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B i ' 14 GOODWIN S WEEKLY. I With The First Nighters H THE BIRTH OF A NA TION H Solclom before, oven in Grand Opera, has mat- H ter in glowing and highly colored action been H so effectively brought out by means of musical H accompaniment as in "The Birth of a Nation," H now playing at the Salt Lake theatre. Every H single passage, whether it be a terrific battle H scene, a cunning bit of statecraft or maneuver, H a snatch of tender pathos, a homely folk or char- H actcr sketch or a rippling humorous view, is mu H . sically explained to every spectator and listener. H You look upon a snowy field of cotton on a H sleepy plantation down in Dixie land and iramo- H diately you experience the drowsy hum of the H bees and the ever droning songs of the darkies H in their native heath. The scroll unroles and re H veals a deadly battle of thousands of desperate H men and instantaneously is borne to your ears, Hj first hand, all the thunderous bursts of cannon, H near and far; every explosion, rifle shot, accur- H ate bugle call from every quarter and, at the H same time the swells of martial music through it fl H 'There are other places where but the twang H of a simple banjo to soothe the patients in the H hospital is heard and others in which arousing H trumpet calls resound and fill the stillnesses of H the southern night. H Tales of love under the scented jasmine are H brought home to every heart with tender strains H of "In the Gloaming," "Oh, My Darling" and old H Camp Meetin' tunes. m H ORPHEUM H Next week's show at the Orpheum, which H starts tomorrow afternoon, brings with it a well- H known vaudeville and musical comedy favorite, H Joseph E. Howard, who is accompanied by Ethe- H lyn Clark, and together they will present Mr. H Howard's song revue. H The Metropolitan Dancing Girls is a sextette H of the stars of the ballet of the Metropolitan Op- H era House, with George and May Le Fevre. Oth- H ers on the new Orpheum bill will be Emmet De- H voy and company, in a comedy sketch entitled H "His Wife's Mother;" Charles (Chic) Sales, popu- H lar here, who is returning with his rural imperson- H ations; Mang and Snyder; Marie Bishop, violin- H is't; and Paul, Levan and Dobbs, in "Turns, B Twists and Falls." H WWW H PANTAGES H The headline offering at the Pantages theatre H this week is far more deserving of the ditinction H than many so-called headliners. H Richard Havemann with his beasts of the for- H est and jungle furnish all of the thrills of the H most exciting melodrama and little rills of cold H water chase each other up and down the spine H while Mr. Havemann stands unconcernedly in H front of a great tiger -who lovingly licks the H man's bald head with his expansive tongue. These B big lions and tigers and lithe, spotted leopards B are truly noble animals with no false sentiment B to inspire the word and it is much more inter- B esting to watch their antics than those of some B supposedly more intelligent animals. Bj The trainer remains in the cage with all of B the animals gathered around him at once and B makes some of them go through their "lines" B while others lounge behind him watching. He B doesn't seem to keep his eye on them at all but B they never offer him superfluous attention except B when he entices them with rewards of raw meat B or teases them by holding some before their nose B and then snatching it away. Just to show that B they are real, however, they occasionally growl R HI ' in blood curdling accents or stretch their mas feive jaws in long, bored yawning. Another feature of this week's bill is the fare well appearance of Miss Margaret Whitney, Salt Lake's popular and talented writer of songs and producer of tabloid operas, presenting her own compositions. She first sings "Dearie Girl," per haps her most popular song, then "Shadow Girl" and her new one, "And Then Sho Smiled." Miss Whitney received an enthusiastic welcome on her appearance at the opening matinee, responding to several encores. The program is openell'by some bicycle riders who indulge in a sure-enough race and have be sides some good riding and tricks to their credit. Moore and St. Claire are called novelty entertain ers, the young- woman carrying off most of the honors, but the man getting away with a live mouse which he deftly removes from his partner's coiffure. Roberts, Stuart & Roberts have a revue of 1915-1G which is elaborately staged and costumed. The stage settings are worthy of better material for the two'menand the girl. Lewis, Belmont & Lewis are another trio with songs and dances. WILKES THE A TRE Merle Stanton, one SVf-,jS of the popular , , HjBL members of the f , ijjHi Ernest Wilkes Stock $( , W Company, who is "l jr usually cast is '' jl character parts. JjbjH Following the production of "The Third De gree" the Ernest Wilkes Stock company will be seen in "The Chorus Lady," beginning the week's engagement Sunday night, March 12th. PARAMOUNT EMPRESS With such artists as Mary Pickford, Cleo Ridgely, Wallace Reid and Mae Murray on the screen at the Paramount-Empress the coming week. There is a feast scheduled at that house for the movie fans. Starting tomorrow Manager Ellison will pre sent for three days "The Golden Chance," said to be one of the strongest stories screened by Lasky and Cecil De Mille to date. The stars in this story are Cleo Ridgely, who made such a hit in "The Chorus Lady" in Rose Stahl's original role, and Wallace Reid who played Don Jose in Far rar's "Carmen." Commencing Wednesday and running for two days Mary Pickford comes to town in the Fa mous Players story of the stage, entitled "Behind the Scenes." Friday and Saturday the charming Mae Mur ray, supported by Wallace Reid and an all-star cast will be seen in a faithful representation of the historical romance by Mary Johnson, "To Have and to Hold," a glance backward into the days when strong men and brave women fought for the rights of existence on a new continent. During the first half of the coming week the short subjects to support the headline araction will consis of another instalment of the Para mount Pictograph, and the South American travel series. For the last half, the interesting Burto' Holmes travel pictures and a Paramount Bray ani mated cartoou will be included in the bill. AMERICAN A trio of masterpieces are scheduled to head the programs at the American theatre next week. Changes of bill are to be made tomorrow with William S. Hart in "Hell's Hinges" as the head liner; on Tuesday with Helen Ware in "Secret Love" as the feature; and on Thursday with May Robson and Flora Finch in "A Night Out" as the special attraction. Each feature in addition will TAMERICANT SELECTED FEATURES SUNDAY MONDAY V WILLIAM S. HART ... IN - - - "Hell's Ilinges" The vengeance of a strong man on a law- J less community. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY A Bluebird production that meets the es tablished standard of the American Theatre. HELEN WARE ... IN - - - "Secret 'Love'' A combination of elements rarely found in a motion picture. REAL not REEL music. The American Concert Orchestra Is the recognized organization of Its kind In Amer ica each man is an artist and a soloist Prof. J. J. IYIcClellan, the director, Is a man of International reputation American I Music Is not the "hit and miss" variety, but the perfect rendition of only the best work of the composers. THE LIBERTY Sunday Monday Tuesday. "The Iron Claw" Pathe's Biggest Serial. y EVELYN NESBIT THAW In "Threads of Destiny" THE REX What about your Baby? SEE "THE RED CIRCLE" TUESDAY I LILLIAN GISH . !