mr. Carters originality has a good chance to display itself this week. With a comedy that abounds with laughter, he keeps his hearers in constant merriment. Izzys Night Out is created to keep people good humored and to make them forget their cares and worries. Mr. Carter admitted that if he could do this with the assistance of his clever company his aim was accomplished. The plot is one that holds interest from star to finish. As the name implies, the Jewish tailor plans to slip one over on friend wife and celebrate with some of his friends. How they meet a girl in an automobile, how friend wife learns of the evening out, and how daughter uses this to get fathers consent to something she wishes is woven into an interesting theme that must be seen to be appreciated, as to tell the story would be to spoil the production for those wTio see it. New costumes, more gorgeous than any yet introduced, as well as some catchy song hits, are features. The soloists have specialty numbers that are bound to please. The stage settings also are a work of art, and a credit to Minor Reed. Vernon director of the orchestra, has arranged some interesting orchestrations, and Howard Evans has staged some entrancing new dance numbers. Miss Snyder and Miss Creed, the latter the life of the chorus, introduced novelties in an original way. The large chorus has a specialty that comes as a surprise. Mr. White as Snooky is funnier than ever and, with Blanche Gilmore, as Izzys wife, creates many a laugh. The cast has been carefully drilled, and the greatest laugh comedy of the season is exemplified in "Izzys Night Out. Along with this production is shown Alice Calhoun, talented and beautiful Sang-maste- r, screen star, in "The Little Wildcat' As the little mountain girl who is nic named "The Wild Cat because of h temper and wild disposition the e known artist is seen in the best phot, play offering of her career. Along rit the interesting theme are interwove some thrilling stunts that hold intei bins That itude soes w 6en is rt )ing est from start too finish. Jorga ntin, THREE WISE FOOLS GOLDENS FAMOUS PLAY AT SALT LAKE THEATR IfTrc att an to is "Three Wise Fools, which ha. gained international fame, and on itj visit West season before last made one of the sensational hits of the year comes to the Salt Lake Theatre Mon! day and Tuesday nights with a special matinee Tuesday under the manage-menof John Golden and with Toa Wise in the stellar role. Mr. Golden ii sending the company to the west, that it would be necessary to have a cast equal if not better than the company sent here previously. That he has accomplished this is evident from the opinions of the critics en SOUS! -- . t real-ize- d route. Mr. Wise gained tion as a with Douglas banks in "A Gentleman From co-st- ar reputar Fail, Missi- and during the last few has added to this through his portrayals in "Pals First ssippi, yean remark-abe- l and "Cappy Ricks. Mr. Golden, producer of "Three Wise Fools, has come to the front of theatrical managers in the last half dozen years and has such successes to his credit as "Lightnin, "The First "Dear Me, "Turn to the Right Year, and "Thank You. "Three Wise Fools is by Austin Strong, a Californian, and is a human sympathetic comedy with mirth, my- and romance happily blended. The story is that of three old men, a a doctor and a judge, who have kept bachelor hall for many years Naturally they have grown into a rut. and the doctor aptly describes them as the unburied dead. Years before the story opens the three had loved the same girl, but were unsuccessful in winning her. Now into their lives comes the daughter of their old sweet heart, a beautiful girl of eithteen. She creeps into their hearts, readjusts their lives and brings sunshine to the home. All is not smooth sailing, however, for an escaped convict who seeks to kill the judge figures in a mystery which for a time cast a cloud over the stery finan-cie- r, hosuehold. Mr- - Wise as the gruff, financier, has one of the best roles Of his career. He is ably supported by Burke Clarke as the doctor, J. Francis OReilley as the judge, Kenneth Thom-as son as the nephew and Mary Ricard the girl. The other roles are in cohard-heade- d mpetent hands. (gnpHCUM) fAeforon Morgan Ooncers Marion Morgan Dancers, greatest of all dance acts, coming to the Orpheum next week. He foi ill of the is viv Baste uique fctei eolori is a ing plete Ra two of an enviable comedies of the past as Harold Lloyd in "High and Dizzy, 'Giandmas Boy and Lloyd Hamilton in his funniest productions. If the supernatural represented by a skeleton has been in the past any kind of a laugh producer, this skeletons arm is more than that; it is a roit and knockout all rolled into one. John Gilbert, a Logan, Utah product, who starred in The Count of Monte Christo, appears in another Fox release, Calverts Valley. jeatef to fi rupti devil and bias jest ing. Cha com skit |