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Show THE CITIZEN With the First Nighters JULIA ARTHUR IDOLIZED IN HER ROLE SAINT JOAN Q is Bernard Shaws Saint Juan much more than has been said of this famous play and the opening night at the Salt Lake theatre Thursday proved a winner. In order to take care of the people there will be a matinee this afternoon and the final evening per- formance. Jopn in bis boyish makeup displays a spirit that flames forth, and inspires the defeated French army to victory. In the cathedral scene where lie "is Ct shown deserted by state, army and' church he rises to hights of dramatic intensity. It is a most thrilling play presented in a masterly manner. In Saint Joan the subletics, the touches of sarcasm, the bits of pathos, 'the bubbles of true Shavian humor, lightening moments of darkest tragedy, the wonderful character studies, analysis of motive, suggested explanations of history, are all too many to be fully realized at one sitting in a three hour play. Julia Arthur who plays the title role is supported by an excellent cast. While we all know the life history of Joan, yet we must see this play to be able to comprehend the real meaning of the history of the immortal Joan who appears too good and splendid to die. Seldom have the people an opportunity to see such plays as this. It . is one of the greatest dramas of recent years to visit us and the only surprise is that one is able to purchase a ticket to see the play. curtain goes up The matinee 2 promptly at p. m., and in the evening the curtain rises at 8 oclock sharp. SINGING, MUSIC AND COMEDY AT PANTAGES THIS WEEK. . A good bill is presented at the Pant-age- s theatre this week where a combination of feature pictures and high i:class vaudeville is being enjoyed by the thousands of patrons who daily attend the shows. Good singing and excellent music are the outstanding features, in connection with some thrillers. Carl and Valeska Winters open the vaudeville with a novelty musical act in which they make the flower pot plants play, the steps leading into the house by treading on them, and even the pickets on the fence have music in them. And then music is pulled out of the awning over the windows. A saxaphone sextette present a series of musical thrills in chorus and individually and they get a big hand from the house. Their drill stepping to their own music is most excellent, and one of the boys executes a step dance while playing. The Love Nest is a playlet presented by two girls and four boys. The four boys want to marry the same girl, and the girl sets the hour when she will make her choice, telling each lad she loves him best. It is a surprise party when they meet and the boys begin to sing, So Thats the Kind of a Girl You Are. The selection is made and the marriage ceremony is performed and a quartet sings, When You Come to the End of a Perfect Lay. They are real good. Jarvis and Harrison present a comedy and holdup act in which the wife surprises her husband on the street and- puts him through a course of sprouts at the point of a pistol. They are a; pair of cutups and make a hit. The Bellclaire Brothers are a pair of well developed gymnasts and perform a series of very hard feats, rep A quiring great strength. r stunt is a and one that holds the audience in a breathless spell. Money Talks is a feature picture showing how a young man with plenty of vim and getuptiveness can make a fortune. The winsome Claire Windsor is supported by a stellar cast in which such celebraties as Ned Sparks, Owen Moore, Bert Roach, Kathleen Key and others help round out the picture, which ripples in comedy, in which a wife is in love wtih her . - loop-the-loo- hair-raise- CLONINGER TO PRESENT FASCINATING DRAMA. Throbbing with emotion and conceded to be one of the most powerful Madame X, plays ever written, Alexandre Bissons fascinating drama, will be next weeks elaborate presentation of Ralph Cloninger and his players at the Wilkes theatre, starting Sunday night, Mr. Cloninger has arranged to present this massive offering in response to hundreds of requests from playgoers. The play created ' a sensation when produced abroad and. every offering of it in America has met with great success. The scenes of the play are laid In France. The prologue opens in the home of Louis Floriot, an attorney, whose son Raymond, is just recovering from a serious illness. Jacqueline, Folriots wife, has just fled with her lover, but hearing of her sons illness she returns to see him and beg forgiveness of her husband, but the latter spurns her and drives her from his house. Twenty years elapse. Jacqueline and Laroque, a rough adventurer, arrive from South America to take quarters at the Three Crowns, a cheap inn. She has become a drug fiend and all her former beauty has Ralph Cloninger, who takes a leading part this week . at the Wilkes Theatre |