Show MANAGER BOWES BENEFIT ogden will show her appreciation tonight to night to tin TIFE or OF 0 growing out of ft a suggestion a plan has now been agreed upon for giving mr W WJ J bowes manager of the grand gran d opera house a complimentary performance for mance on saturday evening july irth without our solicitation or expectation we have been named as a committee to make such arrangements for this event as may seem necessary this pleasant duty we cheerfully undertake and invite the cordial corral operation cooperation co of all the citizens of ogden we feel that the city will happily respond and make this occasion occa eion thoroughly thoro ugly successful for the following reasons rea aone first the araud opera honse is one of the excellent public institutions cf of ogden owing to the stringent financial situation its management has met with many difficulties and discouragements discourage ments during the past year it ia is an institution which this city can not afford to degrade or permit to bo be closed and abo those ae who have upheld it ateo so well should be encouraged in their efforts and enterprise second mr bowes in addition to the burdens already upon him has recently met with a severe loss from fire in the destruction of the casi casino 12 0 building at garfield beach the liberal treatment be extended to the opera company there employed has already been heralded throughout the whole country by the theatrical profession third the management of the show which give the benefit performance a novel combination of Thatch erla minstrels and rich harris comedy company numbering twenty eight people has made very liberal discounts for this occasion and for their generous act should be given a packed bouse agan expression of the appreciation which such liberality demands deman db fourth the company is one of the very best in our country among associations of musical and comedy artists artiste and all who 20 c will be delightfully light fully entertained the price will be regular 25 60 50 75 73 cents and 1 no advance all who go will be gratified and while doing a kind and generous act will be entirely repaid on the spot fifth personally mr W J bowes ia is one of the most worthy of gentlemen respected by the entire city and one whom oden ogden is fortunate in having in charge of its temple of amusement it is isI therefore proposed and cordially urged that the people of ogden make this a gala evening in its history a bright and charming occasion whereat the queen city of the hockins hock iea will show to one of i cit citizens izere bow how fully how gracefully grae graze fully bow how cordially it can cork give him an expression of its good will and appreciation A B PATTON B F it L committee |