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Show TONIGHT'S AMUSEMENTS. SALT LAKE "The Sagged Messen-' Messen-' ser." OEPHETJM Vaudeville. GRAND "A Texas Banger." LYRIO "The Octoroon' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Free. AUDITORIUM Roller Skating. " WASATCH RINK Roller Skating. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Rog- era-Grilley recital. r . "There la much real atrength In "The Ragged Messenger" as presented last night at the Salt Lake Theater. Creston Clark, seems cut out for the principal part, that of the Rev. John Morton. For the settlement worker who discovers, after his marriage, - that his wife la a woman who has erred frightfully, the conflict between love and fidelity to duty proves a difficult one to settle. Love conquers, but duty Is not defeated. In forgiving his wife's past and helping her to a better living the young clergyman 1s faithful also to the scriptural precept. Clarke meets all the varying conditions which the situation situ-ation Involves Tn a manner winning the admiration ad-miration of the audience. The support also is capable. Virginia Thornton Is thoroughly thor-oughly acceptable In the role of Mary Ainslelgh. "the woman In the case." Edna Bern portrays th. part of the rich widow In a natural manner. John Carter Is an excellent Bigland, secretary to the clergyman, clergy-man, and Jay Mansfield la satisfactory aa Dr. Oolbath. a fashionable physician. The other characters, too, are well handled. "Th. Ragged Messenger" will be here tonight to-night and tomorrow night and tomorrow . matinee. . This week's Orphenm bill contains some very pleasing numbers. One very highly r appreciated ia that presented by the three " ' (oo& Bros., acrobatic merry-makers who I a stunt replete with novel and amus-l amus-l ,ng situations. Miss Mabel Florence, a f" popular member of the Orpheum Stock company last summer, was received cordially cor-dially last night when she appeared In kh. playlet "Our Bitterest Foe." Harrison ting and Harry Wilson are the other members of the company presenting this. skit. Harry Hedrlx and Ada Preacott won enthualaatle applause with their soft and wooden ahoe dancing. Yuma. "Europe'e greatest sensation" ltept the audience guessing for a while as to whether he is a man or a dummy and then did some remarkable contortion work. Frank Malley Is an excellent banjoist Bert Levy, mono-loglst. mono-loglst. failed to arrive In time for last night's performance and his place waa ' filled by Clem Welch, who waa borrowed from another theater. The kinodrome pre- ' sents pictures of more than ordinary ln-leresL ln-leresL . "A Texas Ranger" will hold the boards i . at the Grand tonight and tomorrow matinee mati-nee and night. The scene of the play Is laid In western Texss, before the coming of the railroads, and the story Is one of those beautiful romances that touch the heart and bring back memories of the long ago. Special scenery, appropriate coatumes and a company of twelve well-known- players combine -to make this production pro-duction of "A Texas Ranger" one of the best tn the melodramatic line. "The Octoroon" Is the attraction at the Lyric this week. Frederick Moore and his company are presenting the piece and as Is the case with all the productions of this company "The Octoroon" is pleasing pleas-ing the patrons of the house. |