The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-16

place last night at the Opera House In tn
presence Of q large and brilliant audience
Nearly every seat In the parquette anl
dress circle was filled and q large numbe
OF spectators occupied the best places In tn
gallery. SACh fuss had been made abou
"the lass that loved o sailor" that ever,
body wanted TO see her and ind out wha
all the racket meant. Is al tsF, T .
at 8 o'clock KrameRs orchestra beeal
the introduction and few minutes ate
the curtain rolled up, displaying seen,
on thequarter deck Of the "Pinafore,
with crowd Of sailors led by the boat
swain, splicing rope and engaged in tn
various other work necessary on bsarS
ship.
The opening chorus, 1--WE sail the oceal
blue" was given In spirited style by tn
sailors, after which the appearance OF Mis-
A, @. Tracy as Little Blttercup was warmly
greeted blythe audience. She rendered Ii
excellent style the aria, "For I'm calleC
Little Buttercup," after which Mr.. r. V
Arkle (Ralph Rdckslrag) came upon th(
scene with q madrigal,
''Ths nightingale
Loved the moons bright ny,"
which was finely sung and heartily ap
plauded.
Then the boatswain announced the com
Ing on deck Of the gallant Captain Of tue
Pinatore, Mr.. G. Y. Lucas, who, as he
stepped before the audience in his brilliant
uniform, presenteda fine appearance. His
song,
"Ian the Captain Of the Piuaiore,"
with the chorus, was effectively rendered
and received commendable recognition.
JoSephine miss Nellie Sweeney received
the warm welcome OF the audience. Her
song, Sorry her lot who loves too well" +"
was most artistically sung and was heartily
enjoyed. - = Wv
fhe effect was striking when Sir Joseph.
female relatives waltzed in and took their
positions. We cannot undertake TO des-
cribe the costumes Of the ladies', for they
were many and various, and produced a
kaleidoscope effect that would put the
powers OF fashion editress TO crucial
test. It was like q mammoth nosegay OF
beautiful flowers. Sir Joseph Porter, K. @.
B.. First Lord OF the Admiralty, was
represented by Mr.. w. ]. H. Bown,
in q makeup that was decidedly effective,
viz: coat Of black velvet with golden
tights OF white satin, court
slippers, chapeau Of black velvet, etc. His
opening song, ~ am the Monarch OF the
Sea" was well received, and Miss Rose
McNaughton, as Hebe, came in with the oft
quoted "And We are his sisters and his
cousins and his aunts," in capital style.
This and the Hardly Ever" OF Capt.
C0rcOran seemed to tickle the audience
wonderfully.
When we say that Miss Nellie Sweeney
came fully up 10 what was expected Of
her, and never sang sweeter; that Miss
as Llebe was charming, and
that Miss Tracy played and sang the part
of the bum-boat woman to perfection; that
Mr.. Arkle won for himself decided tri.
umph; that Mr.. Lucas never sang in bet
ter voice; that Mr.. Hall made a capital
Dick DeaGeyc, and Mr.. Bown an admirable
Admiral, we have given to each only a few
words when they should have had para.
graphs. Mr.. Rhees, the boatswain, was
suffering from a severe cold, which some
what marred his solo, but he acted his
part we'll.
The amusing trio by josephine, Sir Jo-
stph and the Captain was-rapturously re-
ceived, and an encore demanded. All the
soloists seemed to be fully up TO and be-
yond the exactions. And no less were the
efforts OF the entire chorus. The music
by the orchestra, too, was some
thing that the city may be proud Of. Prof.
F: A. Weber, by the way, was the Musical
Director.
But We cannot attempt longer to partic.
G,,NH "a - kINaS
went Off smoothly for To- ' an initial inf presenta.
tion. There were occasional drags, and
the prompter was several times called
into requfsition, but these were the ex-
ception and not the rule. The whole per-
formance was highly creditable to the
amateur talent Of our city. Her Msjesty's
Ship has made a magnificent launch, and
joy be to all who accompany her on her
voyage tonight and tomorrow night.
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