The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-09
THE MIKADO.
A Magnificent Representation of
the Opera by Local Talent.
The Hawaiian Opera House Crowded
IN Every Part-HandsOme Stage
Settings - Enthusiastic Audi
ence-NumerOus Encores
and Bouquets.

A large and brilliant audience assem-
bled yesterday evening at the Hawaiian
Opera house to ENJOY the first perform
ance in this city of Gilbert and Sullivan's
Opera, The Mikado, or the Town of Tit
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. Ii. Hoogs
Ko Ko (Lord High Executioner) ~,
Pooh Bah Gord High Everything Else)
Pish Tush Ga Noble Lord. ..........
........... Mr.. C. Widemann
Yum yum YUM Sisters, ;. Miss F. J: Nolte
Katisha Gan elderly lady in love with
Nanki Poo). Mrs. w. w. Dimond
Hi Kichi (Attendant to the Mikado).
w. Il. Monsarrat
Lo Shu attendant to Ko Ko). 49,.
Gertrude Brown
Act Court Yard, Ko Kos House.
Act 2-Ko Kos Garden.
Chorus of Ladies-Mrs J. 7. Brown,
Mrs A. 2. Peterson, Mrs. w. Berlo-
WITT, Mrs. H. Lose, Mrs. Livingstone,
Mrs. M. Keohokalole, Misses Birch Fan
ming, Walker, Eva Hart, Lyle, Jane and
Katie Lishman, Lizzie and May Cum
Minis, May Rowland, Alice Clark, Eve
Ign Dexter and Ida Dover.
Chorus of Gentlemen-Messrs. w. w.
Dimond. Geo. E Smithies, w. Rich
ardson, w. T. Monsarrat, w. S. May,
J.Waibel, j. Hubash, R. More, j. ALLAH,
f. Kruger, w. G. Greig, E. Stiles, H.
A. Widemann, Jr., NJ Phillips, Theo.
Wolff, G. Kaiser, w. Brash, G. Crozier,
s. E. PIERCE, II. Davidson, c. Warren
and Vaughan.
Principally at 8 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 real Jap. The
overture to the Mikado was we'll 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
Llending 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
cut 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
| highly congratulated on their success.
| The entrance of Nanki-Poo (Mr. w.
| H. Hoogs) commenced the interest in the
piece. His rendering of A Wandering
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 sc
much pleasure as to hear those clear and
| well-trained notes. Then there is GER
tain dash about the style with which
Mr.. Hoogs delivers his numbers ano
plays his part. To say that the tenor
looked we'll, will go without saying, al
tenors are handsome, and Mr.. Hogs is 9
tenor. Throughout the piece the {" tim
bre" of Mr. Hogs voice lent marked
success to the performance.
After the very pretty tenor solo, came
a song "Our great Mikado" by Pisl
Tush (Mr. Carl Widemann) which was
very we'll rendered, and then came for
ward Pooh Bah (Mr. w. II. Lewers) in &
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 display il
the quartette $50, please you, Sir" thu
trio II am SO proud" of. the first act
and several numbers in the second act
Mr.. Levers powers as comedian arr
of a very high order. His rendering OF III
part was perfect.
Then came Ko-Ko iMr. 3. 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-makin
scene between Ko-Ko and Katisha, Q
the scene where the unfortunate execr
toner finds he has executed, or rathe
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 at
mlrable -play-wili be hard to bes
. on the Hawaiian or any other stage. Nj
Bishop as he natures improves III
1 mensely as comedian. lie is AWAY
GOOD. but he has rarely shown SO Well
: in the Mikako. We are inclined to n
i card it as his greatest histrionic success
: Of course it should have been 'plaC