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Show THE CITIZEN With the First Nighters THE SHIEKS FAVORITE" IS BIG HIT AT THE PANTAGES Large Crowds Go to Theatre to See This Oriental Play a First Unit Show. The Shieks Favorite at the Fan-tage- s theatre, which headlines the best bill presented at the show house this year, is the talk of the town and it need not be said that everybody will people be there to see it Forty-twmake uq the complete cast of the play, which is the first unit show to be sent to this city, and it is a play if staged at the Salt Lake Theatre would easily four dollars per seat, bring three-obut it is put on at the Pantages for the regular prices. The cast is made up of stars and artists in their profession. The girls are pretty and the blending colors of the dazzling and gorgeous costumes, the artistic stage settings, consisting of eight sets, the dancing of Margo, and depicting ,the general life in the harem and slave selling trade holds the audience spellbound. There is a mixture of the orient with there are reminis-cnce- s the of the harem and an abundance of the traditions which, belongs to the inmates of such institutions. There is the roof of passions power and the demonstration of the supremacy of the culture Anglo-Saxoand brain and there is about every type of dancing known to ancient and modem eras. Mile. Margo Raffaro, in the role Dininah, dancing girl, and Jimmy Gildea,, in the part of Jimmy Jones, lightweight champ, of the Bronx, are billed as the stars, but there are numerous other individuals in the production, such as Harry Bloom, who plays the shiek; Marguerite de Von, who is one of the heroines, and George V. .Tripp, in the character of slave dealer, whose acting give special support to the play. The ensemble is well balanced and The Shieks Favorite is certain to find much favor with the Pantages patrons. Ranking next in point of merit and o r ultra-Broadwa- y, n interest is the new screen offering, Vengeance of the Deep. It is a tale of ; Polynesia, a story of greed for riches, broken pledges, racial traits, supersition, magic, war and true love all subjects old as the human heart, and ofttime the theme of many plays and stories, but of particular worth in this instance, not alone because of the excellence of the character interpretation' through the film, but because of a the marvelous photogis demonstrated. Many seraphy that crets of ocean depths are impressively revealed. The marvelous athletic performances of the Vintour brothers are unbelievable unless seen, and the strength displayed can only be ac quired by the right kind of loving and systematic exercise. They are wonders in their line. The Man Hunt is a bedroom comedy in which Miriam Hopkins walks in her sleep and finally crawls into a spare bed in the room of Barney Nor-. under-the-se- ton. In the morning there is a scene which would be naturally created in any household under the same circume stances. Both people awake in at each other's presence, George Tripp and Marguerite de Von appear on the scene to make things worse and it requires great ingenuity to untangle sur-pric- the entire affair. Harry Bloom in Figure it Out for Yourself makes a hit with the audience. The cast of the Shiek and scenes are as follows: Margaret ODale Madie Du Freene. Ships Officer Arthur Wayne. Robert Pittman Barney Norton. Miss Eustasia Pittman, his cousin Marguerite De Von. Janet Fletcher, his sweethearts-Maria- m Hopkins. Mary Lankton Alice Page. Jimmy Jones, Lightweight champion of the Bronx Jimmy Gildea. Pete, a sailor George Tripp. Policeman Ralph Bailey. Another Policeman Eugene Mayer. A Veiled Houri Helen Revere. A Begar George Fitzpatrick. A Merchant of Cairo Henry Blossom. Another Merchant George Vintour. Minie, a Camel Bill Fables. A Slave Dealer George V. Tripp. Richard Yussuf, an Executioner Vintour. Wang, Chief of the Shieks Harem-J- ack Lee. Ayeshan, a captured Princess Goldie Redding. Dininah, dancing girl Mile. Margo Raffaro. The Shiek, Harry Bloom. Marseenah Madie Du Fresne. Zuleika Alice Page. Kut-et-Isla- m Fatashleah, the Shieks Favorite Wife Beatrice Weaver. A Customs Inspector George Tripp. Ralph Courtney James Douglas. Guests, Tourists, Sailors, Slave Girls, Odalisques, Arabs, etc. Musical Numbers. Scene I Before the Curtain. The Middies Hornpipe The 2 On board ship Danc- at dock, New York. The Stateroom Next to Mine Miss Du Fresne. Traveling Girls and Middies. Radio Mr. Norton, assisted by Miss Hopkins, Miss Du Fresne and Girls. Stepping Around Finale. Scene 7 Steamer Dock, New York afternoon. Scene 8 Garden of Miss Pittman's home, Long Island, N. Y. Evening six weeks later. Springtime, a Garden Miss Du Fresne and Mr. Douglas. i Met a Girl in Araby Miss Du Fresne and Girls. Finale Ensemble. Ladeis of the Ensemblo Goldie Mohr, Anna Unmuth, Lottie Lasky, Mable Lurie, Dorothy Johnson, Dot Cola, Goldie Reddings, Grace Norman, Jewel Wright, Mamie LaBurr, Myra Daniel, Boby Collins, Ivy Ray, Jean Green, June and Leslie Mercedes. Manager Ed. S. Diamond of the Pantages theatre says that he has ten more shows coming on the order of the Shiek. This show alone carries a carload of scenery and while it is an expensive show to stage, it is what the people want and such shows always pack the theatres in which they are . ing Girls. Scene Choreographic Ballet Ensemble. Mr. Norton and ensemble. Scene 3 Before the Curtain. A sailor dance. Scene 4 A City Gate in Cairo. Scene 5 On the Arabian Desert held. PRE-SEASO- N DANCES AT SALTAIR ENJOYED BY MERRY CROWDS night. Interior of the Shieks tent, evening of the next day. Scene 6 Araby Mr. Bloom and Wives. Mile. Mar Dance de Temptation go Raffaro. Ive Always Been a Harem Scarem and Shieks Guy Jimmy Gildea Lovers of dancing at its modern, rythmic best are at their merriest in the dances held at Saltair eevry Wednesday and Saturday evenings. The big Saltair Military Band, under the direction of Frank W. is proving both popular and enterprising and is constantly introducing new dance hits for the joy of the Saltair guests. Each dance proves that there is always something new in jazz. Novelty, eccentric, even things of a bizarre turn, are winning the acclaim of Saltair patrons. There is always a new hit in dance music that hits harder than the one before. It is so this season, with the band under Mr. Asper rounded into a harmony of instrumentation that captivates the lovpre-seaso- n As-pe- r, pre-seaso- n ers of the dance. Jpel Richards, manager of the resort, has just recently invited dancers to phone the management and reserve their alcoves so that their party may be all together and enjoy to the fullest extent the social and friendly fun of the dances. The present train schedule provides for three trains. One leaves the Salt Lake depot for the resort at 7: 45,. one at 8:15 and one at 8:45 p. m. pre-seaso- n THE INCONSISTENT SOUTH The promptness with which the South raises a protest against the suggestion that the tariff commission take up the schedule covering vegetable oil with a view to modifying the duty on that commodity, offers food for Uncle Joe Cannon says he wants to retire from public life and live in quiet and seclusion. him vice-presiden- t? ern Lumberman. Why not make Nashville South- |