Show A TALK WITH WHO IS rehearsing IN THIS CITY talented actress believes she will accomplish much this season from fridays standard how soon do you intend to start rehearsing for your new play spoke the reporter to miss florence roberts who Is registered at the reed 1 I my supporting company arrives in time we will commence tuesday I 1 came ahead 0 the troupe in order to get a short rest before active work commences on rehearsals wf miss roberts some weeks ago john cort miss roberts new manager gave out that ogden was the place where the popular star would prepare for her new play miss roberts is delighted with the place and staled that she was glad to get out of the heat of california the new play is by paul armstrong ann lament is the name of the dramatic piece and it deals with bohemian life as found among the artists and students of paris and other cities of learning and leccas of artists the problem involved in unraveling the plot deals with the old old question that has confronted mankind since the time of adam and eve that of the fit proportion of things and the rights of men and women the emotional element in the piece is strong and miss roberts is at her best in portraying the passions the anguish that comes in ane ute of a strong char chari i acter she is very ban guine over the success of the new production what other plays will you have in your repertoire this season no other was alas roberts an awer heretofore I 1 nave had more work than I 1 coald manage properly and give to the public what I 1 considered myself capable of doing I 1 have been my own manager stage artist and have even had to buy my own properties many productions have been given in the course of one season and this tact ig sufficient to show that I 1 have not been in condl uon to reach the goal I 1 aimed at but this year all business in connection with the play lias ben placed in the hands of capable men and all I 1 will have to do is to study my own part and give it to the public to the beat of my ability all of will be devoted to rehearsing and then miss roberts will commence her tour of the west fand northwest starting with salt lake for one week she canies conies to ogden and then gossoo portland seabe and other coast towns then through montana down to kansas city st louis and the middle states then back through texas and up to california this will take until may in april miss roberts goes to new york to open her first season in the east as a star it you succeed in new york will you remain in thelast the east not entirely I 1 will however visit the west less if is mine in the east the supporting company is composed of fifteen people among them being paul armstrong author of the play max flamen leading man and stage director and von metzler all men of repute in the theatrical world they will arrive monday and start to work tuesday A probably no artict arti rt has received a greater welcome than did mass roberts when she played in this city last year the mere mention of the fact that she will play one night in ogden before beginning her tour will be sufficient to secure a house filled to the doors |