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Show 1- TRIPLE PROGRAM ALHAMBRA TODAY 3 Days it 1 HI I ' I James Bozen of Ogden with Wallace Reid in "Believe Me Xantippe." Fat' Arbuckle in "Moonshine," and Pathe's Weekly. Road th i Classified Ads. "" 1 m hi .i.fii-M-iirii-ir-M-wn 1 Theatres GREAT INTEREST IN 'HER 1101 CHILD' Much local interest is already shown in the play. "Her Pnborn Child," Which comes to the Ornheum Saturday night from the Salt Lake theatre, where the attraction has won the highest criticisms criti-cisms and is filling that large auditorium auditori-um to capacity at every performance. At the matineo there esterday the morning papers of that city state that fully 2000 women were turned away, and thai the theatre was packed to utmost ut-most capacity. The Monday matinee and the only one kiven in Ogden will be for ladies only, at which time Mr,,. Clarence Bennett will deliver her famous fa-mous ten-minute talk on "Motherhood" "Mother-hood" The tragedy or the baby that wasn't wanted" is really the basis of the play, the theme ot which is birth control and social abuses. Here is a drama of discussion writ- Iv. .... ci im ii i , iii i vuujik UV .-lJajv-i and magazine writer, Howard McKenl Pa rne.s. which It is promised will find an honored place among purposeful plays like "The Blindness of Virtue." To the latter play, tho work of an English author, Is accorded tbe credit of advancing the theatre as an educational educa-tional institution more than any other drama ever produced. With a theme fully as potent, the author or "Her Unborn Child" has sought to solve a big modern problem. Medical societies, women's clubs, educators, sociologists, tho daily press all are to the tore In discussion, pro and con. or birth control, a topic which is so prominently before the people just now. With medical organizations grappling grap-pling with the problem, women s clubs debating it and municipal authorities looking up statutes appling to it, it is not surprising that the playwntcrs have taken hold of the question Few plays in recent years have created cre-ated the furore accorded "Her I nborn I Child " yet critics and reviewers state P. is handled intelligently and delicately delicate-ly but vigorously. "To call a spade a spade has on occasion oc-casion awakened a person, a communis. commu-nis. 1 1 r a nation but if by so doing it has brought about sincere thought and study of that particular subject, the natural tendency and final result is an accomplished good " writes the author I to the press in reply to a criticism. The company lo appear at the Or-pheum Or-pheum was especially organized to play the principal cities of the country, coun-try, and the cast embraces names well j known in the theatrical profession. I Popular prices will prevail tor this attraction, yet it is promised the merit of the offering will compare favorablvl with those exacting a much greater scale of admission. Advertisement. jg, 1 Orpheum Si LADIES ONLY ' MATINEE MONDAY NIGHTS 25c to $1.00. MATINEE 25c and 50c. NOTE The reviews in the Salt Lake dally papers of "Her Unborn Child" commended this show highly, and Manager George D. Pyper of the Salt Lake Theater advises the attraction as being especially worthy and filling that large playhouse to capacity at every perform-ance, perform-ance, and turning hundreds away at the daily matinees. ALL THE WORLD IS TALKING Birth Control B ABOUT JL" " VMM VI TRUTH i A BIG PURPOSEFUL AND HUMAN DRAMA! Not a Moving Picture Her Unborn 1 S I JM BETTER THAN I I 'THE BLINDNESS OF V1I11U VIRTUE" MOTHERS VITAI Tfi FVFRY Every One Bring Your HI Mi LVLIU Over 16 Years Grown-Up WOMAN ofA8e Daughters IIVMA11 Admitted SEATS NOW SELLING CALL 323 m and Svetlie |