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Show M OPENING BILLlj ATTHEGni A GOOD ONE "Let us all shout the good news." Tho opening of the Orpheum Vaude- ff illc season is to become a realtv RJ whon a most attractive and excellent H bill with something like thirty people n in the show, will mako their initial ra bow of the season next Thursday Q evening to vaudeville lovers of On- 1 den. 1 Mr. G.oss, the manager, announces D that the, opening bill will be "followed I by many attractive and large shows 1 which tho Great Orpheum circuit I .sends to Its houses each year.. The a bill each week will have the full show I of seven acts, the same opening In h Salt Lake the following Sunday. I The big feature act is the Lorch 1 Family, the late star feature act of I Ringling Brothers' Circus. The eleven I members of the family have reached H tho vertex of eymnastlc skill which E permits of a continuous action and I the elimination of waits between I tricks. The act is elaborately staged I and pictures the Insido of the Palaco I de Thores with the family dressed lu Q the georgeous costume of the Castll- 1 Ian. Together with their feats ot strength, acrobatics, risloy and dancing, danc-ing, they introduce through two ponies and a donkey, skill In the art of animal ani-mal training. The act is a tbrillor and will no doubt be a big drawing card Mr Gerald Griffin, the well known character actor has evolved from tho laughing farcq, "Other Peoplo's Money," Mon-ey," a ono act play that is acted in twenty minutes and retains practically all of the ludicrous situations and witty wit-ty lines of 'the original piece. The story of the sketch tells of an old millionaire mil-lionaire who wants to marry hit? daughter to another wealthy man. His nephew comes to him with a talc of woo. He is loved by a girl who cannot marry him because of his poverty. pov-erty. The old man tells him a way out of his delemma. Tho results are that the millionaire Is the "Goat" and suffers from his own cleverness. The plot Is simple, easily followed and leaves an audience little else to do than enjoy tho comedy lines and situations sit-uations that topplo over each other in the rapldltj of thoir succession. Dolliver and Rocers, two winsome girls who have been billed In various large cities as "The Duo Dancing Divinities," Di-vinities," have an act that will meet with instant approval. They have pleasing voices, a charming personality personal-ity and handsome array of costumes, together with their gracefulness and ability as dancers the act will be a pleasing number on the hill. Fay, Two Collcys &, Fay present a novel black face act "From lTnole Tom's Vaudeville.' The four present members of an Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe stranded in a nmall town, and ihoy congregate to prepare an act for vaudeville. In this situation with Us funny possibilities they introduce comedy and harmony and singing an I clover dancing. A merry qnartctte they are Indeed. The men are both comedians "to the manner born." Tho girls, in their black face make-up. look prettv, both in snlto and because of It This season thoy have many new son-'s and witticisms. Clifford Walker is an Englishman who has traveled far and in many countries and has won a reputation for himself as an entertainer There is nothing of the rough and rcadv coarseness about the woik of Mr. Walker Walk-er His sontrs are neatly droll and his delivery artistic. He plavs the piano very well and tells a number of hum orous stories. "The Three Magic Flutes" being Messrs Parkor, Horsfall and Osborne, have a meritorious act presenting a number of classical and popular melodies mel-odies on tho flute. Thev are superior musicians and have the happy faculty of selecting just the right kind of selections to win instant onplause and appreciation from the audience. A particularly pretty jity?ling performance per-formance is given bv the Mabelle Fonda Fon-da Company. "The .lugzling Boys and Girls " When the curtain rises the quartette Is discovered in n pretty garden scene, apparently Testing between be-tween sets In a tennis gamo. They indulge in a number of juggling feats with skill and graceful ease that Is pleasing to see. They toss various "olorod Indian clubs about In a fashion fash-ion that Is bewiidcrlug. With Professor Edward Short at the head of the Orpheum Orchestra the musical programme will bo nil that is desired. The Kinodromo will furnish fur-nish motion pictures showing tho latest lat-est novelties in motion photography. , This excellent show will give but three performances In Ogden, Thursday Thurs-day night. Friday night and Saturday Satur-day matinee. oo |