Show STUDENT LIFE The “Operine” is over the footlights have been dimmed the costumes repacked the new Sosman and Landis scenery securely rolled in its little case the chorus lassies have accustomed themselves again to the life without a glamor and — well the U A C Opera Company has “made good” The audience which filled the Thatcher on Monday Feb 12 will unanimously approve of the last statement — the opera “made good” 151 ou know there has been a crowd of those individuals whose “wiseness” is only surpassed by its lack of knowledge of real conditions and who predicted due things as to the outcome of the operatic production — “The Pirates of Penzance” Some people said that it was “too heavy” for college amateurs and while they might attempt it they would never sing it but they did attempt it and they did sing it True there was not the professional swing to it but we didn’t want that : any ordinary band of “ham-fattercan get a professional swing but there are mighty few amateurs who can get a in the amateur line Really we are conceited enough to think that the opera was a collegiate production for we have heard no one say anything else and therefore we are more than satisfied But getting down to the opera proper as far as the stage and acting part of it goes it has been a long time since a Logan audience has seen as rich stage settings as were used in the “Pirates” The scenery of the second act was direct from Sosman and Landis’ famous theatrical studio in Chicago The representation of the ruins of an old English monastery was complete in itself and gave an appropriate setting for the music The light effects were very good in this scene For the first act “house” scenery was used and was supplemented by a cave of pseudo-classi- c origin from the studio of Jean Francois s” “top-notc- h” “top-notc- h” ‘‘Cave N'o 2” (rind It) |