The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-07
Grand Cpera House,

There was very lage audience pres ent last evening to witness the frs presentation of "The Viking" the new comic opera by Miss Estelle Clayton The expectations of the audience was high, for the librettist, Miss Clayton Is we'll known in the musical world That 'The Viking" will be a success wherever 1t goes Is certain, judged from last nights performance.
 The following is the cast;
 Rink Igaliko the Great, wise and
 powerful Viking--Burt Haverly
 Father of nothing but boys.) Saga, His Soothsayer. Gilbert Clayton Prince Eric. his son, a hardy Morse
 man,. Bernard Dyllyn Olaf..s. ....Chas. htrke Ivan...... .."......,.Wm. Vaudeville Bjohnson Bjones.. Harry Deitz His good for nothing sons (he pauper
 princes.)
 Lief Ericsson. a rival Viking.
 ....................J D. Gregory
 (The Father of Nothing but Girls,) Thora, his daughter. Grace Reals saffa, her sister pretty mutineer..
 .......... ..,,..,..... Clara Lipnan Froda, a little Norsemaid. Lillian Green Helga, foster mother to the Vikings
 .................... ....,Rosa Cooke Princess Njarda, King Igaliko's niece
 ,.........,...... ...Beatrice Goldie
 Chorus of hardy norsemen and Norse- maids subjects of the Viking; court ladies. sailors, vassals, barbarians; daughters of the rival Nose king in clude 100 ladies and gentlemen.
 The company is one of strongest that has been seen here since the prime days of Duff and Rice. Burt Haverly proved himself to be Q comic opera singer of the first class, as did Gilbert Clayton in similar role. Bernard Dyllyn's robust voice carried him to glory, as usual. Charlie Kirke, Willie Vaudeville and Harry Dietz were mel low and melodious as the three pauper princes. John K. Gregson was a su- perior heavy basso. The well know favorite, Beatrice Goldie, sang with her usual expression and grace. which made her popular here in comic opera. Clara Lipman, Grace Reals, late of the Bostonians, and Lillian Green made dis tinct hits. Rose Cooke was the same delightful character artist that made her popular in New York years ago The piece will be repeated tonight and Wednesday evening. with the usual matinee.
 Miss Estelle Clayton, the authoress of the book, was present in a box and observed the interpretation of her work with a critical eye She expressed, at the close, the greatest satisfaction at the unexpected speed and smoothness of the performance, and seemed as san guine of its success in other fields as she had been here.
 A. touch of sadness in this original production was given by the absence of the composer, the late deceased young musical genius, Edward Irving Darling, who died too soon to witness the poduction of his last and fayorite work
 Humanity" which w. A. Brady is to produce here at the Grand Opera house the last three days of this week, Is said to be a. play to take the popular fancy and hold it, being full of life and struggle. It deals with war, but not with the noisy sort, the scenes be- ing presented in war tableaux it all runs stream of treach- cry and vindicitiveness in the relations of one man to his fellows. In two of the acts the scenes are laid in South Africa, an entirely new field for the dramatic writer. Humanity matinee