Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-15 | Page 8 | 200 to Dance Indian Steps in Big Play

1200 to Dance Indian Steps in Big Play One of the lie most gorgeous productions tOI lions ever evel given Riven by br the school children chir chil chi chi- dren drei r of Salt Lake will wi be the presentation preten- preten presen presen- tation aton of the tho opera Tho The Tho Childhood of oC I Hiawatha by the children of or the lie training training- school of or the University of or Utah in about two weeks s Two hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred children have been selected from from the fifth sixth and seventh grades gr and from the high school department of or the training school to take tako part Inthe Inthe in inthe the opera which is being being directed l by Mrs Edna Evans Johnson Johnton head hend of or orthe the tho music department of oC tho the training and anc director of ot all al vocal work at the tho university Indian costumes and Ud other rc regalia orthe of or the red man mami will wi be used In the presentation presentation pres pres- of the opera Tho Tim children of the tho school under the direction of or MI Miss Florence Ware are of or the art de department department de- de are arc designing and making tho the Indian costumes The Tho Indian relIcs rel rel- rel- rel ics lea In tho time JU museum eum o of the university will wl be used in the staging of or the opera The boys bors and amI girls who have been selected to appear In the opera are rehearsing diligently According to Mrs Irs Johnson If this opera Is 18 successful successfully suc sue produced It will wi mean men another er or gem Jem In the city's crown of oC music because It Is an exceedingly difficult production The opera oper consists of or three part three par music and there is a 1 thirty piece orchestration The university uni uni- orchestra under the tho direction of ot tho the Professor accompaniment Thomas Giles Gibes Gies will wi play The parts Puts of Hiawatha Minnehaha and Nakomis the three principal characters character of Lon Longfellow's poem will willbe willbo wl be bo portrayed by students of the upper gades grades An Indian war dance danco will wi bo be given by the boys hoys of the Junior hl high h school Two performances In the tho assembly room rom of the university will wi be given one In the afternoon and one at evenIng evening even- even Ing InG for or the benefit of oC tho the patrons of or orthe the school school