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Show H r. With The First Nighters H ORPHEUM H The reason there's a 'bit of a glitter in the H acts of Arthur McWntters and Grace Tyson anil H Rcine Davies at the Orpheum this week is ibe- H( cause of the company they are in. No wonder they H shine, ibut at that their sparkle hasn't the dazzle H ' that comes from real headliners in vaudeville of H class. The Orpheum bill this -week is nothing like H an, Orpheum bjll, but perhaps that is to be expect. H ed after the good things that have been provided Hf time and again since the winter began. H After the passing of the good pictures, Arthur H Darat, a remarkable equilibrist, is seen in a bal- H ancing act so perfect and so full of thrills that BH one is lead to believe that his work presages many HH good things from the others, ibut no such luck. Lew Hawkins follows in minstrelsy that went H fine in the long ago, 'but is now passe, and then H we have the "Five Annapolis Boys," who by the H way are ' Kings of Harmony." They might as H well have been 'billed as "(The Five Miners From H Bisbee," "The Five Pirates From (Penzance," or H "The Five Birds Who Scuttled the Ship Neai H 'Treasure Island.' " They would have been just H as acceptable lead by Lieut. Commander Fat and H his funny toupee, and what they lacked In har- H mony was made up for in the humor incident to their seriousness. They come as close to the class H of tlie Orpheum circuit as ol' Oockey Cook came H to the North Pole. H In styling herself "The Lady Beautiful of Vau- H deville" iReine Davies displays considerable pro- H fessional courage. She is fair enough to look upon H' with the assistance of numerous costumes in taste. H ful contrast to her coloring, but there is nothing H unusual in her performance unless it is her lack H of ability as a songstress. H "General" Ed Lavine is (back again, easily rec- H ognized ibecause he hasn't changed a move he H makes in the pseudo comedy leading up to the H time he takes to demonstrate what may be accom- H plished in the overworked tricks with a cigar H and a silk hat. The Leon sisters pull some tight H wire business including nothing that has not been H seen a hundred times before. B Arthur McWatters and Grace Tyson are hard H workers, and at times are clever, but as stated M above, they are lucky to be headliners on a bill H the mediocrity of which places them on a pedestal. H There is no necessity for that speech of oippre- fl ciation at each performance, unless it is intended Hj for the orchestra which does valiant service and m makes up for the paucity of applause. B Laura Nelson Hall, who at one time was lead Hj ing lady in stock over at the old Grand theatre H heads tomorrow's bill with her company in H "Demi- Tasse;" Nonette, the violinisto who sings H a popular performer is to be seen and heard; H the Leightons are coming in "The Party of The H Second Part;" Leona Thurber and Harry Mado- H son will continue "A Shopping Tour;" 'Conrad and H Conrad will 'be here as will also Page, Hack and H .Mack, and the Cansinos, royal iSpanish dancers H 'will ibe an added feature. H ( H. AMERICAN H j , Another week of Triangle pictures is sched- fl , 'uled for the American with the performances be- B ginning with the Sunday matinee. The week will H be exceptional in the list of stars who will partici- m ' pate in the four productions to be shown. These B include Jane Grey, Tully Marshall, Sam Bernard, m Minta Durfee, Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, M Clam Williams, George Fawcett and Willard B Mack. M . Tully .Marshall appears the first three days m I Minta Durfee, Roscoe Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, 1 of the week In "Let Katy Do lit," the story of the trials and tribulations and reward of a young girl who mothered seven youngsters. The role of the girl is played by Jane Grey who enacts the family drudge with absorbing conviction. Marshall enacts the role of her sweetheart. Sam Bernard and Minta Durfee are to appear Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in a Triangle-Keystone comedy, "The Great Pearl Tangle," in which Bernard plays the designer of a fashionable modiste's mod-iste's shop. Aside from the comedy feature of the production it is declared to be a wonder in the display of elaborate creations in gowns which are worn by Miss Durfee. Willard Mack will be the shining light at the American for the latter part of the week in "The Corner," taking the role of an engineer who has lost his job because of a shut-down. Opposite him is George Fawcett, cast as a food king bent upon perfecting a corner in food