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Show ' their 1 W Nautical Play by Weber Weil I Received Here H First Musical Venture of Nor- H mal Students Proves jB Successful LI students of the Weber Normal col lege entertained a large audience Monday evening, when they presented ihelr 'first operetta, "A Nautical Knot," at the Orphcum theatre, under the direction of William II. Manning. Students o the school have been very .uccessful In presenting dramatic plays, but the performance given Monday Mon-day high t -was tho first musical drama that the students have attempted and Its success well repaid their efforts. rX "A Nautical Knot" opens v.'ith a scsne p1 wherein seventy-five voices are singing sing-ing "Tho Day is Fair." During the performance thoy sang "Goodbye, Goodbye," "Behold the Bel'c of Bin r.-stapooi," r.-stapooi," and "The Sun is Shining In tho Sky." The Barnstapool girls, Is an Emmctl, Melba Douglas, Iris Taylor, Majorle Johannscn, Lotha Manning, Luella Shurtllff, 'Frances O'Neil and MaboF sillier, sang "Once Long Ago,'' "Love Where You Like" and "A F.sh-er's F.sh-er's Daughter." Eight of the boys dressed as sailors, Olin Riric, Lay ton Galb'raith, John Shorten. Paul Cra-gun, Cra-gun, John Croft, Walter Stevenson, Hay Saunders and Leslie Foutz, sang "Cheer, Boys. Cheer," "In Sunny Spain" and "Whoever Caught Jackie Asleep?" The following story is told as the operetta progresses: Julia (Lottie llammar), tho haughty bell of Barnstapool, Barn-stapool, Is beloved by tho sailors of the "Bounding Billow." but she scorns their affections. On the eve of the departure of the "Bounding Billow," Barnabas Lee (Bert Leishman), a wandering artist, comes to town and falls in love with Julia, and Julia re- turns his affections. Tho saiio.-fc, driven to despair, kidnap" Barnabas, J--o and stow him away on the "Bounding Billow." Julia is told that Barnaoas has deserted her, .In the meantime, Nance (Luella Nichols), a gentle maid, Is loved by Joe Stout (Golden Bingham), but Joe finds he is loo bashful to speak to her, to he tel.s his drlend, BUI Salt (Wallace Budge), to tell Nance how much he loves her. SM Much against his will, Bill sets ou. to HI Iff tell Nance of Joe's lovo, but mistaking LJB' Julia for Nance, ho tells the wrong R girl. Joe is heartbroken, and the Wii "Bounding Billow" sets sail without lfi tho settling of matters between Jos SlJj and Nance. Tho Barnstapol Girls, jljvlj who love the sailors, pretend indiffut- ShJJ ence at the departure of the ship. JBul Act II opens on the same scene' a Mm year later. The townspeople are uall- mih ing for tho return of the "Bounding jjjffl Billow." Tho Barnstapool Girls, ac- 8JI companied by a party of artists, take era malicious pleasure in welcoming back Hm 1 the boat, and the sailors, much rc- nffill covered from their love for Julia, axe much chagrined to find that the Bain- ftigjl stapool girls are indifferent to their Jjws return. Even Julia will not speak to eMinf ' lnem Bsl1 S11 explains to Julia tnat Waff' ' he had made a mistake a year ago ijgjj and had given Joe's message to her M'M instead of to Nance, for whom It was iffl I Intended. Bill offers himself in Joe's f place, and Julia accepts his offer, live p fl return of Barnabas Lee frees Bill "ioin S the promise. Joe explains tho mis- j fw take to Nance and the Barnstapool jli girls straighten out matters between SB ff j thomselves and the sailors. The lu- $ k ture Is filled with the prospect of ' i many happy weddings. One of tho well applauded features of the performance was the dancing of tho "Sailor's Hornpipe" by Jar.etle Kay and Leslie Foutz. Both Miss Kay I and Mr. Foutz were applauded until i they gave Jhc dance a second limt. J Tho performance wa accompanied by j j the Orpheum and the Weber Normal ,f(9! orchestras, twenty-five pieces, under the direction of Professor Nichols. ifl o e tWj One of the moat interesting meet ly ings hold this season by the Cftild H I Culture club was that of last Thurs- H j day afternoon, when tho club mem- B i bers met at tho Unlvorsity