The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-06
A REVIEWER REVIEWED.
4 wheeling Correspondent OF the New
York Music Trade Review on Our Anna
teuF PInAf0FS Company.

4 wheeling Correspondent OF the View
York Music Trade Review on Our Anna
IeuF PlnAf0FS Company.
Editors IntslHEsneer.
'Hark ye, my merry friend, hast ever
thought that meath gay and frivolous ex.
terror there may lurk canker worm
which is slowly but surely eating It's way
into ones very hearth
We are not Of the crew, nor Of the sic.
ters or cousins or aunts, nor belong to
'JOsle's" renowned orchestra, or in any
way hold a position Officially" in the per
formance Of "Pinafore," yet take an indy
ing interest in the success Of the opera,
from the fact that anything Of musical
nature by home talent seems to us should
be encouraged by simple, well intended
suggestions; not bitter criticisms, showing
that the canker worm jealousy had eaten
It's way into the heart Of the writer. Such
criticisms make one feel like drumming
on window.pane, "Tra La" Ia, to the air
of Though I'm anything but clever l
could talk like that forever"
We are sorry; indeed, that "Tra La" a
Wheeling correspondent Of the New York
Music TrGde RerieE,, Is not pleased with the
recent performance Of our "Pinafore," and
we are "sad and sorry" and see the spirit
Of hostility, dressed up in very ragged
English, run through the whole Contribu-
ton, full Of prejudice against the company
with an endeavor to put Wheeling musl-
clans down 10 q very low standard.
wheeling was pleased; the papers could
not find words strong enough for praise"
says "Tra La" Very true, our papers
lpere enthusiastic in their praise; they were
glad it trdS a success. Were they blind in
their praise? We hope not. Our report
ers are no fools; they knew that there
were imperfections; that there were mis-.
takes and shortcomings; but in spirit OF
local patriotism, they encouraged far more
than they discouraged. They, with the
true instinct OF what was right and proper
to be said, said 1t, and how lar nobler; how
far more manly their announcements
sounded than cold unsympathetiC cen.
sure.
We know full well that most OF It's parti.
cipants were keenly alive to their short
comings, "Tra La" tells us "there was
nothing funny about it, being too seriously
DONE" We can assure him that the lar.
ger portion Of our people were glad it was
done so quietly, and did not have too
much OF the professional stage about It.
Josephine" he says, Sung with no
conception Of what maiden in love would
act like" 1--WE are striving TO catch the
drift OF that, for II seems rather shady.)
Miss Sweeney's acting was quiet and
digni6ed, and her singing superb. Al.
though she did sing one or two passages
an octave lower than written, (''Tra La
writes: the part was taken by contraltO
voice, difficult passages omitted, sung an
octave lower than written.") II was done
for relief, as we all know that her stock Of
physical strength Is not great. The omis.
sions were not made because the passages
were difficult, but because they seemed
unnecessary repetitions.
"Ralph forgot to make love, had too
much singing to do" Perhaps little in.
cident that occurred at one OF the rehear.
sails will serve as fitting reply to this:
Ralph. "Yet would l breath it once
more, and then p0rchance be silent ever
more; Josephine, / am a British sailor,
and love you" Try that once again Mr..
Ankle, with lille more tenderness in the
last words. The words were repeated ;
still, not TO the satisfaction of the gallant
Captain; "once again, please" Oh, but
/ do not like 10 say that 10 much. These
words, and many other little actions were
pleasantly remembered by US. They
proved Mr.. Arkle to be gentleman as
well as an Englishman.
"0h, poor Sir Joseph! You are laid
out before us, as acting your part like an
old man who had been robbed OF all his
money, and wanted public sympathy.
Never mind, although you made yourself
out to be AFFORD that IlloHS the WATER
one evening, you can stand the taunts
quite bravely, as that hornpipe won o
wreath Of sunhoWers for you.
Dick Deadeye" was second best, and
yet decidedly too dead, in "Tra Las" est.
nation. We enjoyed "Dick's" acting ex-
Geedingly well although he was ugly, and
hated for 1t; his singing was good.
AS tor our gallant Captain, II he did sing
himself red in the face, as "Tra La" says,
it was not for the commiseration OF the
audience, although every one knows that
boil on the neck can be very painful.
Mr.. Lucas had for month past assisted
in all the parts, and had worked untiringly
for the success of the "Pinafore." All
honor and praise to him for the pleasure
he has afforded Wheeling.
uGo0dness me, why what was haiy
Silence DO, 1t was The out."
"a Kittens claws can scratch love,
You think II Is not sol
feel that they can scratch, love
| And make thR rad hIno6 dn,v II