The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

one Sabbath day, captivates a noble
man. who. seeing the future that awaits
the girl, induces here TO leave her
father and brother and go to the cap
ital TO study The girl undergoes a
struggle between love and ambition, but
the latter triumphs and after inducing
the nobleman to provide for the wants
of her parent, she secretly departs
from her mountain home. Her father,
assuming that his child has deserted
him to lead a life of shame. throws
away the gold she left behind her. and
the first act ends with strong scene en-
acted by the despairing father and the
surrounding villagers, who try to con-
sole him. Act finds Laurine at the
height of her triumph as a singer, and
the ward OF the nobleman, who has had
her educated. She is oppressed, how
ever, by thoughts of her deserted home,
and overhearing the conversation of the
nobleman's friends, who speak slight
ingly of her reputation, she becomes
aware for the first time of the false po-
sition she occupies, and flies from the
scene OF revelry and resolves to return
to her mountain home. She has no
sooner left than her foster brother and
the village minister enter in search of
her. The nobleman is thunderstruck
to find that she has flown and the sec
ond act closes as the party breaks up in
CONSERVATION. The third act opens with
a night scene in the village church with
the services in progress. The deserted
father is kneeling at the grave of Lau-
rine's mother, singing plaintively of mis-
woes. AS the daughter enters, the
church choir is heard rendering hymn,
and she again joins in, taking her old
part The father hears her, and at
first thinks her figure that of a ghost,
but recognizes his child and repulses
her She pleads her innocence in vain
until the arrival of the pastor, her
brother and the nobleman together con-
vince her father that she is still STAIN
less.
That portion of the opera which is to
be illustrated in concert form tomorrow
evening is the opening scene in the vii
lage church where the count first hears
Laurine'S voice
Mr. George D. Piper will leave Salt
Lake on a flying trip to Omaha on
Tuesday morning, his last appearance
for the present being at the Stephens
testimonial in the tabernacle tomorrow
night. Mr.. Piper expects to be gone
about a week. looking over the location
for the Utah exhibit at the Omaha ex-
position, and on his return it is prob
able that said Pasha' may be done
in Provo and Logan. Mr.. Burton is
quiries received, that the opera can be
repeated an afternoon and evening
here. though it will probably be some
time in the future.
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Miss Rachel Ford. the pretty girl who
plays the leading part in Our Flat,
is the daughter of Colonel Burton, in
spector general of the United States
army, with headquarters at the Pre-
sidio in San Francisco. Miss Ford has
been the recipient of some marked at
tentions from army people during her
brief stay here. Her father is we'll
known to Colonel and Mrs. Kent and
others of the fort people, and paid
visit tc this post not long since.
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The fact that 900 people were packed
into the Eleventh ward hall on Friday
evening last at the testimonial concert
to the Maori chief, and that fully an
other 500 were unable to obtain adj
mission, has induced the committee in
charge to repeat the excellent pro-
gramme rendered on that occasion, and
the Assembly hall has been secured
for that purpose, on Wednesday even
ing next. 1t is understood that the hall
will be thrown open free, but that an
opportunity will be given all who de-
sire to contribute to the testimonial
fund. The programme viii be the same
as that rendered on Friday evening,
except that Mr.. Pyper's place will be
filled by Mr. Thomas Ashworth.
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The theatre will be closed until Fri
day and Saturday of this week, when
the amateur dramatic society known
as the Salt Lake Dramatic company,
under the direction of Miss Ruth Ed