OCR Text |
Show 'PRINCE OF ARTLANi PROMISES TO BE FINE ENTERTAINMENT BEST OF TALENT PREPARED With the best musical talent of the city i n rea d i ness f ol low I ng a long period of careful training, the "Prince of Artland." a delightful .Hra by Myron E. Crandall, promises prom-ises to afford the mnsic-lovlng pubic pub-ic of Springville a genuine treat. The production will be staged in he Opera House with matinee performance per-formance Thursday afternoon at t :30 o'clock, and Friday evening at S:30 o'clock, and will be augmented by a 25-picce orchestra. With the announcement that sucb well known local talent, as Miss Melba Condie. Elmo Coffman, Mrs. Frank Salisbury, Mrs. Zina Condie, Tess Childs, Hazel Anderson, Helen Mendenhall, Helen Palfrey man, Inez Whoeler, Fred Bringhnrst aud Louise Coffman, will appear in leading roles, with whom wiLl be associated Mr. Kent Cobb of Salt Lake -City, is assurance that the production will be one of the out-handing out-handing entertainments of the season. sea-son. The story of the opern has to do i with music. St. Cecelia, the patron mint of music, very desirous that ;ood music shall prevail in the beautiful artland, has sent from her egirn in the skies, Mercury, the winged messenger, to visit the earth. j VSnile awaiting his return Or-' pheus, the great god of music, cmos to her court and gladly proffer Ms services to aid in putting over her project of getting good music into Artland. Phoebus, the sun. moves slowly while she anxiously awaits Mer cury's return. Mercury finds tha spirit of good music gone in Art-land Art-land the people being lulled away by jazz. However, the Prince of Artland has the desire for good music in bU soul, and although his realm i famous for its learning, natural beauty, for its sculpture and art, he pines for good music. Orpheus suggests to Mercury that tf i flame of love is also necessary to make the Prince happy. While away Mercury also visits Melodylnnd and fino frtfnU of good music and beauty; and there a lovely maideu named Echo daughter of Melody. While VVryvciuth K"ho learnn the melonrtMVrrds' and especially one strain, the "Narcissus," which all the people recognize as her chief song.. . Whenever she hears it she follows It. Mercury takes it upon himself the task of bringing about a meeting of Echo and the Prince. How St. Ce eella's project succeeds, although it may take the death of Echo, will In-shown In-shown as the opera succeeds and the final curtain falls. |