products. "The Corner" is the story of one man's remorseless greed and the nemesis that overtook him in the form of one of his victims, Mr. Mack playing that victim. On the same bill with Mr. Mack will be a Triangle-Keystone comedy, "Fatty and Mabel Adrift," Ad-rift," featuring as may be inferred Roscoe Arbuckle Ar-buckle and Mabel Normand. EMPRESS "The Conjuror's House" the novel of the north by Stewart Edward White called "The Call of the North" in dramatized form pleased the friends ' of the Wilkes stock company during the week, not only on account of the way it has been presented pre-sented by the members of thev company but also because of the staging which, under the direction of Huron L. Blyden, is a distinctive piece of work among the many scenic effects for which he has been responsible since taking charge of the staging stag-ing of productions offered by the stock company. That he is a master hand at such work has already al-ready been proven, but the third act in "The Call of the North" is the last word and the appreciative appreci-ative audiences have enjoyed the effective picture pic-ture in a way that must be a source of gratification gratifica-tion to the clever director. The story is replete with adventure and a love ' interest that makes an insistant appeal and is cleverly played by all of the members of the company com-pany headed by Miss Bryant and Mr. Harvey. PANTAGES Modern gladiators and equilibrists arrive so frequently on the various vaudeville circuits that little attention is paid to them unless they are exceptional. That is the case of Carson Brothers at Pantages this week who are distinctly in a class by themselves. They open the new bill at that house and they are worth the price of admission. ad-mission. They are followed by Williams and Rankin who have a splendid miusical specialty including some new ideas in cornet work. Ah! Then we have Carter the mysterious, who revives the old cabinet trick with bell ringing, ring-ing, cane rattling and all that stuff used by magicians magi-cians for thirty years. A little later on he closes the show with a feature called "The Lion's Bride" or "The Beauty and the Lion," and he and the bride and the poor damn lion have a , helluvatime with the aid of a collapsible cage, a lot of lights and shadows, a mechanical contrivance con-trivance to stir up the tawny beast and a group of attendants to aid in the realism. It isn't so mysterious as it is funny. All the time Eddie 'Fitzpatrick plays a selection from "Tales of Hoffman" Hoff-man" and ladles who got little gold Gillettes for ,1 Christmas, cavort. Truly Shattuck and Marta Golden are "im- mense." Truly used to be more dainty and at- , tractive and didn't find it so hard to get around. W!e don't know so much about Miss Golden's i " & stage career, but Miss Shattuck is not the artist -she once was. Hopkins and Axtell have a travesty called "Travollng." The original idea was a good one but it is ruined by a meaningless dialogue that hasn't a sparkle in it. LIBERTY The second week of the big run which is being be-ing enjoyed by "The Battle Cry of Peace" at the Liberty theatre will be started Sunday afternoon. "The Battle Cry of Peace" is attracting greater attention from the public generally than any picture pic-ture which has ever been shown in Salt Lake, be-gause be-gause the subject of preparedness is one of the issues of the day. The installation in front of the theatre on Friday of one of the rapid fire field guns of the National Guard of Utah and the posting of four members of the guard in uniform at the house has attracted wide-spread attention. The N. G. U. is interested in the picture because of Its effect in arousing patriotism. Circulars have been distributed dis-tributed soliciting membership in the guard. During Dur-ing the past week Raymond Naylor, county treasurer treas-urer and advisory member for Utah of the Amer- lean Legion on advises received from the east has given the film his endorsement and is taking ap- H plications for membership in that organization. W. J. Barrette, president of the school board and Hj George A. Eaton, principal of the high school and H Captain W. C. Webb, commandant of the high H school cadets, viewed the picture and were en- H thusiastic in their endorsement. Governor Spry H and the members of his staff and their families H . , attended the performance last Monday night and H S heartily approved of the film and its lesson. H "The Battle Cry of Peace" is not an argument H for war but an argument for adequate propared- H, REX H Additional installments of the two serials H which are being shown at the Rex theatre