Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-26
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
is II. M. s. PINAFORE

joined in the song at appropriate
times, their sweet little voices blend
ing with the music. The hidden Choir
us repeated the refrain and it goes
without saying that this fairy bit was
encOred by every person in the
| audi iance.
To Mrs Ella Yerington is given
the highest praise in her part of Lit
tie Buttercup" With all the talent
of an artistic this lady combines
a most pleasing manner and her con
| ceptiOn of the part was as good as it
could we'll be. She suffered from a
cold but thanks to the greatest ef-
| fort she was able to play her part
almost perfectly.
1t is customary to give the tenor
the first place but in this piece tne
first place belongs to Ollie Tenant,
as Dick Deadeye." AS a comic vii
lain, Tenant was a huge success and
his ludicrous establishment of the
"British Tar is a Soaring Soul"
Drought down the mouse.
Mr.. Frank NicnOlas, as Captain
COrcOran had most difficult part.
His pitch changes constantly which
makes hard work of what would or
dinarily be an easy part for any per
son to sing even with the voice Mr..
Nicholas has, full and resonant and
yn11 bo, InI
encOred spontaneously.
Will Mackay came about as near
playing a real buffO part as an am
ateur might come. AS the Admiral
he was excellent. The mock serious
ness with which he put forth his of
ticial' utterances, the great polite
ness with which he treated his staff
a hevy Of sisters and cousins and
aunts, whom he counted by the dOZ-
ems and his two songs in which he
declares his absolute control of the
sea and in which he describes his
rise from an office boy to the proud
position of ruler Of the Queens navee
were up to a professional mark at
ali times.
Mr.. Clyde Lewis as Rafe Rack
straw, the fOremast hand who even
tually gets the daughter of the cap
tain in spite of the Admiral and
his "official" love-making, has d
most pleasing voice. The part is
pitched at least three full tones too
hign for his voice but he essayed the
part and carried it off in good style
The duet with Josephine was espec-
tally we'll done and his mock suicide
was a clever stunt. He, as did
others, suffered bit from nervous
up in his case by the freshness Of his
voice which was clear and beauti-
full in the middle tones.
DR.. Cavell simply covered himself
with glory The little doc was ner-
vous from the start but when he
struck into his Englishman song
with its irresistible drawn out cadenza
he made a great hit,
1t is impossible to single out any
member of the chorus as a bright
and particular star for there were six
ty members, count EN-, sixty, and
each one did his or her level best.
One of the prettiest scenes is the
entrance of the AdmraIs staff the
sisters and cousins and aunts who
come tripping in to the music of a
entrance Of the sailors on tip toe
when Dick Deadeye throws every one
off the scent by declaring tne noise
they heard was that of the ships
cat.
Scenery, arranged by Mr.. Meder.
was well placed and effective.
To Sam Platt, under whose direc-
ton the opera was produced, who has
drilled the singers and orchestra and
who has in fact done the whole thing
as far as management is concerned
the people of Carson City are thank
ful for one of the prettiest plays eve
produced here.
Tonight is the last perfol nauc'-
which augurs we'll for the treasury Of
the Leisure Hour Club.
LONE PINE MEN BUSY