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Show I AMUSEMENTS I ' i, "A WORLD OF PLEASURE" M H There were Margaret Edwards and William H Norris, the Courtney Sisters and Franklin H Batle, and our own pretty Wanda Lyon, and H; Roslo Quinn, and Rene Chaplow, and Helen Mc- ' Mahon and they are sufficient to make a perfect- j ly good show In any man's town. With the as- ' slstance of glittering ensembles, pretty girls, H handsome costumes what there was of them H .music and the colorful effects and scenic investl- fl v ture expected of a Winter Garden production, B they .gave us three nights of pleasure out of their H :world, and while the performance is not what it H .should have been, considering the expense re- 1 quired for such an aggregation, and with a no- m tlceable something lacking in the music, It was m a blessed relief from the monotony that has H ensued through the scarcity of bookings, and was H I worth every cent demanded. B I We mentioned Margaret Edwards first, a H name which, wo believe, means nothing to speak H j of in the theatrical firmament. She is seen only M for a few minutes In "A Dance of the East," H- but her work is perfectly wonderful and the im- H pression she created among those who love art H for art's sake, is the most distinctive of any- K thing in "A World of Pleasure." She received Bi scarcely passing mention from the critics, but Bl we risk the prediction that she will be heard M from. The story goes that she was only in the K chorus and was substituted for a real East Indian B dancer. If it is true, more power to her, for Hi she is in a class alone in this exotic dance so H ' wholly individual. H if William Norris is perfectly splendid. His H ' manner is a joy, his English and enunciation per- H feet, and those who expressed themselves as H -bored at the length of time he was given, only H did so because they could not appreciate the H fineness of his humor. H The Courtney sisters, who have always been H great favorites locally, were a riot, both big sister with her inimitable coon songs and the I beautiful little sister, who fills in so happily. Franklin Batie has a good voice and a fine presence, and there wasn't any one who did not Hl contribute to the pleasure of the event. This Hi is not a criticism of the production. Most of Hj the big things sent us from the Winter Garden H! are very much alike, except for the songs, the H lines and the novel effects used in doing the H' same thing over again. But the "World of Pleas- H'f ure," as it came here, is a gathering of person- Hl- alities, so distinctive that they have as much Hji' ' to do with its success as the author and pro- H ' ducers. H' Wanda Lyon returned after making good in H the big city, always an event in the life of a H Salt Lake actress, and there are many from here H who have gone to star on Broadway. Miss Lyon Hi is a little more attractive, a little prettier than Ht ever, and received a fine recepion, but that she H" was handicapped by a cold and also by an or- H, chestra which is far below the standard usually Hj sent from the Winter Garden in spite of an ex- Hjj cellent leader, was unfortunate. Hil The Salt Lake theatre will be dark now until Hji December and after the first bookings at that U time it will be open for sixteen solid weeks. H Hi AMERICAN m ' The American presents a picture play Sunday Hj ( and Monday taken from Cleveland Moffet's well H' known novel, "Through the Wall." As a de- E i tectivo story "Through the Wall" ranked as one H of the best of that species of literature and it is HH ' ; claimed that the Greater Vitagraph company has i ' produced a film story that is near unto perfect I i i in film detail. The picture contains a score of elements worthy of mention. For thrills there is, for Instance, a disaster at sea in the Avar zone when a large sailing vessel is destroyed by a submarine. As a special appeal to the ladles Miss Shipman and other members of the cast, appear in array of gowns that will attract a great deal of admiration. The story makes altogether alto-gether a very likeable production. A Keystone comedy Is also on the program, and the music of the American orchestra, and the piano solos by Mr. Rath are heard every afternoon as well as evening. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Bessie Love of Triangle fame, will be presented in a new play, "A Ssister of Six;" and then Thursday comes the much heralded Fox production of "Romeo and Juliet" with, Tlieda Bara and Harry Hilliard in the leading roles. Tho Fox managers are advising their exhibitors that this offering of the famous Shakespearean play is by all means the finest picture play that has ever been released re-leased by William "Fox. ORPHEUM Headed by Mr. Orville Harrold the new Or-pheum Or-pheum bill is one of general excellence. Mr. Harrold is the only tenor worth hearing who has been here since Ciccilini, and he has charmed his audiences as has no other since then. Assisted As-sisted by Hector MacCarthy at the piano, who is an artist himself, his selection from II Pagliacci and his simpler songs completely won his audiences. audi-ences. We fear it will be a long time before anyone with a finer voice is heard in vaudeville. The bill opens with Jacques Pintel, a rather affected pianist, who can