| Show J i. i i Chas T. T AN EVENING WITH MODERN LANGUAGES Musical Program to be Given Thursday Evening Eve Eve- ning French ning French Spanish German and Italian to be Represented On Thursday evening March 1 31 beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning at 7 45 the modern language students of the University of Utah would be pleased to see their friends present to enjoy the following gratuitous Program 1 V erla sen V Thomas Koschal Schaefer's by Uhland K 0 n ra din K Kreutzer r e u tz e r Quartet 1 Ashby Holman Stoddard Stoddard Stoddard dard and Stott t 6 X Hugo Anderson Anderaon Champion 2 Las a Spanish farce in two minute 15 acts by Cocat y Heliodoro Criado Davis Hartwell I Parsons Scofield Van Pelt and Wallace 3 Spanish Dance P. P de deS a r a sat e Violin between the two acts Mrs 1 Arnoldson accompanied by Mrs 1 Emily H. H 4 A. Una Voce Poco Fa from Barber of S Seville e viII e Ro Rossini s sin i Song Mrs 1 Emily H. H accompanied accompanied accompanied by Prof Squire Coop 5 a French comedy in one minute 25 act by Victorien Sardon Sar- Sar dou don set to music by Prof Squire Coop Continued on Page 2 L Lt t 3 c B o k J a r q 1 p I 7 Joseph S. S Fish v o p A Continued from Page 1 Synopses of the the Plays Las The Old Maids i Cast of Characters Proc Parsons and Van Pelt Sandalia his wife Miss l Hartwell Casta his daughter in previous marriage marriage marriage mar mar- Miss Wallace Pura Sandalia's daughter in previous marriage r NI Miss iss Scofield C Claudio I a u d i a 1 Miss lis s D Davis a vis Act I. I Scene II Procopio a family family family fam fam- ily father who is casting up his accounts informs his family that it is high time for Casta his own daughter and Pura his stepdaughter stepdaughter stepdaughter step step- daughter aged respectively aged respectively 29 and 30 to think of getting married His remarks cause great consternation Sandalia the wife reproaches him of becoming too personal personal personal per per- and the young ladies express their horror both of marriage and of men in n gen gen- eral Scene II While Casta and Pura vent their masculine anti-masculine feelings a young young- stranger Claudio appears on the scene asking for an interview with their father Scene III In this interview Claudio Claudi presents a letter of introduction from his father fathe who being mayor in a certain country coun- coun try town desires to have his son offic officially ally appointed his secretary and has therefore sent him to the capital in order to secure in influential influential influential in- in support for the nomination Procopio Procopio Procopio Pro Pro- copio noticing that the visitor is favorably impressed by the young ladies and being eager to seize the opportunity of capturing the young man for a prospective son-in-law son persuades him to a accept c pt the hospitality of the house for the time of his sojourn in Madrid Scene IV The visitor is formally in introduced introduced introduced in- in to the family Scene V. V Husband and wife lay their plans Scene VI Procopio gloats over his in ingenious ingenious ingenious in- in genious scheme e. e Act II Scene I. I Claudio is is' is in in the act of writing writing writ writ- ing to his father of his experiences es when Pura slips into the room and a comical flirtation scene ensues Scene II Casta appears and Claudio leaves the room Scene III Casta and Pura come to blows Scene IV Father and mother inter inter- vene Procopio belie believes es the crucial moment moment moment mo mo- ment arrived and sum summons summons Cla Claudio dio Scene V. V The latter appears and is told rather brusquely that his duty as a gentleman gentle gentle- man is to choose between the two young ladies for a wife When he replies that this i If is scarcely feasible in view of the fact that he is already married a tragic catastrophe i. i is impending but averted when the visitor announces that he knows of an excellent remedy there is a dearth of looking good-looking women in his his' home town and if the young ladies would only go down clown there on a visit Continued on Page 6 u o- o Co Continued from Page 2 for a afew few weeks they would never need to return The Squirrel Cast of Characters Arm Armand and 1 Miss lis 5 Ri Riter t e r To Toinette i net t 11 Miss i s s To I h u r s t tHen Hen Henriette ri e tt e. e 11 Miss i ssP Prout r 0 u t Armand a young widower is living in bachelors bachelor's quarters attended by his old servant servant servant ser ser- vant Toinette who in the opening scene entertains him with some gossip about the neighbors especially Mademoiselle Henriette Henriette Henriette Henri Henri- ette who lives directly opposite across the court Some six months ago Armand had bought a pet squirrel and put put him in a cage but one day when the cage was left open the animal had made its escape and apparently found a new home with Hen Ien riette However I on the day of the play the squirrel had returned to his first owner Henriette notices the squirrel in Armands Armand's window she reclaims him and even goes so far far- farin in her zeal as to invade Armands Armand's room A dialogue ensues in which the center of interest is gradually shifted from the squirrel to Armands Armand's little littleboy littleboy littleboy boy who has no longer the tender care of ofa a mother During this conversation the squirrel has again escaped and appears to have scared the wits out of the whole neighborhood neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood by his mad antics He Ie first jumps into a bowl of cream and then scared by a cat rushes down clown the chimney into the room of ofa a dignified dam damsel el just at the moment when a YOU young lg man nan is proposing to her on his knees From there he enters the apartments apartments apartments apart apart- ments of a wealthy R Russian to the great delight delight delight de de- light of his little daughter who insists upon J I keeping the new playmate The Russian bids for the squirrel and finally obtains hil him i ifor for fifteen thousand francs which by common common common com com- mon consent are arc applied as Henriette's dowry in her marriage to Armand n.- n. o- o |
