Arizona republican., 1908-03-23
PRESCOTT PRISONERS
 TAKEN BY PINAf0Rt
The Remarkably Successful Expedi
 ton of the Crew of Elks.

The voyage of the Atlantic squadron around the world would not be more successful than the cruise of II. Nj. .. Pinafore to Prescott was. Half the crew of 300 returned yesterday and the rest will come this morning if they can break way from their enthusiastic admirers of the Mountain City. Those who attended the presentation at the Elks' theater at Prescott on Saturday said that it surpassed the last performance in Phoenix as far as that did the first effort here and those who were at the Doris both of those nights know what that means.
 The manager of the Elks theater said after it was over that the per formance was the best that had ever been seen in that play house. A few of the Elks of Prescott might have had misgivihgs in advance but the mana ger had nOne for Pinafore had been tried on Phoenix with excellent re- suits and he rightly figured that the last of the rough edges would be worn off His judgment according to the verdict of the large crowd which pack ed the theater was fully justified.
 The audience went up into the air over Baby Liebenow and her appear ance was followed by a shower of silver like that which descends upon the baseball player who makes a home run at critical moment. She was. moreover. encored to three songs Mrs. Tiffany came in for wild applause as did all the principal actors.
 After the performance the company was rendered a banquet and in fact their treatment from the beginning was royal The Journal Miner says of the company and its work:
 The Phoenix Elks, assisted by other Phoenicians. presented Pinafore' at the local Elks' theater last evening to an exceedingly large, representative and enthusiastic audience which gave full credit in applause for the excel lent work of the vocalists from the Capital City.
 Baby Liebenow was the bright par ticular star that scintillated during the first act. and at the conclusion of her encore song. Hes Me Pal business was certainly picking up for Baby Liebenow, for dollars. halves and quar- ters fell upon the stage, tossed from all over the house. in a veritable rain of silver This little artiste is clever to her finger tips and deserved all the praise. flowers and money that she won.
 Mrs. W. N Tiffany. looking decid edly sweet and winsome as Jose phine." the captains daughter. and her manly lover. Ralph. interpreted by Paul Renau Ingles. won repeated en- cores with their duet, the latter prov ing very effective with his solos. also. Mrs Tiffanys Sorry Her Lot proved exceptionally acceptable. Fifteen Men on a Dead Mans Chest made the au- dience shiver delightfully."-, when sung by Dick Deadeye interpreted by Har- " Well. who also deserves great credit for the splendid showing made by the male and female choruses, which he trained. Wm. Schofield. the admiral, and Miss Ramona Rollins, Butter cup rendered two excellent solos which were loudly applauded by those present.
 Tn the second part Miss Rollins Fair Moon and her duet with the captain, Things Are Seldom What They Seem were encored to the echo, as was Mrs Tiffany's The Hours Keep on Apace. sand the Bell trio. In fact, if there was a number that the audience failed to applaud for an en- core ii was missed by the critic
 Aside from the solos and ensemble numbers, the stage setting for the two acts, and the excellent orchestra that rendered the 'Pinafore' score. were in themselves well worth seeing and hearing All in all 'Pinafore' proved one of the most delightful entertain ments to be given here this season.
 "The enthusiastic reception accorded Pinafore' by the Prescott people dem onstrated one thing to the satisfaction of every one. present. and that was that any feeling of discord which might have existed heretofore between the two cities has been forgotten and completely wiped out. and that the friendship of the people for each city, one for the other is now more firmly cemented than ever before. Numer ous expressions to this effect were heard last night, not only from local residents, but from the many Phoenix visitors as we'll"