Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-18
Local Matters.


the Leading cities in the United States an,
Europe than any other production Q
modern times. was put upon the board
last week by the BoZeman Amateur Com
pany and presented for the first time to al
Eastern Montana audience. That Boze
NANTES were only waiting for an oppor
funify to get the ''Pinafore'' fever wa.
evinced by the large audience and heart,
applause which greeted its first presents
ton at Chesnut's Hall on Thursday eve
ming. The fact that the east and choru.
were composed, wholly. of local amateurs
added somewhat. perhaps. to the interest
displayed; but the prevailing enthusiasm
arose, not from the friendship of the au.
dience for the participants flor be it known
that BoZeman is the last place on earth to
manifest any sentimental weakness or Oar.
TALLY for her own children). but because
OF the truly artistic rendition of the opera.
Considering the nervousness ALWAYS at
ter-iant upon ''first nights" and especially
as with some of the characters. it was
their first appearance on the stage, the
performance throughout was remarkably
smooth and highly creditable to the per-
formers.
The "Admiral' Of Mr. Ed. G. Anderson
was. for makeup. dignified bearing. dis
tinct enumeration and artistic acting. all
that the character suggested or the most
hppreciaiive Imagination could apparently
demand. Eds" voice was little ..off.'
on account Of Il recent cold and sore
throat. yet his singing was quite smooth
and the time and accentllatOn almost fault
less.
The captain Corcoran" of Mr.. Wisner
WAS good throughout. Although not
what might be termed IA natural actor. Mr..
Wisner is an excellent singer. and. as the
successful performance OF his part de-
pended SO much more on the latter than
the former. he performed his part admr:l-
bly, and to the evident satisfaction of the
audience.
Miss Mamie Anderson as ''JOsephne.''
in her evident appreciation and familiarity
with the character sustained. and in her al /
most faultless acting and singing. was quite
at home behind the foot-liehts. Miss Ma
mic having been raised il. BoZeman.
and but Just '.blushing" into womanhood /
very few of the audience expected any
thing more from her than an ordinary.
commonplace performance. In this. how
ever. they appeared to be most agreeahly
disappointed. for the frequent and hearty
ap, iause with Which she was greeted
demonstrated her ability both as "A singer
and actress in a most gratifying manner.
Mr.. Harold Stevens as Ralph Rack
straw" although not at his best. on ac-
count of severe cold and general inlis-
position, performed his part in creditable
manner His voice, though not strong,
is quite musical, and its pleasing effects
very noticeable in the duets. trios and
quartettes in which he took part. TO Mr..
Stevens. more than any other person, is
due the credit of overcoming the many
discouragements which from time TO time
threatened the efforts OF the amateur com ,
pany with failure: in other words, With ,
pluckng victory from apparent defeat and -,
achieving the very gratifying success
which has finally crowned their efforts.
The Little Buttercup'' of Miss Nettie
Ray was performed in manner most
creditabe TO that young lady. A little
nervousness was manifested in her opening {
solo. which was soon overcome, when she /
fairly electrified the audience by the clear
and impressive manner with which she
sang and recited. and the quaint and genu- I
inc humor she evinced in acting her part.
Mr.. Matt Anderson as '.Dick Deadeye."
although not evincing any special merit as
a 'singist." went through that part OF the
performance without any bad break, while A
his makeup and acting more than met the
expectations of his friends. He was c
dressed so as to show a grotesquely mis-
Sllapen and angular figure, and never, APP
larently. lost sight of the difficult and
ludicrous part the character he was repre-
senting required.
Miss p. Burchard as '.COusn Hebe" "
was unassuming, but remarkably pleasing,
and won golden opinions from the audi ST
ence for the faultless manner with which
she acted her part. Of
Mr.. Magnus LundWall as ..BOatswain." o.
sustained his part with that promptitude
and earnestness that clearly implied. mo OF
fooshness here" and thoroughly con- h,
WINGED the audience, ''that in spite of all
temptations to belong to other nations 4.
his comrade, Ralph. steadfastly remained n,
an Englishman. d
Miss I.ibbie Wakefield, as ''Nidship-
mite, was the embodiment OF gentle ~
manly Tar in miniature. and looked and e.
acted a. cute and vivaciOus as though 4,
70 the manor born She caused much
lherrlInent as she brought to her eye the
long spy-glass to .'take i'm the approach ~
ing Admiral and his retinue OF sisters. g
COUSINS and aunts; as, also. when she
picked up and donned the AhniIal's hat.
ana strltted up and down the stage with nc
~ much Importance and apparent dignity, NV
!" 'front.' OF the performers. III
Ill addition to the persons above men
nohed' the following ladies and gentlemen co
.VVh part as sisters, cousins, aHnts and tn
"'ors forming chorus which was an ce
s.ee'oe surprise to all, and OF which any tri
na "" Vi greater pretensions than Boze-
Nj might feel justly proud: ii,
-. a. Proffitt, Miss Glare Works, Miss th
NJ Ina Anderson, Miss Allie Warfeld, de
Ma m@ -ora Taylor, Miss Gay Woods, Miss cal
Ma,. 'iallam and Miss Annie Anderson no
Hua sl', Benz. F. Fridley, Geo. W. Jockey, vel
H., hoppy. Mason &. Guy and Benz.
Too NM, no
J. n a. w mueh praise cannot be given Mrs. NJ,
non - liard under whose musical direc- ru,
Tho rnafore" opera was produced. the
given '',ohd and last performance was Law
COMMA fiday night, and although the ey,
: house :. was not greeted with so full
audien ! we think they deserved, yet the
one, and M " was decidedly an apprecia,;ve 80.
who a,,.s u,e unanimous verdict of those A..