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Show "WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE" Joseph Santley, one of the youngest of present day musical comedy stars, will be seen in "When Dreams Come True" at the Salt Lake theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. "When Dreams Come True" is a musical comedy com-edy of cleanliness, youth and wholesome romance, presented by a company of young people who fairly radiate youth. Its story relates the adventures ad-ventures of a young American boy who is compelled com-pelled to return home in the steerage as a result of his father having cut off his allowance following follow-ing the son's escapades with a dancer in Paris. On the trip across, he sees the vision of a beautiful beau-tiful young girl on one of the upper decks. But the little "dream girl," as he calls her, turns out to be real flesh and blood, and the two are not in New York twenty-four hours before they meet and a love affair follows. The boy's attempts to win the girl in spite of parental objection, are carried through three acts ot lively action, plenty of dramatic situations and a wealth of color and gayety. The play is perhaps best described as a novel combination of melodrama, farce, music and dancing, with the latter much In evidence throughout. through-out. Mr. Santley Is not new to this city. A few $ years ago he blossomed forth as one of the most popular of musical comedy favorites, appearing with De Wolf Hopper, Lew Fields and other stars of equal prominence. While Mr. Santley can act i . convincingly, sing pleasantly and play love scenes, his particular triumph in "When Dreams Come True" lies in the character and variety of his modern dancing. He is the originator of many modern steps, among them "The Cubist Glide," "The Waltz Aviation," "The Santley Tango," and "The Chinese Trot," the latter a new number but recently introduced. During Mr. Santley's engagement at the Salt a Lake theatre there will be a matinee performance 7 Wednesday, November 18th, at 2:15. , ' |