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Show Moore, who appears in Hint role. In the scene where he rebukes his wife for ber supposed inconstancy, the Jealousy of his nature in strongly portrayed por-trayed and Mr. Moore doofl fine acting. Pearl Ethler Moore takes the role of Mrs. Maitland with her usual excellence excel-lence and tho two In their various entanglements en-tanglements constitute the center of the play. The mother love brought out In the sacrifice which sho makes of her little boy for his advancement in the world Is" beautifully presented. It wag splendid acting and handkerchiefs handker-chiefs were In evidence In every quarter quar-ter of the house. The parts aro all well cast. There Is not a poorly presented character In the entire play. And this is ono of the features of the Moore Stock company. Mr. Moore Is especially happy ln tho combination of talent ln his service. Miss Storm appeared to flno advantage, ad-vantage, as Ada Bruce. Likewise Mr. Eaiie as the evil companion of Jas. Maitland ' Mr. Whlttlcr plays well always, but the character of Sir Walter' Bruce does not afford hlra the opportunity for his best work. Mr. Seldy Roach, "however, "how-ever, has better opportunities as Lazarus Laz-arus and Joseph Levant and takes good advantage of them. Annie Ince as Laura Bruce, who falls in love and Is willing to run away with the bad man in the play, does herself great credit in a role quite different 1 from those which It Is her usual part to take. And Mr. Roscoe's part as the lock-keeper, while not bo important, was well taken as was also that of Mr. William S. Donovan in the better role of William Wyman. And last but not least, except In statue, was Ilttlo Ruth Osborn, who played' the part of little Arthur, the stolen child. She remembered her part well and gavo It clearly. The play Is an excellent performance perform-ance all around and reflects great credit on tho entire Mooro Stock company. STRICKEN BLIND. The performance at tho Utahna this week, a finely arranged society drama entitled "Stricken Blind," has more than met expectations. It has drawn well, and the audiences have expressed express-ed their delight in the moBt appreciative apprecia-tive mannor. The story is plainly set forth and easily followed, and tho interest Is held from first to last It Is plainly apparent that the Moore Stock company com-pany is becoming very popular with Ogden theater-goers. Every now play of late adds to their laurels. It. ts becoming more and more manifest that popular prices do not mean an inferior tdiow. "Stricken Blind'" will bear a favorable favor-able comparison with the beat performances per-formances of the Beason anywhere and Is far above the average. The character of Jas. Maitland Is especially es-pecially adapted to Mr. Frederick |