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Show A Party of Salt Lakers Visit the Beauti-j Beauti-j , ful Suburb After i . -1 Sunset. ; . CLOSING SCHOOL EXEBCISES. The First Theatrical Entertainment Ever Given Which pleased the Keel-dents Keel-dents and Visitors. An excursion parly went to Hrighton last night tbatteud the closing exercises of the Harden City academy. Brighton, as is well kuowu, is one of tho most beautiful ami growing suburb of Salt Lake and as there has been an academy established lu the delightful little town the past year, the closing exercises for the lirst year of tho school were an im. portant feature of the little city. The academy has been well attended by the children resident of Brighton and Garden City. The school wa in charge of Miss Jennie Whipple whose work has been highly appreciated. The excursion party left Salt Lake at 7:S!0 o'clock on the Utah & Nevada road and in twenty minutes the special" reached the depot 'tit,'; (iar: den City. Carriages were in waiting and conveyed tho party down a beautiful boulevard, on cither side of which could be seen young trees leaving and inhale the fragrance of the verdure, lo the Brighton hotel, where Ihe entertainment look place. The excursion was given by Kdwin W. Senior, one of the prominent and leading men of tho town, Tho schoolhouse or academy, was not suflieiently large to accommodate ihe crowd and that is the reason that the entertainment was given in the hotel building, which is not yet completed. Bui the work of -construction was sufiiciently advanced for the people to congregate and be comfortably com-fortably seated in the hotel lobby. The entertainment was not strictly commencement com-mencement or closing exercises of the academy. It opened with a farcial comediette, which was called "Her Only Fault," and was followed with recitations, recita-tions, dialogues and school exercises by pupils of that educational institution. The house was crowded when one of . . .. . . i i ... i tlie directors rung up me nine green curtain of the stage. The footlights consisted of a dozen or more lamps which beamed rays of Jight on the face of George H. Williams, secretary of the Columbia Building association which is pulling up houses iu tho little city. Mr. Williams acted in ll:o capacity of stage . manager, but before the play was put on he announced an-nounced to tint audience, by way of explanation, ex-planation, that the cast' hail -been changed to sonui extent, and for that reason he desired that the faults of "Her Only Fault" to be overlooked. He also stated that the actors and actresses ac-tresses who were to take part in the farce were amtite'.irs, and as they had never been 011 tlie road tho audience should not ho too exacting or cynical in its demands. As to tho pupils of the academy, Mr. Williams paid them an excellent compliment, and then said the future of Brighton was un assured fact. . At the conclusion of his remarks the orchestra which was composed of Jerry Richardson and a piano, played an overture, alter which "Her' Only Fault," in one act, was enacted. The cast of the farce was as follo ws: Dr. Wiuslow Strand, a young physician .... Fred Hiiyne.-) Mr. Ichabod HlinVr, his uncle.... Edwin Senior Mrs. Strand, the wife with but one fault. . .. Mrs. Berry Kttty, a chambermaid Alice Clawson The stage settings and the costumes were historically correct, and the rendition ren-dition of tho piece was the hit of tlie evening. Fred Haynes and Mis. Berry are clerks iu one of the grocery house's of Brighton, which enabled them to be well tip in their parts. Mr. Senior did excellent work, as did also Miss Clawson, who is an exceedingly attractive young lady. All were the recipients of great applause aud the farce, which by tho way, is the first, theatrical entertainment 'ever given iu Brighton, was pronounced a success. After a short intermission the school exercises begun. They were principally princi-pally in the hands of the children who did great credit to themselves. Following Follow-ing is the l.rogramnie: The '-Garden City" Student.... ('loss Wombertr Maklus a Racket Paul PatterHou Archie x Christmas Present. , . . Heiwle clawson Autumn Leaves Jennie Patterson Waltz.. ... Bessie Clawson and Mamie Young Loving Papa .May Senior The rendition of tlie above in their respective turns met with much approbation, appro-bation, aud then Mr. Senior and William Wil-liam Lee did the Brother Flint Pat aud Mike act, which was !extremelv amusing. J The remainder of the programme was then carried out. It is here appended: ap-pended: tl Recitation Willie rv.v The Dead Doll" .... Mamie Yoimt Dialoif lie. .. KcWUe Kent..,. ,. T .. .. " ' e'arxtHomev:::::: Song, -Down Went McUinty'. ArthiirPSn Each one participating in these exercises ex-ercises received a tumuli of applause. Miss Kate Clawson. a pretty vounir girl ot Iff, forgot her lines in the recitation recita-tion of Jennie Mclntyro," but she did not becjnie confused. She very cleverly said she had forgotten a verse ami went on with tho rest of it Mr. Senior and Will Cox's pantomime clown busing was also a feature of the show and was heartily applauded. A tableaux -Good Night" concluded he entertainment, and the excursionists night" 8h0rt,y More n,U1- . Everybody left Biihton with the impression that the little suburb would soon be a great town and with the knowledge that Mr. Senior was an energetic business man as well as being a good actor. n! |