The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-02
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oaeAEuM,s CLOSING elLL

For a closing bill of tho vaudeville
sooeo, nj Tho Orpheum theatcr. the
nanacoment is presenting to its pat
rons q buI Of unusual excellence and
comnoscd al what one might term
,hreo bic headline acts. The biz
10 ono NJ q varied nature In that there
Is an act of almost every description
offered There IS great Offering in
the comedy line as Won as most IN,
struc,,vo narrative OF the dash to the
Norih Pole related by one OF the two
civilized men who made the trip iarth-
est north
Mat Henson. the intrepid colored
companion of Commander Robert h.
Peary and one Of the only two civil
lied men who ever reached the North
Pole. Gave an illustrated account oi
the memorable trip. Clad in cos
tune of tho man secured In The froz-
en- land Henson tells in his own way
the story of the trip and of his OK
perlence in accompanying Command
er Peary on The numerous trips In
Quest of the pole. Henson's story OF
the trim is brief and concise and Of
great educational value. II Is lee
turc worth The price of admission
alone as one would have 10 pay that
to hear II upon the lecture platform
It is a treat for the school children
40 we'll as the citizens of ogden and
should be heard
Ida Fuller nresents her act La Sor-
ciere." which is far superior TO the
acts presented by LoIe Fuller. Mar
tInIe or others The fantastical
dances and spectacles include me
Butterflies" THE Spirit of the
Storm" and "The Sorceress of Nesu-
vius," and are most gracefully exc
cuted. The scenery and electrical ef-
fects with the act are complete
throughout and add much 10 the effect
OF the act
The best cycle act ever presented
before an Ogden audience is that Civ
en- by the Charles Ahearn cycling
comedians. From the beginning OF the
act TO the finish, one sits In the seat
and holds his sides with laughter III
is one of those acts which would cure
the worst case OF crouch and would
turn q pcssimist into an opumist
The members OF the troupe ride cyory-
kind Of a wheel one could imagine
Ahearn Is G comedian OF the new type
and every move he makes is laugh.
The act closes with q burlesque bi-
cycle race. motor paced, which should
be seen by every person who has
ever witnessed races on saucer
track. II is entitled "a Mile in IL
Seconds" and TO see Ahearn peddline
Il behind the motor cycle 1t looks as
though he Ia going at this pace In
stead OF at the rate OF a mile ar
hour
Lydell and Butterworth have
black face act that Is far superior t'
many at the local house during tho
past season Both are clever enter
tainers and can sing and dance In
most pleasing manner. Lydell's dane
Ing Is new, novel and rich aud IL
grotesqueness and the lightness Will
which he executes It makes II HIT
The duo received their share OF th'
generous applause OF the evening
La Rose and La Gusta. novelt'
| Wrists. present something now AM
original in the wire act accompanied
! by athletic featS The feature OF tn
act Ia the holding by one of the team
in his teeth OF one end of slack WIT
while the other does number o
Stunts" The act, which opened tn
show. was very weltreceiyed and wa
one of the hits OF the evening
The Fred Ray Players In "Th
Noble Roman of Them All.' present
ed by George C. Robinson, Lesll
Hunt and Miss Constance Wlndon
gave an act with a little comedy, ou
were at a disadvantage as the act wa
presented in Ogden by the Elks mir
strels organization and with home Ia
ent that excelled this company.
The Orpheum Orchestra, under Tn
leadership of Edgar Short, has som
pleasing musical selections for clo'
ing week. The orchestra during TN
past season has been one OF the ie'
lures OF the Orphcum shows.
The Kinodrome pictures are up-u
date and pleasing. The farewell wee
at the Orpheum will probably be
record.breaker as fur as the atten'
ance Is concerned for the manag
ment is Offering one of the most e;
pensive bills OF the season.-E.I, )
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