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Show "CHIMES OF NORMANDY" NOR-MANDY" WELL PRODUCED i "Tho,. Chiracs of Normandy" by I IMnnruotte, ona or tho moat charming charm-ing light operas ever attempted by1 tho U A. C. opera'alngera, was very veil plajcd and sung Thursday night in the high, school auditorium. The opera was staged and directed by 1'iorcssor O. It. Johnson. Tho outstanding feature ot tho pcrformanca was thu slngIng,or A, K. Blackner as Henri, Marquis ot Corne-YlUc. Corne-YlUc. Mr. Blackner thowud a power t of voice never surpassed by him In lila many appearances before Logan audiences, Mrs. Jeanette Datt. as '. Gcrmalno, thu lost Marchioness, sang exceptionally well. Tbjo Love Dual, between Mrs. Datt and Mr Ul.icUner was ono of the most beautiful renditions rendi-tions ot tho evening. Scrpolotto, the good for nothing, was charmingly portraved by Miss Clovox Johnson who never for a mln uto forgot her mischief ns the village vil-lage flirt or her dlghlty as tho pro-lendcd pro-lendcd marchioness. Old Gaspard, tho mlseri wds very adequately placd by Dplraar Egbert. Jti. Egbert sang oven better tban-us- r ual which is a "distinct achievement, and his acting was tho most accept able on the stage, with the possibly 1 exception of Mr. Hugh Harvey as the" Jiailll. Mr. Harvey 'sang well nnd nctcd better. , Jean Qrcnlcheux well raised doubts ,W our inlndS concerning his daring rescue or Germalne from a watery grave ty 'his absolute cowardice In tho chateau, when only ghosts were mound.' His singing was good Tho registrar, the assessor, tho no-irrj. no-irrj. were woll sustained by Charles Smith. Eddlo Young and Wells Mof-fot. Mof-fot. whllo Gertrude, Jeanne, Manette nnd'suzane village- maidens, proved to bo ery comely wenches as por-tincd por-tincd by Connio Christonscn Tholma Nunnelley, Zada Meller nnd Enna WcGavln. Tho chorus should receive bpeclal cqmment. Its singing was free nnd harmonious. Tho costumes, Imported Import-ed from San Francisco, were beautiful. beau-tiful. Tho dance put on. under the dljejtltni foi; Miss Olga Carlson, by jvail Luke, Naomi Johnson, Itadla l.arsen, Mary Smith and Catherine. Wfoods-'durlnff tho opera, was the most beautiruWvqnt ot tho eenlng ntad richly deserved tho oncoro It received. re-ceived. The orchestra, despite the I handicap It was under becauso thu-bfgh thu-bfgh school auditorium 'has no- or-' chostra well, performed very alc- lfiatoly. v f ; -ftj ". C . Tho story of Th(f "Chiracs 6f Nor limdv" Is dollghtful. Or course ov-i?ythlng ov-i?ythlng cornea; out rlghtin,the end;, lmt light operas were meant to am-ie, am-ie, not Instruct, and tragedy and hrror can vrcH bo loft to grand op-ira. op-ira. fnrloriy. tho story follows iTcnriyMarqulB of Cornevllle, who boo boon Blnco childhood, owing to ovllwary,ao exile roturns to his an. cestui hoino on tho occasion or tho rcat'annual tolr which Is being eel- JWurted In tho village that receives lis name Troni hlsVhateau. It la no of tho old rashloned Norman villages ijf tho Bevonteonth century , J ' In thp tlrs't act. the curtain rises "' on an assemblage or Ullage gossips. dcusslng scandal and small talk. , Sfrmnlette, a cros between Fanrhon and Tioulc.tte, Is the topic of conver- J tlon moong tho belles of Conic- "' Vtlle Hhe comes In Just In time tr turn tho tabled oil the othore, and .-haiiges their taunts Into oxpreloni - " Continued On rogo FiTe I 'CHIMES OF NORRLVNDY ' ' WELL PRODUCED i (Continued From T&$ Onei ff rage. Gugpard, an old miser wishes to matry his nelco, aermolnc. to the (Principal magistrate of tlw district. ,hc itami. This arraitKmenf dw-a ot rult Germalno, nor a )oung fish-.rman fish-.rman named Jean Grenlcheux, Avho Pietcnds that hp na.i saved her lire from drowning on a, certain occasion. To wienpo from thu power of old Gas-pard, Gas-pard, G-ermalno taken advantage of the privileges of the fair, a elmllai Kcno to that In the first act of Maltha, Mal-tha, and becomes the nrj-vant or the Marquis. Her example ts followed by Orenlchoux and Serpolette. ' Tho rccond act ts taken up with the supernatural visitors who have i made tho Castle of Comevllle so long an object of dread. Henri determines to find out tho roal character of these Khostl) appearances and dlrcovera that It 1.4 nil tho work of the old i r:i3ir who has concealed his treas- uies In the chateau. Tho discover)' drives. Gaspard crazy, especially when he hears the. bells of the chateau ringing for tho first time since tho fight of tho old Mnrquls. The third aet represents the grand fete given In honor of the return of Henri to his ancestoral home, firr-polette firr-polette arrlvci as u Marchioness, an some papers, found in the chateau, j tndlcato that sho Is the lost heli'ess. I The inler, however, i'ecoers his tcoron and shown that Germnlne Is the tiue Slarchloness. A love duet between her and Henri, and the reconciliation re-conciliation of all thn parties, bring the romantic dory to n close. ! "The Chimes of Normandy" will ,be repeated tonight nnd again Mon-'day Mon-'day night. The auditorium was well filled for Thursday night's performance perform-ance iuid tickets are nailing foal for t'he two reunaining appearances, ir-Logan ir-Logan lovors of light opera want a j thoroughly enjoyable evening thev ranuot well miss "Tho Chimes of Normandy." . i |