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Show IB RDY TO BE GIVEN IT TBE OBPHEUM TOMORROW On Wednesday the Wasatch Dra-matir Dra-matir association is to present the Scotch drama. Rub Roy " at the Or-pli'-um, ih. proceeds to he devoted to the Harry Lauder fund for disabled British sailors and soldiers Synopsis of the Play. Rob Roy. highland chief of the Scot-tlafa Scot-tlafa dan MacGregor, because of alleged al-leged depredations and acts of vio-l vio-l if e, was branded as an outlaw b an aci of parliament; he and his clan deprived de-prived ol their name, prohibited from assembling In greater numbers than four, and forbidden to carrj an Wea pons other than a knife and fork, which was a terrible degradation for those who had previously buckled on the Claymore and wielded the dirk. As a result, the MacGregors allied themselves with, and took the names of. other elan., the chief, Rob Roy, taking the name of Campbell We next i P(j hirn in ihe guise of a drover, or cattleman, driving steers from the heather-clad bills of the north to the Markets as far south as London. About this time a revolution Is lo-i'"nt,ng lo-i'"nt,ng in the highlands or Scotland and Rob Roy is enabled to make the acquaintance and sain the friendship of numerous adherents of the north -em cause, among whom is Sir Frederick Freder-ick Vernon, the English husband of Scottish lady living in Northumber-dan, Northumber-dan, and his brave and talented daughter, daugh-ter, Diana, who lake part in the plans for the restoration of the rights of Scotland, as well as Rashleigh Osbaldi-stone. Osbaldi-stone. a vacillating creature, who also, supposedly, espouses Rob Roys cause. Francis Obaldistone, son of a wealthy banker in London. loathes the Counting house and his father sends him north to mingle with his uncle's (Sir Frederick Vernon) family, at the same time installing his cousin, Rashleigh Rash-leigh Obaldistone, as his own assistant During the absence in Holland of the head of the banking firm (Obaldistone I K: Co.) Rashleigh steals a considerable consider-able sum of money, as well 33 some papers which are invaluable to the rovevnment, entrusting the latter to I Rob Roy, and makes his way to Scotland. Scot-land. Francis Obaldistone by this time is Infatuated with Diana, who i.- betrothed be-trothed to Rashleigh, but who abhors the latter. On heanng of Ihe disaster befilling 'his father's business, Francis immediately imme-diately set: out for Scotland to recover recov-er the documents, and in Glasgow makes the acquaintance of Bail: Nieol farvie, a magistrate nnd a wearer by trade, who, bv the way. Is a blood kindred kin-dred of the outlawed chief, Rob Roy. In Glasgow several intores;ing events occur. after which Francis and ihe Bailie journey Ii gether and visit the wild nnd lawless land of the MacGregors Mac-Gregors in the herfoyle .ounirv, where many thrillng experiences befall be-fall hem. Rashleigh having betrayed th-- cause ho so lateiv ispouseci, the enthralling o onts tern inn e with him meeting 'he traitor's doom on the banks of Loch Lomond and the bringing about of tev. oration Qf Ine f,ril of Osbaldistnne & Co., the security of the government, ihe suppression of the revolution, and the course of true love finally straightened, straight-ened, culminating in the pardon of Rob Roy nnd the restoration of the clan MacGregor to tiicir former name and rights. |