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Show THE ROSARY. A goodly number of people who put aside their Christmas labors and worries, long enough to witness "The Rosary" at the Ogden theater last night ejcporlenced a rare treat In tho i performance of one of the prettiest, most wholesome dramas seen hero this season. Not often can a play or so profound a rollglous nature command the reverence and respect of Its audience In such a compelling manner. It Is a good play and a. beautiful sermon lu one, full of. dramatic dra-matic situations nnd tho Intorest of the audience uevor wanes from tho opening scene until the flnul curtain. Not even a suppressed cry of flro In tho gallery, which disturbed the players play-ers for an Instant, could distract attention at-tention more than a momont. Tho story concorns tho attempted wrecking of tho happiness and flnan- mmwcriaaimKMa3mEmma-BammmmWm-3?. cial ruin of Bruco Wilton and his wlfo by a former unsuccessful suitor for the tetter's hand. His wily machinations, machin-ations, apparently successful, are Interrupted In-terrupted by a koen-mlnded Roman priest, Father Kellj, who, endowed with a sublime faith in the prevailing power of good, recolves a Divine inspiration in-spiration from his God and is thus enabled to undo the plans of the "serpent" and bring his erring loved ones togothor again. Tho part of Father Kelly Is a most powerful one and Harrison J. Terry's interpretation grandiloquent. Not In many a day has anything finer been seen on a local stage Thoro Is broad conception and sincerity of purpose in the cloth worn by the lovable priest and yet ho never permits his devout mission to Interfere with his humanity. human-ity. He views with equanimity the potty foibles and carthlv aspirations aspira-tions of his beloved children and a sense of humor In his makeup permits per-mits him to seo tho lighter side of life. Witness u bit of dialogue In the first scone Wilton, his wife and the priest are taking tea. The former surreptitiously puts a "drop" of whiskey whis-key In Father Kelly's cup, then tells him what he has dono. Father Kolly An is It good whisky Wilton The best that can be had H its flfteou j ears old. jH Father Kolly If its that old, W 'twould bo a shame to disturb It. 11 But he declines it after all, because i of the effect it might hae on some H oqe who might hear of it " Mr Torrj a H work throughout is admirable ( U and conveys a strong moral lesson Bpj to all who saw it. H The company Is exceptlonallj well H balanced nnd It would be plninb un- H fair to single out any member of it H for Individual praise. Howeer, thu H work of a few entitles them to lndi- bH vldual mention Robert Brewster a- I1H Bruco Wilton Is well cast and excltei ! sympathy In the part ho portras of IfH tho man in whose heart doubt enters H Manuel Snyder's portrajal of Ken- H ward Wright, tho "other man," I.- fl quiet and reserved and all tho moro H satisfying on that account. ifl Jean P. Ward In the dual rolo of Iffl Vera Wilton and Alice Marsh twin H sisters is most excellent. Her H part calls for soveral emotional scenes, to which sho rises with latent Iffl force and strength. IJ It Is well that another performance JW Is to be given tonight, as no doubt tho illfl houso will bo crowded. It is worth ! seeing not only once but twice. M |