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Show GimME ILL10TT' IN "THE DAWN OF A TOMORROW;" TOMOR-ROW;" AT THE OGDEN THEATER, THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND. Coming direct from her Chicago engagement en-gagement which was ono of the big happenings of the present theatrical year in that city, Miss Gertrude Elliott El-liott will bring "The Dawn of a Tomorrow" To-morrow" to the Ogden Theatre for Thursday evening, March 2nd. Both critics and audiences vied with one another the last few weeks in lavishing lavish-ing words of praise upon tho brilliant young actress who seems destined to occupy at no distant date tho foremost fore-most position among American actresses. ac-tresses. Miss Elliott has exceedingly much in her favor. She has bpauty of an uncommon order, a voice that is wonderfully charming and a personality person-ality which passes without effort the division lines between stago and auditorium. audi-torium. She moes her audiences not at her will but seemingly in unison with her every shade of feeVng and expression. She has made the character char-acter of Glad, the London street wa'f. In Mrs. Burnett's play, one of the most striking of all stage creations within recent years. The hearty love of life, tho courage under adversity, the longing after better, things, the belief in ultimate good, the faith in a power that cornea from outside, all unite in making Glad as Interpreted by Miss Elliott, a character so strong that it actually assumes breathing and life. Mrs. Burnett's story, of course, is more or lo'ss familiar to the great body of the reading public and theatre-goers. She preaches the creed of cheerfulness and optimism. Tho scenes of "The Dawn of A Tomorrow" To-morrow" are laid iu London, and Its characters are typical of tho Whlte-chapol Whlte-chapol district and the dialect with which Albert Chevalier has made the American amusement goer familiar. But for that matter "Tho Dawn of A Tomorrow" could be localized in New York, Chicago or any other largo city which has its percentage of the poor, the unfortunate and the illiterate. illiter-ate. Nevertheless, it is a great story and Miss Elliott is ifis voice which cries from out the wilderness of poverty, Ignorance and vice. Liebler & Co. under whose management Miss Elliott is appearing have given her a supporting company of exceptional strength and a stage "setting of beautiful beau-tiful effect. Seats f Wednesday 10 a. m. - j ' oo |
