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Show THE CITIZEN 4 ! I 'I With the First Nighters 2 THE BIG PARADE MAKE8 BIG HIT AT PANTAGES Manager Pemberton of the Pantages theatre waa so overwhelmingly be sieged with requests to continue The Big Parade for another week that Alexander Pantages consented to pay the big price in order that those who have not seen this marvelous picture may do so at the cheapest prices in the United States prevailing today. This is the first war picture which has really been a faithful picturlzation of the spirit of the great World War. it is the supreme glorification of heroism and tolerance. The Big Parade was written di- rectly for the screen by Laurence Stallings. The picture, .however, is not drama, as it is infused with subtle touches of comedy from beginning to end. The casting of the brilliant star, John Gilbert, in the role of the impetuous doughboy lover of a little French girl, was indeed fortunate. Renee Adoree, herself bom in France, understands the French temperament perfectly and succeeds in giving a splendid and convincing characterization as Melisande. Tom OBrien and Karl Dane as Bull and Slim add most of the comic touches, and their teamwork is excellent. Superb photography is evidenced throughout the film, one of the solely Mel-isand-e, public mind towards the frank type of revue to which Gay Paree belongs, is being made. Gay Paree, in point of original and operating expenses, is the most costly of the long line of jShubert Winter Garden shows. Its very magnitude makes sending the outfit on tour a problem. This very reason precludes playing other than the very largest cities between Chicago and the west coast. The outlay for transportation would be larger than that previously paid by an jhdeor. attraction. Gay Paree isjsaid to live up to its Gallic title. Being the frankest of the French extravaganzas produced on this side of the Atlantic, its sponsors wish to know whether the public in this section of the country has attained a degree of sophistication comparable to that of New York or Chicago, or holds to the more staid viewpoint of Philadelphia and Boston. In the two largest cities of the country these Frenchy affairs are permitted in the full flush SHUBERTS GAY PAREE MAY of theiir Parisian unconventionality, COME HERE THIS FALL while to the censors of Philadelphia and Boston exposure of undraped cutThere is a possibility that the icle calls forth recourse to the stocks Messrs. Shubert will send tehir Gay aand ducking stool. Fhree. of 1927, now playing at the If the Shuberts, as a result of thedr Four Cohans Grand Opera House, Chi- current investigation, decide to send cago, following an all winter run at "Gay Paree to this city, the engagethe New York Winter Garden, to the ment will be early in the fall. west coast An investigation of business conditions and the attitude of the WHY MUSIC DEPRESSES OR PLEASES. most effective scenes being the view of the long vista of the battlefront, with the infantry going over the top, accompanied by a terrific barrage from the supporting artillery. The sweep and scope of the scenes have never been approached before. In addition to the picture, three acts of vaudeville are featured. Als Here, an entertaining and pleasantly reminiscent sketch, to many of the audience, revealed a preprohibition saloon, with its contented frequenters. A quartet added melody to the act. The Fort Douglas doughboys, Bob and Buster, gave some pleasing piano and vocal numbers, featuring My Dream of the Big Parade and The Utah Trail, two appealing songs. The Bart Sisters, whose act included performances cti the piano, accordian, banjo, saxophone and flute, as well as some talented dancing numbers, were enthusiastically received. rJ SALT LAKES GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT 1PAN In Vaudeville & Feature Pictures WHERE HAPPINESS AWAITS YOU! RIGHT NOW SECOND WEEK OF I I come a force of immense practical value in our homes, offices and workshops; that melodies and harmonies, chosen and used scientifically, possess remarkable powers of renewing our vitality. They generally agree, writes Edgar C. Wheeler, in Popular Science Monthly for Janaury, that the secret of musics power is its rhythm. This rhythm, impressed upon us through our ears, goes through our bodies with contagious effect, just as the footfalls of marching soldiers will cause a bridge to sway if the soldiers keep in step. Nearly all of our bodily machinery operates rythmically. The rhythm of music seems to have the effect of altering the beat of this natural rhythm. It arouses or depresses the action of bodily secretions, makes the heart beat faster or slower, alters the rhythm of breathing, and acts through motor nerves on the muscles. The effect of any musical selection depends largely on the relation to the speed: of rhythm to the Bpeed of your heart beats. The average normal human pulse runs about 70 beats to the minute. A lively tune, like a quickstep march, the rhythm of which is faster than the heartbeat say 80 to the minute almost always has the effect of exciting or exhilarating us. We express our reaction to this excitement by tapping with our feet and applauding. On the other hand, music with rhythm slower than the heartbeat has opposite effects. Sometimes it rests Most of us who enjoy music have us; often it depresses and makes us gloomy. felt its mysterious power to sway us Franz Kneisel, late leader of the fato rest us when we are tired, make us happy when we are glum, encourage mous Kneisel string quartet, took adus, thrill and inspire us. But just what vantage of these facts by deliberately is this strange power? Why do we tap setting the rhythm of his selections our feet to the rhythm of a lively slightly above the normal heart beat. tune? Why does one sort of music The result of this was invariably a marked increase in applause. The sefeel good, another depress us? Scientists are just beginning to. cret of the popularity of John Philip learn the answers. They have learned Sousa, the famous bandmaster, lies that music, besides being a source of partly in the fact that he usually pleasure and entertainment, can be times the rhythm of his band music N . . : i i . r Lagoons Fresh Water Pool Offers New Summer Delight THE MOTION PICTURE EPIC THAT IS THRILLING THE WORLD and NEW VAUDEVILLE Continuous NOON till MIDNITE COME EARLY i 1 L 'll o o ' i I ' View from over the lake of part of Lagoons big fresh water swimming pool, thrills and new showing one ollhe two giant toboggan slides which furnish and enters clean and water sport to Lagoon bathers. The water is sterilized the pool in such quantity that the water is completely changed nearly every day. Night bathing, under powerful electric lights, is popular. Jj ! |