Show theatrical CHAT suggestions arom from the tha bill ball A measly devils aut aurlon tion A varied bill for the th coming week tho holiday balls ca car aiu terman mid and his ills wonders new now year Yeal boys and girt girls the charity ball testified to ogdena position ai a a social center it la is not for me here bere to repeat the glories of that occasion I 1 only want to make one ob sei er the wh who attended that b bau all the cultured refined aud sod social element of ogden it was 1 sufficient I I 1 might almost bay say jam the be opera house tho the large at ten danco on that occasion gives the lia lie to one adment that haa has frequently been made wide about it baa has been paid that higa claus theatrical attract attractions tOUS would not succeed here hero because our population t on vas was mostly a working one raula which aich could not dot appreciate the higher c class lass of drama that minstrel shows and add comic opera wera were all that would appeal to the ate of our people rome color was given to such operations by the fact that several great companies notably fanny indifferently patronized every attendant upon that ball all however was one who should be counted upon for the high class theatrical performances A strong endeavor I 1 ii heing being made to secure for one night mr E Q G willard willani unquestionably the creat rt eat actor in hia his line in ja the united states mr willard ie supported by palmers halmers Pal mers new york special company and the performances in point ot of artistic arliet lc finish and delicacy of treatment excel anything ever seen in the west thia this superb company alar plain in salt SaIt lake city jan to jan tho the strongest est kind of an effort will be milo made to secure this eminent english star dortho grand opera house if the endeavor se it anece edul every sease gense and ley who wag was been e a t the opera house bat fast wednesday a should h 0 u 1 d oc cupy a seat oa on the equally creat dramatic occasion bag has the prestige of an elegantly AnIs finished bed thoroughly equipped opera hoase bonse it has been fully demonstrated by the ball that we have a clientage on which to draw for these celebrated com compagnin compa cleo and it if they bet but fully appreciate the nature of these attraction attractions they are pretty enre sure of attending on the other band when of the calibre of I 1 the devils auction barnstorms barn barna stormo oar our stage nobody will blame the people for staying at home the rhe endeavor with the management of the house is to ret get a thoroughly good line of attractions together with those of treat great celebrity which pasa pass through occasionally some cheap combination may amay work in a data date before its real character is discovered all AN opera houses are more or lees subject to puch pach imposition when the true inwardness ot of such outfits fa Is made apparent they need not expect a return date the devils auction was a pretty bad taws mesa not bad in the sense that dr bill was bad for so far as an indecency is concerned there was nothing objectionable in the spectacular it was however a lot of dr dri iveline I 1 sniveling sni sniveling velin men and women of nn certin age and in in definite lente four or five tiptop tip top specialties were introduced for which little favors mr gilmore is entitled to the thanks ot of those who paid their dollar then too the scenery waa was pretty and the dreada ses rich and tasty what a pity there a few more handsome girls to wear buch such lovely cos cameal tames the only excuse a wo manon the stage haa for shortening her dresses is to display something of beauty that would 0 otherwise be bidden hidden when dresses dressed aro are discarded 11 1 carded altogether and attire is reduced to the lowest limit ot of tights and trunk wo we have a right to expect a shapely figure and graceful carriage no man an under the rules of etiquette should attempt foil fall drees dress who is awkward or ill at ease the same unwritten law should forbid any woman of scraggy form from discarding the habiliments that society accords her therefore in presenting preventing to our raze a herd of voiceless shapeless atia pelesa hopeless helpless females mr air gilmore does not stone the fault by lavish riches of cloth and scenery I 1 freely friely confess what I 1 said of Gil mores production in last list sundays STANDARD has not been vo rifled I 1 argued simply on what I 1 knew of ike past merits of this show and what was eaid said of it by the press A dramatic critic liko like a theatrical manager will occasionally be da by an attraction which in tho the interim of absence has lowered its standard neither should ha he be ashamed to acknowledge the fact and I 1 freely coa con less I 1 anticipated too much in the va tinted new edition of the piece will ivill you hava have pickles or pia pie we have both this week tuesday nighta nights pickles skipped by th the a flight light of the moon is a mixture of low fun decked up in various disguises by fowler warmington this and tumble sort of conedy introducing some farcical situation at every turn elam flamming ming banging racking around ground has always been a popular sort of amusement for some it certainly appeals to the galleries when a man attends this BOI sort of play he wants to