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Show OPERA SINGERS TO1 PRODUCE CHIMES OF NORMANDY Prof, 0. It. Johnson of the Utah Agricultural College will produco "Tho Chimes of Normandy" by Robert Rob-ert Jean Planuetto, a composer ot many popular comlo operas, as tho j college opera this year. Tho opora 'will be prcsentod February 24, ' 26 and 28, in tho auditorium of the Logan Lo-gan High' School. I "Tho Chimes or Normandy" or "Tho Bells or Cornevllle" as it was originally called by tho composer, lu ono ot tho. most charming light operas op-eras produced today. It Is tn threo nets and tho toxt, by Clairvillo ,and 6 abet abounds In clover lines and interesting in-teresting situations. Tho Bccht" Is laid tn Normandy in. thetlmn of Louis XV. Tho first act opens ' in ah, old Norman villlago 'during tho progress 'of the fair. Henri, the Marquis ot Jcornevllle, who has been an exile !slnco childhood, has Just returned. Tho first sceno discloses a number of village gossips who are retailing scandals about Scrpolottc, the good.-for-nothlng, whp arrives In time, to vindicate herself and retaliate -upon the gossips, to the.sheritf, who is th,o hlot dignitary In tho village. Gjr-mainO Gjr-mainO howovcri objects to the proposition, pro-position, since- It sho marries at. all she claims she, must . marry Jpan Grenlchour, a young flBhcrman, .1,0 gratitude for saying her life. To cs-capo cs-capo tho marrlago she and Jean be- como tho servants ot the Marquis,, and aro Joined by Serpplotte, whlqh is ono ot tho privileges bt fair tlmj, Tho second act is-occupied with tho exposure .of the ghosts, In tho cas-tlq cas-tlq ,of Cornevllle. -The Marquis la confident that thoro is nothing aupM natural about tho apparition which has been soen or tho sounds which havo been heard in tso various apnr-monts. apnr-monts. Ho thferefore introduces his eervants Into tho castle, and atter-'careful atter-'careful searching discovers thaf Jo ghost of Cornevllle Is. old Gaspard, tho miser, who, whon he is found out becomes crasy through fear of losing 'treasures which aro concealed there. I In the last act tho castlo Is restored restor-ed to Its old splendor, and tho Marquis Mar-quis takes possession as master. He, 'gives a fete and tho villagers aro lp-'vited, lp-'vited, tho crazy Gaspard being amoUC ' thom. 8erpoletto appears as a grand 'tedywith-Jeanas her factotum, some ! papers if oundJn the castle indicating sho-to the lost heiress. After a, love iSceneibotween.UenrL-and Gerraaine, however, Gaspard, who has recovered his reason, dlsllosce that Oermaln'o, and not Serpolette, Is tho rightful i heiress and the truo claimant to tho title, pt marchioness. AH the complications com-plications are now -unravelled. Q-pard'a Q-pard'a treasure la restored to ( Its rightful owner. Gcrmalno comes to her rights and Serpolette remains with her as her friend. , The tnnsle of, tho opera Is delight-ful delight-ful throughout and has scarcely, a dull moment. |