The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-17
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THEATRES
"ToP % tn WORLD.
New Ogden Thea.er Presents Another
Good Show.

Inc question as TO who first discoy.
cred the North Pole-Cook or Peary
| mas not been settled as yet and Will
| PROBABLY not be until the geographical
| authorities have examined the records
oil the explorers. but this question has
very little to do with TOP o. tn
! world which Austin and Bailey dis.
covered and presented their proofs"
10 large and appreclatlve audience
at the Ogden theater last night
The Top o tn World" is one of
those delicious musical conglomera-
tions without any plot, but rich in
catchy music and good and wholesome
comedy. 1t is one of those musical
comedies In which the authors depart
from the accepted forms of entertain.
ment and prepare something to
amuse. In the words of one New York
critic, the theater-goer will love It's
downright, delicious nonsense"
In the splendid company selected to
produce this potpour of the north
land some clever comedians have been
secured. Fred Bailey as "Jack.in-the.
| Box and Ralph Austin as THE Can
dy Kid. are the stars, and with
Charles Harris as Aurora Borealis.
Queen OF the northern Lights" are
the leaders and u whole show in them
selves. Austin and Bailey, two former
vaudeyillians and new to the west, are
winning favor wherever they appear,
and are paving the way for splendid
tuture. Their line of comedy Is as
good as that of Montgomery and
Stone of Wizard OF o. fame and pos
sibly OF a more refined order. Their
Tommy Atkins" and Yankee Doodle
yarns were vigorously encored
Charles Harris. who by the way is a
grandfather, Is the same old comedian.
active and young as ever and with a
most modern line of stun He Is
better than ever and as jolly as TWEEN
ty-hve years ago when he played Og-
den and then organized company
and went Transforming" through
Cache valley. While in Ogden Harris
had most enjoyable visit with some
on his old-time friends One of the
features OF the bill last night was the
Harris monologue, which kept the au-
dance In an uproar for several min
uteS.
AS "kokomo,' an Eskimo belle.
Florence Smith was pleasing She
possesses a sweet voice and being a
graceful dancer. won instant favor
Bobbie Roberts as Mazda a litae
girl who wants TO grow up. is a clever
little comedienne and shared honors
of the evening with Miss Smith
Francis Carrier as Jack Frost" has
a splendid voice, which he used to
good advantage in a number OF solos
and duets.
Robert Travers as the Friendly
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nishing a large part OF the comedy.
Others In the cast deserving special
mention are d. j. Flanagan, W. Nell
Lavender and Adele Oswald.
Among the musical hits How'd You
Like TO Be Ny Bowwowwow?" By the
FIVE Riddles and five well-trained col
lies was the top.liner.
''One Girl" song and dance by five
men and ten girls. was very prcttily
executed. The music accompanying
the dance is very catchy Side by
Side" by Miss Smith; Twas in the
Time of Roses by Francis Carrier
the solo by Miss Oswald and Busy
Mr., Bee were other song hits.
The chorus was strong and we'll
trained the girls were young and
much better looking than the usoal
run of girls on the road. The scenic
effects were good
Great credit is due Manager VIII
Allison for the manner in which he
cared for the patrons of the house.
and he saw that everything for their
comfort had been provideu.- If Cen
eral Manager Grant, who, in company
with Mrs, Grant. were in the city for
the performance from Salt Lake, con-
tinues to give the theater-goers of Og-
den this class of shows. there Is no
doubt the Ogden theater will become
a very popular playhouse. E. T. S.
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