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Show Hi JiPftA The First Nighters i SALT LAKE THEATRE Hi fi After ulx weeks of iprosperlty, at the Colum- H i bia theatre, San Francisco, Mrs. Patrick Camp- H bell, is now en route east and will appear at the B Salt Lake theatre September sixth to eighth. B Mrs. Patrick Campbell's success in San Eran- B clsco will stand out prominently in theatrical B, records for the exposition ear. It is an unus- Ki ually interesting repertoire which the star has B arranged tor her appearance in this city, and will B i give her opportunity to appear as "Elize Doo- fl little" In Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion;" "Mrs. B Robert piaine," her latest character creation in B Horace Annesloy Vachell's new drama of the B present day, "Searchlights" and as "Paula Tan- B queray" in Pinero's masterpiece, "The Second B ' Mrs. Tanqueray." The complete arrangement of B j the repertoire is as follows: "Pygmalion," Monday B L and Tuesday evenings, and Tuesday matinee. B i, "Searchlights;" Wednesday evening and "The B , Second .Mrs. Tanqueray" Wednesday matinee. Considerable interest centers in the presen- taticn for the first time here of the new play "Searchlights." Mr. Vachell is a native of California, Cali-fornia, but has spent most of his latter years in London, where he is recognized as one of the leaders of the literary world. To his credit is placed several successful dramas notably, "Quin-neys" "Quin-neys" now running in London and which is to be presented in New York in October by an all-English company. He is also the author or a number num-ber of novels. "Searchlights" is a style of play that Mrs. Campbell loves, a play of emotions turning the searchlight on a woman's soul. The part of Mrs. Blaine, the character that Mrs. Campbell will present, is of the intellectual, emotional emo-tional type and is said to offer her rare opportunities opportu-nities for the display of her artistry. STOCK ATTRACTIONS Salt Lake will be plentifully supplied with stock companies this season. The opening of one will occur a week from Sunday night at the Empress and the Utah players will open in that 1 ' H m , m i HjP A SCENE FROM "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERA Y" IN WHICH MRS. PAT CAMPBELL WILL BE SEEN Hjjj A T THE SALT LAKE THE A TRE NEXT WEEK theatre on Monday, September 13th. There will be no Sunday night performance at the Utah, according ac-cording to the announcement made by Miss Bab-cock, Bab-cock, but there will be eight performances a week every night and Thursday and Saturday "W matinees. The members of the Utah company have assembled, rehearsals are going on daily and a finished production is promised at the opening when "The Misleading Lady" will be seen. Miss Babcock and her associates are confident that the season of stock at the Utah following the plans which have been perfected, will be one of the most successful ever experienced here in stock and theatregoers are anticipating some very artistic productions and are giving evidences of their substantial sub-stantial support by purchasing season tickets. Among the plays that will be produced are several sev-eral recent New York successes as well as some ,, of the favorites of past seasons. &? At the Empress, the stock season will open with "Within the Law" and will be followed by a number of other high class plays. PAUL ARMSTROAG The news of the death of Paul Armstrong came almost as a personal bereavement to the writer who has known him intimately for the past ten years. There are those who did not understand under-stand him who blamed him for his aggressiveness and cynicism, but those who knew him well, loved him deeply and his passing at a time when he was really only on the threshold of his brilliant career has saddened them more than they can express. His life was rather a stormy one until the fruits of his labors as a playwright came, but his successes only made him more considerate consid-erate of others and developed his natural generosity gener-osity to the highest degree. A close student of human nature, a keen observer, of brilliant wit, big hearted and impulsive, he was all man, and his loss to the contemporary drama will be keenly felt. His greatest successes were "Salomy Jane," "The Heir to the Hoorah," "Alias Jimmy Valentine" and "The Deep Purple." At the time of his death he was working on what he considered consid-ered his biggest play. PANTAGES There is a very good bill at Pantages this week, headed by Bothwell Brown in what is termed a "comic classic with music" entitled, "The Green Venus." Next to Brown in importance import-ance in the cast is Francis Young, who is a splendid splen-did comedian and the company includes a group of dancers who are responsible for a kaleides-scopic kaleides-scopic series of terpsichorean effects. Bigelow, Campbell and Rayden are entertainers entertain-ers on the cabaret order whose act is a real hit, and Edith Helena has a fine voice of high range. However, regarding her singing of "Coming "Com-ing Through the Rye," there would be a destruction destruc-tion of a large part of the crop if she started through it. Neuss and Ellrid precede her with an acrobatic act called "Yaphank Guardsmen" and Jessie Hayward and Leon Halm present a sketch called "The Quitter," a mixture of comedy lines and horseplay. Peggy Austin and Alice Gillett appeared