Show T H CHAT ogden on top A fine lot of attractions at hand sullivans attempt at it acting roland reed last list evening maggle mitchell this week A pass worth havink why english actors excel A play superba coming behind the scenes scones it ought to be a source of gratification the way ogden has repaired a theatrical reputation that was not particularly delectable three ago managers who bad had been so unfortunate aa as to have ogden dates were looking pretty blue blae and those who had been through our mill put on a pained expression every time the city waa was mentioned ben stern uttered several cuss words not necessary to repeat silent davenports davenporte Daven ports stop here and now whenever ojen oden la is mentioned he puts one thumb into the armhole of hie his vest and casts caste a wicked glance that bodes no good for the speaker ker aa an a result of the improved condition of the theatrical business here and the taste for better dramatic dishes ogden is being greeted as one of the solid solid towns for instance roland reed one of Ameri americas caa exceedingly clever comedians put ogden for the first time on bis his route the past week the compliment will be appreciated when it is stated that he skipped spokane tacoma seattle butte and helena A good many of this seasons bookings with the grand opera house home were made experimentally pe peri ri AB As a consequence of the good attendance and enthusiasm shown for good aclin acting g the story is going out that oden 1 is n no longer a theatrical graveyard we are getting strong attractions we are holding on to them now stuart abson is announced for thursday of next week mitchell is one of the near attractions masterpiece A texas steer which is only touching the tho best cities is close at hand and hannons Han lona lons great spectacular Super superba ball fol follows lowis on the next wave truly we are having a picnic it is not here nor there what has brought about this change it ia Is merely elating stating a fact that the season in opened up with a kil killing aing frost now to be followed by a genial heart warming sun john L sullivan is just about aa as much of an actor aa as I 1 am a prize fighter he baa has the sporty step the prize ring leer and the pugilistic pose it is as natural for him to guard when an actor steps near him in the action of a play as when an adversary makes a feint ineide inside the ropes he tries hard enough and conscientiously enough to net act but makes a sorry mess of it N B business takes me out of the city this coming week week nobody went to eee see sullivan act and consequently no cue cne was disappointed sullivans audiences pay a dollar per capita to see sullivan the sullivan w who rr 0 drunk or sober can knock anything down from a gin cocktail to a steam engine the is to an excusable a one it is as laudable a desi desire desie e to see a finely built specimen of a man as a shapely well formed figure of a woman and I 1 honestly confess that I 1 have visited the theatre many a time with no other object in view tor for experience bad had taught me that there was little to be anticipated in regard to acting or suggesting the roland reed engagement last evening introduced to ogden a likable co comedian m edian reed has played all the ch chords of humor until be he is a perfect master on the instrument of laughter he ile can brine bring forth a low gatheral gat teral albal ha I 1 ba his I 1 I 1 be he can produce a trill of melodious mirth and he can with ease reach and find hold he ile he ile tenaura He Ile natural naura to those who have known reed and are able to draw compari the transition from his past work to the present is startling reed has always 1 w aye been renow renowned iid for his laut laughable hable mannerisms neri sms his 1118 frenzies bis be passionate ec eccentricities bis his rage al all so popular in farcical parts have digap disappeared earet the story is well told the central idea that of a man co couri urling nR a woman being jilted then returning in after years and marrying her daughter seems a little farfetched far fetched stranger things are happening every day it BO so far away from grover cleveland marrying the woman be he tossed as a child on his knee the company is a well elected one the pirt of the fashionable physician was capitally brought out and the comely ladies of the support added to our relish of the performance maggie mitchell Ss Is announced at the opera house for friday and saturday nights of the present week the mystery of maggie mitchells youthful appearance pe arance has never been revealed to the I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 V r J A 4 1 ak I 1 J I 1 r I 1 ai 11 a 1 1 ij af IV J I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 Z szn 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 k fi I 1 I 1 k ad I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 h nl fl MAGGIE MITCHELL outside world I 1 have not heard her for three years the laet last time I 1 attended her bar performances there eat by me a valetudinarian in theatrical matters he ile told me that before the war he had beard maegle mitchell bell often in tn cincinnati and had been a yearly attendant upon her plays sinco that time he ile declared that miss mitchell wai ai young and vigorous in appearance as on oa tho the occasion ton of his first acquaintance cabat what the ra voces ravages of a trio of years may have done with maggie mitchell I 1 am unable to say her lier career has been a remarkable one even for t the he stage which itself Is a history of remarkable careers care ere no one ever approached her in fanchon in a number of other characters she baa has also made herself preeminent emlo ent her play for ogden will be the little maverick this is her latest niece riece it tells of a waif wall adopted by a texas rancher when a youn young lady she ia ee bent n east to obtain her b er education she is s discovered by an english lord what pity tor for america that wa we a few lords who takes her to england eagland to I 1 I 1 e 1 I 1 it A 0 wl a a t j get et certain estates to which she la Is tel heiress ress the time honored tale of the american girls shocking english conservatism ser tie ism b by her free and egg easy way is re repeated gate dt A the american gart girl returns to texas the english lover follows a reconciliation ensues and americanism wins wine as it always should on an american stage maggie mitchell as has been her wont I 1 takes the juvenile role and makes her audience forget that she is anything but a pirl girl betseff bet self no one is better able to transform herself into the pert port or demure