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Show Theatres "The Squaw Man," Few persons of tho thousands who hnvo seen "The Squaw- Man," which will bo Been nt tho Thatcher Oper.i House tonight, have slopped to think about tho fact that tho Indian chief-tnln, chief-tnln, "Tnbywnna", who Is presented with sich Btnrtllng fidelity In tho play, Is but tho theatrical representation of n famous character that lived .nnd died during tho Uto campaign In which General Nelson AT Milts flgurod somo years ngo. Tho iinnio of this lndlnn has been retained, for It Is ono thnt will llvo In history. During tho active ac-tive campaign, In which tho Utes' wero tho foes of Genernl Miles, ho fouud himself penned up In a river bottom and surrounded by hordes of Indians. Suen couriers ho had sent out had been killed by the enemy, nnd the situation looked positively hopeless, hope-less, unless some word could bo sent to tho fort, fifty miles dlstnnt. In tho command was Tabywaun, who had bcon cast out of his tribo for daring to oxhlblt fidelity to an American Ameri-can officer who had bofrlendcd him somo tlmo before. To acnernl Mllos went this officer, and said that tho Indian would attompt to reach tho fort, provided Gentral Miles would Intrust In-trust him with n dispatch. It was u enso of Hobson's choice, for no ono but an Indian could hopo to get through. Tabywana started on tho best pony that could bo obtained, and .he had not gono far when ho was discovered nnd pursued by tho Utes. Having failed to cut him off, thoy sot firo to tho prairie, and tho flames soon overtook tho courier. In dosporn- tlon, ho killed his pony, dlsombowcl-cd dlsombowcl-cd It, cropt Into tho carcass and man-nged man-nged to remain alive until tho fire passed by, and though ho was terribly Injured, ho crop to tho fort, n dls-tanco dls-tanco of twenty miles, on his hands nnd knees. His hands hnd bcon burned to the bone, where hu has held tho body of thu' pony together during tho passage of tho flro. It Is this character charac-ter that Mr. Edwin Milton Roylo has lmmortnlized in his piny "Tho Squaw Mon." 4. .J. The Mackswaln .Company. Tht Mack Swain Theatro company which comes to tho Thatchor Opera House for a week's engagement commencing com-mencing next Monday .April 3rd, needs no Introduction to Logan thoa-tro thoa-tro goers as nearly every ono has had tho pleasure of witnessing their splendid splen-did performances in years gono by. Xho great secret of tho phonoracnnl prosperity of this company Is that It has always been Mr. Swain's endeavor en-deavor to glvo tho public for ovory thirty cents invested moro than a dollars dol-lars worth of refined entortalnment. Tho "standing room only" sign has boon displayed at nearly ovory performance per-formance which Is tho strongest proof posstblo thnt popular plays at popular prlceB Is just what tho pcoplo want. On Monday night this clover company com-pany will open Its engngemont with n rural coraody drama in four actB on titled "Hex Only Sin." This is n play of tho Now Euglnnd typo on tho order or-der of "tho Old Homestead, Shore Acres, or Way Down East. Tuesday night will bo "Mndamo's Divorce." a satirical comedy In tliroo acts. Wednesday Wed-nesday night, "In Old Kentucky." Tho plays for tho balance of tho wook will bo nnnounced later. This will" undoubtedly un-doubtedly be tlio theatrical treat of tho season as tho prices of admission art so low that ovory ono may have tho pleasure of witnessing tho en tiro week's reoprtolro for tho prlco of one ordinary "show. Tho house will bo packod to overflowing overflow-ing by tho tlmo tho curtain Is rung up on Mondny night. Tho prlcos of admission aro 10c, 20c nnd 30 cents. |