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Show THE B..Y.G. OPERA SEASON VERY SUCCESSFUL The two performances Thursday, H ono In the afternoon tor the children H nnd one in tho evening for the pub- H lio, closed tho llrlgham Young Cot- H lege opera season for this year. Tho H season has boon a very Huccesiful onn H eight or nlue performances being H given to packed houses. In Lewlston H and Smlthflold all seats wero sold H hours before tho performance began H and many returned in the evening a unable t get In. In the third per- H formnnco at Nlbloy Hall overy pus- H slblu contrivance for seating wai used and many remained standing. In H llrlgham City the houso was filled H notwithstanding tho fact that on tho M same night hundreds of sudents weio Jammed Into the school gymnasium H to witness the championship game H between Dox Elder and Davis county M high schools. H In tho Nlbloy Hall performances M could bo eeen many who had coma H in from aurroundlng towns where the H qpera had not been offered. This hat H been the unquestioned success of thu H opera which on Thursday evening ap- H poaix'd for Its final performance In H Logan and most likely tho final per- H formance of "Priscllla" for this com- H pany, although friends are urging B Htrongly that other places in tho val- Pl ley bo permitted to bpo tho school HRS opera about which many peoplo aro JfrrS making such favorable comment. Tho liffw- I). Y. C. bas been especially fortun- ?? nto In the opera this year. A nchool HKjE' opera Is an extremely difficult thing ! liffiS to manage. Students do not havo ns jBflM much spare time as somo would sup- MjfK pose for they have to attend their hBE classes and piactices must bo placed Psf late hours after the day's work. Very MR few of the students havo voices that jjH havo reached maturity which makes , .OBM tho selection of principals ropresenn- 'jp9 ing tho grownups of tho play almost w an Impossible thing. Tho largo num- 'W bcr taking part Including tho prlnct- jjK pals, the ehoiueea. tho ballet and ,IM orchestra make It a very oxponslvo pjffi ono when ono considers the costumes SB nnd transportation, nut tho Brig- gjj jham Young College has, thanks' to fig tho excollenoo of Ita formor reputa- K tion, tho quality of' Its present pcr HMJ formauce and tho sys)omatlc method H of handling, beeu able to approach a ! position which makes it self suppprt- OH |