Evening journal., 1910-06-08
ELKS IMPROVE
In OPERA ROLE
MikadO'S Subject Again PleaSeS
Big GarriCk Theatre
Audience

THE MikadO" grows i'm favor, and
all indications are that the Elks will
play TO large houses the entire week.
/ The raising of the curtain at the Gar
rick last night, was again the signal
! for a continuous outbreak of applause
until its final descent upon the musical
| inhabitants of Titipu. sThe Elks felt
more at home upon the stage, and less
| embarrassed at having their remarks
overheard by several hundred people,
and they played with much more spon-
| taneity and freedom than at the first
presentation. Their voices carried bet
| ter through the auditorium, and the
production went more smoothly. one
noticeable Improvement was more
| cheerful expression on the faces of the
/ chorus: they looked rather anxious the
/ first night but they really enjoyed life
at the second performance, and the
music went with such snap and spirit
/ that members Of the audience were
constrained to hum the tuneful re-
trains with the chorus
James w. Gillespie. i'm the role of
( Pooh Bah. improved his Interpretation
/ a hundred percent lie was in fine
voice, and his solos were "a treat to
1 the audience; also his manner was
more assured and free from stiffness
Joseph +. McCullin as Nanki Poo
again won success with his graceful
acting and by the beauty of his voice
There is a quality of sweetness I'm Mr.
/ McCullin's voice that is rare i'm a
masculine voice Katisha- George w
/ Cox, was again a vision of delight, and
i'm spite Of the woman's declaration
that she was an acquired taste the
audience took to her famously James
H. Kane bloomed into funny imper-
sonati0ns that brought hearty laughter
from the audience, when the flowers
bloomed i'm the spring, tra-la. II. How
ard Carver. one of the best looking
residents of Ttipu, was i'm excellent
voice and was applauded warmly. The
Mikado George w. Grove, with his
pct dragon under his arm, lorded il
in august style, and charmed the aud
fence. Three Little Maids have wor
a warm place in the hearts of Will
mington, some of the audience being
affected almost to tears by the sight OF
them. Their acting was inimitable
The umbrella holder was "on the job
with expeditions promptitude.
The Democratic League has reserved
a hundred seats for the Friday night
performances other CLUBS are planning
to attend en- masse, and delegations
of Elks are arranging to come from
other cities.
strange series of fatalities has
pursued the lclks committee in theii
efforts to present the opera, the frs
being "a death in the family of one
of the original three little maids
which necessitated change in the cast
on the opening night, Peter Wood, the
stage director and chorus master re
ceived a telegram That his stepmothe
living i'm Troy n. Y. had suddenly eN
pired and Mr.. wood was forced e
leave for Troy. Yesterday Mr.. Cox
who takes the role of Katisha lost hi
p mother-in-law and the members of tn
3 committee were thoroughly discour
t aged for it was impossible to fill MI
4 Cox's role The friends of the famil
d however met the issue by advising MI
- Cox that his duty was to continu
Z the role in view of the great disap
pointment to the audiences that ha
o already purchased tickets and althoug
= the cast was under great tension las
q night in sympathy for Mr. Cox the
p greatly appreciated his liberal actor