Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
OPERA BY AMATEURS.
'Pinafore" by Children and "The Chimes of
Normandy" by Adults.

Normandy" by Adults.
Never was more charming picture pre-
sented than that witnessed on the stage of the
National Theater last Saturday afternoon on
the occasion of the performance Of Gilbert aud
Sullivan's tuneful opera, "Pinafore, by chill
dren for the benefit of the Homeopathic Hos
pit8l. The little ones had all been carefully
trained by Prof \. DuShane Coward, SO far
as the music was concerned, while the stage
management was in the hands of Mr. W. b.
Magruder. The boys in their sailor suits and
the girls in their picturesque attire made a
pleasing sight for the eye, while they sang
and acted with excellent effect The
leading characters were exceptionally well sus-
tanned, some of the little ones displaying de-
cided dramatic ability and exceptionally good
voices. Little Miriam Stoddart made a quaint
and effective Buttercup Elsie Pearce was the
Hebe and Marie Howe was remarkable as
Josephine, both in her singing and acting
Merryman Walker sang the part of Ralph very
sweetly. Paul Sperry and Fred Hazard were
effective as Capt. C0rcordn and Sir Joseph
Porter, and Harold Tracy made distinct hit
as DICK Deddeye. Burton CARROTS Bodts,rdin
was well done. and Walter Goodwin in the Car
penter's Mate. Clarence Hensev in the Midsttp-
mite, Misses Estelle Ellis and Helen Birney as
the aunts did what they had to do we'll. The
chorus was large and sang most effectively,
and there were several pretty dances in
troduced under the direction of Prof.
j. H. Nermilya Between the acts sailors
hornpipe was danced by the Misses Emma
Heinrichs. Nellie Barrett. Elsie Lower, Mar
guerite OToole, Mabel Owen. Lizzie Rudd
Marie Hardin, Annie May O'Toole. Ethel Atkin-
son. Masters Hugh Fegan, John Gheen, Willie
Collier. And the last named danced a horn
pipe In the first act: The following misses and
masters constituted the chorus: Misses Inez
Bales Clara Cassin, Bessie Davis, Anna Droop,
Madge Guard, Amanda Heard. Margery Keith.
Mabel Lyman, Marie Mcknight, Norma Old
berg. Frances Sanders, Augusta Stevenson,
Emily Iowles, Nellie Traylor, Dolle Wilmot.
Helen Birney, Mary Clark, Elva Dickey. Estelle
Ellis, Emma Heinrichs, Anna Heard, Edna
kingsman, Elsie Macauley, Sarah Morrison
Marie Pearce. Esther Smith. Caroline Towles,
Ethel Traylor, Ethel Wardell. Helen Winter
Masters James Birney. Sylvester Cassell, Horace
Gusts, Fred. Goodrich Huntley Graves, Harry
Lowe, Francis Sullivan. Arthur Traylor,
Clarence Burton, Gregg Gusts, Jesse Finley,
Charlton Graves. Albert Hampton. Ollie Polk
inhorn, Paul Tharp, Frank Tucker, Horace
Winter.
At night there was a performance Of "The
Chimes OF Normandy" which in many
respects an Improvement on that given in
February last. The cast included Mrs. Shir-
Cliff as SerpOtefte, Miss Ruth Thompson
Germ0ine. Mr.. Herndon Morsell. Grenichedur;
Theodore Friebus jr.. Henri: Oliver c. Hine.
bUSptuu: D. y. Inc bUtttt, ana W. H.
Conley, the Notary. Only two of these were
new, Mrs. Shir-Cliff and Miss Thompson. and
they both sang their roles with spirit and
effect. The former was sprightly in action
and appeared to comprehend the character.
The choruses were even more effective than at
the first representation and gave the numbers
allotted them in such way to
elicit frequent encores. This performance
also under the direction of Prof
Coward. The chorus follows:
Sopranos-Miss A. E. Bentley. Miss Saidee l..
bingham, Mrs. Thoo. Friebus. jr.. Miss f.
Mortimer, Miss Mamie L. Williams, Mrs. Frank
Curtis, Miss Esther Field. Mrs. George Nc
Manus, Miss NJ. /. Snowden, Miss Sue II. E
Wilson. Miss Dollie Young. Contraltos-Miss
Bruce Banks, Miss Edna Il. Fills, Miss Amanda
McMurray, Miss Lizbeth Williams. Miss Mary
Cushman. Miss Nellie Friebus Miss Daisy
Squier. Miss Blanche Yewell. Tenors-M. lie
Roy Cough. A. Roland Johnson, ID. III. Riggs,
Jacob Scharf, William III. Grimes William Kim
ball, George Scharf, II. o. Simons. Philip \.
Wisner. Basses-G Grant Armor, Harry DAILY,
H. ID. Gardner, Halsted L. Hoover. NJ. Hunter
Jones. u. ID. Mitchell. Eugene +. Stevens Ed
ward o. Asmusscn, William Domer. Charles
Hall. Guy II. johnson. b. +. Meyers, n. Willis
Pomeroy, Odell l.. Whipple.
The dance at the opening Of the third act
was the creation of Prof. James H. Vermilva
and was participated in by the following MEM
bers of the chorus: Miss Banks. Miss Ding
man. Miss Field, Mrs. Friebus, Miss Friebus.
Miss NJ. Williams. Miss l.. Williams, Miss
Wilson, Messrs. Cough. Grimes, Hoover. A. r.
johnson, G. johnson, Jones, Kimball and
Wisner.
The ladies of the executive committee of the
Homeopathic Hospital deserve great credit for
their earnest efforts in arranging for these per-
formances. The Juvenile "Pinafore" was a
novelty, and in regard to this Mrs. Harrison
Dingman had the great work OF getting all the
children together and looking after them dur
ing the many rehearsals. She was untiring in
her work. but she can congratulate hersen
upon the success which crowned it, There has
been generally expressed wish that it should
be repeated, and it is hoped that this will be
done soon.