The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-17
CHILDREN HAVE DRESS
REHEARSAL FOR MIkADO.

10 the star s dressing room at the JEFF
ferson Theatre yesterday afternoon was
attached special significance. 1t was oc-
cupied by Aurelia Sewall and Gladys
Barkhau of the Mikado company. Little
Miss Sewall will be seen tonight in the
tragic role of Katisha and little Miss
Barkhau will be the fascinating Yum
| Yum. They had their first dress rehearsal
yesterday, and back in their dressing
rooms, occupied in times gone by by Julia
Marlowe, Mary Mannering and others.
, Miss Sewall and Miss Barkhau made up
for their respective roles The lorg mir
ror reflected the flash of Katlsha's brown
eyes, her powdered hair, the rouge the
| penciled brows.
| Miss Sewalls Katisha Is of her own
| making-that is. the make up part
She is a little artist in more ways than
one She might give lessons In the art of
stage make up. First she touched each
cheek with the rouge, then the eyes re-
ceived several strokes of a pencil The
rosy lips were given a vermilion touch,
then with the aid of a wonderful black
pencil fair little face was transformed
into a wrinkled old one, for Katisha has
Miss Sewall surveyed herself in the long
mirror. She wore wonderful old gown
of scarlet silk glittering with half-moons
and sunbursts. There was a pale blue
sill<en sash knotted between her Shout
ders. Her sandals were pure white. Then
Katisha turned to Yum Yum and put lit
tie dabs of rouge just underneath Yum
Yum's sparkling black eyes. She was
wearing a costume of white satin
crusted with pearls and embroidered in
pale yellow. In her hair, piled high on
the top of her head, were miniature
Japanese fans.
The stars dressing room had many call
ers. There were so many little Japanese
| clamoring for entrance that tea ought to
have been served. Everybody wanted
Katisha to make them up" But finally,
with all the dignity of a star, she said:
NAY, nay, Pauline" She, with Yum
Yum, waited a half hour after that for
their cue.
Arthur Chairsell as Koko. and George
Harris as Nanki Poo, Cecil Wakeley as
| Poo-Bah and the great Mikado were
back in the dressing room masquerading
! to perfection. Through the corridors
danced a procession of picturesquely cos
| TUNED children. And then the rehearsal
| began.
| 1t was directed by Mr.. Kendall Weston
of the School of Dramatic Art, who has
conducted all the rehearsals. Miss Lottie
Coffin. the accompanist for the 'Mikado."
was at the piano.
The first performance of the "Mikado''
will be given this evening at the Jeffer-
son. The curtain will rise promptly at
$3.50 o'clock. The opening of the perform
ance has been set for this hour so that
every one may be seated when the over
ture begins. There are so many beautiful
numbers in the Introduction and the boys
chorus at the opening of the play is
a fine piece of Sulivans best writing.
Cecil Weakley will appear in the role of
Pooh Bah. Master Weakley will make
one of the successes of the opera. Arthur
Chairseirs Ko-Ko is another role which
will please. Young Chairsell sings well
and is a clever mimic. George Harris,
Jr., as Nanki Poo, and Gladys Barkham
as Yum-Yum a pair of lovers are sure
to be appreciated. Harry Satterfield and
Carl Oldham as Pish-Tush and The
Mikado respectively, are both most anus
ing. Aureiia Sewall has never been seen
to such advantage as in her graphic de-
lineation of Katisha Laura Belle Enslen
and Meta Sc.-wa. will win favor as the
little maids, while Lutressa Hymmes and
Julia Carney will dance their way into
popularity. The boys chorus of youth
full entertainers is wide awake to win
golden glory. In fact IL the performance
only moves half as brislkly and smoothly
as did the dress rehearsal yesterday af-
| ternoon nothing will be wanting to make
| the "Mikado" remain forever in the
minds of the audience a charming divert
| ing entertainment. Mr.. Weston has done
| everything to make 1t a success and Miss