Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-26

| opera house last nlgnt TO see the
initial performance of III M. S. Pin
afore' by the talent of the capital
city.
Though the curtain was scheduled
to rise as late as half past eight the
house was filled to capacity long be
fore that time and many were turned
away.
From the first note Of Professor
| Smiths new march The Leisure
of the club under whose auspices and
for whose benefit the opera was pro-
duced, to the last tones of the clos
ing chorus, the production was greet
ed with applause.
Handsomely gowned women and
we'll dressed men clapped their hands
were on the stage and in the or
chestra helping Director Sam Platt
achieve the greatest success ever
made at an amateur performance in
this city, where such are produced
with better and more elaborate ef-
fects than in any other city in Ne
vada.
The stage and the performers, un-
der the direction Of Ed. Vanderlieth
were handled perfectly. The cleo
trical effects which were devised
by Hal Lennon and Tom Kearney
We're beautiful and When the fairy
like background in the entire act num-
Der appeared, the house broke into
vociferous applause. Both Lem
mon and kearney worked several
days in connecting the myriad lights
and wires that made up this pretty
scene. With their usual thoughtful
ness they devised a system Of stand
lights for the members of the or
chestra for which they We're thank
ed over and over again.
The story Of H. NJ. S. PinafOre"
is known to most persons, thanks to
its perennial popularity. The piece
was put on last night with its full
Operatic score and but one number,
ditty of but eight bars, was cut
last night, this unintentionally too,
for one of the players forgot ais cue.
The cut was unnOticeable in the gen
eral ensemble.
The principals, all selected from
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their best last night. Mrs. Ella Yer
ington, Miss Mabel Stewart and Miss
Edwards were the principal sopran-
Os. Mr.. Ollie Tenant, Mr.. Will
Mackay, Mr.. Frank Nicholas, Mr.
Clyde Lewis and DR.. Cavell were the
principal male voices.
The chOuruS, male and fe-
male voices to the number of
sixty was a fine chorus, simply fine
The ensemble, with one exception,
was as near perfect as six weeks
hard work could make it. The most
noticeable thing to old opera goers
was the absence of ragged and har
mony destroying waits between num-
bers. No one who has never tried it
can appreciate what amount of work
went into the rehearsals to prevent
this essentially amateurish defect.
The orchestra is entitled to the
greatest credit for the work it has
done and for the work it did last
trrlt n,,it1N "a tn hl
voices, without a concert master, it
followed the singing instead of lead
ing it. the members at all times do
ing their utmost to furnish an accom-
paniment to the solos and the con
certed numbers.
Miss Stewart was never in better
sang beautifully and responded to an
encore after scena that is one of
the longest in comic opera, "The
Hours Creep on Apace" JOsephines
main number.
Miss Edith Edwards, as Hebe, had
most important part which she
number however, was one in which
she won her greatest applause, For
this she sang The Glow Worm"
song hit of the whole country, with
full orchestral accompaniment. The
stage was darkened and the electri
cal effects were the most elaborate
ever seen in this state at any per
formance Of any company. The glow
worm was pictured in the center of
the stage with an Illuminated foun-
tain playing many sprays that re-
fected different colored lights. Eight
little girls in white with many col
Ored tiny electric bulbs arranged as
! tiny flowers, swung too and fro and