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Show II Mtfz tfze First Nighters W I "DISRAELF H The story of tlio life and work of Benjamin H I Disraeli), son of Isaac D'Israeli, is one of the most Hk romantic features in English history, and in hit- Hifi ting upon a theme for a play to properly exploit B the character of that crafty politician, Louis N. H Parker could not have chosen better than to use Pf : the bold achievement which resulted in acquir- Hl ing the Suez canal and made possible tho conferr- Hl . ing of the title of Empress of India upon Eng- H(i land's queen. Then, too, the playwright was sing- H;i; ularly fortunate in that George Arliss was avail- H, able, for Mansfield is dead, and that good fortune Hy is shared by every appreciative person who, un- Hh der the impressiQn that the day of real artists is B seemingly passing, has seen this great actor in H : the role of the versatile Jew. H In the portraiture of the distinguished lawyer, H; ' litterateur and statesman Mr. Parker and Mr. Ar- 1 liss have so combined their forces that few of H the striking attributes of the great minister of M his time have been omitted, and so woven are H his subtleties, his wit, patience, daring, astute- H. ness, satire and irony, that to the keen observer Hi there is nothing lacking in the performance to H make it a continued delight from beginning to Except to those students who revel in the ij achievements of such a man, the memory of his M brilliancy Is somewhat dimmed in the rush of m the workaday world, though he died but yester- B day. But for those who realize what he was and m what his efforts meant to his adopted country, H the play though not always accurate in historic m detail and the art of the actor, are revelations. H Convincing in his work and personally capti- M vating as is Arliss in dominating the proceedings, M a charming little love story lightens the play, If while tho part of the Russian spy played by the r fascinating Margaret Dale in an artistic triumph Kjj in itself. Since the days of the Empire stock we H have seen this charming actress progress, and H though that seems a long time ago, her sparkle H is the same, her smile as piquant, and thank H heaven, unlike many others who went upon the H stage at about the same time she is not roly- 9l poly. Tho others of the company are just such B ( as might be expected in the support of Mr. Arliss H and each gave every evidence of finish and capa-H capa-H ' Splendidly staged, with a fine eye to detail, H and perfectly costumed in accord with the times, there was nothing lacking to make the produc- H; tion one in a thousand. H' The audiences were small and comparatively H cold, but no wonder. There wore movies else- H where and a trained chimpanzee down the street. H As one departing patron with a cow face blandly H asked: "Who was this feller Disraeli anyway?" H- H! ORPHEUM. HB The beautiful danoing of Mile. Natalie and M. Dj Ferrari who are being seen at the Orpheum this H week, has been the cause of an unusual amount H, of comment, for during the pae month there have H been many excellent dancers at the shrine of Hflf vaudeville, but none of them could compare with H, Mile. Natalie, and her partner closely follows her H in the excellence of his work. Their foot work H is especially noticeable and the entire act is as 9 dainty and pleasing and charming as one who H likes fine dancing might wish to see. H The big scream of the bill is "Romeo the H Great" and he fulfills all promises made for him. B His work is no less than marvelous, for besides H the tricks he performs, he is an actor of no mean HE ability. His own applause and his aloofness when riding rings around his master being excruciating. excruciat-ing. He is truly some monk. John Higgins, a wonderful jumper opens the bill and Miller and iLyles get an audience Into excellent humor with their argument and finish by bringing down the house with the African dip. Jones and Sylvester do better with their music than their comedy and the Orpheum travel weekly is unusually interesting. The Hayward Stafford company announced their sketch "The Devil Outwitted" as a semi-classic semi-classic and in doing so pin a couple of medals on themselves for nerve. The only thing worse than tho theme and the wording, is the acting. The bill opening with the matinee performance perform-ance tomorrow is headed by Gus Edwards' Matinee Mati-nee Girls, a broadway musical production in capsule cap-sule form with Charles Olcott and Irene Martin, assisted by eight American beauties and two young men. The energies of Gus Edwards are generally directed toward the production of stupendous stu-pendous pieces, but he occasionally creates a thumb-nail show and when he does so, it usually springs into wide popularity. HInes and Fox are also featured and where they are is "Songland." Their act is entitled "Sayings and Songs." Miss Byrd Crowell is announced as a talented young soprano and the three Hickey Brothers will give a performance which opens with stage dancing and chatter but progresses in speed until the dancing becomes acrobatic. To be a vaudeville cyclist, doing Orpheum time, now requires skill far above the ordinary, and a number of