leave his coat at home and simply wear an overcoat then there is no danger a anger of ba bursting rating the beame or tear tearing I 1 ni off the buttons in the course of hushing one thing to operate overate in favor of fowler 4 Warming tons entertainment is that it comes after a good long absence of farce comedy A good deal of the dislike of this sort of comedy which has arisen over the country comes from th the e land havink having been surfeited with it charley hoyt made a great success with his pieces and everybody in the theatrical buril business took up his style we bad A bunch of keys and A tin soldier and A braes monkey and A pair of 0 drawers Dra wera and a lot of other plays whose titles were as far from the plays aa as a hog is from salvation now while hash ia in a pleasant dish if it you dont exist ina in a boardinghouse boarding hoaas ODD one g doat ault want bash hash every meal meat in the day every day in the week so while farce comedy is heard be td night alter after night it becomes decidedly stae eta e nerved fri at proper intervals it Is s highly refreshing skipped by the light of the moon will please one style of people little lord fauntleroy another there are three or four plays on the road kindred in spirit to little lord fauntleroy such are the burglar in which the childs pait ia Is taken by little laura crews crows and prince and pauper 11 in which the childs part is assumed by E effie affie leslie these child plays layall in a which the youthful youth lul stars star are for for the most part under tb their ir teens have all the element of novel novelty ty sweet nees and in little lord fauntleroy georgie georgia cooper takes the childs part and does it in a way entirely capt captivating ival ing the story as every one knows 1 of an american child who becomes heir lair to a great Parl arldon arl dom the mother of the boy is held in contempt by the preat great earl by his innocent straightforward conree course the boi boy wins the earld earls heart an and ee actually bially leads him in this way the earl becomes reconciled to his dau daughter abter in law the boys mother the incidents incidents inc identa of t his play are charmingly woven cow comina I 1 n as it does on an the christmas 1101 holiday I 1 LI LY it la to a most appropriate play an and d 0 one n 8 t that at not riot only should have ft a largo large evening ening at attendance but 1 should also bring forth the ladies nod od children hildren c to the matinee is to wh what 1 I 1 call pie to the week As ne pie ia is a dia din amerian amen an pastry so 60 la Is lord fauntleroy a distinctively american Ame ritAn play As arule rule thore e who enjoy slipped skipped by the light ol 01 the moon will not bo be attracted by little lord faunt leroy 11 the one being carre and excitable while the other uproarious is isae otle easy and delicate with each pui li variety all tastes should be satisfied eatie fled Ui aliday week nt the opera is a to Ill ba b given ovar over entirely to the tripping rg toes not a single theatrical th stoical feature filla the stage oa the ha 29 9 h b or tuesday wr evening ening the letter bys giva give their ball whether mother nobody bat but rood good natured fel iowa lows are allowed to ba mail carriers or whether there ia something peculiar pecullar to the calling that brings out the better sido side oi of the heart it ia is unquestionably a fact that the uniformed of intelli pence genoe are the princes of amiability and good fellowship no difference how tb their air backs may ache it matters not how icy the balki or cold the wind the letter carriers voice ia is always cheery and tin bic eye sparkling toe bora boys blanc d get much of the pleasure pl easue of society their duties are impera imperative tiva and their labe an ending it is therefore but slight return of favor ifor the public to turn out anfe boca a year to give the boya boys a lilt lift financially and chare share their evenings festivities while the chanty charity ball will doubtless stand preeminent pre pm eminent as the fashionable event even t of the season an affair that hilt will follow very close to it in more ways than that of time w will ill ba be the masque ball dec there is is more fun fan and less lees formality in a lal bat ila asque than in eny soy firm forn of the enjoyment jt gives opportunity for ingenuity ity for originality and an 1 for skill of handiwork th thelmo true blue J girl what ever ver e her bar wealth never goes to her dressmaker for lor masque costume co she may consult her fortt or fit but never for design nowhere is a young ladys real cleverness and her active energies bro brought tight into lull fall exercise than at a ball it is not riot a question of goupy but of talent A cheat material may foe be fashioned into a fogt a kine costume while 40 richest fabric may fall far short of ordinary notice the same complete appointments appoint menti w which aich counted BO so much atthe at the charity ball bell will attend the maecie of new years eve the opera bousi will be dressed ia in its beet best clothes ci and tha the full effect of the electric lighta light s will add splendor ep lendor to the occasion the ogden city brass band figures prominently both as a docial and as a musical organization in tho the magical line it baa has been a credit to