in place of Cain and Adam and made an instantaneous hit. Miss Austin is particularly pleasing and really need no assistance from her partner in making the act go big. She has professional pro-fessional poise and dash and is exceedingly at- & tractive. The Pantagescope completes the bill. The program beginning with the imatinee Wednesday, July 8th, will be topped by the Hanlon Brothers. The Hanlon Brothers are known throughout the world as foremost panto- mime entertainers, and they will appear in the pantomime sketch, "The Haunted Hotel." Kelly and Galvln will appear as the actor and the Italian in a fun-maker. Morton Bros, will offer an interesting act as harmonicists, and pap- erologists, an entertainment that is said to be both unique and pleasing. Barto and Clark will 'Hi present the comedy sketch "Marooned." Kit- ner, Haynes and Montgomery will offer the merry nautical delight "Swells at Sea." New ' Marvel" moving pictures will complete the new bill. , ORPHEUM ssff" t If the suffragette note were eliminated from Marion Craig Wentworth's "War Brides" as pro- . duced by Nazimova and her remarkable com pany at the Orpheum this week, there could be nothing but praise for the remarkable little drama. As it is, the women's rights speech oc- curs only in passing and matters little. Taking as a theme one of the most tragic phases of the situation abroad, the playwright has vividly portrayed por-trayed the horrors of a system responsible for war brides, and we know of no one who could handle such a role as that of Joan, with such strength and fire and artistry as that displayed by Nazimova whose dramatic powers seem to grow greater as the seasons pass. She is surrounded by a company every one of whom is an artist and there hasn't been a character part much finer than that of the mother played here in years, by such an actress as Clara Reynolds Smith. The others who assisted so materially in the play, are Mary Alden, Edith Spears, Charles Bryant, C. Brown and William Hasson. Fritz Bruch and sister who play the cello and violin are high-class musicians and the work of the man is particularly pleasing. Bert Melrose opens with some comedy acrobatics which lead up to the famous Melrose fall. He is good, but is given too much time. The Misses Campbell in what is termed a southern drawing room specialty, special-ty, are something fierce, opening their act with an unpleasant song evidently written in the prescription pre-scription department of a drug store and closing with other stuff not much better. Lucy Gillett is a remarkable juggler on should we say Juggleress, billed as ."The Lady from Delft. She gives a finished performance wonder- THREE OF THE CLASSIC DANCERS WHO ARE APPEARING WITH BOTHWELL BROWNE IN H "THE GREEN VENUS" AT THE PANT AGES THIS WEEK H ful for a woman in her particular line of ente tainment. She is preceded by Joe Cook, who puts over sort of a nut vaudeville show and some fine pictures finish the bill. It is very doubtful if anything stronger than "War Brides" will be seen among the offerings on the ''big time" during the winter. The Orpheum's announcements for next week's show, which opens tomorrow afternoon contain the highly pleasing news that Gus Edwards, himself, and two successful little comedians, "George, and "Cute Cuddles," supported by no less than thirty-five light-foooted singers will be 1 A FEW OF THE CHARACTERS IN GUS ED WARD'S NEW 1915 SONG REVUE, COMING TOMORROW TO THE J ORPHEUM WITH US EDWARDS HIMSELF) seen in Gub Edward's own New Song Revue of H 1915. H It has been Gus Edwards habit season after M season, to produce acts that were entirely dif- H ferent, equip them with his own compositions, H and send them out for extended trips over the M ibig time. Occasionally he had as many as three H or four of these in circulation in one season, but M in every other instance, Edwards remained at H home, seldom venturing far away from his pro- H ducing office. Therefor his disappearance from H New York in order to take this trip over the Or- H pheum time comes as a surprise, and is good news for those who have never seen Gus himself. H Another interesting feature of the coming H Orpheum show Is Nan Halperin, singing come- H dlenne, who less than a year ago was practically H unknown. Hers was one of those "over night" H hits, for she is now among the foremost of vaude- H ville entertainers. H Allan Dinehart and bis pretty partner, Mary H Louise Dyer, will give the Orpheum audiences H their sketch entitled "The Meanest Man In The H World." The Volunteers is a novelty act. Prince H Lai Mon Kim, whom we saw last season, will re- H appear with some of the same songs and some H new ones, and Steindel Brothers will play the H violin, cello and piano in an act a la Teddy Ben- H dix. H At the Country club this month, there will bo H no deviation from the general program of events H such as were scheduled at the beginning of the H summer. Afternoon tea will be served on Mon- H days and Thursdays and the usual table d'hote H luncheons on Wednesdays and table d'hote din- H ners followed by dances Saturday evenings. On H Monday next a special buffet luncheon will be H served. Beginning Saturday, September 18th, at the H Country club, there will be a tennis tournament H with mixed doubles, women's doubles and men's H doubles and prizes will bo awarded. Entries for H the events are already being received. H |