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Show I WITH THE PLAYS, PLAYERS AND B' NEXT WEEK H SALT LAKE THEATRE. I, "The Trail or tho Lonesome Pine," wltlt H Clinrlotto Walker In the lending role, opens Hi at tho Salt Lake Thentro next Monday HT night running Tor three nights and mntl- Hj' noe. HJ A Southern romantic play of great PS power and chnrm, hy Eugeno Walter, rrom jfl tho hook or the same namo by John Pox, H Jr., the author or ''Tho Llttlo Shepherd H or Kingdom Come," the production nas M been rondered most vivid In motion and Hj color hy gorgeous scenic embellishment H which Klnw & Erlnnger have provided H There was need or an artist or deep imng- H Ination and virile style in -uih and re- H produce the spirit or Mr fox's great H stoiy and which critlis admit Eugene H Walter has thoroughly caught In his H pquMly great dramatization. Wholly out H or thP common. It Is a play, that ror the H first time In the history or dramatic art, H reproduces stenlcally and In the spoken H flay, Jhe very spirit and atmosphere or H tho people and scenes or ono or the most romantic spots in the United states, tho interior or the wos torn -most range or tho Appalachian Mountains. Mr. Walter has vividly improssod tho charm or June's lomantlc lovo ror Hale In a graphic, dramatic and picturesque manner. Ho has taken tho love story and prcsonted it with vividness, sympathy and enthusiasm, and his conception is at once rellcltlous and novel, and tho execution is In every way worthy or the conception, ror every scone has a distinct and individual charm, mil or reeling and beautiful Imagery. Miss Clinrlotto Walker has tho grontest rolo or her career; it Is a part woll suited to her great ability and Klnw & Erlangor have provided her with a strong and capable cap-able company or players. ANOTHER COHAN AND HARRIS SUCCESS. Cohan and Harris latest success "Stop Thlor" with a record or one year In New York presented by a company or excellence excel-lence and a sumptuous production will bo orrorlng at the Salt Lake Theatre ror three nights and Saturday matlneo, boginnlng Thursday, October 2d. The author Carlylo Mooro ts a young man borotororo associated with a sketch writing Tor vaudovlllo and unknown as a writer until tho perrormance or his successful farce, howovcr It Js said that ho has dono his work woll and with the assistance or an exceptional cast and sumptuous production that every essential hit has been attained. "Stop Thler" Is a wonderrul mixture or complications which this author has provided. Ho has taken that ever-userul rarcc material, thclvery, and mixed It with now compounds. These include not only tho thicr and his woman, accomplice, who enter a house to rob ft "legitimately," but two klepto maniacs, who add to the conruslon and aro mistaken ror the real thlovcs. Tho occasion is tho wedding or tho daughter or ono or those "unconscious thlovos" an absentmlnded old gentleman who has a rashlon or mislaying things. Or course tho rich loot in the shape or wedding prcsonts attracts the real burglars burg-lars who gain admittance, the first in tho guise or a lady's maid and the second, her "pal" and husband-to-be, by a caro-rully caro-rully arranged plan farmed between the two. With this as his base or operations, tho author has woven a web that woujd only be spoiled in the telling. To rolatc how, ono artor the other, the various occupants or the houso are suspected, how things aro stolen, roplaced, put in new places to bo round, and, rinally, how the whole household Is hold by the police as a gang or robbers, would be to rob those who see the play or Its keenest pleasures. In Tarce, It is the unexpected which brings tho laughs, and in this respect Mr. Moore has cortalnly not been round lacking. "The Bird or Paradise," which Will bo scon at tho Salt Lake Theatre Tor three nights and Wednesday matinee, commencing commenc-ing Monday, Oct. 6th, Is a story or the land where Robert Louis Stevenson round "lire most pleasant and man most Interesting;" Inter-esting;" the land "In which It seems always al-ways arternoon;" whero slonder maidens, with black hair and crimson