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Show S Before the Footlights ' r "The Peddler's Claim," a ro-. ro-. mantic drama, was presented at j the opera house last evening. 1 The ladies' clubs of the Agri-! Agri-! cultural college are preparing j Shakespeare's pleasing comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," i for presentation at Thatcher op j era bouse within the next few ; weeks. It will be staged in a most elaborate manner, a large number of fairies, singers, and others, in addition to the speaking speak-ing parts,' being now under ..ouite. of '-training. ... The costumes' cos-tumes' will be baut f jI and ', appropriate ap-propriate and the -leading parts are in capable hands. The affair af-fair promises to be distinct drr-matic drr-matic event. in Logan's history A charming feature of the entertainments en-tertainments at the opera house this Winter are the renditions of the opera house orchestra. This talented organization has reached a gratifying plane of excellence ex-cellence under the careful direction direc-tion of Prof . . Joseph Otte, and plays classic selections in a manner man-ner that would do credit to NewT 1 York. Its renditions are fre-fqueufciy fre-fqueufciy loudly encored, and the j musical feast supplied between I the acts is a pleasant diversion i to opera house attendants. It is learned that the management manage-ment of the "Corianton" Co. has been rn communication with Miss Ida Apperiev with a view of obtaining ob-taining her services in one of the leading parts of the play. Miss Apperfey is now appealing in New Orleans with great success and is achieving considerable fame as an emotional actress. Should any further changes occur oc-cur in the cast of the play it is probable that the services of Miss Apperley will be secured providing she can obtain a release re-lease from her preseao engage j ment. |