Show Salt Lake Couple Bring Book of Local Interest Miss fiss Violet Lillian Perkins who with Archer Leslie Hood is the author of The The Melody Melody Melody Mel Mel- ody From Mars a late novel Part of the locale of the story is laid in the Great Salt Lake valley VU 1 v. v w j h J I v 4 1 By SELMA MILLER Take Jules Vernes Verne's scientific ro romances romances romances ro- ro mances and blend with them H H. G. G Wells Wells' Utopian ideas and one has The Melody From Mars a book written written- by a Salt Lake girl Miss Violet Lillian Perkins and a student student student stu stu- dent of science Archer Leslie Hood Lilian Leslie appears as the name of the author this being a combination combination combination tion of the names of or the two writ writ- ers In addition to Miss Perkins being a Salt Lake girl the locale of the story is partially laid in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake making the work of ot more than usual interest here Although the assumptions and conclusions put forth may be vIgorously vigorously vigorously vig vIg- con contradicted by scientifically scientifically scientifically scientific scientific- ally Inclined minds the material of necessity dealing with that realm of unknowable able knowledge the story demands attention because of at its Us oddity The prologue which explains that the characters of the book are the incarnated souls of three children who flew off orf Mars when they c chased aerial polo balls baIls too far sounds extremely extremely ex ex- Jules the law of gravity on Mars having been a fa favorite favorite fa- fa a- a with him The flights to other planets In aero cars has a vigorous tank atthe of at the Trip to the Moon while the looking into the minds of or fr friends ends and reading their thoughts sounds very ery much like Mr Wells ells The most fanciful theory ad advanced nd- nd is that music will wJ be the medium of c communication between I dwellers on Mars and the earth When music Is played on Mars the I electrons are set Into motion producing producing producing pro pro- beautifully colored flowers in the atmosphere it is recorded when an opera on Mars is described It would be well to not here that Mr Hood was a pioneer In in- inthe the science science science ence of vibration and accomplished remarkable and meritorious work which entitles him to far mere se serious serious serious se- se rious consideration it Is said than could be accorded many others Miss Leslie is a talented mu musician musi musi- l- l cian clan and has made madea a musical reading reading reading read read- ing of a scene describing an opera on Mars which is being successfully successfully successfully success success- fully received in the east She Isnow Isnow is isnow now In Philadelphia presenting this reading for the International Music I Festival and intends to take it to toI I New ew York soon on a larger scale music was written for the I reading by ty Arthur Friedheim European European European Eu Eu- concert artist favorite student student student stu stu- dent of while Alfred DeSeve French virtuoso wrote violin ca- ca for It Miss Perkins Is a daughter of A.M. A.M. A A. M. M Perkins of this cit city and Nevada evada Tucker Perkins She went to New NewYork NewYork NewYork I York in 1918 after attending a business busl- busl I i I ness college in Salt Lake and working work work- I lag ing in secretarial positions Au Au Authors Authors Authors thors International Publishing com corn comI I pany I |