Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
pINAFoRg AFLoAT AGAIN.
Richmond Catching the Fever for the re
xIxaI Of IL Like the Rest of the World.

That old favorite III. VI. S. Pinafore: or,
,ba I"ss chat Loved n Sailor will be pre-
sented at the Academy of Music the latter
mart of this week for the beneht OF the
Society for the Preservation OF Virginia
An,iouities. There will be performances
ON FRIDAY and Saturday evenings ana
special Saturday matinee. -,
The company OF amateurs wnlGh VIII
nresent tho opera Will be one OF the best
ever ORGANIZED in Richmond, and includes
many of our best local singers. The DO
senhine will be Mrs. Warren Mech!lng.
Mrs. Mechling. who is the soprano oil As
cen sion church, Washington, ID. g., is
beautiful woman and has an exquisite
voice. She is an amateur actress or re-
markable merit, and her acting ana sing
ing of the part has been highly prai sed by
northern critics. She is niece OF war
rem. the well known composer, and IN
berits his talent in no little degree. Mrs.
Carrie Steude-Rowe, who will be Butter
cnn. has sung very often in amateur
operas i'm this city, and will sing the pretty
music that Sullivan wrote tor that cba-
racter in charming manner. Inc ueoe
will he Mrs. III. A. Tabb, aud a better Hebe
could not have been selected. Mrs laoo ls
one of the charming women IN hchmoho
and her portrayal OF the part Will De grace
full and dignihed IN the extreme. Inc haipn
N9ckAtfhW IL 1fI. li'iiloo
tenor soloist of st. Paul's church choir,
and those who attend that church well
know the beautiful quality OF his voice,
which ia pure, sweet lyric tenor. MT. T..
/ Kemplin. of All-Saints' choir, will be
Canaan Corcoran, Mr.. Friend, Of Peters
burg. will be SiI Joseph Porter, MIR. Dou,,
class Ieftwich will be the Boatswaln, ana
Mr.. Charles l.. Eubank will be the BOAT
swajn's Mate. These are all admirable Sc
lections. Mr.. X. B. Shepherd Will lie DICK
Deadeye. and his portrayal OF that queer
character will be surprise even TO those
who know what finished actor and singer
he ia. HIS makeup" will be something
great. =" and he Will infuse rich ana IRE
sistible vein of comedy INTO the dialogue.
The chorus is very strong. III all some
fifty OF more voices. and las been selected
from the very best amateur talent III the
city. There was full rehearsal Tor cast,
chorus, and orchestra at the Academy lasI
FRIDAY night. The entire opera was SUM
IN n snlendid manner. so much 80 that
several prominent musical people VINO were
present predicted That the opera would DO
one OF the most successful amateur per-
formances ever seen IN tins CIV.
The costumes which have been made lot
the company are very pretty, ahu lne
scenery. which was painted IN New YORK,
will be the best "Pinatore" scenery ever
put on a Richmond stage.
The opera Will lie produced under the
management of Mr.. Shepherd, who Is the
prime mover III the affair and deserving
of Great credit for the manner IN which ne
has organized the company and rehearsed
the opera. Mir. j. Emory Shaw Will direct
the opera. 49,.
The object for which the opera Is given
is most laudable one, one that appeals
strongly to every Vireinian-the pleserVa-
tion Of NirotDia anti0iIlties