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Show THE CITIZEN 6 With the First Nighters POPULOR VAUDEVILLE AT PANTAGES THEATRE - The bill at the Pantages this week is made up of hilarious acts containing many surprising features which are breezy and refreshing, and those who are seeking enjoyment will be able to clear away their worries by an enter. tainment of vaudeville and pictures surpassed by none. Robert McKim", the screen's most popular villain, assisted by Miss Elsie Williams, in a comedy playlet, The Bachelor's ' Bride, makes a big hit. McKim has a pleasing personality, backed by great dramatic ability and keeps his audience keyed up by mirthful jollity, and the playlet is one of the big features of the program. Joe and Lew Caits appear in old time clogging and their terpsichorean skit shows the best side, of step dancing which is performed with grace and ease. Arnold Grazer and Myrtle Lawler in Artistic Moments, have a classical dance stunt which is both admired and enjoyed and is one of the delights bf the show. can a Hohner, make more music from his natural whistler and a harmonica than the ordinary band. He is a past master and A. Turelly, Just he makes a hit with the audience. His selections and renditions of popular opera are a revelation. He interpolates his music with story telling. Ralph Rogers and Elsie Donnelly, who present The Italian Count, in song, comedy and dance, in a unique g style with a real kick and mirth skit. A1 Golem company, said to be the Only Persian entertainers in America, easily earn their reward by performing difficult acrobatic feats and magical stunts and tricks which are difficult and a little different from the usual. The' Man Life Passed By, is a r cast Metro special film of an which presents such celebretles as Percy Marmont, Hobart Bosworth, Eva Novak, Jane Novak and Cullen Landis. The plot is woven around the story of fate giving an effective, introduction fiom the philosophy of Swinburne. pro-ducin- all-sta- FAMOUS AL JOLSON IS COMING TO SALT LAKE Asa A1 Yoelson, known throughout the world as A1 'Jolson, will appear at the Salt Lake theatre next Thursday, Friday and Saturday in blackface comedy. He is one of the greatest comedians of the present age. It is said Mr. Jolson gets an almost incomprehensible salary from the Messrs. Shubert for his efforts. Yet ten years ago this same Jolson was a touring woebegone and minstrel showman and vaudeville piffawmah. Then he was an end man for Lew Dockstader. A1 Jolson was born in Washington, D. C., where his father was a Yiddish cantor. The boy himself did his first warbling within the schule. He didnt like school, and didnt go to " any extent a habit which seems common with future millionaires. When Asa Yoelson was 13, Wilton Lackaye and Mabel Taliaferro appeared in Washington in Zangwills sob play, The Children of the Ghetto. A number of children were required to play Hester street gamins, and Jolson made his first appearance as one of them. Later, he sang in cafes and other places of amusement. He did some jobs at ballyhooing. He tried to be a soldier in the Cuban war. He joined a circus and sang in the grand concert which takes place immediately after the main performance, ladyees and genttullmunn! Later, he immediately decamped to join A1 Reeves burlycue show and chant in the chorus of My Jersey fame-for-gott- Lily. en JUST MARRIED CAST INCLUDES FAMOUS ACT0 Just Married, the famous ing success with Vivian Martini 1 Donald Brian as its featured playe will be the attraction at the Salt Lj theatre for three days beginning ter Monday, April 21. The product) is on its way to the San Franco engagement at the Curran. This ular comedy with two years in ft York to prove its appeal, followed six months in Chicago, four mom in Philadelphia and five in Bosfa is the work of Adelaide Matthews t Anne Nichols, authors of Al Irish Rose, which has broken en known record in every city visiti The story, of Just Married, rela the happenings aboard an ocean Ha which sails from Bordeaux for York, and upon which a gentles considerably the worse for alcob finds himself by mistake. Them various combinations of human ) ings aboard the steamer, married t single, also honeymooners willing! unwilling, and all these the Ameik pc Ki tank becomes involved with, indignation of the passengers, mystification of himself, and then riment of the audience. Suppoiti t I the honeymoon farce, coming to the Salt Lake theatre Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Donald as and Brain its featured players. Vivian Martin A scene from Just Married, tot i c |