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Show ALPH0NZ ETHIER, native na-tive of Utah, who has made brilliant success on the legitimate stage and is now playing in New York. I BIG SUCCESS SCORED Ml! A 1TI Ml Alphonz Ethier, Who Began Career at Eureka, Is Now New York Favorite. Among the numerous Utah boys who have cone out into the world and sought fame on the legitimate stage, none has met with greater success, perhaps, than Alphonz Ethier. Mr. Ethier was born at Eureka about forty years ago. His father, Colonel An thou v L'.thier, came to Utah with Johnston 's army, but remained here only a short time, returning with Gen era! P. E. O 'Connor and assisting in the establishment ot" Port Douglas. Voung Ethier did not leave his plow in the field, lay aside his pick, run away from home, or do anv of the other itunts often mentioned m connection with boys who go on the stage. lie was a natural-born actor and he took to j it like a duck to water. Mr. Ethier first appeared in a number num-ber of amateur productions, where bis talenl was favorably commented upon, and later came to' Salt Lake. This was more than twenty-three years ago. At that time William Bryci was op-crating op-crating a "tent" playhouse in the city and Mr. Ethier joined his company, P laving there for some months. Later iiSs with the T. F. O'Malley com-?5anj com-?5anj and the Lyceum stock company in this city and was rapidly advanced. ytill later Mr. Ethier was "starred" in ' Corianton. ' ' the famous Mormon plav which ran for several seasons. By this time his fa mc had spread and he was offered an excellent position posi-tion iu New York. He went to the metropolis and joined the Klaw & Er-langer Er-langer forces. While with Klaw & Er- anger he was "starred" as "Ben lllir, " ' in that great production, after having appeared as "Massalia," the Roman; in the same play for a season. Mr. Ethier 's characterization of Hen Hur ' ' was hailed generally by critics as tbc best that had bees seen. Mr. Ethier also created the part of the "lead" in Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," and was leading man with Mar.- Maunering for one season. He also appeared with Theodore Roberts and later with Robert HilUard, creating a number of big parts in the Hilliard productions. Mr. Ethier has not been out of New-York New-York for a number of years now, except ex-cept for brief vacations, and has been sceu in a large number of the best productions pro-ductions in that city. He played with Elsie Ferguson in "Just a Woman ' ' and with Julia Arthur in "The Eternal Magdalene;" He also has appeared in several photoplays, one of the most promineut of which is "Rough and Keady," in which William Farnum is featured. At the present time Mr. Ethier is playing a prominent part in ' ' April ' ' at the Punch and Judy theater, the famous little ( ' Art for Art 's Sake ' ' playhouse in Kew York, and he has been highly praised by the critics. Mr. Ethier is a brother of Mrs. Fred-flrjjp Fred-flrjjp Moore of this city, who, with rw husband, is a member of the Wilkes I players. |