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Show HARVEY L. TAYLOR CHESTER J. MEYERS Director Director of Night Classes Dramatic Art ANOTHER page has been added to Weber's history, and another dream has been realized by the establishment of a Dramatic Art Class in Weber College. Ogden City, Weber County, Northern Utah as a whole, have felt for some time the need of dramatic development; and now Weber has reached the stage where she is able to fill the position expected of her, that of being a dramatic center for not only northern Utah, but for the other Intermountain states as well. The aims and aspirations of the new department are to lift the Drama here in the West to its proper sphere among the fine arts, and to become a fully equipped and competent dramatic laboratory for the entire Intermountain region. To this end, capable instructors have been procured to lead in the dramatic arts, thousands of dollars worth of new dramatic equipment has been installed, and above all, students of Weber and the people of the surrounding country are united in the work of elevating the new department to the fulfillment of its dreams. THE TRYSTING PLACE NOT A MAN IN THE HOUSE THE KLEPTOMANIAC One-Act Plays AUTUMN QUARTER THE Dramatic Art Department made its public debut just prior to the Christmas holidays, when it presented three one-act plays. Weber's new scenery made its premier appearance to Ogden people at this time. The first play, Booth Tarkington's "The Trysting Place," was one of the most equisite comedies staged. The second play, "The Kleptomaniac," was a clever farce woven around the complications resulting from a lost purse. The third play, "Not a Man in the House," was a farcical comedy portraying the difficulty of keeping a man out of the house. Students of dramatic art, under the direction of Harvey L. Taylor, were the characters. SPRING QUARTER PEOPLE of Ogden were given another treat in dramatics during the fore part of May, when five one-act plays were presented by the Dramatic Art Department under the direction of Professor C. J. Myers. The first of these was the most famous of Irish plays, "Spreading the News," a comedy by the renowned Lady Gregory. The second play was "Joint Owners in Spain," a humorous picture of life in an old ladies' home. The third play, "Their Aunt from California," was filled with laugh-provoking complications arising from the expecting of an aunt and a dressmaker at the same time. "The Burglar," that old, but ludicrous story of the cat, accused of being a burglar, was the next production. The last play of this series was "Her First Assignment," a farce woven around the efforts of a young girl to get her first news item, and the ultimate recovery of stolen bon-bon dishes. Thirty-four students of the dramatic art classes took part in these plays. Dramatic Art ANOTHER page has been added to Weber's history, and another dream has been realized by the establishment of a Dramatic Art Class in Weber College. Ogden City, Weber County, Northern Utah as a whole, have felt for some time the need of dramatic development; and now Weber has reached the stage where she is able to fill the position expected of her, that of being a dramatic center for not only northern Utah, but for the other Intermountain states as well. The aims and aspirations of the new department are to lift the Drama here in the West to its proper sphere among the fine arts, and to become a fully equipped and competent dramatic laboratory for the entire Intermountain region. To this end, capable instructors have been procured to lead in the dramatic arts, thousands of dollars worth of new dramatic equipment has been installed, and above all, students of Weber and the people of the surrounding country are united in the work of elevating the new department to the fulfillment of its dreams. THE TRYSTING PLACE NOT A MAN IN THE HOUSE THE KLEPTOMANIAC One-Act Plays AUTUMN QUARTER THE Dramatic Art Department made its public debut just prior to the Christmas holidays, when it presented three one-act plays. Weber's new scenery made its premier appearance to Ogden people at this time. The first play, Booth Tarkington's "The Trysting Place," was one of the most equisite comedies staged. The second play, "The Kleptomaniac," was a clever farce woven around the complications resulting from a lost purse. The third play, "Not a Man in the House," was a farcical comedy portraying the difficulty of keeping a man out of the house. Students of dramatic art, under the direction of Harvey L. Taylor, were the characters. |