Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-16

PARTS WELL TAKEN,
Special Credit Due to Mrs. OBrien
For Drilling of Principals and
Chorus.
Chorus.

The splendid audience that greeted
Mikaco last evening proved by their
enthusiastic applause the apprecla-
ton of a well-gotten up amateur per-
formance.
Mikado gives splendid opportunity
for gorgeous costumes and those tax
ing part were gowned accordingly.
The elaborately embroidered robes de-
serve especial mention. The scenes
were very festive with Japanese flags,
lanterns, and lattices a-bloom.
The score of the opera is the most
popular of all light comic operas and
the lines TEEN with humor. The dia-
logues between Ko-Ko, Lord High Ex-
cutioner who really did not "grab
Nanki-Poo by his little pigtail" and
was quite timid when it came to the
poi tof welding the "Snicker-Snee,"
ard Pooh Bah, Lord High Everything
Else" were very humorous and anus
ing. Pooh Bah was enacted in very
finished manner by Mr.. M. L. Din
widdie. There was fascination
frantic" about the jingle of Japanese
coin that would cause him to solve
some very tangled situations.
MIR. Caton's Ko-Ko was most comi-
cat His original verses in "l've got
you on my list" and just who never
would be missed" should bring out
more Alexandrians tonight to see what
list they may be on.
Mr. Wilmer Waller made very
dignifed and worthy Pish-Tush and
assured all in pleasing voice that "all
is right-you are right-and every
thing is quite correct"
Nanki-Pooh's wandering minstrel,
!, thing of shreds and patches"
sent goodly portion of the audience
home humming his "ballads, songs
ard snatches." Mr.. Ogden acts as
well as sings His duet with Yum
Yum being most pleasing number
and Yum-Yum could sing as we'll as
act, for Mrs. Downham's notes were
clear and so full of melody that one
listened with hushed brush.
No daintier trio of little maids from
Japan ever toddled up to the foot
lights giggled with more girlish glee,
or flirted more coquettishly behind
their little Japanese fans, than did
Mrs. Robert F. Downham, Miss Alice
Anderton and Miss Esther Burke. As
fer fifteen other little toddling Japan
ese maids Misses Nancy Tackett, Les
lie R. Baggett, Emily Johnson, Esther
Heishley, Harriet Spofffford, Lillian
Callahan, Charlotte Appich, Della
Phillips, Martha Lee Allison, Ruth
Roberts. Sophia Tackett; Mesdames
Herbert Oliver, Kenneth w. Ogden,
Rose E. Green, j. VIM. May. Japan
would have been proud of her repre-
sentatives. .
The gentlemen of Japan: Messrs. Z.
4 Zachary, Julian T. Burke, Jr., Phil
lip Knox, Jhillip Heishley, James w.
Roberts, Jr.. Samuel Wade, James S.
Douglas, Jr., R. Samuel Luckett,
Frank w. Latham, Wallace
Fawcett, whose opening cho-
rus was greeted with applause, were
truly men of "high degree" Mrs.
Louis H. Machen, whose Katisha, peo-
pie would have come miles to see, as
vel las her left shoulder blade or
right elbow, added much humor to the
second act, almost convincing us "that
a maiden's all the better when she's
tough"
Pitti-Sing, in much glee over the
fact that there are plenty of fish in the
sea" tripped most gracefully to the
air of "He's going to marry Yum
Yum, Yum-Yum,' and her voice was
sweet also through the quartette and
quintette in which she took part.
The entrance of Mikado with his at
tendants bearing sunshades, and ac-
companied by "his daughterin-hw,
elect" is always one of dramatic i'm
pcrtance and is awaited with much
interest. Mr. George Evans was an
inimitable Mikado, and his ruling pas
sion of making the punishment flt
the crime" delighted the audience
immensely, almost satisfying
US that his "object all sublime" was