Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-29
PIRATES OF PENZANCE.

Promises TO be Flne-Dress Re.
hearsal at Proctor's Opera House
Monday Evening The Cast of
Characters.
The Hyperion will present very gay
appearance on next Wednesday evening,
when the curtain is rung up on the
''Pirates of Psnzance." From the days of
Garrick down to this there has been an
indescribable charm about first night.
The uncertainty of success, perhaps gives
zest to the initial Performance. What
ever the secret may be, certain 1t is that
everybody wants to be there, and from
as If everybody would be there. The
boxes, both lower and upper have all been
disposed of. Some very lovely evening
costumes will be worn. Box parties,
theater parties, supper parties, are ar
ranged for this evening, and all the
fashionable world is sstir. The company
give their last rehearsal this evening at
Proctors theater, when Mrs. Lennox will
put q final polish upon Mr.. Lothian's
admirable work. Mr.. Dsssauer has
achieved some wonderful results with his
chorus and ensemble work. Indeed no
better musical work has been accomplish
ed in comic opera, than the beautiful
rendition of Hail Poetry at the finale of
the first act. The baton is held by q
master hand and soloists and chorus re-
spond as one to Its power.
The cast will be:
samuel. = Lefttenant Pirate. .....:.PeteT Kains
Frederick George G. Stock
Major General Stanley. Frederick Issvenso1th
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Isabel Clara Feuchtwanger
Kittie Paulson, Miss Bertha Grannis, Miss
Lillian Hayden, the Misses Feuchtwan-
Bro Brooks, Miss derry, MISS Mar ss Sst Ma
Gram. Miss Fitch, Miss Edith Downes,
Smith, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Moody.
The pirates are Messrs. Lautenbach,
Woodsick, Johnswick. Hsadalin, Barry,
Hull, Reagan, Murray, Miller, Bassett,
Kratzer, Kurtz, Anderson, Allen, Phillips,
Young, Palmetier, Dorsey, Kelley. The
first performance will take place next
Wednesday evening and will be repeated
on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon
and evening.
At the matinee on Friday Mr.. Wallace
Curtin will assume the role of the sergeant
of police. The last rehearsal will be held
in Proctor's opera house on next Monday
at half-past seven, at which time the
orchestra will be present. Miss Ingersoll
desires that all the members of the COM
pany will be present at half-past seven
sharp. The stage management will be
under the charge of Mrs. Lennox. Mr..
William Mattel will act as treasurer of the
company.
All the mechanical effects and calcium
lights will be In charge of Mr.. George NIL
Ter, the very competent stage manager of
the Hyperion. Mr.. Miller also painted all
the scenery for the production, which Is the
finest piece of stage scenery that has ever
bsen presented in the product of the
Pirates in this city.
Negotiations are now pending for q pro-
duction Of the opera in Bridgeport after
the production in this city.
The sale of tickets will open at the box
Office Of the Hyperion this morning at Q
O'Clock. Not more than fifteen tickets will
be sold to one person for one performance,
and such boxes that remain unsold will be
on sale at the same time this morning.
The special matinee of Friday IL intend
ed for the ladies and children and also to
accommodate out of town parties.