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Show THE DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, PAGE SIX. 190S. T MAX FIGMAN IN PAID IN FULL IS A GREAT HUMAN DRAMA THE SUBSTITUTE." sic said those who attended the Bijou bbett, well supported by an excellent play, "Facing the Music, Mr. Cor--t raid of the merits of the play, and heater last night wera not dlaap- - company, certainly pleased and amused bett aa John Smith displayed ability tha company, and are deserving they Conin J. Janies In an the audience any way. polnied extremely funny as a comedian. Too much cannot be of packed houses everywhere." Lou la De Foe, tb well known writer, to sustain and the celeverness with Myi of Paid in Full, which baa been which the. audience had once or twice the on biff dramatic bit the pant sea- been misled were really for a carefully son In New Turk and Chicago: "The pleasure of the event at the A a tor theater was not leaaened by the udtence'a knowledge that it waa engaged In making theatrical dlacoverlea. Of Eugene Walter, author of Paid In Full, it had not beard before unleaa, perhaps, in connection with a piece called The Undertow which flashed In the pan at the Harlem Opera houae a year agu. Concerning the new play on trial. It waa understood that it had been tried out of town and then withdrawn, the public of the one night otanda not having ahown a disposition calculated purpose. Abruptly tho photographic quality of the first two acta disappeared and the real, gripping drama, glided with an idealising touch, took Its place That fine scene between the wile of the defaulting clerk and the blustering, hardened old ae dog, Captain Williams, In the latters den, clinched the succeas of 'Paid In Full and landed it In the meagre list of the season's significant plays. Ii lifted it a full measure above realistic melodrama of Harlem flat life. "Paid hi Full" will be seen at Grand to be Influenced by the excellent no- Opera house on Sunday and Monday tices it had received in the few larger under the management of Wagenhala cities In which it had been acted. The and Kemiier. Seats go on sale. urprise grew therefore when aa the evening advanced the . first nlghtera found themselvs face to fate with an TODAYS ATTRACTION extremely interesting piece of work. Ther were moments when the fate of the play hung In the balance. With auAT OPERA HOUSE dacity Mr. Walter led hla plot up to the wry briny bring of dlsas.er. Ilut after each trials came a suuuen realisation that wliat had seemed to be auJames J. Corbett, In Facing tha dacity waa really Invention nn Mr. Wal- Music la exemplified In one word, ter's part. Though he tlung close to the danger line, he did nut once oven success and it waa moat crowning tep it; when he found hlmm-l- on thfn in New York and Chicago. lea he moved bo rapidly that scarcely It la conceded to je one of the funbent under bis weignt. Taus the even niest comedies on tour this season; and ing progressed until the big final sur- the hit made by this organisation baa prise. Then It waa seen that the sus- been moat pronounced. A critic speakpense which the author had managed ing the other day of Facing the Mu cloae-flate- f r3D$C3 OOc 300c300r- JAME8 J. CORBETT IN "FACING THE MUSIC - iQO C- - 1 nnginnr AT THE GRAND TODAY, MATINEE -Ifl- nr-- It Was impossible to Serve the Crowds AND NIGHT. 300e300cr Merry Xmas I I A Owing to the fact it is but four months since we opened our doors. We never could realize that it would be necessary to engage more help, as we thought the help we had would be sufficient to serve the crowds comfortably. We now realize that the people of Ogden and surrounding community appreciate good values when they are convinced, and it is a pleasure for us to know we have added thousands of customers within the last ten days of our Banner Sale, for we know every article we sold is the best value for the money ever offered in Ogden. Realizing what this honest sale means to acquaint the public with the most reliable Clothing and Shoe House in the city, we have decided TO CONTINUE OUR SALEUNTIL DEC. 31st. thousands of customers. It is our aim to make our store the store of the city and we are whereby we hope to gain to do it We very much appreciate and are thankful for the kind patronage we have received and it is our most heartygoing desire to wish you all A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year w 2345 Washington Ave. Operators of 10 Stores A Merry Xmas OOGBZSD'COl 300c --Si SQ9G Economists for Men DOG 3 A Merry 0 G33SZS3S) 00 u |