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Show 8 THE CITIZEN With the First Nighters MUSICAL HIT, "THE GIRL AND THE TRAMP, AT THE ed and obviously sturdy performers. Combined with their undoubted strength is an excellent show of grace. Mademoiselle Lillians comedy dogs are different from the ordinary brand of canine actors in that they observe SALT LAKE THEATRE The Girl and the Tramp appear at the Salt Lake Theatre Jan. 1, 2 and 3, with bargain matinees New Year and Wednesday, something out of the ordinary will be seen in the way of entertainment on the speaking stage. There are two and a half hours of enjoyment, arranged to take in vaudeville, musical comedy and drama all blended together in one evenings program. Ivy Merton is Flo, the girl, and James Gordon plays the part of Happy Jack, the tramp. Mary Elgin, Jack Daugherty, John Hughes and William Durant, the musical Chinaman, are all players of marked ability, and the management promises plenty of laughs. In fact The Girl and the Tramp is a screamingly funny comedy drama from the rise of the curtain until its fall on the last act. This is one of the first attractions to come back to prices prevailing before the war and reserved seats are now on sale at the box office. When irnplicity their lines, varying not a flea from the course. Mademoiselle herself as a trainer is inclined to detract quite some percentage of the audience from the mere shows of dogs. Kennedy and Hooney, aptly termed The Standard Comedy Couple, need no introduction. At least twice before have they graced our local stage, and not with discredit to themselves. This, the third time, was no exception to the apparent rule, and they lead one to no great imagination to recall scores of similar acts of lesser if not bygone days. Child impersonation is often attempted and seldom a success. Here in Maybelle Phillips is found an exception to the rule. GALAXY OF HEADLINER ACTS DELIGHT EXACTING ORPHEUM PLAYHOUSE FANS. APPEALING METRO PICTURE AND SNAPPY VAUDEVILLE AT PANTAGES THEATRE There is wistful appeal in the Metro on the photoplay, Pantages screen for the week. It is one of the best of its class to come to Salt Lake in many months. The picture tells a vivid story of the mental agonies and mistakes of youth. It teaches an unfailing lesson of the manner in which maturity bungles along unmindful of tender innnocence. Forget-Me-Nis thfe story of a mother who, despairing over her husbands mental and physical condition, which affects their financial standing, so she sacrifices her infant child, plac- At the Orpheum, this week, that par- ticular part of the flashy headliner stuff, that presents, perhaps, the strongest appeal which is more than a laugh literally a scream from start to finish, is the finicky, eccentric and blaze comedy stunt essayed by Williams and Wolfus, with said Williams Mr. Herbert Williams in the stellar role of the fool supreme. It requires real histrionic ability to successfully mimic, imitate and burlesque the real stuff. But Williams and Wolfus are all there. Miss Wolfus is a delightful singer and has a fine stage presence. She. is lithe, tall and graceful and blends the legitimate with the humoresque so gently and in such subtle manner, that she becomes the most charming foil imaginable, for Williams, rough-fineThe skit offerings. makes up in rousing hilarity for what it painfully lacks in semblance to anyd thing normally sensible. Another headliner act is provided by the Andrieff Trio, who give an exhibition combining the esthetic and the gymnastic in dancing. This, trio revels in whirls, leaps and grotesque dancing turns, throughout five variations. Then the Royal Gascoigners and a dog do some really wonderful stunts. The man is an adept at juggling anything from a slip of paper to a dozen or more kitchen chairs the dog is an uncanny balancing demon and t woman fills in and hands thin around. Swift chatter helps this j amazingly. April In Two Showers by Mort! and Glass has a decidedly new twai and goes over strong. It consists good singing, clever dancing and line of chatter which wins amazing Leo Berrs, the International Ente itainer, lives up to the part. Leo the whistling hound of the vaudevi stage and never fails to win great a plause when he easily t out-warbl- bird family. dark-tow- n i wonder way. . ot ing it in a foundling asylum. Passing years bring wealth and position, sun-kisse- d ct Thnma La Grand appearing with Monte Also Leo can sing a tell pointed, spicy parlor stories winning way; and he plays the piai like a second edition virtuoso. Glenn and Jackson, blackface artisi have an original act which proclaii the perpetrators as among the best their line. This act is perhaps the s ond choice of the big offering, as the boys sure pull the color stuff in classy manner. Rose, Ellis and Rose close with original barrel jumping act that fi nishes many thrills. The Aesops c; toons, the Pathe news reel and t Topics are all above the averaf This is a wonder show, put on in Forget-Me-No- t, but the yearnings of a mothers heart cannot be appeased. The plot of this great film story is, at moments, wreathed in the most bitter harshness of this recreant and crusty old world; the delights of a land; the passions of genius and lofty vision of soul; and then, finally, it ends in that way which practical, matter-of-fabrings peace and perfect happiness. It is difficult to choose fairly the act of vaudeville entitled to the credit In the Kirksmith Sisof headliner. ters one finds a quintet of gifted and beautiful young women. Their numbers rendered by voice and musical instruments were received with appreciative applause last night. Gladys Sloan and Fred Sosman in Between Dances, while unfortunate in the fact that they drew an old vehicle with which to entertain, show much ability. Especially is this true of Miss Sloan, whose really good voice lends added charm to herself.' Prosper and Maret, college athletes with baby stares and well developed muscles, are deserving of a generous share of approbation. Seldom is vaudeville graced with two such finely train- - es Carter. Musical Review. The best for months, |