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Show m Mta MMWwiiuiiiiiwimiMiiwi The Opera. Last Saturday night mnrked n now epoch in tlio history of amusements in Lehl. On that night for the first time an opera wns presented by locnl tnlent and judging by the largo attcndniico and generous applause it was a success nud will mean similar entertainments in tlio fttluro This has been a season ot opera n'l over the country and Lehl wants to bo up to the times Prof. Dees-ley Dees-ley Btartcd this somo time ugo and met souio diQlcultles nt first (nit these were ovcrcomo and then camo plenty of hard work. Mr. Ingalls kindly nslistcd In the stage mnuagmeiit. Though nearly nil of the members had nover been on tho stngo before they gave n very cmlit'iblo performance though a llttlu stlir in some places. The solo parts were well taken by Mrs. Salzncr, Mre.Ma.iuo H'nilaf, Misses Pearl Tliomns, ChrUtlo Fox, "Marie-Jlush, "Marie-Jlush, Dlrdlq Stoddnrt. Sadio Stoddurl,. Messrs Dert Whlttoker, J. M. Kirkhuui Charles Crabb, and J, II. Ktrkham. Miss Llr.zlo Austin did good work as accompanist. The chorus work was good but in somo of the drilling and litngo work that freu and easy graio and (movement was lacking, Tlio people who attended wero pleased pleas-ed with it nnd hope to seo the company again. |