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Show -oo Nina. mi 0 Charming Story of Love and Tangles Told in "Mis' Nelly of N'Orleans" The World almanac says that Minnie Min-nie Maddern Flske was born 55 years ago in the city of New Orleans. Maybe May-be it is the fact that New Orleans Is hor birthplace, which accounts for the charm with which Mrs. Fiskc depicts her role of "Mis' Nelly of N'Orleans." which pleased Ogden theatergoers at the Orphcum theatre last, night. A delightful little lovo story, with many humorous complications, much good acting and lots of Creole dialect, Is told amid a setting depicting an old-fashioned old-fashioned New Orleans garden. Mrs. Flsko Is Miss Nelly, growing old in years but not in spirit. She comes homo from Paris after many years to find her nieco is engaged to the son of the man who had Jilted her many years ago. The father Is as much opposed to the match as Is Miss Nelly. How Miss Nelly changes her mind, brings the two happily together and also "lands" her former sweetheart, sweet-heart, Is told in a most interesting manner as the pl.ay proceeds. Mrs. Flske Is tho star of the play, but sho by no means usurps all honors. hon-ors. Tho cast Is not a large one, but It Is made up of splendid actors. Among these aro Dorothy Day as Del-phirio, Del-phirio, Hamilton Revello as Georges Durand, Joseph Greene as Father Andre An-dre and Victor Bcnolt as Felix Durand. Du-rand. There is so much. Creole Idiom and distinctive speech that somo of the passages wero unintelllgiblo to many In the audience, -but this could not do-tract do-tract from the interest in tho play, which also contained much fine music. |