The Detroit times., 1912-05-28
THE STAGE.


40 apologies are needed for the
fhseian Opera company's production
Of The Mikado." this week, In the
Detroit Opera house, on the score OF
ne IS and so cents scale Of prices,
Tor q better presentation OF the ever
fresh and delightful Gilbert and Sui
IIyao opera could not be found prob
ably al two dollars a seat. Last sum-
mer during the engagement OF the
6ar1o company, two performances
Ocly were given OF The Mikado,"
bat Tho lrief g,,mpse showed that the
Sheehan compeny had the material
and the resources TO give very good
Dreseatation, and this promise was
fnlhiicd, Monday evening.
This season the costumes are much
hknds5mer and the colorings prettier,
90 that the general picture Is one TO
distinctly please the eye. Vocally,
the cnarming score Is excellently en-
compared by the principals and the
chorus. The Sheehan company boasts
good pens chorus. for which many
plumbers are provided in The Mika-
do" The women ore quite as salts
factory and are pretty and spirited
into the bargain.
Mr. Sheehan In apricot-colored
tights and purple satin short kimona,
with lavender sash and other sar-
forial splendor, is pretty "hefty"
figure for the love-lorn Nank-Poo.
Monday evening, he was evidently
suffering from a heavy cold and was
compelled TO omit his solo work.
Even lis speaking voice was reduced
almost TO u whisper
Miss Gladys Caldwell repeated her
good work OF last year in the part OF
Yum-yum, singing the score sweetly
and looking very, pretty in the dain-
test Of kimonas. Misses Annabel
Tarlton and Jane Reed gave her good
support as Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo, the
other two OF "the three little maids
from SCHOOL" Miss Alma Stetzler
Hlayed Katisha. a part unsuited TO
ahyone not possessing keen comedy
sense. Miss StetZler has an unusual
lly good mezzo voice, which would be
better still ii her method gave her
freei use of tone She gives the inn
PRECISION OF singing through her teeth
and her enunciation is very indis-
tinct. Her voice is too good not TO
have these faults corrected.
William j. Jorgensen, who made a
good impression last season as Ko-
10. again played the part of the Lord
High Executioner He did very well
with the unlimited comedy oppor-
tunitios the clever Gilbert gave to Ko-
&c. Charles Swickard was an excel
lent Poo-Bah, singing and acting this
pofnpous parsonage In good style.
John II. Dickinson, former De-
troiter, successfully carried through
the demands made upon Pish-Tush.
Francis j. Tyler. another former De-
.roiter, as the Mikado. was encored
Tor his song about the punishment fits
the crime, and Charles Hamilton as
Nee-Ban. his majesty's umbrella car
rier, provided a number OF laughs
during his brie appearance.
THE Mikado" Is always worth see
ing and hearing and there Will not
be any better chances to witness a
good performance of II than at the
hands of Mr.. Sheehan and his capable
company. There will be Tuesday and
Wednesday evening and Wednesday
afternoon performances. Thursday
EVENING" Decoration Day-the Jap
anese opera will give place to Verdi's
ever-popular I'll Trovatore" Next
week, which will close the Sheehan
engagement, The Tales of Hoffman"
and The Bohemian Girl" to be pre-
ssntcd.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.