The daily gazette., 1880-02-11
SECOND EDITION
Anssssesssents.
'.PINAroRE" LAST EVENING.


The performance of II. M. S. Pinqfore
iast evening, by the Juvenile Company
was success artistically and financially.
Judging from the audience last evening
Ptnafore Is heldin pleasant remembrance
BY our theatre goers. The auditorium
was hiled and there were but few seats
vacant In the gallery.
The play was we'll mounted, the ship
scene teing that used BY tue N Millard Club
opera, and which is by far the finest
scene that has been used In this city.
The children were all In good voice,
not only 'h1 principal characters, bur
the choruses They showed by the
faithfulness with which they rendered
the opera that gres: pains had been
taken with them In rebearsing. Most of
the company was made up by children
Of this city, but there were several from
Eord's Juvenile Company, notably
Master Willie and John Smith, who as-
somed the roles Of Sir Joseph and Cdpta,n
Corcordn respectively, in a manner that
wonld put to shame some who are sup
posed 70 ba pf0Fessional. Their singine
was good, while they looked and acted
the characters In such o ndiue manner
as to call forth uDstinted applause. Miss
M. Waller as "Buttercup," was charm
ing. She sang with great ease and did
uOt DBCAn U0 tu0 l6nEt Gil UAII UHH6Q
from the lsrge audience before ber. Il
was hard to believe that she had never
been on the stage before. From the
manner In which she sang and rendered
her lines o person would naturally be-
lieve that she was q professional MISS
l.. Bailey, who assumed the character OF
Josephine" in the absence Of Miss
Lizzie Mincher, did the part ex csadingly
we'll. She was so small that she looked
almost like q midget on the stage. but
she could sing, and did SO with q will.
When she sang the lines, .'Sorry her
lot, who loves too WE'LL" the audience at
its conclusion rewarded her with rapt u
| rous applause. While her singing
pleased the audience, her acting was ~
well received, in fast, using a. homely
expression, "She was just too cute TO,
any thing"
The remainder of the characters were
| equally as we'll sustained. NJ aster q.
Bertelette made an exceedingly good
- Boats vain" and Master Frank Hae-
drlck good "Dick Desdeye."
The performance was very enjoyable
throughout and gave entire satisfaction
| Mrs. Hayes. who trainedsthe children
deserves the thanks of the audience fol
such performance Of "Her Majesty d
Ship Pfnafore."
~ "BUFFALo BILL"
On Monday evening next the reno own-
cd scout and Indian fighter, "BuffalU
Bill" will appear at the Opera House in
his new play of the "Knights of the
Plains" buffalo Bilr' is so well
known here that it Is hardly necessary
20 add anything to his already world
wide reputation. The play in which he
acts was written expressly for him, and
gives full scope to his pow-rs as an
actor. His large company Includes n
uumDer OF " arm Spring Indians, who
will during the play treat the audience
to a representation of their war dances,
etc. The Opera House will no doaSt be
crowded with his admirers.
''PIRArEs OF PENzANCE."
The new opera OF Gilbert & Sullivan
the "PIratHs of Penzance," will be pre-.
sented at the Opera House some evening
next week. IL will be presented undeI
the supervision Of Mr.. D'Ogle CarLe,
Messrs. Gi bert & 8 lUns manager.
IN Speaking of the opera tho New / ORR
Times Of January LIST, says:
The performance was received with
the utmost enthusiasm, and it was evi-
dent that the new piece was "a success.
There Is an underlying current
OF humor which shows the talent of Mr.
Gilbert in this peculiar line, and II
would be impossi BILE for q confirmed
misanthrope to refrain from merrlment
over 1t. 1t Is well put upon the stage,
ana Is picturesque from first to last. The
amusement that Is caused by incongru-
Gus situations and the absurd gravity
with which the pretended seri ousness OF
cause of irrepressible laughter last
night. The text Is 80 full of points thai
it can hardly be appreciated at single
hearing.