Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11
Salt Lake High School Juniors
Amuse Their Friends,
AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAM
Operetta, in Two Parts, IL Decided-
~ Clever Effort, Abandoning In
Hits and Rich Tske-Offs.


To the pulsating swing Of airs that
set the nerves a-tingle, the juniors Oh
the Salt Lake High school sang away
the evening at the historic old theater
last night Merry Qurp and we'll
aimed Jest were mingled with the dash
Of the music, and pretty girls in yacht
| ing costumes.
II was a big evening for everybody
| for the juniors, who shOne resplendent-
| ~; for the seniors, who seemed to get
! humiliation;and for the audience which
enjoyed the entertainment thoroughly
from start TO finish.
II was no small audience, either Be
fore 5 O'clock they started to come,
and by the time the curtain rose at
$50. the old playhouse was crowded
to the limit. Even third circle home
Of the gods Of the gallery and peanuts
and plug, took on gala attire and
swelled out with dainty ribbons
and pretty girls There wasn't
an available seat left In the building,
and though The three fans DuzZed nobly,
II was very, very warm. However, the
audience, In the enjoyment OF the exer-
cises. forgot about that, which is the
highest tribute they could pay, They
exempllhed what might have been an
old proyerb, Laugh and IL shall not
seem warm
For the juniors had the laughs to
give, and they SERVED them out in
lunches large and clustering. They
sang songs about themselves their
teachers. their friends the seniors, and
nj L. ia IA
there was a. little solar pleXus jolt that
conyulsed the audience. They initiated
the senior girls, told about halr-cutting
adventures Of recent memory, and had
very good time all around. So did
the audience. which was more TO the
point.
The signal success of the juniors as
entertainers means considerable for
their attempt was more ambitious than
that Of any class that preceded them
Where before a class was content to
follow out time-honored aud time
worn costumes OF having simply a pro-
gram with a cock sure speech on the
destiny Of man, and then song, and
then another cock-sure speech, the jun
Tors of last night put on an operetta.
written by themselves and beautifully
staged. The music was very well cho-
sen from recent operas the words being
on people and topics Of interest TO High
school students The costuming was
one Of the prettiest features OF the
evening The pretty little girls In the
class-and II is remarkable how many
pretty girls there are in this class-were
attlred In white duck yachting gowns,
with blue braid on their Jackets and on
their caps. The boys In the class wore
white duck trousers with black sack
coats and yachting caps braided sim
ilarly to those OF the girls.
The house was won on the opening
chorus. The curtain rose on a wood
scene, and TO the stirring strain Of a
popular air, the members of the class
executed a neat march In and broke
into very pretty song. There was |
nothing to It after that-every song and |
every number won It's applause and It's |
measure of laughter.
The plot Of tho opsSa centered prin- |
cipally around President Nicholas |
Smith OF the senior class, who, as the |
play worked out, was captured by the |
juniors, had his hair cut Off, was put
In jail and had numerous adventures.
10 the plot, three senior gos-
sips were captured by the class. as
were also several freshmen. The whole
thing was well worked out and was
bright and catchy.
Perhaps the best thing on the pro-
gram was the military march at the
opening OF act two. The music for
this march was written by member
lf the class, Mr., VIII Bateman, and II
shows more than little ability. II
was tuneful, and had military swing
hat was decidedly inspiring The
svolutions Of the march We're very
pretty and well worked out, the num-
Der being the most heartily encored OF
my during the evening. Those who
ook part were Misses Marjorie Mil
ron, Mamie Parker, Maud McCarger,
eva Dicks, Louise Madison, Alta
aawlins, Louise Bosom and Helen
}oxrud; Messrs. Lee Turner. Harold
ieffron, Creighton Brown. Lawrence
'remayne, Leroy Bourne, VIII NuttaH
nd Dale Pitt. Each OF these carried
sabre and wore campaign hat, the
-irls with broad yellow stripes over
heir shoulders the boys with the yell
ow stripes of cayalrymen.
While the march was the prettiest
lumber that which got the biggest
augh and was the best from the stand
oint OF bufoonery, was the take-off
n three senior girls, called Senior
ossips." Three OF the Junior boys. wall
'ateman. Falrchild Sherman and Roy
VILLAINS, were attired in girls dresses
hat were in themselves more than
lughable, and those who know the
iris burlesqued say that II was done
erfectly. AT any rate, II was funny
nough to one who didn't see the per-
onal side OF IT,
What seemed 10 be n coup on the | ,
enlors was effected when four Of the
iniors came in front Of a drop and
ing senior songs The seniors after
le program said that these weren't :
ielr songs az all--that they were sim
" some bait which was put IN the way
the juniors and that the young peo-
e bit Tonight will tell the tale.
The closing number was a good might
ing and march by the entire class,
hich was very pretty indeed. The SEN
hold forth ~ fha oae,a tf,,.. i "