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Show IN CONCERT HflLIAND THEATRE ELECTRA. The production of "Electrn" brought out ono of the biggest nnd best audiences audi-ences that havo ever witnessed a similar sim-ilar performanco In Logan. In spite of the Inclement weather, thdVe was an admlrablo gathering of music lovers lov-ers who heartily appreciated the work of tho evening. In tho first place, tho story of "Electra" Is an absorbing one. Read by oven n fair reader It grips tho Imagination Im-agination nnd holds the Interest In n truly remarkable way. Tho grlnitrag-edy grlnitrag-edy takes hold of many elemental pas slons In man. That brave, faithful girl, grasping to the very end tho dear memory of her heroic, godlike father, proves herself n heroine of rare character. char-acter. To delineate such a woman through mero reading without tho setting set-ting of stnge and dramatic action Is a most difficult role. Sho displays a rapid unwinding of emotions which fascnates nnd enraptures any mind with an imagination. Therefore, Mrs. Ruth E. M. Dell had an easy and a difficult task In ono. She' had n story with which to hold her audience and a character of great subtleness to portray. por-tray. And likewise, In delineating the passions that swayed tho mother sho had another tnsk added to her work. In reading tho part of "Electra," sho was most successful by far, andthat Is praising her because "Klectra" was tho ono chnracter most worth while to portray. Mrs. TJell succeeded in more thnn that, howover .for throughout through-out her performanco wns artistic and well studied. To tho music, much of tho success of tho performanco Is duo. Such nr-tlsts nr-tlsts as Prof. G. W. Thatcher, Wm. Splekor nnd Mrs Nottlo Sloan would add to tho muslcnl vnluo of any city. Thoy nro finished In nil thoy do Tholr work on this grent music-drama of Strauss was most plenslng.Tho ox-qulsito ox-qulsito muslcnl strains, designed to rnvnnl-tlin unaalnna nrwl nmnflnna rf tho actors, arouso ono's whole soul,. Mr. Splcker with the violin played In his usunl charm and that, as everyone every-one knows who hns heard him nt his best, Is sincerely complimenting him. Llkowlse tho plnno playing of Mrs. Sloan and tho Cello work by Prof. Thatcher mndo tho music finished and highly pleasing to hoar. Logan Is indeed in-deed most fortunate In having such a group of splendid musicians. ATTRACTIONS FOR THIS MONTH. Tho attractions nt tho Opera House this month Include somo good bills. On tho 10th, Tho Cllmnx is duo; 'on tho 17th, Tho Girl In tho Kimona Is to show herself to tho eager multitude, on tho 21st, that awfully naughty one, Tho Queen of the Moulin Kongo; and on tho 21th, tho great success, Tho Throo Twins. lleforo nil theso, however, comes the A. C. operatic hopes. Thoy piny on tho Cth and tho 7th in tho popular opera, "When Johnny Comes Mnrchlng Homo." It Is scheduled ns a winner, so ovcryono connected with It say. WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCH-ING MARCH-ING HOME. Tho public is showing u very lively Interest in this season's oporn to bo piescntcd by tho Agricultural Collcgo opera company. Thoro has beoif moro Iniulrios about this work than any i revlous year. This Is tho eighth opera to bo pro-dented pro-dented by this body of singers and i ncton. The production will bo entlro-1) entlro-1) by tho students of tho collego. The scenery wns painted by Mr. Powell and Mr .Fletcher of tho College Art Department. It has come to bo known that thoro are no heter amateur performances per-formances anywhere than those given by tho A. C. students. Tho work to bo presented this year Is one that was originally given by the Whitney Opera Op-era company four or five years ago. It Is a very expensive work and one that requires a good deal of preparation. prepara-tion. It Is entirely now here, both so far as the text is concerned and tho music. Tho toxt is by Stanllaus Stango and tho music by Julian Ed-wards. Ed-wards. Tho plot is good, as such things go tho time ,1805, Just at the close of tho Civil war. It Is very military mil-itary in character, the scenes being lnld In Virginia at the front. Tho first act opens with n view of Gen. Allen's headquarters. This scene is ontlrely now. Tho music is catchy and tuneful. Julian Edwnrds certainly has given us somo very beautiful light music In this opera. Ho Is a favorlto composer with tho Salt Lako Opera company, they having presented three or four of his operas in tho last ten years hero In Logan. This la.certnlnly ns good as any of Mr. Edwirds's nnd Is one of ids latest. Tho tluo of tho work Is tho head lines of tho,"nrtlclc. Tho littlo old favorite air, JWhen Johnny Comes 'Marching Home," so often played by fifo and drum bands during war times, unquestionably furnished tho motlvo for this work. It occurs frequently through this oporn. Tho costumes nro said to be somo that wero shown In tho original production pro-duction and nro very fine. Thoy nro furnished by ,tho Tarns' Costuming Company of Now York City. Tho opera op-era is produced by arrangement with, nnd tho music nnd dlaloguo furnished by tho Wltmnrk Music tilbrnry, Now York City. It is so entirely different from nny-thing nny-thing that has been given In Logan, that tho public Is showing, tho greatest great-est Interest possible In the event. Tuesday night, February- 7th Is tho date sot. f ' V The Girl In the Kl'na. Logan Is going to bo treated to a most highly entortnlnlng musical comedy com-edy If press roports can ho rolled upon, up-on, when "Tho alii In tho Kimona" makes Its appearance In tho Thatcher Opera House Fob. 17th. This Is what tho Lafayotto ,Ind., Journal, has to say of it. "Tho cast Is graced by tho presonco of Miss Frnncos Wnrron, a dainty comedienne, who assumes tho tltlo rolo and charms tho nudlenco by her effervescing personality nnd delightful delight-ful rendition of tho 'Kimono Girl,' a misjudged wlfo. It Is doubtful If n moro sultablo selection for tho part X FV i,iMMgMMMB could have been made, and Miss Wur-ion's Wur-ion's delightful singing nnd handling of the comedy situations of the piece were ono of the crownlg features of' tho production. 4 "THE CLIMAX." r -- - :.--,-.... -. I Not since "The Lion nnd tho Mouse" ind "Tho Man 6f the Hour" has h 'drama of modern Ufa attracted so much attention ns 'The Climax," by Edward Locke, which will bo presented present-ed at tho Thatcher Opera House, on Februnry lGtta. This play is virile, full of strong situations and good comedy, and ono that grasps and holds tho attention at-tention In n remarkablo manner. It will bo offered by a superb company and mounted in an artistic style with beautiful, special scenery. |