club rooms. S At the close' of the business meeting, wj a discussion was held on tho half-holi- 1H " dny movemont- iIr- J- T.Lynch read K three stories by Sir Gilbert Parlor, IK taken from the book entitled "The H Lane That Has No Turning." The ftst of tho stories given wa3 "A HH Writer in Stone," which deals with tho life, tho habits and the customs of the Fronch people. Tho second of j the stories, "Uncle Jim," told of Eng- llsh and French Llfo, and the third, "A Son of tho Wilderness," dealt witu tho life of tho Anglo-Saxon people Mrs. Lynch was highly complimented on her choico of tho three selections and the excellent manner in which j ahe gave them to her audience. Be- Hj tv.'cen tho first and second story, Mnj. C. II. Stevens tang two solos, "A Cra-j Cra-j dlo Song" and "An Indian Love Song." These songs made an appropriate oc-ginning oc-ginning for the second of Mr. Lyccn's 1 stories. Baskets of roses and "sweet poas formed tho pretty decorations for tho room. Mrs. IS. A. Bowen and Mrs. D. N. White were hostesses f j.-the j.-the afternoon. The club will moot again in two weeks at the University club rooms, Miss Ora May Shaughnessy. a May j bride, was tho guest-of honor at a surprise shower given by Mrs. Marcus Johnson Tuesday evening Ht ' her home, 301 Thirty-first street. Tho brido v:as tho recipient of many prut-ty prut-ty presents, including both useful nm ornamental gifts. Tho ovenlng was pasBed pleasantly In social chat. In games and In music. A basket of Ophelia roses centered the d.miig room table. A luncheon waa nervod at tho close of the evening's entertainment. enter-tainment. Dainty place carda tve.e laid for eighteen guests. Little Japanese Jap-anese paraeols wore uaed as favorb for each of the guosts. Miss Olga Lind-strom Lind-strom asalBted Mrri. Marcus Johnson. o Miss Olive Emily Chadwick, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mra. J. S. Chadwick of North Ogden, became .the bride of Henry Dale Phillips last Thursduy afternoon af-ternoon at tho Salt Lake temple. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips aro spending ths remainder of the week In the capital city. Mr. and Mrs. William Craig have returned re-turned from an extonded vacation or. tho Pacific coast. The first of the series of dance3 given by the new entertainment committee, com-mittee, of the Elks' club wi3 given Thursday evening In tho club oall-room. oall-room. Tho affair was Informal and was open to the members of the clu'o and their lady friends. I Mrs. J. L. Skagg of Rexburg, Idaho, was an Ogden guest during tho last week. She visited at the home of hci parents and relatives. Mrs. Sh.asrg was formerly Miss Mary Dee, daughter daugh-ter of C. C. Dee. I a The Navy club, recently organized, entertained at their lntltial dance on Thursday evening In tho Knight of Tythlas hall. The hall was decorated In naval colors" and pennants. The sailors won the esteem of all those present for the unique manner m which they entertained. Dancing was enjoyed during the evening. Refreshments Refresh-ments were served. A feature oi.' thu ovenlng was a perfectly arranged program. pro-gram. "Safety First," a play produced by tho members of the Ninth ward choir, was repeated last Friday evening In the auditorium of the school by special spe-cial request of those who saw the play before. Claiming a success at each presentation of tho play, both m Rlverdalo and North Ogden, tho production pro-duction has been declared to bo the best that has ever been given by members of the Ninth ward. The play was under the direction of Mls$ Norma Nor-ma Grace Taylor. I . Miss Loulco Fisher, Miss Mary Fisher, Bob Major and Heber Morroll of Salt Lake left at 3 o'clock Friday for Logan, to bo In attendance at the banquet of tho Delta Nu fraternity to be given at tho Hotel Ecclos. Thoy will return this evening. V The W. A. to the R. T. will meet Wednosday afternoon nt the home" of Mrs. J. A. Gagcr, 2029 Monroo u'e-nue. u'e-nue. Mrs. A. E. Saxy and Mrs- El-ward El-ward M. Bell will be tho-hostess-js for the afternoon. ' ' r - |