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Show THE CITIZEN I With the First Nighters THE WORLD CHANGES, BUT LOVE GOES ON THE SAME ELSIE WACHTA, NOTED DANCE Humorous and Thrilling Vaudeville and Motion Pictures Shown at Pantages Theatre. Expert Stenographer Becomes Deaf;. Takes Up Stage Work and Becomes Famous Actress. The Pantages theatre has a show this week which is so thrilling with humor that the people come out with aching sides caused from laughter. It is a show a little different from others. There is humor in all the vaudeville acts and there is humor in the picture Buster Keaton in The Three If one wishes to be amused Ages. they can get their fill in a three-hou- r show at the Pantages. Everything in the world has changed but love. Love brings the greatest blessings and happines or it grinds the individual into demoralized misery. Love makes or breaks the man; it uplifts the woman or ruins her life. In fact, love is about all there is to live for and Buster Keaton shows in his three ages prehistoric or caveman of the stone age, Homan and modern age love has remained the same. Men and women have always been jealous, and duels have always been fought for the hand of the beautiful maiden. As a rule the girl has invariably adored the hero or strong athlete. This film picture shows Keaton taking the lead in three plots which are run parallel in the picture, a comedy from beginning to end. Alfred Latel accredited the worlds greatest animal actor, keeps up his reputation in his appearance as a large meat hound which might be called a mastiff. His imitation of the dog is perfect. He is ably assisted by Elsie Vokes, who sings popular selections. Edward Foley and Lea Latour, acknowledging themselves as nutolog-ica- l experts, lose no time in proving it to the audience. Their medley of past and present song hits was well received. Foley has a personality that that gets across at the start. Changing back and forth between classical and jazz music, the Powell Sextet succeeded in getting a hearty response from the audience. Their classical selections were rather better on the whole. Jack Powell, while ostensibly playing the drums, manages to put on an entire acrobatic act. Possessing an extraordinary ability to smash china gracefully, Phil Hoy and Hoy Arthur offer a juggling act. The utter indifference Hoy displays while dropping, throwing and hammering good dishes appeals. The road to fortune for Elsie Wach-t- a was through misfortune. Elsie Wachta is one of the ed dancers of Spice of 1922, the New York Winter Garden production, which will be at the Salt Lake theatre, September 25th and 26th, bringing with it the original cast and chorus comprising1 one hundred people and the entire scenic investiture. To Miss Wachta falls the roll of Eve in the Adam and Eve ballet. This little miss who weights probably less than one hundred pounds, does not hear the music to which she dances. She is deaf and only the most piercing notes penetrate her ears. A few months ago she was stone deaf but she feels she is on the way to recovery, consequently she is not sensitive on the subject of her misfortune but believes that her story may be an encouragement to those similarly afflicted. A few years ago she was an expert stenographer in her native Chicago. A series of illnesses brought on the deafness and she was forced to relinquish a commercial career as she could no longer take dictation. She had attended dancing school and continued to dance even with her failing hearing because of the exercise that was good for her other bodily ills. . On Time, STAR, COMING TO SALT LAKE Her bent was towards classical dancing and her natural grace was such that her audiences never discovered the terribie handicap she was overcoming. She became the dancing partner of Arthur Corey, who is the featured male dancer of Spice, and cues all her movements by closely watching his actions. If it had not been for my deafness I might still be earning the wage of a stenographer, she says. Of course, I want my hearing back and expect to get it. It was my misfortune that led to my larger earnings as a dancer and I am devoting a large proportion of my salary to the experts who say that my hearing can be restored. NEW PARK FOR KIDS. Members of the North Bench Improvement league with Johnny James at the helm, is making satisfactory progress in raising the necessary funds to provide a suitable park for the children of the northeast bench. There is no park in that part of the city and if the children cannot go to Liberty park they must be content to play in their own yards or upon the street. It must also be noted that a majority of accidents to children occur in that part of the city because of the general use of the streets for amusement. The league has now secured pledges for about $4,000 and the City Commission has volunteered to meet any sum collected by the residents interested in this new proposed park. the Winton Brothers, is a pantomine of workmen and includes several clever acrobatic stunts. Cornell, Leona and Zippy, who is a pert little bulldog, offer a combination of song, dance and odds and ends. The dog is Some people seem to have an idea that they can liquidate a debt bj Illinois Social Favorite of Europe and America Gives Story of Thrilling Love at American Theatre. Elinor Glyn is the most picturesque figure writing in English today. Tall and beautiful, gifted socially and intellectually, she combines the poise of a duchess with great natural charm. Her story will be screened for one week at the American theatre, . commencing today. The author of Six Days, ThreeO Weeks and other well known stories, she is the daughter of Douglas Sutherland, an English aristocrat, long settled in Ontario, Canada.. Her . girlhood was. spent in the leading social centers .of Europe and America. Her knowledge of social customs and society is considered second to none among contemporary writers. This is evidenced by the'elaborate derail with which her stories are crowded. Mme. Glyns distinct individuality .adds greatly to her charm. Rupert Hughes, Goldwyn author and director, has pronounced her one of the most charming women he has ever .known. Elinor Glyns hair, a beautiful shade of auburn, contrasts strangely and splendidly with her sea-greHer complexion, a delicate eyes. white, shaded with pink, is that of an en English school girl. For Elinor Glyn is youth supreme. auburn-haire- d CF the skit presented by paying compliments. Journal. SIX DAYS IS ORIGINAL SCREEN STORY BY MISS GLYJ State At Pantages now playing. |