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Show THE Cl TIZE'N the First Nighters DISTRUCTION OF TOKIO IS SHOWN AT PANTAGES Gold and The distruction of Tokio, Japan, by the recent earthquake which killed millions of people and devastated several of the larger cities and many small villages, is shown in a . master piece of art and beauty .which is proclaimed by all who see it as .the most marvelous scenic view they have ever seen presented on the stage. Professor H. Armand presents The City of Yesterday, or the Japanese The c'ty is shown rocked by Vthe earthquake. Then the buildings begin to tumble, take 'fire and the explosions, the raging storm and tidal wave complete the wreckage of the most important city in Japan. Charles T. Aldritch in his lightening changes and impersonations is good and at first the audience believes that there are two in the act, for it appears impossible that one could make such quick changes in their costumes and general appearance. In the twinkling of an eye he changes from Gladstone to President Grant, then to Lincoln and Wilson and His work is cleverly executed. Jean Barry and Loretta Hollo and a piano furnish music and popular songs and ballads which are pleasing and . Earth-Wjuak- other-characte- e. rs. . Edwards presenting-thtwo dancing Frenchmen are good. They appear as two dudes in full dress. Their stepdancing is new and they sing well. Their fancy steps on roller skates receives much applause. Shriner and Fitzsimmons in The Newsdealer tell jokes and sing old time songs and they make a big. hit. Harry Bordner and Bob Boyer perform upon an elastic net., which bounces them high in the air and they do all sorts : of tumbling tricks:-Thflying swing and leap over- - a bar twenty feet above the stage floor :is a feature of their good act. Jack Dempsey appears in his Fight to Win picture. The feature picture is Life's Greatest Game, which illustrates a baseball story in which jealousy separates a devoted couple for many years, both living a heart broken life, but are united again by their son who breaks into big league baseball when he finds his father the manager of the New York Giants. The boy is sent in to save the Giants from defeat. He recogfiizes a baseball watch fob his father wears and then the truth dawns upon him that he stands face to face with his own father. It is a pathetic story and one true to life and it is one of the best pictures ..the Pantages has had for a long time. jliiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiMiiiiiimiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiL I THE I CITY OF YESTERDAY A Marvelous 1 I I I I Masterpiece of art md Beauty I SHRINER & ( FITSIMMONS 1 CHARLES T. ALDRICH & CO. f BARRY &ROLLO 1 GOLD & EDWARDS 1 BORDNER & BOYER 1 here i The Show GAME Thrilling Picture 1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiMiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiK 3iiimiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiii !: This ; Of the National Game a I a Great I Baseball Season I Will Open With I LIFE'S I GREATEST A SO THIS IS LONDON, TO BE PRESENTED AT THE WILKES e Week V PANTAGES . English folks who wonder if America is still running Niagara Falls or has turned them off, and Americans who think there are but two kinds of Erigliihmen those who drink tea all day and those who serve the others are presented ludicrously in So This is London, the George M. Cohan masterpiece which will be presented at the Wilkes theatre all next week starting tomorrow night. This highly amusing hit kept New York roaring for more than a year' and provoked loud guffaw's in old London for a like time because of the bold way it throws brickbats and bouat national characteristics. quets Whether the spectator is a son or daughter of the Revolution or a direct, descendant of Sir Somebody or Other, K. C. B., he or she wTill laugh right out loud when the play shows wnat others think he or she is. is richly So This is London abundant in whimsical humor of the Cohan, brand. It satirizes in a delightful way the generally accepted abroad and idea of the his cousin, the The action of the play takes place in London. Hiram Draper, his wife and son have gone abroad to see what silly asses there are on the other side of the big pond. Incidentally Hiram, Sr., has a business deal in the offing with' Sir Percy Beauchamp, who vrith his wife and daughter know that a session of boredom is ahead of them. . The result of the get together is a shock to both of them and to the audience. Ralph Cloninger will appear as Hiram, Draper, Jr., Victor Jory as Hiram, Sr., and May Roberts as Mrs. Hiram. Victor Gillard will be seen as Sir Percy and Miss Norma Deane as Lady Beauchamp. Gales of laughter will greet their respective entrances. Other members of the company will be admirably cast in the various roles. Incidentally So This is London will introduce a new player to Salt Lake in the person of Miss Josephine Challen who comes from Los Angeles wThere she has been playing Ingenue roles at the Majestic theatre. "So This is London is a high royalty play, the Cloninger presentation next week being the first in Salt Lake at popular prices. Next-weebeing Christmas week, Mr. Cloninger wished to present a real theatrical .treat, one which would enliven the holiday season. Following So This is London he has arranged for another timely high royalty bill, The Fool, which will be the New Years presentation. Both of these plays will be played at regular prices, although the road show prices were nearly three times higher than the Wilkes prices. So This is London will be presented all next week with matinees Thursday and Saturday. pro-Americ- pro-Brito- n. k GRADE STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL . ACTORS. The grammar grades of St. Marys academy presented two plays for the purpose of raising money for the building fund of St. Marys of the Wasatch, at the academy last Thursday evening. The title of the plays were The Christmas Chain and No Room in the Inn. There was a large audience present and the students performed in a most pleasing maner, many of them acting with as much technique as a professional. The cast of The Christmas Crain was made up of Mary OCarroll, Margaret Lamplugh, Alberta Davidson, Virginia Nutter, Montebelle Dumrt, Mary Jane Dowd, Frances Nichols, Mary Jane OConnor, Jane Theriot, Mary Attey, Jane Jackson, Beverly Parr, Leona Worthen, Evelyn Gilmore, Margaret Strehlke, Blanche Coleman, Mona Argentos, Mary Castles, Bessie Evancovich, Margaret Delahoyde, June Hcllow, Lemore Lynch, Lucille Reilly, Helen Shugru, Louis Wolfe, Lareen e Gilmore, Grace Roberts and Miss Flynn. The cast for the No Room in the Inn were Frances McMaster, Melva Ar-din- Burk, Daploma Nelson, Marie Hoffman, Emma Enselino, Ethlyn Black, Della Scalzo, Deythe Brown, Mary Ferro, Pauline Pier, Lucy Dessonait, Beginning Today VICTORY ANNIVERSARY WEEK cp THOMAS MEIGHAN m TONGUES OF FLAME A Joseph Henabery Production rp ek w-e- Popular Tommy as the fighting hero of Peter Clark Macfarlanes greatest novel. |