Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-20
LAST NIGHTS DPERETTAS.
Successful Rendition of"A Mer-
ry Company" And THE
Gypsy Queen" At Col
onial Theatre.
GOOD PERFORMANCE UNDER DIRECTOR
OK STOPS.

upon Mr.. Stops the director and those
who assisted him. Mr.. X o. Stops is the
organist and choirmaster at St. Anne s
hurch, who. by his skillful management
of the music OF the vested choir has shown
his ability as a musical director To this
he added, last spring. a triumph in sue
cessfully training large chorus for the
rendering of Stainers Crucihxion. To
this he has added another. by giving two
beautiful operettas. requiring the rehear
sing of over sixty people. The choruses
were well sung. spiritedly and in good
tone. The work of the soloists was such
as is rarely heard upon the amateur
stage.
The operettas might best be described
as pretty and innocent. suggestive OF
health and pure imagination. The first
"A Merry Company" by Mr. ollin Coe.
is the story of company of cadets upon
a holiday parade and of the village maid
ems. One of the cadets and of the maid
ems masquerade as little Old Pedler and
an Old Woman; their pranks make them
suspected by the police, who interrupt the
picnic the maidens have arranged for
the cadets. All at last is explained. and
the masquerade proves the feature Of the
days pleasures, for they were a Merry
, ompany. The Captain OF Cadets. Mas.
ter " lille Hopkins looked every inch his
part. The little Old Man and the little
Old Woman. Naster George Trautwein
and Miss Lillian Martin, won the audi
ence with their gilt for mimie,y, and
sang well difficult duet.
The three policemen received the
greatest amount of applause. for their
ingling chorus and generally skilful ex-
ecution of their parts. Their appearance
alone was always sufficient to provoke
applause. Master Willie Jones in sweet
true. treble sang the color song. Bessie
and "Gertie", from among the maidens
we're ever ready to speak for their cou-
panions. The cast was as follows:
Old Man, George Trautwein; Old Wo-
man, Lillian Martin; Captain, v ile Hop
kins; Policemen, Allen Martin, Roscoe
Sites, Andrew Holly; BESSIE, Edith
Boone; Gertie, Elizabeth Worthington.
Boys-Willie Hopkins, Royal Wigley
Willie Jones. Brooks Taylor. Charles
Tucker, John Kaiser, Harold Stein, Tai
mage Prather, Willis Marin, George
White. Charles Jones. George Carlson,
Henry REIN, James Crandell. Paul Med
ford.
Girls = Elizabeth Worthington, Edith
Boone, Margaret Trautwein, Gladys Mar
tin, Clara Russell, Arvilla Summers,
Margueretta Hall, Mary Peyton Welch,
Hilda arlson, Virginia Hopkins, Edith
Wheatley. Agnes Moore. Mable strange,
Lucille Kashner, Isabelle Miller, Sophie
Schreyer, Marie CAN'T.
After this operetta. the boys and girls
left the stage for places reserved for
them in the gallery OF the theatre Some
of the boys renamed to help in Little
ways about the next operetta; and of the
girls Miss Isabel Miller. recited, while
the scenes were being shifted, Hopkin
son-Smith's lone Legged Goose. Her
c0micaI costume and pronunciation in
provincial negro dialect would have
gladdened the heart of the author could
he have heard her. The boys were with
several exceptions of ST. Anne's choir
and the girls were mostly from the Sun
day School.
The "Gipsy Queen" an operetta in
two acts. followed A large chorus of
gipsies are discovered about a camp
awaiting the Queens return Mrs. Pusey
was the leader of their speculations as to
what the Queen would bring with her;
and "Dick" Mr. VIM T. Robinson, sang
a duet with her in which the gypsy chorus
joined The chorus, in beautiful costume
sang exceptionally well several songs
and exacted song from little captive,
whom they were bringing up as gipsy
boy This little fellow, Master Willie
Jones, in a sympathetic voice sang
"Ching-a-ling' while the gipsies admired
and applauded.
Suddenly the Queen appeared. 1t was
Mrs Brewer, whose beautiful soprano is
well known and loved by all Annapoli
tans. She brought with her a maiden
from Tyrol. who pleads 20 return. but
the girsies weave spell to keep her
with them. This maiden "Rosalie" was
Miss Rosalie Porter. Mrs Brewer sang
basket song instructing "Rosalie" how
to sell baskets at the Fair upon the NOR
row To say Mrs. Brewer sang, says
volumes, her rich glorious voice was
never heard to better advantage and
perhaps never more appreciated
Miss Porter as "Rosalie' was fascinat-
ing. Hers was the chief part requiring
much work in preparation and endur
ance for she was upon the stage singing
constantly after her first entrance. Her
voice is cultivated. clear and fresh, and
she looked like dainty picture by Wat
teau, in her peasants costume Of white
and green. Not at all embarrassed was
she by the numerous flowers fairly show
cred upon her by her friends. Each time
they were presented, she used them as
belonging to her part.
In the second act, the unfortunate Ro-
sale is found in an enchanted grove,
where she has wandered. and the fairies
find her and open heI eyes to lovely
fairy palace; suddenly revealed. Miss
Lena Barton was the fairy queen.
In lovely gauze and spangles. with gold
star-tipped wands the fairy queen and
fairies took back the audience to there
nursery tales and Christmas trees. They
danced and sang as fairies should. and
as we thought only fairies can. Miss
Lena Barton was in this chorus intro
duced to an Annapolis audience and was
well received. Her soprano voice suited
well the airy mystery Of her part. Miss
Susie Barton and Miss Brotzman sang a
duet. Rosalies old companions enter
the grove and the fairies hastened into
the forest. The fairies then return with