The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
In THE MUSICAL WORLD
REVIVAL OF ssTHE MIKADO. BY LO-
CAL TALENT TOMORROW NIGHT.
Notable Amateur Event-Brief Re-
view of Grand Opera Season.
Musical Notes.

Tomorrow evening at Englishs the In
dianapolis Conservatory of Music will pro-
duce Gilbert & Sullivan's famous comic
opera, THE Mikado." 1t has been the GUS
tom of this institution to present an. opera
each season, by and for the benefit of the
students. There are eighty singers in the
chorus and ten in the cast. The costumes,
which are absolutely new, are supplied
from New York, and the orchestra will in
clude professional players.
Mr.. Edgar Nj. Cawley, the head of the
conservatory, has directed the rehearsals,
and he has brought the chorus up to a
splendid state of efficiency, their singing
being marked by vigorous tone attack,
splendid quality and great volume. Mrs.
Flagler directed the business and Mrs. Har-
riet Augusta Prunk looked after the elocu-
tionary feature Altogether THE Mikado
promises to be a most important musical
and social event. stimulating musical effort
and encouraging artistic enterprises.
The history OF The Mikado is familiar
to most everybody, as IT has been before
the public since 1885. Produced for the first
time in London March IA of that year I'M
der the eminent management of DOyly
Carte, it has ever since been a prime IA
vorite with millions of people both in Eng
land and America.
The cast of characters is as follows:
The Mikado of Japan. Mr.. Bert Gadd
Nanki-Pooh (his son, disguised as
wandering minstrel and in love with
Yum YUM Mr.. Edward Taylor
Ko-Ko Oord High Executioner of
Pooh-Bah Iord High Everything Else
| .....................Mr Mr.. William j. Bussey
Pish-Tush "a noble Lord. ...........:.....
| .............Mr. William II. Morrison, jr.
Yum Yum, Pitt Sing, Peep-Bo (three
sisters, wards of Ko-Ko). .............
Miss Elizabeth Carroll, Mrs. Ger
trude Fugate, Miss Elsie HEM.
| Katisha ian elderly lady, in love with
| Nanki-Pooh). ...........M Miss Litta Grimm
piano recital of Beethoven music will
be given by the Progressive Piano-forte
| Club in Baldwin's music rooms next Fri
day evening under the direction OF j. Nj.
| DUNCAN.
A very attractive concert was given by
the pupils of the Metropolitan School of
Music Friday evening. the programme be-
ing an exceptionally interesting one. The
| evening before the fourth recital of the
| season was given by the pupils of Miss
! Jeanette Grouse and her associate teach
| ers at Miss Crouse's studio on Park avenue.
Mrs Abbie A. Ford, formerly of Chicago
and now living in this city, has just writ
ten the words and music of song entitled
I'm the Good Old Winter Time COM
| panion piece to the popular summer song of
similar title Mrs. Ford is the author of
many popular songs. The new piece, which
| has a swinging waltz refrain, is published
| by Carlin & Lennox.
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Miss Constance Drever, young American
singer, has scored a strong success in Lon
| don in "a Princess of Kensington." She
| took the title role on three days notice.
| "A Princess of Kensington' is the joint
| work of Capt. Basil Hood, author of the
book of 1.-THE Emerald Isle, and Edward
| Germon, who finished the score of the lat
ter opera which Sir Arthur Sullivan left
! incomplete when he died.
| In a letter to the Paris Figaro NJ. Mes
| sager, the musical director of the Covent
Garden, London, says that his opera, "Ve-
ronique," will be performed in London dur
| ing May and that there is some idea of pro-
| ducing Charpentiers Louise work that
| Is very Partisan in subject but which has
| had successes in Germany, and also Hahn S
| La Carmelite,' i'm which CalVe created
| the title role in Paris.
The musical service at the Second Pres
byterian Church this evening will be of
| more than usual interest. The organ re-
! cital at 7:30 will embrace Roider's 'Gavotte
| in Flat" "Chant du Soir'' of Boss
allegro symphonic, "Salome and 1.-The
| Angels Serenade." The quartet numbers