Show OPERA MIGNON TO BE PRESENTED ON MAY 28 29 Plot of Opera is at Once Gripping and Alluring With the completion of Kingsbury Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings- Kings bury hall a palace for musical productions ions the two hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred s' s students engaged in chorus orchestra and as principals in the huge presentation of f Thomas' Thomas opera Mignon lignon are w working with feverish activity to prepare for the musical soci society's tys ty's original bow in the new new structure Mignon Verda Evans the heroine heroine heroine her her- oine of the tle tale tale- is a strange creature crea creature ture who in her infancy had been stolen from her home in Italy by bya a band of wandering gypsies By them she is brought up and compelled compelled compelled com com- to earn her living by dancing ing We Ve meet with her first in the I courtyard of a German inn among whose guests are a troupe of actors actors actors ac ac- ac- ac tors who are on their way t to the castle of a nobleman where their performances are to enliven a fes fes- In this company are Filina Gladys Knapp an accomplished flirt Laertes Elbert Himes a lighthearted servant of the tragic muse and Frederick Dorothy Garr a young gentleman dangling dangling dangling dang dang- ling after the skirts o of Mistress Filina with whom he is over head and ears and ears ears' earsin in lc in love ve Another Another- occupant occupant occupant pant of the time is an aged harper harper harper har har- per L Lothario George Cantwell Cantwell Cantwell Cant Cant- well whose words and acts indi- indi ing the daughter who he is convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced is still alive though many years have passed since she was wa carried away by gypsies The ac ac- tor-folk tor are making merry and have compelled Lothario to sit down to o a cup of comfort with them when a company of Romany mountebanks appear on the scene Their dance is rewarded with ap applause applause ap- ap p- p and silver whereupon the leader brings Mignon out of a cart art where she has been sleeping on the straw and bids her perform the egg dance upon a carpet spread for her her The girl angered by y the Continued on page 2 W Mignon lignon Continued from page 1 the laughter with which she is re received received re- re sulkily refuses and the gypsy leader Dan is about to beat bent her when Lothario throws his arms about her in pro pro- The old man is thrust I aside and the he stick again raised over the head of Mignon when Wilhelm Vilhelm enters the courtyard and rushes to defend her threatening life of her tormentor with a pistol whines about his loss caused by the girls girl's disobedience but Filina throws her purse to him and he takes himself f off contented Wilhelm Richard Condie Condie Condi the new newcomer newcomer newcomer comer is a wealthy young gentleman gentle gentle- man who who having finished his his university university uni uni- studies is seeing the world at his leisure Filina has cast an auspicious and eager eye on hint him m mand and now sends her friend Laertes to make his acquaintance she coyly retires inn only to reappear when the men are re in in conversation and receive th the homage homage homage hom hom- age of Wilhelm already dazzled by her charms The upshot of the matter i is that Wilhelm having nothing better to do joins the theatrical theatrical theatrical the the- company accompanied by Mignon whose t release lease he had purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased from and followed by the harper Arrival at the castle where the festivities are to take place Wilhelm Wilhelm Wilhelm Wil Wil- helm falls rapidly and deeply into the toils of Filina to the unutterable unutterable able grief of Mignon who is now consumed with love for her She notes the infatuation of Wilhelm and in her jealous despair attempts to drown herself but is I restrained by the sound of Lotharios Lothario's Lotharios Lothario's Lotha Lotha- I rios rio's harp To the minstrel she goes for help and comfort but her imprecations against the castle inspire inspire inspire in in- spire a wicked plan in the distraught distraught distraught dis dis- dis- dis mind of the old man Actors Actors Ac Ac- tors and guests are in the midst of pf th the ov over r the success successor of or of orthe the theatrical entertainment nt when it is found that the castle is in flames the flames the minstrel had fired fire 1 it for Mignons Mignon's sake The scene of confusion is increased by the discovery discovery discovery dis dis- dis- dis covery that Mignon having been sent back for Filina's nosegays is in the burning building Is she rescued The remainder of this beautiful story is told in the last two acts of the Opera Mignon being produced produced pro pro- during the evenings of May and in Kingsbury hall Mr Knighton formerly of the Community theater I of Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles will have complete charge of the stage including scenery costumes cos cos- cos- cos tun tunics es and acting Mr Knighton is drawing original sketches from which th the scenery will ill be he built and has furnished designs for the The orchestra scores have arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived and daily rehearsals are in vogue Owing to the intricate character of the music Professor Thomas Giles is holding four rehearsals rehearsals rehearsals re re- re- re a day to bring the performance performance per per- to an enjoyable presentation presentation presentation presen presen- tation fro standpoint of the auditor The prices for the opera will be 25 and 50 cents Students will re receive receive receive re- re a two-bit two reduction upon presentation presentation pre pre- pre pre- I of student cards means that certain balcony seats in the auditorium will be free to students Tickets will be available Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day and Wednesday at Kingsbury bury hall All seats are reserved I. 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