Show brigham city has been almost wholly devoid of anything iu the amusement line for the past six months christmas eve the entertainments were ushered in by a theatrical performance given by a number of our rustling young menas aisted by several young ladies great expense was incurred in order to obtain a full array of elegant salt lake costumes and Christensen 8 complete orchestra everything went to show that a successful performance and not financial gains waa the object of this undertaking as was stated by the management the piece presented was the creole which was witnessed by a large and appreciative audience although it was well understood that many went to scoff but turned away to praise first in the company who merits warm praise is miss virginia snow alio had but a short time in which to commit her part as she returned from california only a few days before the performance she represented dellena de mars to perfection fec tion this is a most difficult character to personate bounding in a moment from situations extremely ludicrous to positions which express and elicit lofty and fender emotions the song ashes as pretty as a picture marked her first entrance bringing forth rounds of applause and did much towards gaining the favor of her hearers M L snow acquitted himself admirably as the creole his make up awas immense D H jens played alphonso de byor in a moat satisfactory manner hortense took the spirit of louise and acted with feeling 0 nichols as bakes the jew made an excellent clevn out of his part and should the author of the creole have happened in during one of bakes scenes more than likely there would have been heard a war whoop and then a cloud of dust and brimstone together with fingers toes wigs and salt lake costumes would have been seen flying in all thus ignominiously would haye ended the career of an ardent and aspiring amateur theatrical the misconception of the part was com W W snow did his part very well so also did alie others not mentioned aliis performance throughout was one of the most if not the most handsomely costumed play that has ever beba played upon these boards music from the orchestra was interspersed throughout the pie ceat appropriate and touching crises which helped wonderfully toward giving it success every one appeared well pleased and many calla have been made for a repetition of the creole THERE has been a hop in town about every night since christmas but as the dancing halls are inadequate many of the young folks went to logan and ogden to enjoy the dress and mask balls held in these places LAST evening there was a bow and to there is a picnic pic nic party in town JAKE |