lips, dance In ways strange , to European eyes. To carry out tho Illusion and atmosphere In the play, native musicians, dancers and singers are seen, and all the stage crrects used where possible, are of Hawaiian handwork. hand-work. Oliver Morosco, producer or this more than successrul ploy, will orrcr a new leading lady in Miss I oonore lllrlch. who will play Luana The young lady Is Just out of her ttens Approximately s"ix thousand dollars is tho cost or tho entertainment which will bo prcsonted In the cabaret scone In tho last act or "Tho Candy Shop" which tho Anderson Gaiety Company will present at the Salt Lake Ihcatro Thurs., Fri., Sat. and Sat. Matlneo, Oct. 0-10-1 1. Tho sunt represents' the salaries or the principals and tho chorus or seventy girls and boys who will appear in the scene, and In which the best known entertainers in the country will present their spccla"cs. These In cludo among the topllncrs, nock and Fulton, Ful-ton, Al Shcan, Tom Waters, Will Phil-brlck, Phil-brlck, Catherine Hayes, Oscar Ragland; Cecelia Novarlo and the sprightly Russiaij prima donna, Gone Luncska. THE ORPHEUM. The crowds that riock to Salt Lake during dur-ing state fair week aro due to bo splendid ly entertained at the Orpheum ror tho next seven days and nights. A bill or exceptional ex-ceptional merit is promised ror their approval ap-proval which carries plenty or comedy magic and h'lgh class offerings. The hcadliner will be Ramcses with his Egyptian Tcmplo or Magic, said to bo tho host illusion act now bororo the public During his world tour extending over a period or several years Ramcses has mystified mys-tified peoples or all colors and faces. No less interested were the audiences of Tasmania Tas-mania than those or the London halls. It Is claimed Tor tho act that there Is not a trap door uSed on tho stage, yet womon appear and disappear, float through tho air and do other wonderrul stunts, and during the time Ramcses is on the stage his art ralrly reeks with thrills. His scenery is most elaborate tnd beautiful, and altogeth or his work Is without a peer. There arc many laughs In "The Lost Boy" an American farce presented by Edward Blondell and company. As low-comedlnn Mr Blondell Is a vcrltnblo winner. RAMASES Egyptian Temple of Magic at the Orpheum Next Week, PLAYHOUSES ALL OF NEXT WEEK I Tho story or tho sketch lms to do with tho location hy n children's aid society or 'ft tho parents of a lost country hoy. Tho I sutltlon chango or surroundings Is tho basis 1 of innumerable comedy situations that are J tnkort advantage or with duo eclat. Walter S. " Hubo" Dickinson Is another big: scream on the now bill. As " Tho E-Justlco E-Justlco or tho Pcaco," Mr. Dickinson delivers deliv-ers a clover and bright monologuo calculated calcu-lated ttt coax a laugh from a gravestone. Still one more big laugh Is encountered on tho now bill. This time it comes In tho rorm or " T y Burglar's Union," a lino little lit-tle comedy -cscntcd by Williams, Thompson Thomp-son k Copcnd. It Is particularly good bo-cause bo-cause or the character-studies portrayed by the trio. Jack Williams as c burglar by rorco or circumstances, James Thompson Thomp-son ns Jlmmio tho negro, and Carl Copo-land Copo-land In tho protean parts or tho policeman a passerby and "old man Baker" aro all ontortalnlng sidelights on human lire. Tho sketch, too, carries a plot that is convulsing. convuls-ing. A distinctly girted dramatic soprano is Alma Youlln who will render several solos In dashing style. As. a prima donna In sovoral Important mu productions, she won distinction both Tor tho quality or her voice .and her attractlvo stngo appearance. In vaudeville Miss Youlln will bo hoard in a now repertoire or songs, and soen in now wns. Los Yost, now on their nrst visit to tho United "States, offer on tho new bill n diverting di-verting series or studies In colored clays. Los Yost specialize In heads. With lightning light-ning rapidity they mo)-' clay in natural colors to give characteristic studies or ver-lous ver-lous nations. A refreshing bit or comedy Is provided throughout tholr work. They have visited