Show I AMUSEYINTS V An engagement which is bEing looked look-ed forward to with considerable anticipation anticI-pation is the first resentaton in this city tonight of the new comedy success suc-cess entitled The Old Coat whIch was written by W H Alderdice of the United States navy lieutenant I will be presented by the Smyth Rice Comedy company which is well known and pleasantly remembered for Its sDlendid success achieved in the Dro ducton of My Friend From India In the cast are Included the clever comedienne May Vokes beside Helen eimer Nia Allen Clara Hathaway Minna Adelman John Ward John Maher Ma-her Frank Terry John Fish Joseph Adelman and Frederic Bond The presentation pre-sentation is made with the most careful care-ful attention to such scenic and other staee details as is necessary The author au-thor is said to have made a distinct departure de-parture from the average atmosphere of farce or comedy with which theatre 1 goers have been surfeited during late years He tens a story that keeps an I audience in a cpnstant good humor I provides enough laughter in one night to recommend itself a a good cure for I the blues I is needless to say with so ble an organization engaged in its interpretation in-terpretation that the play is wen presented I pre-sented 0 Everyone is on the qui vive of expectancy ex-pectancy over the approaching visit of I Gillette in Secret Service < I I The Salt Lake Opera comnanys visit to Ogden on Thanksgiving day with 1 I The ChImes of Normandy will make I a big holiday excursion the train leaving somewhat earlier than usual to give the people a chance to visit I friends 0 0 I At the Grand The Airship goes I l sailing merrily on and although on its fourth performance last evenIng the galleries wee packed and the house well idled The show give does not aim to be of Shakespearean lreadt and depth but as an example of the lighter side of theatricals prove very acceptable accept-able to the large audiences who nightly gather to be amuse by its bright dialogue dIa-logue its rety girls and unique seen ery The Klondlke scene and the departure de-parture of The Airship being especially I espec-ially clever There are some unique conceits also in the Klondike saloon scene For instance the chalk line around the atove150 charged for being be-ing allowed to stand withIn its sacred borders Then the frozen drinks whisky frozen soldshal I break you off a cocktail a fusiade of laugh teprovoking dialogue kept going like the rattle of a gtng gun Of the specialty artists Miss Marie Stewart easily ranks first The frequency with which her Imitations and songs were recalled showed how popular she has become Miss Ltte Burke in her queer makeup a 1ut and her specialties special-ties with Raymond Finlay are very I goo I Willis in hIs Hebrew spe ciatles caught the audience for a lot of good laughs The bathing girls are pretty and clever The music given by Walter Colemans orchestra is not the least of the pleasure at the Grand His music is uptodate pleasing and catchy The Airship goes tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening The matinee will no doubt be given to a packed house Net week the Mar tel MerryMakers will hold the stage all the week giving a change of bill I at the middle of the week The company com-pany is highly spoken of and have received re-ceived the praise of the press and pe pie everywhere They are out to make the cares of life vanish and no doubt 111 1Iulvey will be pleased to meet any person who can recall any of the troubles of life while sitting in his MerryMakers cosy theatre watching the antics o the |