Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-09

The comic opera "Powhatan" had 1T
first local presentation last night at Boyd
before an audience immense in size anC
friendly in disposition, which gave con
tinuous and hearty manifestations of pleas
ure as the entertainment proceeded. Th'
cast, which will be seen to include man!
clever people, was as follows:
Powhatan, Chief of the Powhatans....
Pocahontas and Laughing star his two
Mish Miss FIoTenee neef2rers Rnox and Mrs. A. p. Ell,
Oquawka, (wdow of Rain-in-the- Face,
with designs on Captain John SMITH
Medicine Man hrst regular MIA }aYss Phgscesn}s "a }sw,f
Panther, tscout for Powhatanj.
Captain John Smith and Captain tai Roife, hts''
two jolly rovers ,ss' in Sc search Of adven,,
-. ture: Mr.. Chas. Deuel. and G.. G. Baker
Tim oFlanigan .........J. j.. MeDonougl
lieutenant Swift ............R. w. MeTrisoi
Bredtop Of FesSn the q TaYe bSRS
of Chicago.
These artists, together with a well bal
aneed chorus of 150 voices and a grea,
number of dancers and supernumeraries
compose the Omaha Opera Co., ar
organization which has lately taken the
probably not confine it's exhibitions to this
city. Especial and emphatic praise should
be bestowed upon Miss Knox, whose per-
formance, both vocally and dramatically
was not far below the best professional
standard; upon Mr.. Copeland whose fine
voice Is always a source Of pleasure; upon
Mr.. Deuel. who has suffered his unusual
gifts as comedian to be too long inactive;
and upon Mr.. Stubbs and Mr.. Swift for
their all round excellence. Mr.. Grafton G.
Baker showed a tenor voice Of agreeable
quality, and Mrs. Ely was cordially well
comed as Laughing Star.
The children's dances each scored hit,
and were, with those taking part, as fol-
lows:
Recollections of the past, by six young
ladies dressed in Trilby suits and six In
white and gold. Mrs. Robert Purvis,
chcperone. Misses Estelle Burton, Adele
MUores, Mildred Lomax, Orie Abbott, Emma
Potter Irene Hamilton, Hortense Clark,
Gertie Goodrich, Ethel Whitlock Fannie
Purvis, Blanche McGuan, Jeanne Wakefield.
National Dance-Mrs. John M. Hamilton.
chaperone. Misses Ada Kirkendall, Mabel
Barrows, Edna Grant, Gertrude White,
Lydia Rheem, Marie Carter, Helen Cook.
The little papooses, dressed in Indian
costume. Mrs. D. II. Goodrich, chaperone.
Misses Hazel Calm, Helen Sholes, Brownie
Bess Baum, Clara Vierling, Margaret Nc
Robinson, Matte Robinson, Matte Bliss,
Olmstead, Carrie Dickey, Elizabeth Dickey,
Mary Powell, Martha Dale, Luella Vierling,
Sarah Harris, Rosine Delica.
La Cicola dance, by little girls dressed
in black and gold. and carrying black fans.
Mrs. Clarke Woodman, chaperone. Eugenia
Whitmore, Hazel Ford, Grace Morse, Clara
Francis, Marion johnson, Elizabeth Cong
don, Mamie Rogers. Carol Hamilton, Kate
Moores, Julia Hunt, Vivian Rector, Mar
garet Marty, Fannie Rowland, Jennie Gill
liam, Florence Johnson.
Little Indian boys, dressed in hunting
suits. Mrs. ]. H. Grossman, chaperone.
Masters Ralph Mackay. Harry Baldwin,
Royal Rheem, Harry Rich, Maxwell Coe,
Jerome Potter, Guy Gillenbeck, Harry Ian
caster, Emo Kuhn, Leo Murdoch, John
Robertson, John Redick, Lauren Drake, Ned
Reynolds, Harry Grey, Ross Seaver Darley
Pollard, Frank Hamilton. Willie Grey, VIII
bur vunCott, Walter Carter, Walter Tillot-
son, Robert Pn'--',.