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B 10 GOODWIN'S WEEKLY
I ' I aM With The First Nighters I ' I
!F more than pass
ing interest to
old-time Salt
Lakers who can
recall the days
- when Social Hall
H " was in its glory
H as the central place of amusement for
H the community, is the announcement
H that the famous old playhouse is to be
H restored. Of late years the ancient
H landmark has been lapidly going to
H. decay and it was generally supposed
H that sooner or later the building would
H be razed to make room for the march
H of progress. But it is good to note
H that there are still some spirited peo-
H pie in the community who are not yet
H willing to throw aside all sentiment
H I for the sake of making a few extra
H dollars.
H And so old Social Hall is to be re-
H stored and put to use again. The plan
H is to conduct it after the fashion of
H the Little theatre. It will be renovat-
H ed and decorated and made jus: as
H convenient and atti active as the an-
H cient structure will permit. Accord-
H ing to the present schedu'e, the thea
H tre will be ready for use late in Sep-
H tember.
H Professor Maud May Babcock of the
B j r University of Utah will have charge
k of the attractions and will personally
H direct the performances. Professional
H artists will be engaged when available
M and the talent found in the dramatic
B i art classes at the university will be
Bk utilized. We look also to see the en-
H f gagement from time to time of the old
m stars who still remain in the com-
H t munity, those who were once the mov-
M j ing spirits in local theatrical circles.
B:f It goes without saying that the per-
H J formances in store for the rejuvenated
jj1 playhouse will be awaited with much
4 expectancy, and if Miss Babcock and
H! i her associates will make the most of
j ' i their unique opportunity their efforts
H I j will be substantially patronized by
I those who love fine drama in any form.
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PANT AGES
"T7IVACI0US Vanda HofE and her
V equally charming company form
the scintillating leading attraction on
m j the new bill which is taking so well
B with Pantages patrons this week. The
H I title of her act is "The Dancing Girl
i ' ' of Delhi," which includes two scenes,
f ; one near the palace of the nizam and
H ' ' the other on the terrace. Dances of
HI I all varieties, it would appear, are
Hk - given by this talented and attractive
ffi company, including some wonderful
H W specimens of this art. Besides Miss
H fL Hoff the players In this number in-
H W elude among the leaders Louiso Mar-
H ianela, Hattie Keller, Mary Rogers,
H i Melba Hoener, Cella Wise, Dayanand
In Goray, Mogul Kahn, Inyet Reyes and
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the musical director for the number,
S. K. Sendler.
Patriotism flashes out in the com
pany of Noodles Fagan as a great
sword leaping from its scabbard.
These comedians give some of the
most clever lines hoard here, and
their work is on the order of the true
comedian's. But in addition to this
Mr. Pagan's company Is "doing its bit"
to land a tolling blow on the Potsdam
chief, and little Miss Sugar Plum,
turned five years of age, whose danc
ing and singing takes so well with the
audience, is making a collection of
large sums for the Liberty loans and
thrift stamp drives, while the com
pany recently gathered some of the
songs of the military cantonments
during a tour of the south. These
songs show what the American sol
dier thinks of this war, anyway, and
how he intends to build up an Ameri
can "drive" that will whip the Prus
sian guards.
Sol Berns' interpretation of the pop
ular war song, "What Will We Do
With Kaiser Bill?" is an applause
cranker, and his other songs and
breezy sayings are equally popular.
His act, "The Train Announcer," is
decidedly good.
"The Half Way House," as present
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, is
an act long to be remembered, with
its artistic rendition and its subtle
humor of the true type and its senti
ment artistically presented. It de
serves the hearty welcome accorded
to it at all performances thus far this
week.
Thrillingly 'close shaves" with aw
ful tumbles are the main attraction of
those startling "Jumping Jacks," Rose
and Ellis, whose hairbreadth escape
from failure keep the house in sus
pense as they negotiate intiicate bal
ancing and jumping turns blindfolded.
The bill is rounded out by the Pan
tages Weekly Review of motion pic
tures and by the artistic musical pro
gram by the Pantages orchestra led
by Eddie Fitzpatrick.
MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT, THE GREAT FRENCH ACTRESS WHO WILL
OPEN THE ORPHEUM THEATRE'S REGULAR VAUDEVILLE SEASON
AUGUST 13 WITH "DU THEA TRE AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR"
AND "CAMILLE"
AT THE SALT LAKE
UHpIIE UNMARRIED MOTHER,"
- one of the most powerful dram
as given to the public in years is the
attraction at the Salt Lake theatre
next week opening Monday afternoon
with matinee daily for ladies only
whena lecture is deliveied on "un
married mothers." No one under six
teen ytars of age admitted. The pro
duction of "The Unmarried Mother"
is being offered for the first time irirfr
this city and is well staged. The play1
itself contains a part of everyday life.
It contains laughs, tears and many
exciting scenes and situations that at
times keeps the audience keyed up to
the highest pitch of expectation. The
plot of the play tells a graphic stoiy
of a young girl, who, in order to keep
her mother from starving, gives her
self to a man, and when too late,
realizes that she has been betrayed
and deceived. How she fights to give
her child a name makes the play an
absorbing and interesting one, and one
that conveys a most powerful lesson
frorna moral standpoint.
The leading role in the production
is played by Miss Mildred Johnson,
an actress of attainment, who gives
to the part those little deft touches
that only comes from a player of ex
ceptional histrionic ability. An un- i
usually stiong cast is seen in the
support of Miss Johnson. ,
MAGIC AND SPIRITS
CHARLES CARTER, the great ma
gician who is to appear at the
Salt Lake theatre for one weekv be
ginning August 19th, is a widely tra
veled man he has played in nearly I
every city of importance in the world
and many out of the-way corners of
the globe as well. He has gleaned an
immense fund of knowledge upon his
hobby, and is constantly adding to his '
store His favorite aphorisism is: j
"You never know magic." "In othei s
words, the study is inexhaustible, like I
that bottle that I poui all kinds ?L. "
drinks from." Despite his dexterity'
and knowledge, however, he would fall
short of success, were it not that he
is possessed, as well, of an exagging
manner, a pleasing personality and the
polish that only comes from widq. tra
vel, contact with the world's people
and experience of every sort
All the world loves a well-presented
magical entertainment. Everything
else has its days. Mystery will al
ways charm. Genii, ghosts and hob
goblind, Arabian Nights and fairy tales
seek and find auditors beyond thj'
threshold of the nursery.
New Sultan of Turkey Is the near
est thing known to a vice president
of the United States.