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Show Theatres AT UTAH THEATRE. War's horrid realities wero depicted last night and will be repeated today and tomorrow, at the Utah theatre, by Sarah Bernhardt, heroino of France and one of the world's greatest great-est actresses. The title of the heart-stirring heart-stirring photo-play is "Tho Mothers of France." The battlefield scenes are the real thing. Madam Bernhardt herself is intensely real the real Bernhardt as mother and patriot, bereft and heartbroken, heart-broken, but proudly sustaining her sorrows sor-rows as long as there is mercy work for her to do. There's no make-up or special artistry art-istry about it. The pictures were taken tak-en on the battlefields of France. The players aro playing a real war gamo, really fighting and really dying. Bern-hardt's Bern-hardt's tears and heroic acLions are equally real and soul-inspiring. The "Divine Sarah," in this photo-play, is probably seen on the stago for tho I last time. Flashes of her histrionic genius gleam occasionally in tragic scenes in which she plays a noble part, but none of it is play-acting. The intrepid Bernhardt is seen in the trenches, with real shells bursting burst-ing all around her, mines exploding, burying men and tearing others to bits, but she is serene and unafraid, heroically proceeding with her errands of mercy. The scenes provo that Bernhardt is seeking an opportunity to die for her country. The play contains no cheap display, or pseudo patriotism. It was meant to glorify tho mothers of France, to inform the world of their sacrifices, of their determination to win this war. Tho plot contains a love story, as by accident, but It is incidental. The love story also is true and proves that humanity hu-manity in war-time reaches upon occasions oc-casions the highest level of noble self-sacrifice. AT THE ALHAMBRA Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, and tho angel with the flaming sword, dr?Ing them forth after they ate tho forbidden apple, are scenes of thrilling Interest in several hundred feet of "retakes" by players employed by tho Ogden Pictures corporation, shown as a special favor at the Al-hambra Al-hambra theatre last night. These scenes are not part of tne great photoplay. "Lust of the Ages," now being produced, but were taken under supervision of Director Revior, the stars being members of the local cast Eve Is truly wonderful, the last word In beauty and art. Adam also Is impressive, likewise the angel with tho flaming sword. "The Little Lost Sister" is the feature fea-ture photoplay of the program, which will be repeated today and tomorrow together with the Adam and Evo "retake" "re-take" scenes. "Tho Little Lost Sister" play is especially es-pecially alluring. It shows how and why girls become the victims of villainous vil-lainous men and how virtue always triumphs over vice. The Patho News is particularly thrilling, including a reel of bears great bruins of one of the world's largest lar-gest zoos. Imagine a gigantic Kadiak bear from Alaska fleeing pell mell from a keeper's club. One light tap from tho beast's huge paw would crush the man as a mammoth crushes a fly, but mind is supremo oven matter. A baby Kadiak bogs cunningly for tid-bits and all of them delight in drinking cod liver oil. Money's worth, indeed. Lyceum Theatre. Today Mutual Weekly; George Ovoy comedy and an episode of "Our Girl Reporters." Tuesday "The Jewel of Death"' "Mines and Matrimony" and "The Purple Pur-ple Mask." Wednesday "Treat 'Em Rough" and MMr Dolan of New York." Thursday "Tho Fugitive " "Up the Flue" and "Mr. Vampire." Friday "Max Comes Across," Mutt and Jeff" comedy and "The House of Terrible Scandals " Saturday "A Jungle Tragedy," "Love Mo. Love My Biscuits" and "The Daring Chance." Cozy Theatre. Todaj Edna Mayo in "The Return of Eve." Tuesday and Wednesday Mary Pickford In "Such a Little Queon," a five-reel Paramount. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Ben Turpln In "Bucking the Tiger," Reel Life, Billie Rhodes in "Kleptomaniacs" "Klepto-maniacs" and Helen Holmes in the socond episode of "The Railroad Raiders." Raid-ers." Sunday and Monday Mary Pickford in "Mistress Nell." . Rex Theatre. Saturday and Sunday Miller Bros. 101 Ranch presents "Exposition's First Romance." oo |