The Detroit times., 1910-11-15

piQuRnCy OF manner and the lines oi
the chic little Schef Agure We're as
pretty as ever Ina the loveliest OF deli.
cate-hued himonas II there is one
thing Miss Schet1 can do better than
any other Of her many accomplish
ments 10 is 10 dress herself beautiIui-
~ The che big SOM gwen 10 Aum
Yum is The Moon ana H. In the see.
Ond act. and Miss Schcn sans II VIII
so much Skill in NoCslizatton that "A
repetition Wgs demanded
The Gilbert and sullivan operas
are all noticeable Tor their concerted
numbers -duos trlos qttstrtt-ts aHtii-
tets Astounding IN the scores ami
The Mikado' is as rich m these
musical gems as any of the other
operate PRODUCTS OF this famous lib
rettist and composed The score 5
SO wonderfully orChestrated eve "
note hitting the quips and uuirks ot
the Gilbertian humor 10 a nicely The
orchestra was augmented 10 the mum
Der Of 49, and while the small
orchestra pit necessitated a somewhat
unfortunate placing OF the instr
meuts Tor the best results. The music
was PLAYED with spirit and charm IN.
tor John McGhie.
Digby He'll PLAYED 10 Ko. the Lord
High ENeCutioner-he originated the
part IN America a quarter Of a cen.
fury ago with every regard for its
unctuous humor lie battered through
the part with an art that shows Mr.
Bell 20 be far from the class OF come
dian "has-beens. despite his long
years OF service Herbert l.. Water
ous. whose iine voice was big as.
set in tie success OF the Sheehan
opera company In Detroit. last sum.
mer. made a capital Pooh Bah He
was the pOmpous old Lord Hlgu
Everything else 10 the life and his eX-
cellent voice was highly effective IN
the considerable demands made upon
ii. A. much must be said for Arthur
Cunningham is Pish Tush, William
Danforth AZ the Mikado. and Frank
Rushworth as Nanh Poo.
All OF these men have more than
ordinarily good voices and mimiCins
ability and none of the subtle humor
OF lines or situations got away from
them. Mr. Danforth was particularly
successful as the Mikado, his grotes
Que and inimitable rendition OF the
famous Make the Punishment Fit
the Crime" calling forth encore after
encore. For that matter. all the we'll
known ditties were received With the
cordially OF welcome TO long alb
sent but dearly beloved friends and
the singers could not have asked
greater appreciation OF their efforts
than he Monday night audience gave
TO them
Miss Hattie Fox was the mis-
chievous Pitt Sing and made herself
a favorite al once Her Coquettish
sprightly ways and pretty voice made
a great hit Miss Kate Condor could
not have been better as Katisha
whose famous left shoulder blade ami
right elbow were won't 10 make such
havoc With the beaux of the Mikado' s
court Miss Marie Rose made up the
trio OF the Three Little Maids From
School
The entire performance went with
So much sprightliness. so melodious
ly and with so much genuine humor
that when the last curtain desCendst
at ll:30 O'Clock. there was still LEFT
an appetite for more
Miss Scheff and her capable ass0
Ciates will be with us only for two
more evening performances no Wed
nesday matinee being scheduled
Thursday evening. Louis Mann in Z
new play called The Cheater ar
adaptation from the German by him
self-will occupy the Garrick, remain
ing the rest OF the week
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE