Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-19

4 VDRY decided Nccesa OF III
~ tercst In amateur thcatricals
~ Ia noticeable at tho U. A. c.
this season. says a Logan let
tor to The News In tho past history
OF the institution the annual efforts
have been limited 10 a single produce
tIon. This year, on the contrary, wc
arc to have at least three plays ana
possibly more. a little over two weeks
ago the high school students did nome
very creditable work In the well known
farce, Mr.. Bob" the same play which
the University Dramatic club appeared
In with signal success number OF
years ago. The a c. players presenter
this farce three times In Logan anu
also gave 1t In neighborlng towns,
The greatest event Of tho sohoo! year
VIII. however, be the presentation on
March OF Clyde Fitch's New York SO
clety drama, "The Climbers" Eigh-
teen of the college students have been
hard at work since November In the
effort TO realize perfectly the various
characters of the play. Only those
who arc familiar with the drama can
appreciate how ambitious Is the selec-
ton of this play. Not only are the
leading characters extremely difficult
and emotional roles, but the costuming
and the staging OF the play both pre-
sent unusual difficulties Prof y. a
Petersen, who is coaching the COM
pany. is very we'll satisfied with the
progress so far made, and confidently
predicts an unusually brilliant success.
The leading parts are in the hands of
Miss Nan Nibley. Miss Lulu Ormsby.
Miss Hclvia Hansen, and Messrs. Otte.
Major and Goodwin. Each of these
players has fully entered into the
spirit of his part-In fact. has given
as complete and total realization OF
the role as can be hoped for in ANA
teur theatrlcals. The probability Is
that the troupe VIII accept the very
courteous invitation of the University
OF Utah Dramatic club to present
The Climbers" in the Salt Lake the
ater.
Several of the college fraternities
and societies are planning to give the
atrlcal evenings in the college chapel
during the remainder of the year The
Agricultural club already has re-
hearsals for such an entertainment
we'll under way. They intend to give
three short farces, the chief one being
translation from a French play based
on Mark Twain's skit Editing an
Agricultural Paper" The translation
which Is somewhat localized for effect
was made by Prof Arnold who is also
coaching the play
Last Saturday evening the students
ana FACULTY OF the A G. were most
delightfully."- entertained by the rendl-
ton OF Pinero's "Trelawney Of the
Wells" which was given in the Logan
Opera House by the University of
Utah Dramatic club. The players met
with most enthusiastic and hearty
welcome from an audience which filed
every scat in the house, and which
was largely composed OF a. c. people.
i The entire senior class OF AZ members
attended In a body as the guests of the
Alumni association. and occupied the
center section of the parouet A rous-
Ing spirit of appreciation made the
players give. as they said, the best
performance they had yet rendered
After the play a banquet was served
To them by the casts of Mr. Bob" and
The Climbers" About 80 people sat
down at tables scattered about tho
stage and in the wings. and lmpromptu
speeches were made by Miss Babcock.
Miss Charlotte Stewart and by n num-
Der of players from both schools