| Show prof benefit last evening tho the reception and complimentary ben benefit Tit tendered to prof prot L leotard by the amateurs of ogden came off at union opera house as previously announced noun ced the performance a somewhat lengthy one ne e was divided into four parts y and av was as greeted by a fairly sized audience part first was faulty in in many particulars evidencing denci fig a lack of efficient rehearsing sin mr ir C bornstein Born bones and sir r IV if boule tambo with their jokes okas conundrums etc succeeded ceedee however iu in instilling considerable sid erable spirit and fun into this portion of the tile program prof leotard assisted by alias clementine leotard performed several illusionary acts in a clever manner in ili part third the burglar alarm a comic sketch as well as the he song son r and ind dance by 21 sir r J C alien allen were vr genera generally ily appreciated the latter act was a feature of the evening mr alien allen evidently bing being an artist in lug his line the I closing losing piece a pantomime entitled tho the sultans nightmare C was fairly ren rendered deret the col costumes turnes fine but the tile closi closing fig tableau was considerably marred by lie the untimely absence of the curtain and red fire manipulators manip ulato rs browe however ver the audience took these f few ew di discrepancies sc in good part and w wo think had the company taken a few days longer for preparation tho the performance would have gone gane much smoother than it did |
