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Show Road Shows are Successful In Six Wards The six ward houses of the Alpine stake were filled to capacity Tuesday, Tues-day, November 2, as throngs of people peo-ple turned out to see the annual M. I. A. road show. The acts were brought to various wards by traveling travel-ing groups of players rotating in merry-go-round style from one ward to another, each group finishing finish-ing in its own ward. Special readings read-ings and musical numbers were given giv-en in the wards between acts while the stage was being cleared and reset re-set for the next ward's act. The First ward presented an act entitled, "Let's Go To Mutual," written writ-ten and directed by Mrs. A. F. Gais-ford. Gais-ford. A series of tableaus showed how the various teachings and units of the M. I. A. promote better American Amer-ican citizenship. They wrere: drama, dra-ma, music, dancing, public speaking and a representative from each class in the Mutual. "Indians Wocing," taken from the M. Men and Gleaner course of study was given by the Second ward, written writ-ten and directed by Howard Timp-son Timp-son and Mrs. Rintha Christensen. The act centers about the son of an Indian chiefton who disregards his father's advice to marry into his own tribe. Instead he woos and wins the daughter of an arrow-maker arrow-maker in an enemy tribe. The mar- riage brings about peaceful relations between the two tribes. An outstanding out-standing feature of this act was an Indian dance by Owen Christensen. "A Night of Romance," the Third ward entry, depicted the parting of two lovers at the gate of the girls heme and the happy reunion of the couple a year later at the same place. Arthur Gordon and Helen Chamberlain took the leading parts of the lovers and demonstrated their ability as singers. "I am Music," written and directed direct-ed by Miss Mary Pulley and Mrs. Ora Chipman, showed the various types of music including Negro, Spanish and American and that music is for young, middle-aged and old. "Mothers Love and Loyalty," by the Alpine ward, written and directed di-rected by O. W. Wiser, pictured the reuniting of an Indian mother with her daughter who had been stolen tirety. Anyone outside of the performers per-formers and their directors who wish to see it there will be a small admission ad-mission charge. years before by a white man. At the reunion the maiden is torn between be-tween the desire to return to civilization civiliz-ation with her foster father and the urge to stay in the wilderness with her mother. The mothers love proves the strongest tie. The Highland ward presented, "Building a House of Youth," written writ-ten by Dean White and directed by Mac Groesbeck. The framework of a small house in the center of the stage represented the body. The actors came in carrying boards representing rep-resenting proper conduct, Faith, Honesty, Ambition, Vision, Virtue, Clean Body and Mind which were placed on the house. After the building was finished the words of the Savior were read "and the winds came and the rain fell and beat upon up-on the house, and it fell not because be-cause it was builded upon a rock." Tonight (Friday), November 5th, the acts will be repeated at the j Firmage hall so that actors and directors di-rectors may see the show in its en- |