practically every section or tho earth, not only as sculptors, but as ontortalncrs or worth. Anothor rorolgn comedy on the new bill Is tho Fois Trio. Thoy aro instrumentalists and vocalists or nojncan ability. In eccentric eccen-tric comedy makeup, tho three men, each or whom possesses an uncommonly good 9ingtng voico and exceptional musical ability, abil-ity, render various selections with artistic and comedy crrcct. Tho ocliislvo Orphoum Moving PIcturos and tho regular symphony concert undor tho direction or Mr. Ed. J. Fltzpatrlck aro tho oilier rcaturcs on the new bill which runs all week with the customary dally matinees. UTAH THEATRE. Salt Lake City's critical playgoers have already seen Willard Mack, Marjorio nam- IgjJTSH THE1TKE STOCK CO, 1 - ' -.11 r in - - J MARJORIE RAMBEAU, talented Actress who appears with her husband, Willard Mack, in his great play "Scandal Alley" at the Utah Theatre all next week beau and their excellent supporting company com-pany In one of Mr. Mack's own plays "Their Market Value," which closes at the Utah thoatrc this evening, and they nave voted It one or the most remarkable plays hcon here In a doendo Next week thpy will witness another play rrom the virile pen of the actor-playrlght that gives every promise or making even a bigger hit than the Mrst orrerlng. Reglnnlng Sunday night, Sopt. 28, Mr. Mack nnd his superb company, presents his four-act comedy drama, "Scandal Alley." It will bo tho first time the play Jins been given to the public but all wlm have read It predict It will make one or the biggest hits of Hip season. "Scandal Alley" Is a figurative term i nd dors not mean any particular street, r venue or alley from whence the monster scandal rears lis ugly head, but tho play Is well named because It Is a keen satire on modern society. It boldly delves Into the divorce evil with a rilng at conditions one hears so much about anent Ileno. IS'ev clthough the scenes are not laid in the city cclcbraWd Tor severance or the nuptial nup-tial knot. It aUo has to do with bridge whNl. poker-gninbling nnd cheating In high snfietv ind with the unfortunate match making of American young wonvn or weallJi with rlon or nrltlsh nnblllt., Theup subjects are dealt with by the accomplished author In a humorous 'but valuing manner, with pathos and comedy n intermlngh d that the result Is a story or remarknhlp gripping power, and one that will linger in the memory or de wins ot the drama (Continued on page 13). I Theatrical and Amusements (Contlniica from page 0) When Mr. Mack read tills play to New York critics (not tolling them tho name of tlio author) they tleclarod that whoovor wroto tho play wns the coming American playrlght. It Is a rather queer story In a Way and to tell It all would spoil the plqasuro'of seeing it enacted by Mr. Mack, Miss ilambeau and company, so a brier synopsis win surrice: Tho practical character Is Druco 0'-Donnoll, 0'-Donnoll, known to his associates as "Tho Don." Ho has for a long time been associating asso-ciating with Mrs. Wlnirrod Wlckorsham, tho supposed widow or ah English army ofrlcor believed to havo been drowned at soa. Scandal mongers get busy but tholr talk is not based upon actual Tact so far as Improper relations between tho two Is concerned. Mrs. Wlckorsham has a daughter and O'Donnoll Is In love vlt4i her and she with him, but neither tells the other. Mrs. Wlckersham's husband has absconded ab-sconded with 3,000 pounds belonging to his, regiment and ho loaves for Australia, oloplng with a chorus girl. Tho ship is wrecked and lie Is supposed to bo drowned, but ho is picked up by n Gorman tramp steamer and is taken to Hong Kong and then to San Tranclsco where ho becomes be-comes addicted to tho drug habit. When ho loams that his wire Is In Now York ho goes to tho metropolis. "Tho Don" learns of tho truo stato or arfalrs and also discovers that Mrs. Wlckorsham Wlck-orsham cheats at cards, a Tact discovered by Woodward Megley. who Is also In love with Marjorlo. As a result iluro Is a torrlble tangle and a big scandal appears to be iriovltablo. O'Donnoll seeks to arrange a marriage botwoon Marjorlo