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Show THE CITIZEN With the First Nighters MARY PICKFORD C IN R08ITA DRAWS CROWDS AT PANTAGE8 Mary Pickford in Rosita is one of the best films ever produced of this that men forget, just a toy to enjoy etc. Joe Roberts brings the house down with applause when he plays the most difficult selections upon his banjo. He t. is considered the worlds greatest ban-jois- liant social victory are rather badly shatered and she is forced to accept him as such. Ruggles falls madly in love with the maid of the social aspirant which forms the necessary and charming romance to the play. Second honors go to Howard Rusfamous screen star, and the picture is The incomparable Kate and Wiley in sell, who portrays in excellent manmaking a big hit at the Pantages theWatch Your Step appear in a series ner the role of Honorable George atre this week, where it is a big fea of artistic and fascinating poses from Augustus Yan Basingwell of the Britture on the weeks program, and which a pedestal. ish nobility and the catch of Mrs. will run until next Tuesday night. Rc-- . wildFlond. Egberts sita is a Spanish song and dance girl cat. His accent and whole bearing RUGGLES OF RED GAP WILL who sings about the king in a mock were delightfully humorous and a CLOSE AT WILKES TONIGHT song because he carried; away the great burden of the play was carcrowd which had gathered around ried by him. Ruggles of Red Gap has proved . her. She went home crying and said As Ruggles, the valet, wno later bethat she sang to thousands, then came a popular comedy at the Wilkes thecomes the social lion and leader of the king, they would would have atre, where the play was presented by the Ralph Cloninger company in the 400, Cloningqr gives his usual given me the city. She was arrested merited work. a praiseworthy and artistic manner. and on the way to the tombs an admirer halts the officer in charge, whom Fannie Stanley Burgett as Ma and Seldy Roach as Egbert he kills in a duel. It is love at first WINDSORS FOLLIES. out humorous the Flond to are both brought Then taken prison. sight. parts to the fullest extent. Irma The king demands to see the person Walter Windsor is here directing the who dared sing about him and he Smoot, as Mrs. Senator Effie Flond, follies, and those who make good falls for the beautiful Rosita, but the aspiring social leader, carried his temptations with fine dress, jew- her part to perfection. Cloninger as will appear at the Pantages theatre. a try-owhich everybody theatelry and a castle are ?n vain. She a valet and Anne Berryman as a Its rically inclined or stage struck should loves but one and he langu!shes in jail. maid inject real life into the play. take advantage of. Windsor says that The story depicts an adventurous The day comes for his exectuion and e when he gets through with an ambivalet to an .Enshe secures a reprieve, but the king story of a glish lord in the town of Red Gap, tious boy or girl who is adapted for countermands it. The queen knows to which he is brought by a would-b- e musical comedy or acting, they can of the designs of the king and saves social leader, who endeavors to make good in a professional cast. He the young mans life, although Rosita has his own costumes and scenery. thought for the time being that he had reform a husband who cares little for society and less for clothes and Windsor not only furnishes costumes been shot to death. It Is a most thrillfor participants, but the make-up- , and ing story of comedy, tragedy and love, appearances. When, by the mistake of Newspaper Reporter Ruggles, the teaches how to apply it properly. After in which a poor dancing girl become valet is announced in the columns as the show every girl will be made a a countess. Ritter and Knapp in a European a prominent English lord visiting in present of the shoes and stockings worn. the community, her plans for a bril juggilng novelty spring several surcanprises. Ritter throws a non ball into the air and allows it to drop on the back of his neck. He then d cannon shell, which takes a drops about four feet and lands upon the back of his neck. A slight mistake with either weight might hit him on the head and knock him out. Knapp furnishes all the comedy and begins by eating the live gold fish from a bowl which Ritter uses in one cf his acts. Recollections is presented with a beautiful stage setting, showing the actual scenes of childhood, young man and womanhood and old age. It is one of the weeks features and is a playlet with which the entire audience falls ,in love with. It was written, conceived and staged by Eddie Conrad and Sammy Burns. In childhood it shows a little girl and boy, sitting on a fence, singing childish songs. Then come the sweethearts who make love under the apple blossom tree, and finally the pals who with their hair turned to silvery gray and stooped shoulders sing "Dreams of Yesterday. Seymour and Cunard have an act which takes well. The reason Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith was to kill him with love. Seymour also gives his version of the present day flapper in a pathetc appeal for. her reform, in which he says, when tlio MAftV PICKFORD HOLBROOK wedding bells ring you stand on the outside; you are the kind of a girl At the rniitiiffCM theatre thla week self-terme- Pet-ingil- d "AMBUSH MAKES BIG HIT AT 8ALT LAKE THEATRE the New York theatre guild success, presented by the Moroni Olsen players at the Salt Lake Theatre last night, and which will Ambush, play again tonight, has proven a big success. There are plenty of thrills in the play and incidents which keep the audience interested. Moroni Olsen shows well and does brilliant work, as do Miss Young, Byron Foul-geFrank Rasmussen, the salesman, takes a typical part. The plot of the play deals with American life in a small New Jersey town where the characters are ambushed by circumstances oy small town prejudices, conventions and traditions. r. get-rich-qui- f l, ut one-tim- CLONINGER AND COMPANY TO PLAY PIERRE OF THE PLAINS Ralph Cloninger and his popular stock company will present "Pierre of the Plains the coming week. Cloninger says that beautiful and scenic stage settings, ipretty costumes, will be one of the features. Ralph takes the role of Pierre; Miss Anne Berryman will be seen as the beautiful Jen Galbraith and Forest Taylor as Sergeant Tom Redding of the Canadian Northwest mounted police. This romantic drama will be presented every night next week with matinees Thursday and Saturday. Between the acts Miss Billy Kuhn will sing The Rosary. 45-pou- nd 200-poun- J ck and BUNN in ROS.ITA' |