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Show Dearest Flo Comes Soon Miss ROMs Will Prismt "Ziri," Hir Bi Siccus. Florence Roberts,, Logan's favorite emotional actress, will present "Zlra" at the Thatcher opera house, Thursday, Thurs-day, Feb. 13. - This play Is based on Incidents devised by Wilkie Collins In tho celebrated novel, "Tho New Mag-dalcn,'( Mag-dalcn,'( and Is said to give Miss Roberts Rob-erts a.charactcr offering fullest opportunity oppor-tunity for a display of all the remarkable remark-able power she undoubtedly possesses. We are reliably Informed that as Hester Hes-ter Trent, this product of tho west gives one of tho finest, truestand most moving portrayals of emotional acting seen in many a day, surpassing by far her excellent presentations seen hero In tho several yearsMIss Roberts has favored this city. HThe play Itself has scored heavily as a successful drama, as it tells a thrllW Ing, interesting, and powerful story, that tugs In no uncertain matter at the heart strings. Each line has been penned with a masterly hand, and situations sit-uations and climaxed have been deftly Interwoven, and cleverly constructed. It Is a play of life, or life stripped of Its frivolities and deceits, while the human emotions are stripped bare, yet in such a delicate and honest manner man-ner as not to offend or shock the sensibilities sen-sibilities The story of the play centers about the struggles of Hester Trent to win the right to forget her past, and look the world In tha face without fear or asttlng favor. Yielding to a temptation, tempta-tion, she assumes the name and place of another woman, believing that this deception will' bring her the happiness for which she Is lighting and earning. Later, the woman .whose name she usurps, confronts her and claims her rights. Much of the play concerns the battle between these two women, and the finding of a tlnal happiness through the love of a strong and noble man. Part of the play is located in South Africa, whllo tho remainder takes place in fashionable London. Miss Roberts lias been surrounded by a cleverly selected cast of players, and the production has been handsomely hand-somely mounted. |