The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-11
THE MIKADO.
A Magnificent Representation of
the Opera by Local Talent.
Ihe Hawaiian Opera House Crowded
In Every Part-Handsome St.pa
Settings Enthusiastic Audi
ence-Numerous EncOres
and Bouquets.

opera mouse TO enjoy the first perform
ance in this city of Gilbert and Sullivan:s
Opera, The Mikado, or the Town of Titi-
! pu. We cannot remember the time
when there was larger audience in the
building. In the Royal box were His
Majesty the King, H. R. H. Princess
Liliuokalani, Hons John o. Dominis and
A. S. Cleghorn, while in the audience
were noticed members of the diplomatic
and consular corp, officers of the men-of-
war in port, and prominent residents of
the city.
The house was warm and kindly, and
was quite ready to be pleased with any
efforts of the amateurs, but when it was
found, as the piece went on, how adj
mirably it was mounted, how tasteful
were the groupings, how gorgeous the
dresses, and above all how excellently
the piece had been caste and how tho
roughly up" in both music and action
each member of the company was, kind
illness turned to enthusiasm, and applause
rang and rang through the house.
The cast was as follows:
The Mikado of Japan Mr.. R. Monteagle
Nanki Poo (his SOM -. Mr.. w. H. Hogs
Ko Ko Uord High Executioner); -,
Pooh Bah (Lord High Everything Else)
Mr. ". Levers
Pish Tush Ga Noble Lord :.:
:, -. :. 1900. Mr.. G; Widemann
Yum Yum YUM Sisters, Miss F. J. Nolte
! Peep Bo Ko Ko. Miss NJ. Lishman
Nanki Poo). 49,. Mrs. w. w. Dimond
Hi Kichi attendant to the Mikado) :.
Lo shu (Attendant to Ko Ko). ..;..;
Act Court Yard, Ko Kos House.
Act 2Ko Kos Garden.
Chorus of Ladies-Mrs. J. F. Brown,
Mrs. A. P. Peterson, Mrs. w. Berlo-
WITT, Mrs. H. Lose, Mrs. Livingstone,
Mrs. M; Keohokalole, Misses Birch Fan,
ming, Walker, Eva Hart, Lyle, Jane and
Minis, Mary Rowland, Alice Clark, Eve
lyn Dexter and Ida Dover
Chorus of Gentlemen-Messrs. w. w
Dimond. Geo. E. Smitnies, w. Ric'
ardson, w. T. Monsanat, w S. NJ
J.Waibel, j. Hubash, r. More, J. q
F. Kruger, w. G. Greig, f Stilee
A. Widemann, Jr., M. Phillip
| Wolff, G. Kaiser, w. 3rash, G. : lsos,
s. E. PIERCE, y Davidson, c. Warren
and Vaugha,
Punctually at s O'Clock, Prof. Berger
| the bandmaster, and five members OF
| the band entered the orchestra, and were
loudly applauded as they took their seats
| attired in Japanese costume. A moment
later Prof. Sauvlet the musical conductor,
made his appearance, and in his get-up
looked every inch like a real Jap. The
| overture to the Mikado was well played
| by the orchestra, Mana Widemann pre-
siding at the piano.
The opera opens with chorus of men,
eff you want to know" This was adj
| mirably rendered, the bass and tenor
LENDING we'll and being properly bal
anced The grouping of these gentle
men of Japan" was very effective, and
the change in attitude, during the chorus,
we'll done. The use OF the fan, through
out the piece, was very appropriate and
pretty adjunct. Indeed the fans told
much of the story-they were angry, they
were playful, they could even be pathe-
tic. and then again they were really use
full. The gentlemen of the chorus must be
l
The entrance of Nanki-POo (Mr. w.
II. Hoogs) commenced the interest in the
piece. His rendering of A Wand'ring
Minstrel " at once stamped him as one
of the foremost tenors in the city. His
voice is clear as bell, fresh and plea
SAINT. A true tenor is rare to find, and
Mr.. Hoogs is fortunate to possess it.
Nothing in long time has given US so
much pleasure as to hear those clear and
well-trained notes. Then there is GER
tain dash about the style with which
MIR. Hoogs delivers his numbers and
PLAYS his part. To say that the tenor
looked we'll, will 60 without saying, all
tenors are handsome, and Mr.. Hogs is a
tenor. Throughout the piece the tim.
bre" of Mr.. Hogs voice lent marked
{ success to the performance.
After the very pretty tenor solo, came
. song "Our great Mikado" by Pish
Tush (Mr. Carl Widemann) which was
very well rendered, and then came for
, ward Pooh Bah (Mr. w. Fl. Lewers) in a
most admirable makeup. His render.
ing of the song young man, despair
and his acting throughout the opera de-
serves the highest credit. In concerted
: music, his voice was exact and showed
, cultivation as was amply displayed II
3 the quartette $50, please you, Sir" the
Z. trio IL am SO proud" of the first act
i. and several numbers in the second act
Mr.. Levers powers as a comedian art
! of very high order. His rendering OF hi
part was perfect.
9 Then came Ko-Ko mr.. E. Faxol
: Bishop), the Lord High Executioner
! with a heart so tender that he could no
slaughter guinea pig. The character /
exouisitely funny, and Mr.. Bishop Gel
tainlv made the most of the fun. Any
thing more comical than the love-makln
scene between Ko-Ko and Katisha, Q
the scene where the unfortunate execu
d toner finds he has executed, or rathe
o has been supposed to have executed, tn
Mikado's son, or perhaps best OF a
when Ko-Ko tries to reconcile himself
Yum-Yum's accepting the caresses
Nanki-Poo-in which there is such ae
mlrable bye-play-will be hard to bes
on the Hawaiian or any other stage. MI
= Bishop as he natures improves in
menseIv as a comedian. He is Away
oood. but he has rarely shown so well
70 in the Mikako. We are inclined to n
b gard it as his greatest histrionic success
is or course it should have been "piat
~ aux DANES" but the Mikado is essel
tally an opera in which the male porto
Of the company has to carry the mai
n interest. the piece. unlike most OF Gl,oe
81 and Suilivan's operas. Thus we na'
"a been obliged toput the gentlemen ane s'