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Show EMPRESS There was evidently a transposition in the billing of the headliner for the show at the Empress Em-press this week, for "More Sinned Against Than Usual" is not anywhere near the top, with its extreme exaggerations and frantic attempts to start the laughter, and "On the Road to Jones-ville" Jones-ville" is almost as bad. Dick Lynch, the monologist, the three Falcons, Fal-cons, Roman acrobats, and the Moscrop sisters help considerably, and tho Palhe' Weekly is all to the good. This is the last bill of the Empress under the Sullivan-Considine management for Monday the house will open with the first offering by the new owner of the theatre, Marcus Loew. There was consummated yesterday in New York between Marcus Loew, the famous amusement amuse-ment magnate, and the Sullivan-Considine Vaudeville Vaud-eville interests, one of the greatest theatrical deals that has taken place in this country in many years. Mr. Loew consummated his purchase of the Sullivan-Considine interests and from now on all Empress theatres including the Empress in Salt Lake are under his personal ownership and direction. di-rection. The deal makes Loew the greatest individual owner of theatres in the world and beyond any question he is one of tho most remarkable figures fig-ures amusement circles have ever known. His entry into Salt Lake as a theatre owner here, is epected to result advantageously for Salt Lakers. Lak-ers. Mr. Loew's theatres in the east have attained at-tained unusupi popularity and the number of houses he owns and controls enables him to book superior acts and present 'them at the popular popu-lar prices always in effect at his houses. The only immediate change to go into effect at the Empress hero is the opening of all new bills on Monday afternoons Instead of Sunday. ' The bill that Is now running at the Empress and which opened last Sunday will run through and close Sunday night, August 2nd. Next week's bill at the Empress opens Monday afternoon. "Torelli's Comedy Circus," a feature that info in-fo troduces trained ponies, dogs, monkeys and mules heads the list. John T. Doyle wrote "The Police Inspector's Surprise" and plays the principal role in the sketch. He is assisted by Marion Willard and company. Frank Morrell, a tenor; Marls Stoddard, with songs and stories and "The Man Next D,or," an episode of theatrical life, finish the bill. |