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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1915
Page
4
The Standard highlights current shows and attractions in town with concise critiques. It notes performances by notable troupes and marks upcoming premieres at local venues, offering readers guidance on worthiest entertainments.
Tonight The Hippodrome features Paramount Travelogues and world events with Jos Tellegen in The Unknown and 13 minutes of comedy. Next week Charlotte Greenwood stars in Jane and Maclyn Arbuckle appears as The Reform Candidate upcoming Sunday.
The Sunday to Tuesday slate features The Sarah with Douglas Valbseks and Serna Owen in a Griffith supervised production by the Triangle. Wednesday and Thursday present My Valet with Mabel Normand and Mack Sennett. Friday and Saturday show A Game Old Kid with Charles Murray in a Triangle Kegalons comedy.
At the Isis West Wind theater list features melodrama Wior Wowan action and the heaven and the Knights with Dillia Neeves in a comic Vita graph. Biograph silent Dora Thorn and All for the Leva of a Girl appear with Vitagraph and Lubin shorts. Weather drama includes The Tenderfoot's Triumph and Ancient Voices with Cowardly Shucker in a varied program for Sunday through Saturday.
At the Orpheum theater a vaudeville week features Sir Yeaches and a Palr TM Sunday night, The Vampire Woman with Theda Mara in The Valley Above, and The King of Handcuffs as the big vaudeville act Friday and Saturday. Also listed are Kick In and Twin Beds with show dates including Sunday December 6.
The Rex Theater presents a mixed program with Charlin Chanin in The Pace on the fer Room Floor and Trey O Steada in Oneifth episode with two other dramas. Weekend showings feature Art Acord and vAnna Lie in San Afraid of Tits Wardrobe Charlie's Twin Sister and Gro Over In The Holdup. Midweek includes Her Mother's Daughter threezee drama The Fiaberkoman and One to the Minute. Thursday and Friday present The Diamond from the Sky No 16 The Triad of the Serpent a contoy picture and Fooling Pather's Foes.
An irregular program listing shows plays and films scheduled across days with multiple titles amid confusing fragments. The notes mention The Silent Command Neal of the Navy A Coveted Heritage Fresh from the Farm and Broken Cop episodes along with a “GUEST” Hobson reception and a stray musings line about a man census and pockets.
A young actress Hettis Heleen Masson stars in The Terror of Twins Mountain a Western film from Mutual release September 27. Forest Taylor leads a strong cast with American Mutual players in a tale of masked highwaymen a desert setting and a climactic capture after a jewelry and gold theft. A cast of noted riders and props enrich the production with stage holdups rodeos and western pageantry.
Scullfe lists twelve pairs of hand made boots and ten pairs of silver spurs worn during Buck Martin sorties by Charles BK Van Leas, now labeled Mustang brand for the regular Mutual program in an advertisement.
Mistold Neil Wrights great novel The Shepherd of the Hills will be played in drama form at the Orpheum tomorrow night by an excellent company of players and a large audience is expected. Popular prices will prevail for this attraction according to advertisement.
A church program at Fourth Ward features a multilingual lineup including a duet by Mins Prows and Orson Griffin, instrumental duet by Mestre West and Suedaker, vocal by Mae Margaret Peart, and remarks by Miss Aime Doxey. The event marks Christmas eve with readings and musical performances.
An advertisement for the Orpheum show features Norman Kisckett as Kick Hewes in a dramatic scene with Whip Polgarty. Chick vows not to be taken alive, a brawl erupts scattering chairs, and Chick’s wife intervenes. The piece promises sensational action and strong punch for audiences next Wednesday night. Seats are selling quickly.
In First Presbyterian church a Sunday night service centered on the Christmas Star of Bethlehem. Children from local communities offered diverse theories about the star guiding the wise men and the journey to Bethlehem, while Selener and astronomy scholars presented an alternative story about the star guiding Mary and Joseph to the inn.
Axel Skorgaard, Danish violinist with the New York Metropolitan company, wowed an enraptured Ogden tabernacle crowd last night. The Weber academy program showcased masterful technique in Mendelssohn concertos, with recalls after each movement and a standout Schubert Serenade. Alice McClung accompanied with refined touch, while soprano Mocence Hackina offered a superb One Fine Day selection, though more from her would have pleased the audience.
The performance featured Molly Byerly Wilson and Clara Freeler as contralto and mezzo soprano with strong range and quality. Wilson impressed with enunciation while Freeler displayed fine tone control. Francis W Cobls, bass-baritone, showed a solid lower register though his high tones lacked resonance.
Ogden Tabernacle choir under Joseph Ballantyne presents Dudley Buck's The Coming of the King at the Tabernacle tomorrow. The annual cantata follows Easter plans, with Mr Sam F L Wittaker presiding and a panel of soloists and chorus under Ballantyne's direction.
The Alhambra announces a week featuring a foreign film “The Unknown” with Herhnard’s former lead in a tale linked to the Portuguese Legion. It will run four days, unusual for Ogden, with added photoplay attractions and a Paramount feature “The Boknoxa.” New York engineers are improving acoustics for Hippodrome ballads and chess experts are fine tuning arrangements for better heating across the venue.
The article notes Sr Boban essays the role of two Frenchmen in a piece tied to the World Rim program released in January. It highlights the actor's approach to the characters and places the work in the context of the Italian subject matter.
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