The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-11
"PINAFORE'" TO BE GIVEN
THE CHIEF ATTRACTION or THIS
YEARS FLOWER MISSION FAIR.
a Description of the Popular opera
and the COst-SOcial News and
Personals of Interest.


Tomlinson Hall during the Naval Fair next
week. has recently reached its one-thou-
sandth performance in London 1t Is an
opera that was popular twenty years ago in
this country, and few of the younger gen
Grafton know anything OF IL. Ii is one Of the
brightest and most tuneful operas ever put
ON the stage, and although the composers,
Gilbert and Sullivan. received but little roy
atty from II, it has earned more money than
any other opera on the stage, and 1t Is said
that it drew more singers to the stage than
any other, and has lived longer. 1t is par
ticularly adapted to the Naval Fair next
week and is sure TO be a success 1t was
the suggestion of Mrs. John #. Brush, who
has worked and conducted the rehearsals
for the past six weeks with untiring energy.
The cast is a strong one and all the prin-
cpals have at one time been professionals.
Tho opera is in two acts and the curtain
will be rung up at o'clock, Sharp, and
there will be no intermission- "A brief
synopsis of the opera is as follows: The
first act of the opera opens with a man-of-
war. Pinafore, lying outside of Portsmouth
harbor with the sailors all on deck. They
are expecting the admiral, Sir Joseph
Porter (Mr. Joseph KitchelD, to come on
board One of the humorous points about
the admiral is that wherever Sir Joseph
goes he is followed by all his female rela-
tives, of whom he has quite number, the
principal one being Hebe Miss Mary Hord)
All these relatives are known as the adj
mirars sisters cousins and aunts and his
attendant the silent marine The admiral
is in love with the daughter of the captain
of the Pinafore, Josephine Mrs Ida Brooks
Hunt) Josephine does not care for the ad-
miral. but is in love with a common sailor
on her fathers ship. known as Ralph (Ray-
mond Lynn The sailor tells Josophinc of
his love and she spurns him on account of
lis rank and he threatens to kill himself
which proves too much for Josephine. who
assures him that she returns his love and
they plan an elopement. All the sailors and
relatives OF the admiral are in the secret
and approve the course, with the exception
of Dick Deadeye (Mr. Harry Porter, who is
deformed creature, and, soured by his in
nrmlties, makes himself generally disa gree
able to everyone He informs the captain
Harry Graharn) of the eopement and the
captain fntercepts tho lovers and in his
wrath at the disclosure uses "A strong ex-
preston. damme," much To the consterna-
ton OF Sir Joseph and his relatives and the
former thereupon orders Captain Corcoran
10 his cabin. The admiral then turns to
Ralph Tor an explanation of the captain 3
conduct and he is tod of Josephine's love
Ter Ralph and the planned elopement.
Thereupon Sir Joseph places Ralph under
arrest and confines him on board of ship.
Then little ButtercUp Mrs Elsie Lombard
Brush) interposes and tells story of how,
IN her youth. she practiced baby farming,
ana In her charge were placed two babies.
one or low degree and one patrician. She
mixed these children and not creature
knew it. but she says that one was Ralph
the patrcian, and the other was the cap
tam. This explanation satisfies the admiral
and Ralph is brought on board in the uni
FORM OF the captain and the captain appears
IN the uniform of a common sailor Sir
between Josephine and Ralph leveIed and
sanctions the wedding of the lovers. He
consoles himself with Hebe, who has long
ENDS as 1t should One of the prettiest songs
IN the opera is one to be sung by Frederic
n: LOOMS and entitled ..He. Is an English
man. The two little nriddieS in the cast
are Christ Church choir boys.
THE COMPLETE CAST.
The following is the correct and complete
cast.
Accompanies. ..............Mrs. f. +. Matson
Sir Joseph Porter. Jos. G.. Kitchell
Gapt; Corcoran Harry j. Graham
RaIPn hackstraw.. Raymond Lynn
DICK Deadeye. Harry Porter
Bill Bobstay. Frederick Mason Loomis
BOD Becker. ...............R Robert Paddock
Middies. james segel and George Kline
yH1s s Ida Brooks Hunt
Mary II. HOrd
Little Buttercup....... Elsie Lombard Brush
Sopranos-Lilly ]. Adam. Stella Adams
Maude Bryan. Name Beissenherz, saba
Bowie. Grace Cook, Mrs A. b. Clark Eliz-
abeth Dalton, Lulu Fisher May Falk Leila
Hutto. May Heron. Jennette Heron. Luz
ellie Heron. Leona Rudy. Mayme Reaumc
Altos-Nan Bryan. Edith Conner. Ger
| trude Crandal, Ada Craig, Hatilda Gehrlin.
Jessie Lewis. Clara Mills Nellie McKenny.
fiorence Russell, Cora Sheppard.
Tenors-C. O. Bryan, Mark Barrett. Clar-
ence u. Coffin. Oscar Carman Ralph
Carroll NJ. Rollin. Harry A Sickford How
ard Talbot, Homer Van VIE. William r.
Wocher.
Basses-Harry Bryan John BRYAN F. H.
Buch. e. Il. Clark. Joseph A. Elsaser Ho-
race Frost, Charles Green William Faw-
cett Joseph L. Hall. j. Lucas Fred Neid-
hamer, John II. Plum, jr., Earl Pritchard
Samuel Sutphin, Warren A. Sampsell. Alex
Taggart. Horace j. Thomas CORTLAND Van
Camp, Frederick III. Wiley n. j. Wildhack
Personal and Society.
Miss Rogers of Logansport, will come
Wednesday TO visit Miss Beck.
Miss Josephine Robinson will entertain at
luncheon to-day for her guest. Miss Crone.
Mrs. Willis Fugate has issued cards for
Monday afternoon. In the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Fugate will receive their friends
Mrs. Helen Underwood Johnson and Miss
Laura Harris Johnson. of Richmond, are
visiting Mrs. Eudorus VI. Johnson and Mrs
l.. Miller.
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