The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-04-20
MIKADo AT THE OPERA HOUSE
The Orlando TrOup, Forty Strong, GIVE
a most Pleasing Performance.


A most Pleasing Performance.
| It remained for the intelligent, cul-
tured and musical people of the Phe.
nominal City, Orlando, to present to
the Ocala public the pleasing comic
opera of Mikado, which interesting
event occurred Monday night at the
opera house. The audience was the
firest and largest that occupied that
1 temple of amusement this season.
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the splendid manner in which the
Orlando Mikado Company rendered
Gilbert and Sullivan's musical gem.
The members numbered forty per-
sons, and every character, including
the chorus, was as near perfect in
their lines as it is possible to become.
The costumes worn flashed out their
bright and diversified colors in true
oriental gorgeousness, while hose who
assumed the leading roles acted and
sang their parts with the confidence,
grace and beauty of professionals.
From the opening number to the
close Of the performance, the artists
put themselves en- rapport with the au-
dience, who gave them their undi-
vided attention, and where especial
excellence was displayed applause
greeted their efforts, and enchores and
lovely boquets rewarded passages of
marked excellence of rendition.
1t can truly be said that never a
finer performance was given in the
opera house, nor one that was more
acceptable and appreciated by the au-
dience than that of Monday night.
The character of the Mikado of Ja-
pan was taken by Mr.. Il. "A. Koehne,
while his lovely wife personated Kat
isha TO perfe ction. Nanki Poo was
true troubadour. and attorney ]. NJ.
Cheney, in his delineation forgot he
was deisciple of Blackstone. Geo. r.
Newell, solicitor of Orange county,
was certainly an admirable "High
Executioner,n and if all the informa-
ton he files in his court are of equal
merit he certainly has a life tenure of
the Office. His facial contortions and
grand and lofty tumbling in betaking
himself from the stake, still in memo
ry, excite his auditors to laughter.
DR.. Charles f. Shine, as Poo Bah,
threw physic for the night to the dogs
and dosed his hearers with LAUGHTER
uncomfortable.
Pish-Tush, in the person of G. d.
Clingan. exalted the Noble Lord on
plain with his own high intellectual
standing.
The acting of the "Three Little
Maids from School," Yum-Yum,
Petti.Sing and Pie-Bo, could not be
improved upon. Siren music was in
their voicesrthei motion was grace
personified, charming the eyes of the
lookers-on, while gleeful school girl
mirth played in their orbs of vision,
and provoking fun chased the roses
over their blushing cheeks to the in
tense delight and pleasure of every
one.
Miss Fleming, Mrs. Starkley and
Mrs. Hasting were the names of the
three sisters in the order given.
Miss Fleming, in her song. THE
Son and ], y '.The Moon and I,n took
the house by storm, and led all hearts
captive at her shrine.
Mrs. Geo. G. Murger was the accom-
panist on the piano, while Mr.. Carl
Warfield was director
Orlando can well feel proud of her
Mikado Company. The Banner con-
graduates the Phenomenal City and
every member of the troup, and re-
joices to know that the audience Ocala
gave them vas fitting accompani-
ment to so worthy performance and
SO admirable an amateure company.
No pleasantier or more appreciative
announcement could have been made
than that which ex-mayor and attor-
ney Palmer voiced at the close of the
first act, when in fitting words he
thanked Ocala for its large and appre-
ciative audience, and spoke of the
commercial ties that existed between
the two cities, adding that of musical
concord now, and said the surplus of
the entertainment over all expenses to
the troup would be donated to the
Ocala Public Library, which generous
offer brough forth hearty applause.
After the performance the hall was
cleared, and a pleasant dance was in
INDUCED in until 2 p. M, when the
night south bound train was taken by
the troup for home, accompanied by
the best wishes of everybody in Ocala
The troup had $50 house, and af-
fer expenses were paid some $40 was
left for our library.
The presenceof the Orlando Mikado
Company, with some forty visitors
from the Phenomenal City, was an
event in our social history and left
many pleasant memories.
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