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Show GflVEM I UNITED to raws BENEFIT SHOW The benefit show for the soldiers of Battery B and the other men who havo gone to the army from this community, com-munity, which is to be given next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Orpheum, Is fast whipping into shape under the direction of T. Earl Pardoe. A rehearsal of tho children, both boys and girls, who are to appear In the grand ensemble operetta, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4-30 o'clock at tho Orpheum. Mr. Pardoe has arranged Tor this rehearsal to be held thore and advises that the children chil-dren may enter the stage through the front entrance at tho side. About one hundred children will be at the rehearsal re-hearsal and many of them are already displaying wonderful talent for singing sing-ing and dancing. An Invitation was recently extended to Governor Simon Bambarger and his staff to attend the opening night production pro-duction as the guest of the committee. commit-tee. A reply was received from the governor this morning stating that he would probably be called east before that time, but that if he Is still In the state ho will come with his official family and his own private family. He stated, however, that in the event of his not being to come personally he would delegate his official staff, headed by Secretary of State Harden Bennlon, who will be acting governor in that eventuality, to attend the show. The governor also expressed pleasure pleas-ure that the citizens of Qgden are taking such a practical form of expressing ex-pressing their interest in the boys who are fighting for the state and the nation In the name of democracy. T. Earl Pardoe Is very busy, having the Weber academy play, "Strong-heart," "Strong-heart," to produce again tonight, also tho college students that are taking dramatic studies, and this benefit show for the soldiers that promises to furnish fur-nish two nights of excellent entertainment entertain-ment for the Ogden theatergoers next week, from which every cent of the proceeds Is to go to the soldior fund. An announcement of the program will -be made within a day or two and the tickets will be placed on sale by the end of this week. Some prominent public-spirited citizens have already spoken for boxes for both the opening and second nights. |