The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-22
A SUCCESSFUL OPERA
Amateur Talent of This City on
The Stage.
A FINE PERFORMANCE ENJOYED aY IHMtNSE
AUDIENCE

Every seat i'm the Opera House. lNiud
mg those iu the gallery. WAS filled Friday
night at the first rendition OF tire opera
Pretty Polly Pum The entire per
Torrance WAS under the management OF
Miss ldcar Traylor OF Petersburg. and
was given for the benefit oi the local
lodge of Noudmcn of tine World.
Outside oi Miss Tray lur aud NJ Rob
Tra,lor. also Of Petersburg. tie talent
was cal. consisting ol a large number
of young ladies aui gentlemen oil Fred
er.ca.hure The opera lt-cii. which was
arranged hy Miss rmyIor. consists
mainly of "a medley oi sorg- from popn
lar operas. we'll ARRANGED, ulI 81 which
were well sung Miss rrayl1r Wns mat
nrally the star ni tht opera. aud ltl~ net
natt.ry Co say that hcr pciipi mhncr o.
the role oi "poIly prm WAS tu" irsi
amateur acting seen boo tins ciN l'f :"
long time. and il may be- added. lar hrt
ter than ninc-truths OF thr so.callrd pro-
frssi0nals who come here. Si" sung well.
danced well and WIS delightfully."- grace
ful ESPECIALLY 300 thc dances 300 ~ hi,h she
participated. She WAS We'll supported
hy Mr.. George lrrrril, n- Peter Piper
Mr lrrrrli has AN excellent woke ana.
" nile showing a slight embarrassment.
ON the whole did we'll The ol rra lacks
one thing however, which couii h' ca>l-
in supplied. and that i- "a part i'i 90 iir~t-
class comedian. $50 essential tu the
class of opera o. which Ibis One belongs.
SIR. Tayior coulIul doubt hI such "a
role. a. hr bears the stamp 81 "a comic
opera star oi thi- description. AND ln thc
character of The Chancellor was much
comp.imru,cd ON the whole the per-
inrmuuce Friday uilht lar surpassed
most amateur OPERAS t.le singing bong
good and The chorus being we'll trained.
There were many features which met
with particular appreciation irom the
aulipucs. and among the best was the
recitation hy Miss Eleanor Nctmchen
between do. fir-t AVID second acts II
was mot the OLD hach'y,d style of frciia-
tion. which STD often hores ana audience,
but recitation possessing peculiar
charm and attra, gGg the undivided At
t.uiiou OFF thr listeners Miss Nclrackcu
u0~~,--r~ intent oi Oh. liLlt~t order ana
is gifted with extraordinary powers ot
expression ThctWu other most attrnc-
tive lrtWrcn-tlract~ -pcclalilr- were
perhaps the -rNtcttc. modelled after
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Mill Vyrf.. Iou.s. Lillian Sn..me-.
Ad.i,. ~f.urn-. 1nla song hvu number
ni rftl.. -Pl.ama PuIHr-." These little
Hiss .,,.ra. al. atf.rl u riuk and blue
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a-iir,y npruudrI and forced % rr-
.n,ul ~ mn encore. This ch rus com
Sisted oi Dorothy Freeman. H'cn Tim
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