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Show : uuciiuii stiViT;u liriics bt-'toro :-my; :-my; s-'ii.i. a.x;. hv it (ad not ssi'ivwl ubrcmu i.vi !!:V5t.oi-v. it i !! net Miicceo 011 its present injur, tut'ti maii pott-nt sigus, ; expectations and bel.cis are worthless. Furthermore, it will arouse considerable interest in early South American history. It will make known something of the civilization and religion of the early inhabitants of this, continent. conti-nent. The Book of Mormon and j the early South American archaelogy will be widely studied stud-ied and discussed. The play will mark an epoch in the history of these subjects. ..' t . t 1 1 'n. o iuiiljt ; ,1 ClrfcCripUollS ot l.e sw-nt'i' y and ccstuies are eou-! eou-! tamed 111 the story. The tile I tirst appeared as a serial in the Contributor in and w; s published in book form and copyrighted copy-righted by Mr. Roberts last year. There are many who incline to the belief that to this gentleman should much of the credit of the writing of the play be ascribed, as his language appears throughout through-out the drama. There is no doubt that he is the originator of the theme and plot. 1 1 On the other hand Mr. Bean designed the characters of Relia, Basfcol, Laman, Amuloki, and others, gave the story its stage-setting, stage-setting, and grouped it into a pleasing and intensely interesting interest-ing drama. He has shon vast ' ingenuity and intricate know-: Hedge of the stage and its require, J ments, in his construction of the jplay, even as Mr. Roberts gave it foundatian' and eloquence. To ; each is great and equal credit 1 due. j The players who have been '' gathered for the present pro- j auction are nearly all artists in j the full sense of the word. Mr. 1 Ethier as Corianton gave a pow-' pow-' er, a pathos and a charm to that j great part which won every ! : heart. He will yet w in renownj on the stage of which eveh"a Booth might be proud. Mr. Seerle was an ideal Seantumj he ' being the possessor of a stentorian voice and having a stage presence and dignity that aroused unbounded admiration for him in spite of the villany of his part. Mr. Persival worked valiantly as Shiblon, but failed! to give that part the pathetic cast of which it is caoable. Wo believe there was too much disposition dis-position to criticise Miss Vigou-reux Vigou-reux unnecessarily. True, she failed dismally to enact her role, bin the spectators "lost sight of ther fact that she was extreiae't-; lit ind went 'from htl3eci"to pld. the part as best she, might in or-' der not to dissapoint the people ' of Logan. It is true, the man-1 agement aid not make rjlain hnw ill ohe was but there should have been some lenience in view of her indisposition . There will be some curiosity to learn how ; she succeeds in the part should she essay it when her health is improved, im-proved, j A gratifying feature of the 1 production was the splendid mannei in which thj Utah talent : acquitted itself. Miss Nellie Boy-er Boy-er of Springville made her sp,-.. I ond bow to Logan, having first appeared here four years ago in "The Cotton King, " with George Blair and LarronCummings. She possesses a remarkably beautiful face, a clear and resonant voi and charming talent. Her Kelia was the acme of a loving confid- i ing Nephite maiden. Saturday! evening she read the part of Zoan and in spite of this handicap, handi-cap, gave that difficult character with a spirit, an emotion and a tact that proved her a brilliant actress. It is the earnest hope ! of her n.an.7 friends ' here that 1 she will be retained in the part and they predict for her splendid success in case sho tri,,-. u "CORIANTON." "Corianton" is in the air. It is almost the only thing thought of, talked of or dreamed of in ! Legan. It aroused unheard of interest among all classes, and centered wide attention upon the Book of Mormon, as well as President B. H. Eoberts' story ' part permanently. Mr. Johnson made a decided hit as Korihor, as did Mr. Cutler as Alma. . i The chorus got down to first class work by Saturday evening and Mr. Thatcher's music was1 plainly proven to be beautiful1 and appropriate. ( Taken altogether the play possesses vast fascination. The auditors fight out all the battles I with the characters and are al-, al-, most too strongly interested to ; applaud. One sitting is not ' enough. The average theatregoer theatre-goer must needs witness the pro- I "Corianton. " It is safe to say here will be more perusal of the .Book of Mormon than there has feeen in a long time. The play is largely taken from Mr. Roberts' book. The story 3egins with Korihor 's departure for and arrival at Zarehemla, and follows to some extent the J fortunes of that individual and ihe other prominent characters, ' namely, Corianton, Shiblon, Se- i antum, the Siren, Alma and ! ethers. The language in the' |