and Mogloy and when the girl learns that hor mother Is a cheat and that sho has swindled swind-led Mogloy out or a large sum or money, consonts to marry Megley to pay tho debt. Mrs. Wlckorsham has a plart or hor own but her schemes arc upset by the unexpected unex-pected appcaranco on tho scono or her husband, Paul Wlckorsham, and i o complication comp-lication rollows another until tl tangled threads are well nigh hopelessly twisted, but or course, It all works out In tho right way as all good pJays should. Mr. Mack plays "Tho Don." Howard Scott plays Amos Andrew Adams, a comedy character rolo. Megley will bo portrayed by Walter Gilbert. Wlckorsham, the habltuo or tho San Francisco underworld, a drug fiend, will be portrayed by William Chapman. Arthur J. Prlco will be soon in tho part or Col. Anthony Mogley. Arthur Morso Moon plays Lord Milton Mill-ward. Mill-ward. Ilonald Dradbury will bo scon as Richard Estorbrook and minor rolos will be played by Frank Jonasson and Harmon Weight. Miss Ilambeau has a splendid character in tho role or Marjorlo Wlckersham. Mrs. Lillian Ilambeau will be seen as Blair Truosdcll, a proresslonal chaporono. Miss Beatrice Meade has been oast Tor the Important Im-portant rolo Ot Mrs. Wlckorsham, the romalo "heavy" part, and Miss nogina Connolll has a dellghtrul part In tho char-actor char-actor or Estollo Adams. Thero will Do a rino musical program and handsomo sconlc orrocts. Thero will bo tho usual Thursday Thurs-day and Saturday matinees. i EMPRESS 'i ho bill at tho Empress, which started with Wodnosday's matinee, Is an exceptionally excep-tionally strong ono and ono or tho kind that makos a decldod hit. Tho roaturo Is Max's circus, ror several seasons with llarnum & Ualloy's show. Max's circus contains a llttlo or everything. every-thing. It Is a roal circus boiled down to one short act. Thero aro clowns, trained horsos and dogs, a rogular ring VT PRESENT WJJT i j mastor and a woman who portorms sumo dirricult riding reals. Two regular bag-gago bag-gago cars aro required to transport this act from town to town over tho circuit. Low Manning and Edward Ford, dancing danc-ing boys do luxo, aro two young men who havo mastered tho art or sort sjioo dancing. danc-ing. Realizing that their lino or work was ovorcrowded, they havo originated several now and dirricult stops which havo met with hearty approval ovor tho ontlro S. &. C. circuit. Sugor Midgloy and company prosont a llvoly Tarce, "Early Morning IloNoctlons," In a llvoly manner. Mr. Midgloy is ono or tho host known comodlons on Uio vaudo-vlllo vaudo-vlllo stage, and whilo still a young man ho is known as an "old tlmor" In tho art or orrcring tho public originality and a pleasing vohlclo. Ho is ably assisted by a clover supporting company, among whom is tho pleasing and magnotlc Miss Dawn Elton, also a ramlllar Taco to Salt Lako thoatrogoors. Mort Sharp Is a monologlst or ability. He manages to keep his audlonco laughing throughout tho ontlro orrcring, which is a splondid recommendation In ltscir. Ho sings several now songs and his run mixed gonorously with satire, Is a sure riro hit to all who hoar It. Sharp manages man-ages to keep about one laugh ahead or his audlonco, and his ability to accomplish accom-plish this makes him one or the most sought artor "slnglo" acts in vaudeville. Tho Pour Readings In tholr orrcring present many startling and thrilling tricks. They Juggle tliemselvcs around In alarming manner, to the astonishment or tho ontlro audlonco. Thry are both athletes ath-letes and Juggers, doing both exceptionally exception-ally well. They porrorm some unusual and interesting rcats, and altogether It is ono or tho best athletic acts patrons or tho EmprobS will hac tho pleasure or witnessing this season. B. Kolly Torrest, "The Happy Tramp." has a tanged meso or ready wit which be hurls over the root. ?hts. His act is a riot of run, Tor he has tho trick or getting get-ting his hearers to laughing, and once fatitilud they laugh at anything ho says or Hi does. Not unllko Nat wills in bis work, WM ho is ono or tho row who assume this character without bolng annoying. M |