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Show THE CITIZEN 8 f MUSICAL COMEDY HEADLINES CLEVER PANTAGES BILL If the life and artistry which has been injected into the Pantages bill is prophetic of the destinies of the New Year, the New Year will be a bear. It is by far the best bill to have looked out over the footlights of the Pantages and that is saying something for one who has seen most of the bills and can truthfully say that they all have crowded well up into the highest standard, of vaudeville. It has been advertised as a New Year bill and with the attending fine spirit of the season that is just what it is. Gorgeous gowns and very . pretty, with still prettier girls in them and girls who can sing, sing marvelously well and dance as elegantly, catches the audiences in a recipient mood forcing the height of appreciation, tl is the headliner; a musical comedy of very high merit called The Midnight Marriage. Throughout the comedy is delightfully wholesome and highly en- tertaining. Shirley Belmont is the outstanding personage of a cast of eight, who lisps delightfully. And then comes exceptional work on the part of Billy Bar-rowdancing bellhop, and Chad Freeborn, who also is one of the finest dancers to have been witnessed in musical comedies here in many a day. Loveliness comes in the final ensemble, which is worthy of very high praise. There is a phosphorescent effect in the gowns of the dancers which is particularly noteworthy because of its strinking glow coupled with the successful effort to bring forth a captivating feeling which runs high the enthusiasm that the comedy creates throughout. Then comes the unusual, an Apache dance on ice skates in which Elsie and Paulsen hold a thrill which mounts as they perform with absolute abandon and dexterity that is delightful. And did you ever hear of a Chinese who mimics the Irish. That is what Ben Noe One does. He is a very surprising Chinese lad, billed as One in No one can dispute the 400,000,000. fact and if you are looking for the unusual, dont fail to see him, and hear him, for he possesses a wonderful tenor voice. He has captured Salt Lakers and will be talked about a lot in theatre going circles. Utmost ease on the rope always lends thrills and delights an' audience and the highest accomplishment in this respect seems to have been attained by the Mann Brothers, who are winning a large slice of the applause. The deep contralto voice of Lonnie Nace, coupled with an exceptional personality ,enables her to make a big hit writh her act. hSe is vivacious and has a punch that is deeply appreciated. Buster Keaton, his little wife Natalie, and their infant son Buster, Jr., present a very clever satire entitled In this production Our Hospitality. they poke fun at feuds of the eighteenth century and the picture is very With the First Nighters laughable. It is a hair raiser and just what, it seems, a live 1924 audience wants. Joseph R. Wayne is very effective at the organ. BLOSSOM TIME AT SALT LAKE THEATRE STARTING JANUARY an American version ly too by Dorothy Donnelly, who displays a fine feeling for sentiment. She has painted a picture in the way of lyrics that will touch the heart, in the chilled romance of Schubert so that his and his friend Baron Schober may attain happiness. Hollis Davenny, who portrays the role of Franz Schubert, is a singer of rare ability ana especially affecting in his parting with Mitzi. In listening to the music of Franz Schubert as it is played and sung i Blossom Time, one has a sense of enjoying melodies of today. The Serenade seems as a familiar song and the strains of the Unfinished Symphony in The Song of Love are delightful old friends which, however, seem fresh and sparkling. The Ave Maria is another of his melodies that appeals, and then there are the March Militaire and the Moment Musicale, each widely known. The Sigmund Romberg adaptation of the score is notably good. It is altogether a very worth while evenings self-renunciati- 14 Schubert melodies utilized in a delightful way for song and dance in the play dealing with a great love episode in the life of Franz Schubert Blossom Time, which the gives Messrs. Shubert will present at the Salt Lake theatre for three nights and matinee starting Monday, January 14th, a dignity and a beauty that is rare in light opera. It might have been that Schubert could have written a similar opera with even finer melodic detail, but the result of i selection of songs and other compor,' tions by him, including themes from his Unfinished Symhony, has been so happy that the adapters deserve a great deal of credit. Blossom Time is of Viennese origin, although it has been made into and excellent- on, . entertainment. s, IRENE PLEASES WITH HIGH-CLAS- S MUSICAL James Montgomerys Irei opened a five performance ment Monday night; at th theatre has several points of over a great many of the six ning under the musical con Si pellation. First of all, it is really i second, it has much more that thread of story upon which veloped; next, the persons in are individuals of genuine, mi histronic as well as terpj ability, and, finally, perhaps portant as any other element ductions of this class, ti is ly staged and beautifully c the ensemble being at oncei -- . . and relaxation. Irene is primarily the st shop girl who, with two of panions, secretly becomes a ' advertisement for a man-- ; Mme. Lucy, by title. Thi affection of a social clind wealth, one J. P. Bowden and love of another individual, Marshall, who has both standing and realizes IrerQctlll worth, despite her former tion, are the main element tale, so far as eventualities CQee cerned. The unfolding of tjer jj01 is aptly depicted in both nally h 1 dancing. Ralph There is not a weak memb? cast, which is stated, with oiadys tion, to be the original Keatlons company. Miss Dale WintJghtnir ideal Irene ODare, of beautiihd he r fine ability as an actress, a:he pla her transformation from the brills to the milliners model, er An e good to look upon. Flo hunter. Mrs. ODare, mother of Ireoung I character study that was ifuns sto price of the show, while Jere!1 ' as Mme. Lucy, is also to bJlers as a comedian of high class, 8aP sing and dance when ocm?4. quires. Howard Freeman, 6 Marshall; Henry. Coote, as' and Dorothy Kane, as Elea: Martii honors in the solo and ensem rs, has bers outside of the star not it jazz Miss Winter. le kind THE EXCITERS ickless AT THEjemSeh setters George Somnes in The Book of Job, and Stuart Walkers Portmanteau ductions, Salt Lake theatre, January 9 and 10. pro-- - Thrilling romance and stit wee venture give a snap and ay Sat The Exciters, next we.ks of Ralph Cloninger and Tiis of players at the Wilkes, one of the most gripping PLjfg season. Beginning with the u ,c"tion formance Sunday night, t ievey . company will present this drama for the first tim Lake City stage. The t ,eIVjfe I play is unusual and the .f tuC r expected and exciting. begins when Rufus Rand, a T . 'm ciety miss, to be played 1 8 r |