The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-05
HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS GIVE PLAY
Ship Alloy Most Satisfactorily
Enacted.
BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCE
Chorus Work Exceptionally
GOOD,

The High school class OF lV4 pIesei'eo
]. Grafton Donneily's comic opera, Ship
Alloy" to a very large and enthusiastic
The stage settings were made especially
for this play The costumes and chorus
work especially were worth the price of
admission, and compare most favorably
with that of professional companies. and
was superior to some.
The success Of the opera is largely due
20 the untiring efforts of Miss Jessie
Clark, musical director, and Mr. Jack
Shields as stage manager. The choruses
were splendidly trained and well bal
snced and the music was catchy, tune
full and well suited to the young voices.
The stage business was perfect and the
beautiful ballet steps introduced into the
various choruses showed the excellent
training by Mr.. Shields, who is a pro-
ressional of no little ability.
Following is the cast and members of
the choruses:
Commodore Columbus Cook, of Z. S.
6 Cockoo Rayond Litten
Colonel Mapelson Mulberry, Manager
Oriole Opera Co... Clarence MlIler
Lieutenant Lollypop, executive officer
of Cuckoo Frank OnVer
Ensign Toddles, sweet young thing
from Annapolis ...........Win Snythe
Barnsc exile Duff, master at arms........
.....O Oak Throckmorton
Simpson Christy. property boy oriole
Opera Co Frank Gehring
Lieutenant from U. S. S. Topeka.
................... Arthur Fegtly
Servant Colvin
Nils Auburn Ernani, prina donna So
prano Oriole Co Nellie Poverty
Mile. Georgia Carolina, prima donna
contralto Oriole Opera Coz.
.................... Florence Carvin
Mile Lulu Lalla, disappointed must
cal genius from Grand Opera
House, Paris, (Ken).
........F Florence Andrews
Brunette, chorus gill;. Sidney Clapp
CHORUS OF ORIOLE OPERA CO.
Edna Dillman, Ina Peterson, Efie
State, Helen Jacobs, Francis Overman.
Mabel Tucker. Flora Dunkin. Carol Ed
ward, Ethel Hodge, Maude Kilgore, Mir
fam Paine, Bertha Sharpe
DOLLS QUADRILLE.
Carrie Hardin, Edna King, Florence
Laidlow. Cora Johnson, Willard Brooks,
Emma Keister, Hazel Cross. Anna Hum
feldt, Nellie Whey.
SAILORS.
Warren Cochran, Howard Jackman,
Edgar Hashbarger. Chas. Waddell, Will
lard Brooks, Arthur Fegtly.
MARINES.
Chas Andrews, Roy Calvin, Chas. Mar
tinson. Chas. Powell, Chas. Thatcher, Bert
braves, Paul Burke.
The plot is the usual filmy thing Of the
comic opera. A lot of pretty chorus
girls, with three leading ladies who are
cast away on a lovely island and are
rescued by the United States ship Cuckoo,
filled with gallant officers and natty
sailors. The music was extremely pretty,
and in the third act a number of spe-
cialties are introduced from several of
the popular operas now running. Held
elberg Stein Song from Prince of
Plsen." by the men.
Nellie Poverty as Mile. Auburni Ernani
and Florence Carvin as Mile Caroline,
dressed IN exquisite white satin gowns.
looked very pretty, and sang very sweet
ly. Florence Andrews. the soubrette
was very dashing as Lulu Lalia," in a
gay red ballet gown. She was very pretty
and had quite the professional ease and
aplomb. as also did Sidney Clapp as
Brunette" chorus girl.
Arthur Fegtly. with the boys chorus,
In Were All Jolly Good Fellows" did
excellent work and was encored en.hu-
siastically.
The Flag chorus at the end of the
first act was encored four times, and
was a beautiful thing.
Raymond Littell, the leader. as Commo-
Gore Cook, sang beautifully. and acted
with all the grace of a professional He
has charming stage presence and made
hit.
Colonel Napleson Mulberry. taken by
Clarence Miller. deserves much praise
particularly his fine work in the second
act, during the drinking scene.
Frank Oliver. as Lieutenant Lollipop,
and VIII Smythe, as Ensign Toddles
acted and sang very creditabIy. indeed
They are both fine looking boys. and
have good voices. Oliver led the rousing
Heidelberg chorus, which was repeat
edly encored. as was the beautiful
alamo Love" led by Mr. Smythe and
assisted by the girls
Oak Throckmorton. as "Barnackle
Duff was very funny
Frank Gehr;ng. as Simpson Christv
did some Of the best work on the stage
He is a born comedian and kent tho