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Show THE CITIZEN 2 HgiNHMtNIIIIHIIIIIIMMININIIMIHIIHIHHaNaMHHHIHIHHIMiaiiaiHNHIMINHHinHIINIIHIMIIIINNaNHIHiaaMIHHIMIMlalliaHIIHINiaiaHIIINimHaiMIMfllMtINININIHNIlHiaHIINIIHaMaNflHHHIIIIINIiaMIHIIMaillNIlHIIINNaNMINNBHNIINMIllMNIMIIIIINIMNaHNHIIIIlnlinMNIMHIliaNHIIIIIiaMIIHIINHHIIINIi Mil ... KIRKHAMS 00 040 00 00 MUSIC IS t FASCINATING 040 040 040 040 DANCERS LIKE LAGOON NOVELTY ORCHESTRA 00 00 00 00 LOCAL MUSICIANS DECLARED ARTISTS S s : i Don Kirkham, leader of the popular Lagoon novelty orchestra. Lagoon novelty or- direction of Don the under chestra, Kirkham, has gained the reputation of playing better dance music thanany other orchestra in the intennountain west this season. Every night since the opening of the season the (lance floor at this popular resort has been crowded with devotees of the art of terpsichore, who unanimously declare that the syncopated novelty melodies of Don Kirkhams novelty orchestra are irresistible. A good portion of the credit for the to popularity of the orchestra belongsMr. Don Kirkham, the conductor. Kirkham plays eleven instruments, comer, saxospecializing on the piano, He clarinet. arranges his and phone own music to suit the desires of the indancers, having made a thorough,danlikes of the tensive study of the cers at Lagoon. The change of tempo for each encore, an Innovation made by Mr. wiHrhmn last season and imthis year, has proved mensely popular. iKm Kirkham Is a local boy who has as a master gained national renown of syncopation. He has plaverl on four different vaudeville circuits out of Chicago, and has entertained at big eastern summer resorts. He is the highest priced orchestra leader in the intermountain west. In fact, the ortbr-tris the highest priced ever Liuught here for a resort season for The s I ! I : I twelve-piec- e con-Itinu- ed a the pleasure of local patrons an in I j di cation of the desire of the manage-- j ment of Lagoon to consistently nish the best in music and entertain-- ! ment for its patrons. The orchestra is composed of boys from Salt Lake City and Ogden, and every man is an artist. The selection! of Don Kirkham as orchestra leader, and the decision to have novelty mu- sic and play each encore in different! tempo, was the result of a coast to coast trip of inspection of the most popular resorts which was made by Manager A; C. Christensen. He con- suited with nationally famous orche- stra leaders; notably Isham Jones, Tedj Lewis, Paul Whiteman, Benny Kruger,. Carl Fenton, Vincent Lopez and the1 Benson orchestra. He obtained points! from each, and, together with ideas oil his own, succeeded in evolving a form of music entirely new, novel and entertaining. I am particularly pleased with the high class of people who have been patronising Lagoon this year, safer Mr. Kirkham. "I desire to extend my thanks to them for their appreciation of the efforts of the orchestra mem- bers and myself. Two grand pianos have been a popu- lar feature this year. Anollx r has been the easel on the orchestra stand which tells both the dance and the name of the selection being played. (Advertisement.) j i s j I I i 1 U i j i i i j 1 j j ' j j j ! 1 ' j i i ; j ; ; j 5 M j 5 j I j I i i I 1 1 8 8 i i i i : : I i I j will TmMMiTiIIMMI. mi mnnmt MU mm. 1 |