The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-05
ARTISTIC PRESENTATION
OF The OPERA PATIENCE"
Successful Production Given By
High School Pupils at the
Kerredge Theater.
WILL BE AT CALUMET TONIGHT

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ana most tuneful creations for which
w. 5. Gilbert ever wrote a libretto or
Sir Arthur Sullivan set to music, last
night crowned the efforts of the young
| people from Hancock, Houghton and
Dollar Bay, who have been carefully
preparing for the event for several
months past. A large and apprecia-
tive audience was present at the Ker-
redge theater to witness the work of
the talented cast of amateur singers
and actors who participated in the
production, and the general verdict
was one of unstinted and unqualified
| approval.
The title role was taken by Miss
Genevieve Finch, who has been a
prominent figure l., previous entertain
| ments of a like nature given by local
alent and her graceful acting of the
| part, and her excellent and well train
ed voice in singing the several num-
| bers allotted to her, deserved the
highest praise and merited the warm
applause which was accorded her.
ne other feminine PRINCIPALS also
/
and gave a most pleasing interpre-
tation of their several roles. Miss Anna
Anderson played the part of Lady
Angela; Miss Pearl Kendall was
Lady Jane" Miss Bell Hamilton
| Lady Saphir" and Miss Florence Hall
| Lady Ella They were all appro-
priately and elegantly costumed in the
L % hA
| entered into the spirit of the even
| ing as thoroughly as though members
of a professional operate company.
The same can be said of the young
men who took the principal mascu-
line parts, consisting of Stanley Claf-
lin as "Bunthorne," the poet; A. w.
iraunstadt as "Grovenor," an idyllic
3oet:; NJ. c.. Yoakum, as "Col. CAL
yerley." Weldon Bradburn as Major
Murgatroyd,". Al Cameran as Duke of
Dunstable," n. ID. Starrett as Bum
thorne's solicitor and Ellery Arts and
Melvin Dock as the Coloners body
guard.
There were two large choruses, one
of dragons and one of "lovesick maid
dens," the former composed of boys
and youths attired in gorgeous red
uniforms and looking military i'm the
extreme, the other of girls, whose
lttire was in accordance with the
particular affliction with which the IL
brettist and stage director invested
them.
The Dragon chorus consisted of e.
RI. Richards Weldon Bradburn. Eldre'
Wivel Walter Dale. James Mccarthy
irving Pearce, James Dale, Emmett
-oughlin, Addison Finch. Alfred Os-
Borne. Fred Richards, Cecil Wagner,
Fred Weeks. Ed Nelson. James Myers
viii verran, Fred Rillston, Norman
gillespie Fred King.
The "lovesiclI maidens" were repre-
sented by Misses Helen Anderson
Agnes Larsen, Lucy McVicar, Lucille
Mayworm, Marian Lord, Edna Pelto
Dorothea Hanchette, Mabel Dock Ruth
wvckoff, Priscilla Eddy. Erma Nelson
| Ellen Anderson, Hazel Wallace, Mar
garet Rowell, Della Crotty, Alice Ruhl
| Anna Anderson, Genevieve Finch, Bea-
| trice Allen, Laura Macdonald Emily
| Gustafson, Cecil Light Pearl rlppett
| Edna willard Florence Hall. Virgin
| IN Courtney, Ruth Emery, Ruby NJ
| Clennan. Elsa Drittler, Dorothy Gre
| CORY. Ruth Kendall, Tilly Gilman
| Ruth Funkey. Louise Kendall Margar-
of Scott. Charlotte Mitchell, Martha
Merke.
| The seventy or more persons In the
| production all showed the results OF
the careful and painstakins prepara-
| lions given that by Prof. /. "A. COLON
| who has devoted great deal of time
| and patience in developing the cast
70 the high state Of perfection demon
| strated in last evenings performance.
| There were two scenes, one in each
act both with appropriate and beau
| tiful stage setting. and nothing was
overlooked to make the performance
1 one to reflect the highest credit mon
those by whom it was given. There
were numerous very striking ensemble
numbers by the entire company wni'e
| each of the principals was given one
or more sol,s end duets that We're
sung with feeling and spirit and re-
| ceived warm and hearty encores.
The company will be taken to CAL
umet this evening on a special street
car, and will repeat the performance
at the Calumet theater. The perfor-
nance is well worthy of patronage and
is deserving of house full OF lovers
OF good comedy. pretty girls and tune
full and catchy music, and none who
attend will regret II.
"The Wolf" by Eugene Walters. will
be the attraction this evening at the