new feats will be offered by Frank Wilson on his many bicycles. Grant and Hoag will offer a play entitled "The Troublesome Trunk" and McGoods and company will present au athletic act, the pastime being a game of billiards with amazing shots from unusual un-usual positions. The new Travel weekly will include glorious ceremonies of India life in the jungles of central Africa, some views of Inter-laken Inter-laken Switzerland, herders and laborers of the plains of Egypt, and numerous views of Chinese life. EMPRESS Another good bill marked the opening of the week at the Empress headed by "The Man from Italy," a playlet in which Murry Livingston is starred and the humor and pathos in the lives of some characters of the lower East Side are cleverly clev-erly brought out. Perhaps the greatest hit of the bill was that made by Yvonne, a young lady with an accordeou whose selections run the gamut from the classics to ragtime. Jones and Johnson "gen'lemen of color" have some snappy stuff and the dialogue and songs of Helen Stewart and Fred Hall are appreciated. The bill also included the Buch Brothers, clever tumblers and Valdo and company com-pany who are magically amusing. An announcement of interest comes from the management of Loew's Empress theatre today. The theatre is to return immediately to Its former policy of three vaudeville shows daily, with seats reserved for each performance. Beginning Monday afternoon of next week, the weekly bills will consist of six feature vaudeville acts, and one reel of first-run moving pictures. There will be three performances daily, as formerly, form-erly, the first opening at 2:30 in the afternoon, and the night shows beginning at 7:30 and 9:15 respectively. With this announcement comes also the news of a change in prices. The entire parquet will be reserved at 15c; balcony seats will be 10c, and box seats 25c. For the night performances tho entire parquet will be reserved at 30c; the front of tho balcony will be reserved at 20c; the balance of the balcony will be 10c, and box seats will bo 50c. The bill opening Monday, Is headed by a musical mu-sical act in which nine youngsters participate in a riot of music, mirth and beauty. The act is entitled "The Nine Krazy Kids" at their head is Bert Gordon. Axel Christensen, a young Danish painist, is depended upon to furnish much of the novelty in the new bill. iBllly Inman and his company will present "O'Haley at the Game." Jeter and Itodgers have an hilarious act performed on roller skates, and an extra featured act is Sigbee's Dogs. PANTAGES The bill which opened Wednesday at Pantages is replete with excellent features. Topped by Luclle Mulhall with her company of cowboys and cowgirls, their act is one in a hundred, Miss Mulhall's feats on horseback and the work of the entire troupe in the aggregate being of a very high order. "The Tinkling of the Toy Shop" is an interesting playlet featuring musical specialties and dancing and Bob Albright ran into his second week, making a decided hit especially on the opening night with his rendition rendi-tion of "Dearie Girl" assisted by Miss Margaret Whitney from a box in front. "Paris Green" with songs and stories, the Held sisters dancers, and Dave Vanfield, juggler, complete the bill. UTAH "The Ghost Breakers" will be the attraction at the Utah for the week beginning with the Sunday performance with the leading roles in the hands of Paul Trenton and Miss Margaret Chaffee. "THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS" "The Shepherd of the Hills," Harold Bell Wright's novel, which has been made into a play by its author with the assistance of Elsbery W. Reynolds. It will be given its second presentation presenta-tion in this city at the Salt Lake theatre for the half-week commencing next Monday night. The play is a story of the Ozark mountains and its people. The production, which has been made by Messrs. Gaskill and MacVitty, is said to be one of great beauty, the picturesque mountain moun-tain country lending itself to the best in the scenic artist's art. "THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL" Eleanor Gates' play "The Poor Little Rich Girl," which Klaw and Erlanger will present at the Salt Lake theatre for three nights and Wednesday matinee beginning Monday, October 26th, has a new idea, which is rarely found. It has emotional appeal and is spectacular. It is described as a play of ' Fact and Fancy." It mingles the real and the unreal. In a home of luxury an only child, Gwendolyn, having all else, has neither love nor companionship. Her parents are worldly, her attendants heartless. While father and mother entertain society, and governess gover-ness and tutors and nurse carry on intrigues, Gwendolyn is lonely. ' So for a picture of the real world, then realms of fancy. Gwendolyn dreams. She visits beautiful regions re-gions of her imagination, and meets weird things and has strange adventures. The parents struggle strug-gle j bring the child back to life from the delirium de-lirium in which she is wandering, suffering because be-cause of neglect. And then when Gwendolyn is saved, she finds a loving father and mother, who havft learnpd that she is more to them than money or position. |