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Show "THE ROUNDUP" IS GREAT. Probably there, neve.r waa a more surprised audience ever gathered In an Ogden playhouse In years than was that which witnessed, instead of a common molodrama, Klaw & Erlan-ger's Erlan-ger's spectncular production of Edmund Ed-mund Day's play, "The Roundup," at tho Ogden Theater last night. Tin complete performance, with all tho scenic effects, were given In their ontlroty. "The Roundup'' la destined to bo over popular with tho west as well as with tho east. It has moro true western west-ern spirit than that found in "Arizona," "Ari-zona," "The Virginian" and "The Squawinan," and more vivid Interest than found In "Ben Hur" or "Shenandoah." "Shenan-doah." One who has boch the Bad Lands of Arlwrna those sun-parched mesas or deserts where not even the cactus will grow nor the lizard or horned toad live; and those rocky and Jagged mountains and canyons that only tho Indian would go to entice Uncle Sam's troopers where they would eee 'Hades" on. earth fully appreciates this new western drama. The realistic realis-tic third act pictures a mountain pass which leads to a canyon In which occurs a battle between Apaches and a troop of United Slates cavalry. cav-alry. The sceno great, and there Is some shooting. Each of tho seventy-five soldiers and Indians use carbines car-bines anii revolvers. An automatic gun invented by Ogden' townsman, John Browning, and used In the United States army and navy, was used with tf lllng effect In lh!a act. The other acts are equally as l?au-tiful l?au-tiful in scenic verturo as th third act. Tho first represents the "la casa" (home) of an Arizona cattleman, furnished fur-nished In perfect harmony, in color with the country. The last act represents rep-resents a camp on a roundup with the "chuck" wagon and the cow punchers at early morning. Tho suarlee effect is beautiful. Tho play has a beautiful love ston't which gives it the touch of human-heart human-heart Interest. The comedy Is rich and Irresistible, and Is found in many beautiful lines. The cast Is unusually strong, as one always finds In "K. & E." pieces. "Hell! Nobody Loves a Fat Man." This Is the line that Maclyn Ar-buckle. Ar-buckle. In his original role of "Slim" Hoover, the sheriff, says In the last act that made one of the many hits of the piece. Arbuckle Is a fat man, and when he says tho lino it is with that effect end feeling that no one hut. Arbuckle Ar-buckle could say properly. He Is an artist who Is gifted with a humor that Is original and not found in the work of other comedians of the present day. He has made the character even greater great-er than the author could possibly have made It. Seeing "The Roundup" without Arbuckle. as "Slim" Hoover would be like sctlng "Uncle Tom's Cabin" without Uncle Tom, the bloodhounds blood-hounds and tho cakes of ice In the Ohio river. "The Virginian" has "Trampas." 'The Squawman" has "Cash Hawkins," Haw-kins," and "Arizona" has "Tony," but "The Roundup" has "Buck McKee, a quarter-bred Cherokee." This character charac-ter depicts one of many hundreds found at the present day in all cattlo countries. Ogden Vance's portrayal of this character Is splendid. Ho does not oerdo the part or Is ho light In it, but he Is exactly what one would expect to see In that mlo. Vance's work In the last net was very good, and when he made another half-breed get on his knees and beg the pardon of the wlfo of his enemy, whom the half breed had Insulted, ho mado a hit. His acting in hU death scone and confession which cleared a young cow-puncher cow-puncher of the blame of a crime was well done. The roles of Bud Lane, by Sidney dishing; Dick Lane, by John Loth-lau; Loth-lau; Jack Payson. by Albert rhiljips; Sage Brush Charlie, by William Conk-lln, Conk-lln, were handled In a most acceptable accept-able manner, as wero those of Polly Hope, by Miss Paula Gloy, and Echo Allen, by Grace Benham. "Texas" Cooper, Charles Aldrldge. Frank Dusenberry, Jim Ashburn, Milton Mil-ton Brown and Charles Tomplans, cow-punchers with records for riding bronchos throughout the country, are In the cast, and do some good riding In the last act Hor6es are used very liberally In "Tho Roundup" In the third and fourth acts. In the third act, representing the mountain pass and tho Indians riding down the mountain pass on horses, bareback, Is good. In this act fifteen horses, well trained for the act, are used The three horses used in tho last act, in the broncho busting act, are very well trained. While the attendance last night was not what It should havo been, there was a very good house, but tonight's to-night's houso will probably be sold out, for the show is worth seeing the second time. Klaw & Erlauger, In presenting the s!kw two nights In Ogden Instead of a week In Salt Lake, as had been Intended, certainly are entitled to some credit for giving Ogden Og-den theater-goers an opportunity to see a show, even though K. & E. lore money by doing so. They have at least kept to their promise of giving Ogden every one of their high class attractions that play in Salt Lako City. As a closing word, it can be suid that "The Roundup" is the most spectacular show ever seen in Ogden, and those who have seeu It will verify this. E. T. S. |