ogden i As a docial factor pheband the band embraces more than its share of gallantry sod devotion to the fair that its new now years fete wilt will ba be a brilliant brillia at one cannot ba be for a moment questioned A few years ago SRO I 1 had tha the fortuine fort tine eto to a attend a carnival ball in in rome it was a ageous gd fantastic and exhilarating cro crowd and one that dont find a parallel in any other part of the world the carnival as those who have read of it will remember ia is simply a season of license you can pooch punch a man in the head belabor him blowup blow up bladder pummel him with flour and putty and an 1 take any other linetty ench each as would ordinarily commit a man to the stone pile na we all J right carnival you know ow the ball is isaiach much on the same order everybody turns outa out and prince and paupers haupers rub shoulders for once in the year not of prices do dot imbeau mean but in actuality all grades shades and shadows of society aro are found there and such daring dating ventures one does not eee see outside the opera sage stage I 1 remember three indies ladies choke mark costumes coa with ornamentations ornamentation of ostrich plumes must have cost several I 1 thousands ot of dollars yet they appeared on the ballroom floor in tights their drees dress lacking many inches of reaching the knees their wings were wore of ostrich tei fei therean and d neb rich there is one feature of be the carnival maskers here there is no an on masking if some poor dupe of a hackman engage some merry princess in tha the waltz he never has the satisfaction of cri owing who she may be herrmann tha the pro who a appears e are as a tha second 11 d ogden attraction to ap pp n t the b new year r 1 is the same gentleman who be bash has bad so much litigation with big former manager maneger george laderer lederer of san francisco the entire trouble strange to a say a cams came not from any y bad business but bu t aiom from herrmanns Herr manne success lederer claimed that hi man was what made the money horrmann herrmann felt it was his ova own work which attracted the houses housea night after night perhaps a generally ia is thecae both management and tho the good performance combined produced euch such gratifying results it frequently happens that a etar star becomes so elated with bis hie success that a barrel hoop wont reach round ba his head mansfield superb an a clor as 33 he iq is was one of this ilk ik and margaret Ik lather another it may be that herrmann was afflicted with the same disease die ease be that as it ma may no one can gainsay cleverness efe cle verness as its a necromancer ite ile is the great oat eat performer of tricks and delusions of any man on the stage it is is claimed I 1 ant be behave behove i eve that Ifo horrmann wag was tm thi name of another great conjuror juat as tho the 1111 hanlon anlon brothers assumed the names of previously great tumblers tumble re however this may ba be it cuts no figure in harr merits if forsooth be he sought to attract at tracton on the prentize prest ize of another wherefore is it w worse 0 ree than a merchant whose business comes from the prestige of a predecessor of the bouse house jugglery Jug Jugg elers lere like herrmann form a healthful eort sort of amusement exciting wonder without arousing t alon on those tricksters trick who like the davenport brothers palm off their dexterity for spiritualism are impostors imposters im posters postern of the first degree be treated aa as aurli the feats performed by hermann sur our pasa belief till one has seen them iam they ey defy detection in fact committees have frequently bren been detailed to watch bis his movements but without success in discovering discover mif his method of producing euch such wonderful phenomena oat of bis work herrmann hasmanda has made a mint kintol of in money oney and owns own a prominent nt theater th gater known as I herrmanns Herr ferrin manna theater in new york city itis it is a noteworthy fact by the war way that tho the highest ambition of the average actor today to day is to own a theater in new york charley hoyt and sod herrmann 1 I dont mean to eilber either an actor have reached the goal and a number of others ara are struggling galing for it it has been an age since ogden had an opera it will therefore be a pleasure to lovera lovers ot of music to learn that one la Is among the early bookings book logs the variety of this will be comic and the auspices local the company bails balls from salt lake luke under tinder the management of 11 0 whitney Whit nev business manager of the herald is tho the opera jennie hawley reputation Is to equally great as a beauty and singer takei the part of vladimir alter warda wards disguised as those who have been seen tha the boston ideals in ahlo opera will remember jessie BaTt bartlau lett davis in the role it re the parly party inking the art to appear gires both ab aa as a man and a lady vladimir dis die guising heinfelt hl infelt aff Fanti nitza a 6 mai maiden den J jessie asle bartlett lavia davis appears as vladimir in fall full righta but nothing BO so risky i to 0 o be expected from home homel talent alent all will r dembar how charmingly the logan joao misses arrayed them the ive tor for 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