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Show Theatres AT THE ORPHEUM "I didn't think she was going to undress un-dress in the first act, but I thought j she was a man, though I wasn't sure," was the comment of a lady auditor-spectator auditor-spectator at the Orpheum theatre last night, Avhen the falling of the curtain announced the end of the first chapter of "Cousin Lucy." "He's lost weight since I saw him before," averred another, an-other, and both comments were evidence evi-dence that the star of the play. Julian Eltinge, premiere female Impersonator of the present generation of stage folk, was being closely "sized up" by the ladles of the audience. It was the first visit of tho noted impersonator and the only regret was that the visit was timed for Sunday night, as the evening of the Sabbath day is not. as a rule, acceptable for theatrical entertainment by the majority major-ity of Ogden's regular road show patrons. pa-trons. Hence, many missed the enjoyable en-joyable treat given by Mr. Eltinge and the fine company provided for him by Al IL Woods and, likewise, the box office suffered. It is to bo hoped that this unusual actor will visit Ogden again, on a week night, when he will doubtless bo greeted by a capacity audience. au-dience. "Cousin Lucy" was written for Mr. Eltinge by Charles Klein and is a comedy com-edy with music, in three acts. Gerald Jackson, a gay bachelor, finds himself at tho "end of his rope." financially, and decides to get his insurance money and cancel his debts. Incidentally, he has n desire to spoil the mnchlnatlons of "Queeny" Belmont, who lays claim to him as her husband. Framing up the affair with a friend, Hillard Bron-son, Bron-son, he wills all his property, Including Includ-ing the Insurance, to "Cousin Lucy," then drops out of life as Gerald Jackson, Jack-son, through being reported killed in a railroad accident, reappears as "Cousin "Cou-sin Lucy" Snd collects the money. In this new guise, he Is an unwilling party of the second part in a love affair af-fair with a California millionaire, James Baldwin, Is accused of alienating alienat-ing the affections of his friend's wifo and of doing "Jerry's" alleged widow out of her inheritance and himself falls In love with Angela Baldwin, daughter of his lovelorn millionaire pursuer. Immensely funny situations are thus brought about and the dialogue Is plentiful plen-tiful sprinkled .with linos of deep humor, hu-mor, as exemplified by Cousin Lucy's remark anent Baldwin's love for her (him). "Hopeless is not the word for It." To the humor of the book is added clever business and a half dozen numbers, meritorious In both words and melody, and a fine part of tho entertainment. en-tertainment. Then, in a measure, the play is a fashion show and the Ogden people saw the most elaborate array of gowns and most attractive set of models that have -yet been seen on a local stage. AT THE ALHAMBRA "Tho Witching Hour," at the Alham-bra Alham-bra tonight and tomorrow, opened last night to a large audience. It is a masterpiece mas-terpiece by Augustus Thomas, powerfully power-fully played, with thrill following thrill to the grand climax, portraying In a manner blood-curdling at times, the foolishness of fear and the telepathic power of the intelligent mind. This play proves the fact that, deep In the memory of alnost every person, bequeathed by heredity from one to another, from the time when primitive men played hide and seek with prehistoric prehis-toric monsters in the caves and among the leafy boughs of the jungle, there lies a certain dread or fear, which may be awakened at any time with disastrous disas-trous results. In this play the dread of a cat's eye so tortures a neuropathic idiot of high society that he reverts, in a moment, - i -... i. - ... .i ..ii i m it i ii i in i to former type and slays his friend. The tragedy, tho trial and tho thrilling developments of love and hate, in which tho assassination of tho governor gover-nor Is enacted, together with some startling new Idoas In which a square gamblor plays the stollar role, keep the audience spellbound to the end. The play teaches how to overcome the absurd fears that oppress mankind. man-kind. The assassination scene, In which "Governor Scovlll" is killed by a cowardly cow-ardly miscreant, who fires through a window, Is a duplicate of tho famous Kentucky tragedy. In which Governor William E. Goebel was assassinated on the capitol grounds at Frankfort by Henry Youtsey, at the instigation of high state officials, while walking with Colonel Jack Chinn. It Is, In fact, a Kentucky fued play, and the Goebel tragedy was used liberally In tho formation for-mation of tho fascinating plot. The play also reveals what square gamblers really think of weak and recreant public officials who permit them to break the law. AT THE UTAH "Tho Family Honor," a Brady masterpiece mas-terpiece photoplay, which opened last night at the Utah theatre, should play to capacity audiences tonight and tomorrow. to-morrow. June Elvidge and Robert Warwick interpret tho principal roles in a masterful mas-terful manner. The play portrays a youth in the "puppy love" stage of his manhood development. He becomes infatuated with an opera queen, who , toys with him until he seeks the solace so-lace of the cup and robs his father's safe of money to buy more gifts for his enamorita. Like many such yourfg fools, ho tries to recoup his losses at gambling and loses everything The young scamp's elder brother visits vis-its the stage beauty to demand that she release her hold upon the demoralized demor-alized youth and himself falls In love with her at first sight Comes then a fine bit of acting, in which tho opera queen, at a reception in her honor, makes a "monkey" of herself to disgust dis-gust the young man, who does not suspect sus-pect her real motive. She succeeds, the youngster swears off, the elder brothor becomes her king, and they all live happily ever afterward. The father in the play is admirable. To him the family honor is dearer than life. He tries to forco tho young son to die by his own hand rather than endure en-dure the stigma of crime and depravity. deprav-ity. The older brother takes tho blame upon himself, averting tho tragedy. In addition, the Utah offers a comedy com-edy in a "wild west" setting, with the usual dance hall, "booze-fighting," lynching bee, etc. Money's worth. oo Proverbs are pebbles of thought which people gather up to throw at ' one another |