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Show "THE CHORUS LADY." A story of stage llfo, stage people and Btage associations was ennctod before a small audience at the Ogden theater last evening when Arthur J. Aylesworth presented "The Chorus-Lady." Chorus-Lady." This play is by JameB Forbes, the man who gave "Tho Travellny Salesman" to a satisfied American public. Although also a comedy, "Tho Chorus Lady" Is different in that it has over all a more serious messago to convey. It deals with the oftorts ol a chorus girl, familiar with the not overdrawn temptations of stage life, to Bave a younger sister from tho disgraces dis-graces which often befall tho uninitiated unin-itiated who attempt that pathway of this life. Patricia O'Brien, the chorus girl, and her slstor, Norah, are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien, tho former being employed as a trainer of race horses for Dan Mallory and Dick Crawford Mallory Is the fiance of Patricia, while Crawford, who becomes be-comes a partner of Mallory during tho action of tho story, has oIl designs In his attentions toward tho younger sister. The first act brings Crawford to the home of the O'Briens, where he first meets the pretty seventeen-year-old Norah, who desires to become a great actress like her sister and tho magnificent mag-nificent salary of .$20 por weok. It also brings Patricia home after her show has gone "on the blink." She opposes Norah's golug on the stage, but upon discovering the attentions of Crawford she decides to take tho lounger sifiter with her to New York where she can look after her. By so doing she really tikos Norah Into closer touch with tho horse owner. Tho dressing room of the LongAcre theater, where the two girls aro membors of the chorus, furnishes a setting for the socond aot and tho means of furnishing some of the bebt comedy of the piece Hore Patricia learns from a high-flying chorus girl that Norah is becoming qulto intimate with Crawford. She finds that tho slstor sls-tor has borrowed $300 from the man to pay bots placed by the other chorus girls, "giving a note to which sho signed sign-ed her fathor'B namo. To secure this note Norah goes to tho apartments of Crawford and in order to save tho reputation of tho alstor Patricia sacrifices her own reputation, rep-utation, her love for Dan Mallory and the respoct of her own relaties. This third act depicting the apartments of tho rich horse owner, furnlBheD a strong dramatic situation and the most absorbing scene of tho entire production. produc-tion. In the end Mallory dlscovors tho real motive of Patricia, pays tho ?300 debt and Papa O'Brion's anger is appeased. Jn tho title role, that of Patricia O'Brien, is found Grace Aylesworth, a very capable young woman who has found much in the work of Miss Rose Stahl, the creator of the part, to aid her in her characterization. Her use of stage slang and tho unpolished, but thoroughly slncero, manner indicate indi-cate that Miss Aylesworth has been very well cast in tho part she assumes. as-sumes. She is supported by a very capablo company Erba Robeson and Harry Ratonbcrn. as Mr. and Mrn. O'Brien, being especially strong in tholr characterizations. The staging of "Tho Chorus Lady' is equal to tho high standard which has been observed ob-served by the management throughout the entire presentation of the piece. |