play, however, and he is followed by Helene Davis, who gives a dainty interpretation of past and present stage characters charact-ers from Broadway. "The Highest Bidder," a comedy, by Everette S. Ruskay, is one of the cleverest sketches of today on the stage, and Alan Dinehart himself is an actor of unusual capabilities. The lines are simply delicious and carried to all of their effectiveness by Mr. Dinehart and Miss Mary Louise Dyer. Theirs is an act in a thousand. Tameo Kajiyama has no competition in his remarkable re-markable performance, and the probabilities are that he never will have. His demonstrations of mind concentration are nothing short of phenomenal. phe-nomenal. No one should miss seeing the wonders won-ders he performs. There is a little too much of the Rita Mario orchestra, that is, it is given too much time, ex-A cellent though it is. The ensembles and solos are good and it is all under the direction of Miss Mario, who is dynamic, though somewhat autumnal. Pielert and Scofield have a comedy juggling offering that closes one of the best bills seen at the Orpheum this season. PANTAGES Pantages comes up smiling Avith another good bill this Aveek, which is opened by Mile. De-Verne De-Verne Avith a posing horse. It is a pretty act and, incongruous though it may seem, the horse is nothing If not SAveety. Arthur Don and Patricia Patty follow in an offering called "The Sailor and the Maid," Avhich is noticeable principally princip-ally on account of the rough Avork of Don. In the dancing divertissement of Leo Pirlnkoff and Ethel Rose, Pantages has an offering quite out of the ordinary. The coloring is beautiful, the dances are different and Miss Rose and her ballet bal-let are very attractive. Beaumont and Arnold, seen here before In the "Doctoreen," Avere Avelcomed by old friends, and. Willard's Temple of Music Avas appreciated. Tho Lucy Lucifer Three made a hit with their singing, sing-ing, principally because of the excellent blending blend-ing of their voices, though it would be just. as well if they didn't go back to the dark ages to I select their songs. "The. Prince of Pilsen," in I combination with "Don't Bite the Hand That's Feeding' You," "When I Leave the World Behind," Be-hind," and "Araby" are a little mossy. However, the bill as a whole is well worth seeing. SOCIETY , Society has had its little hands full this week, beginning with the smart dance given by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Sowles and Miss Florence Hal-loran Hal-loran at the Newhouse on Monday evening, in honor of Miss Thompson and Mr. Brown, and ending with the festivities at the Auditorium last ' night when "The City of Beautiful Nonsense," successfully conducted by the Ladies' Literary clu, closed in a whirl of gaiety. The weddings of Miss Darling and Mr. Smith and Miss Thompson Thomp-son and Mr. Brown attracted large and fashionable fashion-able gatherings. There was a brilliant first night at the theater, and these attractions interspersed with the usual small affairs that make up the ,, day, provided sufficient amusement for every- r one. One of the most bi'illiant affairs of the season was the Sowles-Halloran dance, which was enjoyed en-joyed by a large number of their friends. The younger set was out in force with an unusually large number of attractive debutantes present, and the belles of another day were largely represented. rep-resented. The attractive little bride was the center cen-ter of attraction and there were many others with a host of Fox trotters in their train, particularly partic-ularly a wonderful little dancer in pink and green. The ball room was used, a supper was served in the Georgian garden, aiul none went home until a new day got a good start. The wedding of Miss Jane Darling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Elsworth Darling, and Dale Langwell Smith, took place at the bride's home on Tuesday evening, the Rev. Elmer I. Goshen officiating. It was one of the most beautiful beau-tiful home weddings of the season, and was attended at-tended by a largo number of friends of the bride and groom. An elaborate reception followed. At the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Thompson, in East South Temple street, Miss - Norinne Thompson and Harold Ross Brown were married on Wednesday evening oy the Rev. Joseph Jo-seph H. Darling, of St. Mark's cathedral. Palms and ferns and masses of white chrysanthemums Jj formed an exquisite background where the wed- (, ding party stood and the home, which was hand- ' . somely decorated for the occasion, was filled with ( a fashionable throng. The bride was attended by Miss Margaret Walker as maid of honor, and Mary Jane Sowles was the flower girl. Sylvester Scott, of Ogden, was best man for Mr. Brown. At the reception which followed the guests were received by the bridal party and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, and those assisting in the dining room were Mrs. Edwin Ed-win F. Holmes, Mrs. Thomas Kearns, Mrs. J. C. Lynch, Mrs. H. G. McMillan, Mrs. J. F Dunn, Mrs J. R. Walker and Mrs. Zumwalt. The wedding wed-ding was one of the most brilliant matrimonial affairs of the fall. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are now on their wedding tour, and will return hero shortly to reside. |