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Show I KINDERGARTEN Five Performances of "Pina-fore" "Pina-fore" Nets at Least Fif-teen Fif-teen Hundred Dollars. H MRS. W. H. CUNNINGHAM H : SAYS WORK IS PLEASURE Prof. Squire Coop Presented With Loving Cup for His ft Services. In UK! praiseworthy work of raising HH funds for the Free Kind ergnr ten ami Neighborhood House association, artists of Snlt Lake City and Ogden In the the five performances of the opera Tlim-fore" Tlim-fore" haVc scored a llnanclal as well us an artistic triumph. Mrs. W. H. Cunningham, president of the association and director general or tho aB-socintion. said last nlgnt at. the conclusion of the final performance: "I cannot give you iho uxact fiKur; but I feel safe in saying that after all fm the necessary expenses arc pa id the f and IH will bo augmented by at least 3 oOO. It jH has been hard but pleasant work and I am well satisfied. I want especially to thank overy one who took, part In t o production for their anility 'uf,., ness shown and to remember the pres3 B' for the courtesies extended us. While during the week tho weather has been Ideal for the open air. staged on tlu- water productions of the opera. llit-sudden llit-sudden rain storm which arose last niclit ' caused two brier Interruptions, but tho HBb vjwt audience was patient and eacn time 1 .sought shelter under iv ni trees of t he U'nndnmero giovo and waited untlt ujc singers could resume. Aside from tic IBB Interruptions caused by the storm the B production went forward without u h j i and soloists, chorus nnd orchestra allKe BH were credited with doing their best work. V Prof. Sonire Coop, of the University of I'tah under whose direction the opera K has been given and to whose zeal, energy and ability Its success fs largely due was the recipient last night of a large and beautiful silver loving cup. which Mrs. Cunningham presented to him on belialf of the ladles of tho Kindergarten association. The presentation speech was 1 made bv Mrs. Cunningham, who elo- micutlv "paid her tribute of appreciation not on'v to hs work but to that of nil the artists nial singers who had partl-VI partl-VI Hpatcd In the good work. Professor Coop also v.as given a handsome token of appreciation, presented by Inc young women of the "Pinafore" chorus. BBb Several prominent theatrical managers of the cltv are already using their ln-fluence ln-fluence to secure "Pinafore" by the local IB ariists for the opening of Hie theatrical season . in the autumn and It is l'b-able l'b-able that arrangements to lids end will V bo made. Piof. Coon leaves todav for Now ork Citv and will sail next Saturday on the Olvmoie to spend the summer on the continent. |