Latter Day Saints Business College - S Book Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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The Princess Pat CAST Marie Mildred Spafford Thomas Golden Jenkins Bob Darrow Ellis Johnson Tony Schmalz Ted Wheat Si Perkins Robert Pressler Grace Holbrook . Helen Westlund General John Holbrook Garth Youngberg Anthony Schmalz, Sr. John Vanden Akker Princess De Montaldo . . . . . Evelyn Gray Prince Antonio De Montaldo . . , . . Harold Johns Llewellyn Baxter Kay Lindsay Peggy Pennington Martha Sharp Cynthia Holbrook . . Marguerite Sears STAFF Directors: Music Dramatic Orchestra Business Manager Dancing Costuming Scenery Properties and Advertising Pianists . . Back Row: Jones, Director; Musical Director. Front Row: Johnson, Spafford, George H Durham Bessie Jones Frank W Asper N D Thatcher Eunice Shipp, Martha Sharp Mae Billings Asa Kienka, Esther Farnsworth Ben Hanley Robley Evans Sevy Shepherd Melba Lloyd Jean Christensen Youngberg, Wheat. Pressler, Jenkins, Vanden Akker. Durham. Sharp, Gray, Johns, Westlund. $21 107 13:.-

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Opera NE of the high lights of this years activities Was E the production by the school of the opera, lTThe Princess Pat, by Victor Herbert. The witty and interesting dialogue, the clever plot, and the catchy tunes, which we found ourselves Whistling as we left the hall at the close of the performance, all combined to make the evenings entertainment one to remember. The leading part of Princess Pat this year was taken by Evelyn Gray, who has sung the leading role in the operas of the last three years. Her acting was sin- cere and natural, and her singing showed talent and BESSIE JONES training. Evelyn has a beautiful voice, and a great deal of dramatic ability. Harold Johns played the other leading role, that of Prince Toto. His performance was excellent. Helen West- lund,s interpretation of Grace Holbrook was convincing and artistic. The con- stable tBob Pressleo and the leatinum-digging chorus girl tMartha SharpT were very good. There were one hundred and fifty people in the choruses. The singing and th dancing Were delightful. Grace and melody joined hands to give us a musical treat. All of the costumes were colorful and picturesque. George H. Durham directed the music for the opera. Bessie Jones Was the dramatic coach. May Billings had charge of the costumes, while Eunice Shipp and Martha Sharp directed the special dancing features. N. D. Thatcher was the busi- ness manager. nPrincess Pat was one of the most delightful L. D. S. operas. The mem- bers of the cast and choruses, the directors, and the other assistants, worked faith- fully and diligently to make it a success. mat 106 g;

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The Ore hestra HE L. D. S. has need to be proud of such an organization as its orchestra, which has been very prominent this year in school activities and won a high place on its own merit. Among other things it has played for numer- ous devotionals and assemblies. Its personnel is made up of twelve violins, two Violas, three cellos, two basses, one piano, one flute, one oboe, three Clarinets, one bassoon, three trumpets, one trombone, two altos, and one tympani, making up a complete instrumentation. This year we had a new innovation Which proved to be a great triumph for the orchestra when they were invited to broadcast over KSL and gave an excel- lent program. It started out With the entire orchestra playing HBallet Music from URosamunde by Shubert, and Mozartis iiSerenade. This was followed by two numbers, 'iAria by Auber, and HMinuet by Hayden, from the string quartet, which was made up of June Glade and Amelia Stevenson, Violins, David Brinton, viola, and John Fetzer, cello. The entire orchestra then played Brahm's UHun- garian Dance No. 5W Raymond Allred, Henry Engh, Arthur Ridd, and Gerald Ericksen, Who made up the brass quartet, gave Mozartis HSpring Song and Nien- delssohnis UEvening. HSpanish Dance', by Moskowski was given as finale by the entire ensemble. One of their finest bits of artistic achievement was the playing for the school opera, Vlctor Herbertis iiPrincess Pat at the West High when they covered them- selves with new laurels for their splendid work. Too much praise cannot be given Mr. Frank W. Aspen who, as leader, was an inspiration to his students. The school should feel very happy to have secured his services in keeping and ever building higher the musical standard which has been maintained by this school.