Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-30
THE nlIhA.


" rInaforO sung by tno Lancaster Uom-
psuy,
Tho Thanksgiving attraction nc tho
opera house was tho rendition Of Gilbert
aud Sullivan's bright and tuuoful opera,
"Pinaforc," ;" aud everybody who could get
within tho building, FOR " was packed, went
and listened, with Guc complaCCncy, so the
frat roal attompt III homo talent iu
tho operatio line This littlO opera still
holds great degree OF popular estimation,
because tho CharIGteriStiUS OF II arc those
which captured the public at its intro
duoton, and which will cause II for
much longer tmo To "bOb up
Fereuoly' now aud then with It's bright
melodies aud charming features. ThcrO
was some apprehension that th1 project Of
organizing aud dIillinga company 10 ring
tue opera would result tunsuccoSsiully but
tho managers have reason, wo may ~ the
start say, Tor graduation. proG Chris.
Burger and Mr. Harry IIartmyur, who
were tho gentlemen who undertook tho
TASK, had au ArluDus aud not overly rl,ns.
nnt labor tn their efforts to bring tho nat
urll adverse procliyitics OF amateurs into
| subsection, and they can bh assured that
their efficient enduavors wCIo highly an.
preciatod. There wCyO about forty pCuplc
| IN the cast, aud the royClty OF tho thing
| and the anxiety Of friends for tho success
VI Nuu NpUIduyt lhCllCN II uCkice OF GA
| pcctancy and fear throughout tho largo
| audience, which, however, disappeared
| when the curtain was Tung up aud tho
| familiar dcaL OF tho Callaut "PiuaCoro
| WAS disclosed. The audience got good
| natured at once, and nobody was wicked
| enough to say anything bat words CON.
| mendatory therefore, not being noted Ion
| undue fendshugss, wo do not in
| tho least feel inclined TO closely criticiSc,
| for the performance met every reasonable
| expectation. The chorus was numerically
| strong and showed no small dcgIco Of
| ability In its reuditiDns. la one or two
| OF its efforts there vas noticeable a good
conception Of the significance oi tho music
| which was sung with tno effect, but moro
life and VigOr will greatly augment
the excellence OF the chorus as dsmuustra
| ted l1at evening, Not for other reason
than that of following our rule, wo may
mention several o. tho principal charac
| ters. Miss Leila BaCr's voice enabled her
to sing the part of JOSCphiHG with much
satisfaction ~ the audience, aud as Butter
| cup, Miss Katie Shirk deserves no l,ttlc ap
| probation, Sh1 is fortunate in her COM
prehcnsion Of her part aud natural
vivacity enables hcr 90 well interpret the
| rode, only that blg phantom, stage flight,
rose up BOW and then. Miss Li2G0G YCGkCr
| also observes iNeuiipu Tor hJT mCll ltDTlDuS
| lmpeg,OnatiDu Of Hjs Sir. Harry Shut.
a. D.cL DsGicyt, ovtucei 10 little ability,
his makeup being very effective and his
| acting good. The charming little song
| from Strauss opera "pGincu Mpthusa'ah, "
"rho DotIGJ 90 the l. was sung by
Mr. Shult2, and was received with ap-
plause. Mr.. Shut should have, however,
moro confidence .u himself. Mr.. John
Wariel showed up altogether satisfactorily
as BIZ Bobstay aud Nr. ). \. PrCzingcr
as SIR Joseph, Mr.. Wm SchlaucA as Ralph.
aud Mr. j. +. Hciuiish as Captain
COycordH al merit praise. As q
whole the performance was really
possessing or N rE, and thus a'tomp, az
tho rendition o. 0p3ra By o homo com
pany was very satisfactory. Only, IT we
may b1 permitted 20 suygoat there ought
10 be more lie aud viEog displayed by
every individual
There were n1.hinr bat words 0t praise
from most Of tho aulicuc0 upon tho con
clusion Of tho play the costumes wcr0
elegant, the ladies pretty aud tho goutle'
men handsome. The opera is repeated this
evening, T. chart Cor reserved seats having
been open, last evening. ThOsa who go
to night =. reasonably anticipates a better
performance than lat Cyoniur, and sc
know 'hoy viii enjoy It.