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Show "OLD YEAR OCT, NEWYEAR IN" OGDEN THEATER DEC. 31ST, "THE KISSING GIRL." It Is doubtful whether there has visited vis-ited this city In recent years a musical comedy of the merit said to be s-tsessed s-tsessed by "The Kissing Girl," which appears nt the Ogden Theater, on Dec. 31st. The piece Is by Stanislaus Stange, Vincent Bryan and Harry von Tllzer, the play being also a production produc-tion of the Cort Theater Co., and Its thcuter In Chicago, where It enjoyed a run of 250 consecutive performances. The castas a superb one and Is farther far-ther accentuated by a chorus of C3, and Its own orchestra, under the leadership lead-ership of Mr. Whitney Bennington. "The Kissing Girl" Is sumptuously mounted with scenery by Thomas Moses and costumes by Schoultz. It has the personal care of Messrs Stange. Bryan and von Tllzer, assisted assist-ed by Mr Chas. Jones, who has placed on the stage quite a few of Mr. Stange'a former operas. The following fol-lowing shows the cast of principals: Lina, "The Kissing Girl," Miss Texas Guinan. Fritz KobuB, Corporal In the Aus-tian Aus-tian Army, Dick Temple. Hippocrates Muller, a wealthy brewer. brew-er. Harry Hermson. Karl Oppe. the king's forester, Louis London. Catharine Muller, the brewer's daughter, "Venlta." Margaret Kobus, mother of Frit, and landlady of the "Hunter's Rest," Ida Fltzhugh. Max Pulaekl, a Illsh cement manufacturer, man-ufacturer, Wm. Leyle. Krlebol, head waiter of the "Hunter's "Hunt-er's Rest." Frou-Fron, a dancer from Paris, Mile Vanity. The chorus of "The Kissing Girl." company Is described by Chicago critics crit-ics as a "seminary of female liveliness." liveli-ness." Tho sale of seats for the brief engagement of von TIlerB brilliant bril-liant musical comedy starts on Friday next, at 10 a. m |