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Show "Princess Ida" A Triumph B. Y. C. Students Very Successful in Presenting Pre-senting Its Comic Opera. "Princess Ida," comic opera presented pre-sented at the opera house Saturday' afternoon and evening by the music department of the Brlgham Young college, was an artistic success, very creditable, Indeed, to the students and the director, Prof. V. O. Robinson. Of the many delightful works by Gilbert Gil-bert & Sullivan, none Is more tuneful than ''Princess Ida," and the young people who presented It on this occasion occa-sion brought out as much of Its beauty as could have been reasonably expected; expect-ed; In fact, they did mora than that, for they presented the very least amateurishness and sang themselves Into the favor of every listener. Throughout the production there was a vim, energy and concert of action that is not common to efforts of amateurs, ama-teurs, and this it was that made the presentation a rather remarkable success. suc-cess. The costumes, by Madame Jahn, of San Francisco, were elaborate and very attractive, these making possible many charming stage pictures, which added greatly to the perfection of the opera. Taking the production as a whole, It was very greatly enjoyed at night by an audience that packed the house to the limit, and Individual numbers by principals, and the chorus es, were vigorously applauded. The afternoon performance was devoted to the old folks and they, too, greatly appreciated ap-preciated the opera. Story of the Opera. Tho story of "Princess Ida" very briefly told is that nilarlon, son of King Hlldebrand, was betrothed to Princess Ida, daughter of King Gama, when both were children. At tho time appointed for marriage, It was found that tho Princess had established a school of manhate'rs and she refused to keep the compact made War against her citadel and hundred man-haters man-haters was declared, and King Gama and three sons, taken as hostages, were given a death sentence, to be carried out In case the Princess failed .to come to terms by a certain time. In the meantime Illlarlon and two friends climbed the walls of Princess Ida's castle and attired In feminine robes won the conlidence of tho Princess. Prin-cess. One of Hilarlon's friends was recognized by his sister, Psyche, a member of tl.o school, but she kept tho secret and let a favored tew Into It. When Princess Ida called on her women to don armor and light Wide-brand'ssoldlers,they Wide-brand'ssoldlers,they donned the armor but refused to use guns that might go' oft. The Princess Anally capitulated to Hilarlon.who pleaded his own cause, and they and converted man haters lived happily ever after. Tho complications compli-cations ottered opportunity for much good comedy and this wtas brought out very nicely. ' , The Singers. David E. Reese, as Illlarlon, was the star of tho cast, Its mainstay, Its support, its necessity In fact, and ho arose gloriously to the demands, and beyond any possible expectation. Tho young man has a tenor volco of goad range, great power, wondrous sweet- nessand beauty, and he possesses a stage presence and dramatic ability that augur well for his future. Ills safe to say that no more satisfactory tenor, amateur or professional, has been heard In Logan in recent years, and to him much of the magnlHcent success of "Princess Ida" was due. Mr. Reese is a. student of the 15. Y. U. at Provo and has taken Instruction under Prof. Lund. Thc"Plncess Ida" of CarrieThom-as CarrieThom-as could not have been Improved upon by Logan talent. 'J his is offered without with-out reservation, and In full knowledge of the fact that her voice lacks the power and the cultivation of a few 6thera. toother feminine vocalist on the local stage In recent years lias shown the conception of or ability to assumes part as satisfactorily as Miss Thomas did this, and while her voice Continued on 4th page. CONSOLIDATION Continued from Page 1. f the bonds of the school districts of this county on the backs of Mm people ' who had no voice in Issuing them. 2. It Is un-American and unwise to take the power out of the hands of tho people and seventy-pight oillcers and place It in the hands of tlo men, who would be more likely to become involved in politics or corrupted than It would be possible w ith seventy-eight men scattered amongst the people. 3. It will greatly Increase our taxes without any corresponding benefits; for Illustration: Seventy-elght trustees at a total of ' 42,400 Under consolidation "" Board or five at 300 each ....... 1 ,000 Traveling expenses 250 Clerk hire i(0oo Treasurer ' goo Total.... $3,550 In addition to these incieased ex-penses ex-penses the board has the power to em ploy wagons tohaul children loschoo); also toemploy Janitors ror cacti school, and a promise or 10 per annum more ror each teacher, which Is sure to greatly Increase our taxes, and If the board should see lit to put the above Jobs Into the hands of relatives and political heelers the people would be helpless to prevent It. 4. Tho experience In Sail Lake county coun-ty is that after three years of consolidation consoli-dation in addition to a 7-inlll tax they are bonded to the limit. High taxes ani bonds have lurried more children out Into tho street without a, home or tho necessities of life than was ever sent to a school room Speakers Biased. One woid In regard to our Imported Information. People usually Justify tho cause they are engaged In Even one or our Imparted speakers Is en-gaged en-gaged In drawing a salary In consoll-dated consoll-dated districts and as such would not bo likely to give an unbiased opinion. ) Inasmuch as they rccclvu the nalarles they look at tho matter from a dllfcr-cut dllfcr-cut standpoint than do Ihtr'pcople who, pay the Milarlo. ' Asi to the statement Hint Logan Is conso dated; so Is Wellvp, Hyrum and all other cIHph In Hm county, but when It comes to consolidating two cities, as was the case when Salt Lake city wished to consolidate with Lo-pan Lo-pan to tho extent of moving the A. C. from Logan to Salt Lako on a plea of economy and better school vaollltles for the state, Logan mado a crv that Salt Lake wanted to hog It all, bo-cause bo-cause Salt Lako controlled more votes L'lilfi i "" smaller dlstrlcts-whlch would bo tho exact case In consolidating consolidat-ing any other cities. F. W. Piyop |