miss than maggie mitchell in the course of her tier play she exe executes cates a dance in full fall evening costume stuart robson will be here for one night thursday the it has not yet been decided whether be will give his world famed henrietta in which be he created the part of bertie bertle the lamb limb or in bis his new piece Is marria marriage ge a fall fail are it is a pity ogden cant have this much liked comedian tor for two nights both pieces are so good the missing ot of either is to be regretted hoyta texas steer the beet best thing floyt ever wrote if it indeed it he be best farce coded comedy y anyone ever wrote is down for saturday february for ogden I 1 must get out for the occasion a very much prized document I 1 possess poa sess years ago I 1 read of a pass artemus ward gave a friend w which hibb if it I 1 recollect correctly read as follows admit mr to any of my lectures BO so long as I 1 live the doorkeeper w who ho takes this card up will be replaced u by y a more conservative man artemus artemas ward well here is mt document which discounts by bevera arp points ointa the one ward issued treasurer boyt a madison square theatre new york or any eling ng company compan g ot f broyt and thomai thomas im P bearer aber WITH BOX 0 OR R BEATS to any by floyt thomaas thomass companies CHAS H HOYT 0 dont take this order up it Is 1 good until revoked 11 II HOYT willards engagement is still a topic of conversation it will be such for months to come the question has arisen in this connection as to why a fact and undeniable so able produces a greater number of complete full fall rounded actors than doos does our country the reason is this england bolda her 11 leading men in higher estimation than does america hers that is in england it is quite an honor to become a leading man hera here in our country only staff are remembered by hy the public let the reader think i can be name one leading man or leading lady in the united states they are numerous but how few remember them an englishman will tell you the L london in an instant here the only road to public attention is through starr starring illg so every actors ambition la Is to star 1 and dozens strike out before they have mastered the fand fundamental principles of their art not getting a general schooling they are warped out of shape and can do only particular lines of specialty roland reed has paid for a play called toe absent minded blinded man the sum sam of the author is will R good sail sall of the chicago times and the play will not be produced till next year among the choice tit bits to which I 1 look forward is to hannons IIan Han lons superb 11 on chelist the list for feb and this extravaganza comes with all the prestige of the hannons Han lons former productions and with tin unstinted stinted praise from the papers that have reviewed viewed le it it willbe noted by readers of 0 TUB THE STANDARD that nym sym crinkle A 0 wheeler has departed from his big exclusive U vocation of dramatic criticism and play writing and is now furnishing letters on general topics for a newspaper syndicate one of these letters on the barnaby poisoning case appear appeared ed in thesda tuesdays YS STANDARD nym crinkle is the brightest dramatic writer in america and would be the greatest could any dependence be placed on what be he said it has been beens a matter matte of common talk in the dramatic profession that crinkled inimitable were as likely to be devoted to the eulogy of some cheap vaudeville actress as of the most talented artist in the land and the conclusion has been irresistible that there must be something besides conscientious judgment behind these queer criticisms many in the ogden audience that heard the middleman felt quite nervous during the kiln scene and anxiously looked toward the doors to see what would be the chances of escape should any of the numerous flashes catch on oa the curtains these people would have a hearty laugh at themselves could they but have stepped behind the scenes and peen the innocent delusion which gave the appearance lot of the naming flaming furnaces the red hot coals and the glowing iron there here was far less danger in the whole thing than there would be in carrying a tallow candle across the stage the front furnace which appeared red hot ho t and liable to burn down the floor flor underneath in the short space of twenty see seconds was simply an electric light shining through through a piece of red gel gelatine atins the darting flames shooting from the mouths months of the furnaces when the old potter poked his fires were produced by a man a tube on some lacopo d adlum 1 um powder this man marched marche d around behind the scenes from one furnace to the baber to bis his cue and blew the flames as the potter stoked bis his furnaces the brilliant light flashing from the furnace door across the stage was simply a calcium light played by the pro property perty man verily things are not just what they seem to those before the stage on oa account of 0 the heavy expenses attending an opera company like Carle Car letona tons it was generally supposed that the advanced price scale would be applied the ito company includes over fill fifty voiced after considerable calculation T in order to make the engagement one of rousing popularity mes re rs bowes co have determined to keep the prices on the reduced scale As has laae been announced in the midweek issues of THE S T andrall AND Aall nanon which waa was first cb ie for one of the ogden selections of the carlton company baa b a a been thrown out and the rho gond Gondo gondoliers ol liers lerall substituted the reason of this is not that nation Is poor carlton a better opera in bis his crowded repertoire nanon nation however is getting a little mouldy bouldy from ageland a buttered opera will be forked up from the coals and served hot indigo has already been outlined there id no dis count on its music its risible qualities or its briskness waltzes need no eulogy from anybody among the tuneful melodies will be heard beard linew amen and song 10 the voice of the danube 11 the kings champion and one nights waste 11 the company comes at a very op opportune or moment it has his bean been a long welle while bince since ogden enjoyed a comic opera performance for mance matice barring salt lakes amateur i f I 1 company aad and oar our appetites are whetted for a treat of this kind we understand that all the company are in good voice except the donkey which caught a fevere severe cold at sacramento and baa has been laboring under vocal disadvantages since that time like pauline hall the donkey objects to the dearine of tights |