wiU H be given this week. For the first two days be- H ginning with the iSunday performance there will H be screened "Twenty Years Ago," the third in- M stallment of the Red Circle. During Friday and H Saturday the third episode in the series of "Graft" H stories will be given. This chapter is entitled M "The Traction Grab." For middle of tlie M week, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday there m will (be shown as the fea Mutual master- H piece, "fThe Deathlock," a story of Alaska. M "The Deathlock" takes its name from the In- H dian torture of the same name. Most of the. H scenes were taken in the snowfields of the north H country on the famous Dawson trail. B "Twenty Years Ago" takes the spectator back M to the whys and wherefores of the livid birth M mark which) appeared on the hand of June Travis, HB the daughter of Circle Jim Borden, the habitual M criminal who had killed his son and himself in K the first chapter because he could not see any- H thing ahead but a life of crime. H "The Traction Grab" is a thrilling story of corrupt politics in which the trust attempts to get control of the city's street car lines. The Graft series of stories is especially interesting because each of the installments forms a complete com-plete romance although the same central characters char-acters participate throughout. "THE ONLY GIRL" Of the many musical plays produced in New York last season, only two succeeded in running out the entire season. One of these was "The Only Girl," which is to be offered at the Salt Lake theatre Friday and Saturday nights, January Janu-ary 28th and 29th, with matinee Saturday, by Joe Weber, who has proven to be one of the most successful present day theatrical producers. "The Only Girl" was written by Henry Blossom who provided book and lyrics and Victor Herbert, who composed the miusic and it was produced under the stage direction of Fred G. Latham. Manager Joe Weber promises a fine production of "The Only Girl," with a cast of players including includ-ing Edna Munsey, Cecilia Novaslo, Genevieve Houghton, Elsie Baird, Regina Richards,, Ann Walker, Franklyn Farnum, Tom Burton, Russell Lennon, Frank Coombs and Alfred Fisher. ADA REHAN The news of the death of Ada Rehan in New York, early in the week was another sad reminder to theatre goers that the favorites of the old school of the drama are rapidly passing. To some of us who knew her fairly well and admired her on and off the stage, the announcement was akin to a personal bereavement. In an old scrap book, we find a clipping from "The Theatre" of London, published in 1890, which gives a fair idea of Ada Rehan's stage career up to that time. An excerpt reads as follows: "iMiss Ada Rehan, whose late 'performance or Catherine in "Taming of The Shrew," is admitted, ly one of the finest ever Been, was born in the city of Limerick on April 22, 1860, was taken to America when only six years of age, and has made the United .States her home ever since. It was quite iby accident that she joined the theatrical profession. Miss Rehan was traveling for pleasure pleas-ure with her sister and brother-in-law. A member mem-ber of his company was taken ill, and the fair subject sub-ject of our sketch volunteered to 'go on' and play the part, that of an old crone, and so made her debut in 187G. A year later she joined, in Philadelphia, Phil-adelphia, the stock company, then managed 'by Mrs. John Drew (mother of John Drew, the late Petruchlo at the Gaiety). "A season at the Louisville theatre followed, during which Miss Rehan played Ophelia to Mr. Booth's Hamlet, Virginia with Mr. John McCul-lough, McCul-lough, and leading juvenile parts in support of other stars. These, with a season at the Albany and Baltimore theatres, were a good schooling, and her experience before Mr. Augustin Daly en. gaged her for his present company, and she has heen under his management ever since. "'Miss Rehan made her New York debut in 1879, and among the various roles in which she has met with signal success throughout the American continent, con-tinent, may he mentioned Odette in Sardou's play of that name; Mrs. Ford in 'The Merry Wives o Windsor;' George Tidd in 'Dandy Dick;' Agatha Poskit in 'The Magistrate;' and Sylvia in Far-quhar's Far-quhar's 'Rrecruiting Officer.' "The English public have confirmed American appreciation of Miss Rehan's incomparable talent in roles in which she has been seen in London and the provinces, viz: Hipolita in Cibber's 'She Would and She Wouldn't;' Peggy in "The Country Coun-try Girl;' Niobe in 'A Night Off;' and Nancy in 'Nancy & Co.,' all produced at the Strand theatre in 1886." |