The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-24
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Presented by Competent Company
at the Orphcum.
1.-THE BACHELOR"

A small but appreciative audience
at the Orpheum last night witnessed
one OF the best shows presented in
OGDEN In a number of months. The
production was one of those irresis.
tlble comedies from the talented pen
of the late CLYDE Fitch, The piece is
one of the great class of plays that
Fitch could write. depicting the true
human nature of everyday life-with-
out being exaggerated or overdrawn
In any particular.
The Bachelor" tells OF
middle-aged stockbroker and a
confirmed bachelor with his
prejudlces against women and marri-
age and his awakening love for the
young lady employed as stenograPher
In his office At first the broker had
a great feeling of admiration for the
girl aud showed her numerous atten-
tions. The girls brother. young
and meddlesome chap-and common
in. everyday life-thinking he can
gain position and wealth by his sister
marrying the broker. gets busy" He
tells the broker his sister is in love
with him and that he having been
with her a great deal had compromis.
ed her and should marry her. The
broker thinks the matter over and
finally asks the girl to marry him
Thinking that her employer Is In love
with her, the girl accepts him. Later
she learns what her brother did and
breaks the engagement, Then the
bachelor finds that he is really in love
with the girl and wants to marry her.
Telling the girl that she must return
~ IL thafr
tract, the bachelor finds out what her
true feelings are toward him. He
asks her TO take" a letter, she con-
sents and he dictates a letter address
ed to herself, In which he declares
his love She writes the letter, but
on the bottom Of it In a postscript she
writes her answer, which, of course.
was In the affirmative,
In The Bachelor" the late Mr.
Fitch, being a bachelor himself nat
urally put in some clever lines for
the star role. They were decidedly fine
and refreshing in comedy-eNpreSSin
the thoughts of a bachelor In regard
to marriage and women The awak-
ening of the bachelor Is cleverly
woven in and is not oyerdrawn or
made dramatical. But it is in the
common sort Of way that one would
expect a bachelor would appear when
he had displayed the milk white
flag" over the bachelors ranks" and
joined the great army of benedicts."
AS George Goodale, the bachelor
broker. Charles Cherry was decidedly
very clever. His Interpretation of the
role was perfect He possesses a fine
voice and read his lines we'll.
Ruth Maycliffe as Jenny Rendell,
the girl and stenographer. both tai
ented and pretty, was all that could
be wished for in the role OF the sweet
and impulsiye girl and 1t was little
wonder that the bachelor fell a vic
tim at the altar of love"
Ralph Morgan as Billy Rendell the
troublesome brother, was good. His
Interpretation OF the character Of the
youngir brother. who thinks he is
gifted with the brains and talent Of his
elders. was good. and was what one
sees in the everyday walk of life.
The role of Edward Kirby, the friend
of the bachelor, was in the capable
hands of F. Percival Stevens as was
that of Jacob" the Office boy por-
trayed by Charles Latte. Lillian
Paige as Mrs. Rendell and Alice Rik-
or as Hilda Flint, the servant, we're
very good. The latter's dialect was
cleyerly done.
The Shubcrts have provided fine
scenic effects for the production.
They we're complete with every de-
tail and rich in colorlngs. furniture
and tapestry
1t is regretable that a show like
THE Bachelor" should come to Ogden
and be so poorly patronlzed. 1t is
destined to run several seasons as 1T is
play that one can see once or twice
and appreciate its splendid comedy
and profit by the Fitchlsms and quaint
philosophy. -E.T.S.