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Show High School Opera Meets Public Approval Songs and laughter, beautiful women wo-men and ambitious young Americans Ameri-cans were cleverly woven together making "South In Sonora" a great success. Presented by the music de- partment of the American Fork high school, the operetta played twice to full houses, Wednesday to the students stu-dents and Thursday to the citizens. Depicting the part of the beautiful beau-tiful Paquita, Zola Grant lent a dignity dig-nity and sweetness to the part ani aided by the clever plotting of her twin sisters, she accomplishes her heart's one desire and won the love of the handsome young American engineer. Dan Richaxls, an American, Ameri-can, was the lover in every sense of the word and became very much alarmed when he believed the beloved Paquita was going to marry another man. Phil Jensen played the part with an ease that made you feel every emotion with him. The stern father was very successfully suc-cessfully played by Lloyd Hayward and in his denouncement of women he feels justified. Rosira and Lolita, the twins, who in order to marry must first see their older sister married, plot with the bandit chief and even double cross him to accomplish ac-complish their own desires. Beth Ellison and Helen Chamberlain, playing opposite Thayne Bateman and Mack Cunningham, are the mischief mis-chief makers, the boys adding comedy come-dy to their parts. Clayton Green was the bandit chief who married the older sister, Lucille Bird, and later surprised everyone by revealing his true character char-acter as the presdent of all Mexico. Juanita, Evelyn Miller, and Diego Cortez, Victor Bowen, add color in a characteristic dance of the people of Spain. ' Miss Emily Currie, as the Indian nurse, worked to bring happiness happi-ness to all and especially to Paquita whom she loved best. Keith Miller, Dean Gordon, Ernest Reimschissell, and Evan Baer complete the cast of principal characters, each playing his part very successfully. The chorus of 40 boys and girls with music of the land of romance, sang their way through the cares of the day and made a grand feista of the entire show. The orchestra added the background back-ground so necessary to this type of production. Members of the orchestra orches-tra were: First violins, Maxine Taylor, Tay-lor, Lillian Seastrand and Norma Durrant; second violins, Virginia Shelley and Vilate Boley; flute, Jun-, Jun-, ior Halliday; clarnet, Garth Myers ', and Affra McNiel; trumpets, Cecil Ray Hansen, Irene Giddings and Al- va Gooddall; base horn, Willard t Deavitt; horn, Phil Harrington; trombone, Lyle Tregaskis; cello, Mildred Mil-dred Anderson; and the two piano-' piano-' ists were Elaine Smith and Evelyn Peck. Mr. Bird and his assistant, Miss Myrtle Henderson, are to be com- ; plimented on the work accomplished in this production. Mr. Giddings was in charge of the lighting effects and George Scott conducted the advertising. adver-tising. o |