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Show "A MATINEE IDOL." j The audience whir. h wituessed "A Matinee Idol" at the Ogden theater 'at niglit will think twice before put-'Ing put-'Ing Its stamp of unqualified approval n the production With De Wolf Hop-ier Hop-ier and Louise Dresser In the leading oleg the people of Ogden expected great thinus, but the production was not entirely up to expectations. De Wolf Hopper Is as droll as ever. P.ut he is not cast In a role that fits him. UN curtain speech was funny and was delivered lu his uual characteristic charac-teristic manner. Miss Dresser and Miss Webb ps-S--.-S sweet voices as well as dramatic ability. The male members of the ck.irMct'T cist were painfully short on musical ability Georgle Slack. Mr. Hopper's Oil-pound companion, wa great. The great and almost only redeeming redeem-ing feature of the production vvas the chorus. This at least was one recompense. recom-pense. A finer array or more carefully care-fully s'-lected collection of chorus girls has never been seen on the Ogdei stage. Of uniform size and with barely bare-ly an exception all brunettes, tho i chorus presented n pleasing appearance. appear-ance. Not only were the members of i tho chorus well supplied with nature'. charms, but they possessed pon.l voices and were well drilled In the action ac-tion of the piece. The production was well costumed I and the scenic effects were pleasing. I |