Show PUBLIC LIBRARY BENEFIT miss susa carpenter and an able array ot home talent the entertainment at the grand opera house lor the benefit of the public library fund was a great eucce ea the splendid program rendered was enthuse received by a large and appreciative audience miss buea carpenter of denver who made her first bow to an utah audience last evening waa the star tl the evenin ogden people have been eagerly looking forward to an opportunity of seeing this renowned ned impersonator of character and it is needless to say their highest expectations were more than realized liaa carpenter ie more than an elocutionist the is a wonderful actress as well her first number was an english railway elation scene in which ale introduced over different impersonations of character from the yelling newsboy and the blandishing porter to the english dude and the dignified nobleman the piece contained mingled pathos and humor the next selection A struggle with temptation was in the extreme and misa carpenters conceptions of the characters were perfect A young lady has a lover in the franco german war who was killed unknown ti her in an encounter with the enemy in another battle a young german who was the slayer of her lover is badly wounded and brought to her home to be cared for supposing he is dying he gives into her keeping a medallion which hail been entrusted to him by hia fallen toe in horror the girl recognizes the jewel and the bloodstains which besmear the blazoned arms tell her that the wounded german foldier is the murderer of her lover he is helpless and at her mercy the temptation is to leave him to die the inting wag extremely realistic as the overpowering influence of hatred steals over the girl and she is almost carried away by its force then she overmasters the temptation and when the young german asks her for a drink of water she gives it to him and be lives in the statue recitation perdita is a statue who comes back to life at first she is happy that she lives again then she recalls that in the old life hiis ticia whom ebe loved was separated from her by bendix alio represented to her that justicia was false and to save her from disgrace co moella her to marry him promising to live with her but a day she recoils from him in horror then yields to eave her honor he fulfill bis promice prom iee she prays to heaven to be turned to marble anait is granted in the new life into which she now the visage of bendix no longer darkens the horizon and custica and perditia are reunited the pantomime performance coming through the rye was followed by Dels artlan harmonica that brought forth tremendous applause misa carpenters ability waa best displayed in the monologue the door is locked the scene of which is laid in paris which partakes ol 01 the melodrama and is both affecting and amusing or as a dramatic critic has put it makes one laugh be tween hia tears the other features of the program were admirably rendered the ebirt dance by ten little eiria ana creditably executed and one cute little tot much smaller than the others deserves especial mention mis minnie kiesele Kie aele flolo mignone bone brought forth prolonged applause and miss klebel responded with a charming encore the two tlona by ballantyne griffin andersen and ware gave great satisfaction misa carrie booth in her spanish dance made herself famous by the skill and grace she displayed the dance required much study and grace and miss booths conception of it was artistic in the extreme her abilities are ot a high order and if cultivated under proper instruction st mies booth lias the power to attain an eminence in her art the contralto solo storm and sun chine by mrs fred smith was heartily applauded and the audience demanded an encore at the meeting of ahr W U tea berday abe officer apro elected for abe M A crocker president J E harley cioe dent miss II 11 U j mr skews |