The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-30
PIRATES OF PENzANCE,
AN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE ny
GIFTED AMATEURS.
Large Crowd Witnessed Ito
he Repeated This Afternoon
at 3 O'clock.
Richard. n nlratn 81

Richard, pirate chief ....
Mr. W. f. Kendall, Jr.
Samuel. his lieutenant ...Mr. A. G. Powell
Frederic pirate apprentice ..........
....... ......,. Mr.. Harold Woodhead
Major General Stanley of the British
Army ......,.......M Mr. Nelson Munger
EDWARD, sergeant OF police ,......
........ .......,....S.r. Il. 10. Beayens
Mabel General stanley's youngest
daush,er .,..,.. Miss Sadie Timmins
Kate, Edith and Isabel. General Stan
MISS Bessic Warner, Miss Estelle Burg
helm, Miss Ruth Freer
Ruth. a piratcal maid of all work..
.,..-... ......... Mrs Nelson Munger
"eheral stanley's daughters, pirates, DO
licemen etc
Houston certainly has reason to feel proud
OF her musical talent. People went out =,
the Auditorium last night to hear the opera
of THE Pirates OF penzance" as presented
by the above cast. expecting to he furnished
with an entertainment such as might be
expected of an ordinary amateur company
OF singers. In this the audience present.
which was n large one was most agrceably
disappointed, FOR the piece was put on In
manner which would have made the man
ayers OF many of tho light opera companies
now touring the country congratulate them
selves on the strength of their attraction.
The excellent results obtained are attrib-
utnble in no small degree TO the hard and
pninstaking work of Messrs. w. S. and
John Mason. Tho former had charge OF
the musical portion OF the work and the
latter drilled the cast In the dramatic fea-
lures with welt deserved success. Mr.. w
> Mason Is one OF the cleverest musical di-
| roctors in this section, and when he takes
hold oil anything In that line one may rest
assured that ne Will carry 1t 10 n success
full and artistic finish.
The hit OF the evening was made by Miss
Sadie Timmlus. n whose capable hands the
character OF Mabel was placed Her beau
tifully clear soprano voice WAS never heard
TO better advantage and the merit of her
performance was added to from an artistic
standpoint ny the ease and naturanesS
which characterized her movements on the
stage. Her solos were all greeted with
hearty and genuine applause. and in the
concerted music she appeared particularly
well. Without In any way attempting To
flater " may he stated that competent
| music critics who saw and heard her work
| last night say that she Is fully capable OF
giving good account OF herself with nj
most any of tho light opera companies now
before tho public,
Mrs. Nelson M,,n.,r,s r,c,s,nc oon,r,,,.
made ,ho MR., ~ Rom ths Mas r"' ,,
especially onioyab,e one and h'i hsr ,aHn "n
AMI ,ha.o un,os anie NV anu her MAKE w
ments az thc cbpr,o.ar sra y, we ,euulte.
siandno,nt Ient thn nso,ssar ,,,,. ". ',,at'u
artistic wbo,e Her intornro,o .,nns" ~ an
nnrt Ia n IA nsnec,ai,. oo,,,n,nSa, VI 'he
Mr. Harold woodMn,d n. Erasss,.,. a.,
soma romar,, III, 800 M.o -" 'aeas,'.N din
ING tbe fac, ths, he ,aS -, mv'M,.nNann,
AWNING a, ,,hs lima "Im nr.e' MWnpieu
was ,s,tin shnh, ~ ,, nuo ms voice
nlly ,he tenor Was a,n,n,, ,, "n.a u'Vas'on-
bari,one hnt an ,ho ,.bo,a Nv seu ln'o
anra wns /, very n,.,s,,n n'' per'nrIn-
whom Inc go, % cons,aarnaA ~ Wy, espev'aly
logue after dlalorue n n,m t"r' We nau aia,
work N a., w. near,, "u,,ue, " SOLOS ana
cortea mns,c IVY p's vi tue con-
Miss Es,n,,, p,rr,.
meyyo. .onrsmn ,,o,ss nas oeautiiul
how \, msa ~ Ms 80, a.,' .nat she KNOWS
her hirhiw s,,ias.s snvm" eonsiusNely by
nan, ~ Es,,h r.s rehultion OF the
tha ,,ns, an,n,.. , a,s eo,os FORMED one OF
Inc ''''' s''''"os'' 'eh'"res OF tne even
Ss,s. p..,.
,,r,a .a 1885, MssMe' sn"weu 70 partieu-
m ,~y n nov" Sanaa.ase mate, her solo
n,snse "0's' 'a''uS " W productive OF APP
P'suse,
cess as General Stanley. the model Of the |