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Show "A TEXAS RANGER." A most creditable performance was that given b Mr Carpenter and sup-portiug sup-portiug compauy at thp Ogden theater last night to a good sized, appreciative audience. The story in prologue and three acts deals with the self sacrifice of John Roselcigh for his worthless brother which compels him to leave homo and Mends with a stain on his iiume and seek new fields in the Texas Tex-as Panhandle Here he becomes a rancher, marries au Indlau girl and settles down Into tho conventional life ot the 'frontiersman " The death aud confession of the brother brings a reversal of fortunes to tho hero and confronts him with the main situation situa-tion of the story whether lie shall return re-turn home and clear his name or remain re-main true to his wife and child. The stoical act of self-destruction adopted 'by tho squaw wifo clears the way If a happy ondlng of the play and re stores the pxIIc to the girl he lovcw Mr. Carpenter's portrayal of John Roselelgh, afterwards Jack Dallam, vas, as always. stiAllcd an'dj effective His strong personality wltirwhlch he imbues his variodsJ characterizations la most marked aud adds greatly to tho smoothness and linlBh of tho parts In which he has appeared. His work If, Indeed, far above the a.voragc usually usu-ally seen In stock companies anl Ogden Og-den Is most fortunate In having sucn an organization h,crc. , Miss Outirim Is .most pleasing as Alice, the wife who has lost faith In her worthless ausband, and thereby learned tho manliness of his cousin The other members of the cast gave life to their parts In a satisfactory manner. The scenic settings were realistic and adequate. "A Texas Ranger'" will appear the balance of the week, with the usual matinees. |