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Show THE CITIZEN 10 SOUSAS FAMOUS BAND IN TABERNACLE including Mischa Elman. Through Meredith Wilson, who had been a member of Sousas band, and who had lived in Mason City, Sousa heard of the girls father making violins and who had come to New York to study. Sousa, who began his career as a violinist, was Interested and he looked her up. He found her to be an artist of rare talent and he engaged her at once as his soloist. And that Sousa knows how to discover violinists Is indicated by the fact that it was he who first introduced to the American public the late Maude Powell possibly the greatd of est and certainly the all violinists of her generation. After Sousa had engaged Miss Senior, he became interested in the hobby. of her father. He asked MIss Senior to bring him one of her fathers violins, which she had in New York. Sousa played it and then it was passed around to several of his musical friends, all of whom were deSo lighted with the instrument. those who like a bit of sentiment will find it in the fact that Miss Senior, with upon her first .appearance Sousas band, played an instrument which had been fashioned by her father years before she was born' and which for more than twenty years had. been mellowing and sweetening and waiting for her. world, CONCERT The world famed Sousas band, and Miss Rachel Senior who was born in a house of viorns, will be here for matinee and evening performance at the Tabernacle, next Thursday, December 13. There is small wonder that Miss Rachel Senior, this year violin soloist with Lietuenant Commander John Philip Sousa and his famous band, was attempting to play a violin at an age when most girls are quite contented with their dolls. For Miss Senior was born in a house of violins, instrument and the beautifully-tonewhich she uses when she appears with Sousas band, which might well be a rare old Stradivarius,- is the handiwork of her father, Charles Senior, of Mason City, Iowa, who all his life has had violin making for a hobby, and who during his long lifetime has found time to make in their entirety more than 100 of the instruments. Charles Senior was a business man with a love for music. He used to direct the local orchestra and then as a means of diversion he attempted to make himself a violin. He was successful, so he made another, and by the time Rachel was old enough to take a violin into her hands at least fifty of the instruments were Senior taught his in the home. daughter the rudiments of the instrument, and then with a rare modesty purchased her a violin which had been pronounced correct in its proportions and in tone by several experts, that his daughter, if she intended to have a musical career, might not be handicapped by becoming accustomed to a violin which might not be correct. Miss Senior eventually came to New York to study with Franz Kneisel, a famous teacher of violin, and from Kneisel she went to Leopold Aeur, who has taught the greatest violinists of the d - whose creed of keep em broke, treat em rough and satisfied her; Bert Ripley was the stranger with a sensible view; Eddie Lee Rivers was Jack Sheridan, husband of the beauty he suspected; Teddy Ryan was Jim Fisher, an honest station agent who had a minor part in the play. Walter Boggs took the part of Bill Patch, husband of the woman who was satisfied with her method of handling men. "T AH best-belove- - fVVV next week Storting? Sunday, December 8 NEW AMU8EMENT COMPANY ACQUIRE8 8TATE THEATRE The Victor Amusement company has been organized and has taken over the State theatre on Broadway, formerly the Pantages theatre, where1 Paramount pictures, and vaudeville will be presented. In the future the showhouse will be known as as the Victory theatre. SALT LAKE TENNIS CLUB Open for Private Parties BOWLING AND DANCING We specialize in RAVIOLIS ... Frank Capp, Manager 4644 WILKES Ilyland c FLOWERS present! his own company In For RUGGLES OF RED GAP WEDDINGS FUNERALS and all occasions Merry comedy of the west Every night at 8:30. Prices: 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c. Matinees: Thurs day and Saturday at 2:30. Prices, 25c and 50c. HOBDAYS Flower Shop . 246 South Main Why 13 A A A Street (Keith Emporium) Thoi. Hobday, Prop. Phone Wasatch 987 Coming PIERRE OF THE PLAINS Tabernacle Thursday, December I . juimmiiiimiiuimmiiniuiiiimimiiiiiimmiumHimHiimiiiiiiiiiiiuiunmiu. RALPH CLONINGER WHY WIVES GO WRONG MADE HIT WITH SALT LAKERS Wives Go Wrong, which was presented at the Salt Lake theatre last Monday and Tuesday nights under the auspices of the National Production company, was a mixture of romance and melodrama seldom seen in these parts. The play depicts the happenings of a single day of the life of a young married couple. Rexford Ames played the part of Morgan Carr, accused but innocent. Virginia Dale as Aggie Sheridan, the wife with worries; Mayme Arlington was Margis Patch, teh wife I A &I1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiimiimiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimmmmiE 5 5 THIS WEEK JACKIE COOGAN IN HIS LATEST AND GREATEST FILM LONG LIVE THE KING Matinee and Evening WJLI4AM WESTON IN & CO. THE ATTORNEYS THE PARKERS RUCKER & PERRIN Lt. Commander JOHN PHILIP SOUSA Conductor SIDNEY LANGFIELD Prices Matinee 50c to $1.50 plus tax; Night 75c to $2 plus tax RHODA & BROSIIELL Jillllllllllliliiliiliiliiliiiiiliiliiliiiiiliiiiiliiiiili!liiiiiiiiiiiiiili;ii:ii:iiii:!ii:ii;iiiii!ii:iiiii!iiili:iiili!liiiiiii!iiiii:iiiiiiiiiii!iiiliiliirlj Best Music In The City. Warner Stone and His Dansante Orchestra DANCE DANSANTE TONIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY nilllll!lllllllll!lllllll'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllil!lllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllIIBII? I RUDINOFF EVERYBODY WILL LOVE JACKIE COOGAN IN THIS PICTURE 3$ PANTAGES I ALWAYS OPEN ALWAYS GOOD Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiim.-- |