The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Robin Hood" Pleases Big Des MoInes
Audience.

"Robin Hood" PIeaSe6 Big Des Moines
Audience.
The Des Moines Register and Lend
err has the following about Robin
Hood" to be presented at the Grand
next Friday evening. Dec IL, by the
de Koven Opera Co.
The cast:
little John. Joseph Parsons
Alan-a-Dale .......r..... Sara Maxon
Will Scarlet ........ Jerome Daley
Annabel ............. Helena Morrill,
Friar Tuck. -. Geo. B. rockingham
Dame burden. ,........ Title Salingar
Robin Hood. 49,. Misha Fe EMO
Maid Marian. ............ Enrica Clay
Sheriff of Nottingham. Phil Branson
Guy of Osborne. ....... sid Braham
Kings Herald. .Nettie TART
The all-star revival of De Koven's
opera, Robin Hood" as presented
last evening at the Berchel theater by
the De Koven Opera company sur
passed expectation. The cast of prin-
| cipals, the chorus, the setting and the
beauty of the score combine to give
a pres antation which leaves the audi
ence feeling the evening has been
well nigh flawless. The revival of
such operas as robin Hood" reveals
the changes that light opera has un-
| dergone and the delight and enthus-
iasm as expressed by the audience
such as that Of last evening proves
that the spell Of tuneful score with
| a really interesting logical plot and
setting in tune with the story has
lost none of its power to charm,
though the musical revue and the
light opera with its interpolated vau.
4 daville has held sway thus long.
4 Enrica Clay, late OF the grand opera
4 Paris, the leading prima donna of the
De Koven company, possesses voice
of much beauty. calorful and full of
dramatic power. She has voice and
ability to act but she has also mag
netism She made her presence felt
] every minute she was on the stage.
Her duet number with Misha Ferenzo,
leading tenor, late of the Imperial
d, s,
Song" was one of the big numbers OF
the evening. Misha Ference experien.
ced little difficulty with the En- lish
language when speaking, but when he
sang all was forgotten except the
rich, full tones of his beautiful voice
His serenade number was especially
we'll done.
Brown October Ale" sung by Little
John (Joseph Parsons) and the chorus
met with high favor as did tho Gar
niorers Song" sung by Jerome Daley
as Will Scarlet. Mr.. Daley has SUI
perb bass voice and physique whicf
made his part QUITE convincing.
20, Promise Ne" and "The Lepent
/ of the Chimes" were two number.
which showed to good effect the VOC.
i of Sara Sh arman-Maxon, who pave,
! the part of Alan-a-Dale most ACCEPT
, ably The fact that this part was tax
en- by an Iowa girl gave it double in
terest. Mrs. Maxon is the daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs H. s. Sherman of Ceda
/ Rapids.
Helena Morrill, as Annabel came in
to her own when she sang her sol
number. when Maiden Webs"
To Phil Branson as the sheriff 0
j Nottingham the audience was indebt
ed for much of the humor Mr.. Bran
5 son did exceptionally we'll in thi
role. To Sid Braham as Guy of Cts
borne fell part which was vel
handled, and the humor we'll brough
( out Title Sallingsr as Dame D,r 'e,
r was another of the principals who ca1
$ ried her part off we'll
!, The chorus differs from man
9 choruses in that this one can sine
r really sing and soma of the most dc
t lightful parts of the whole evenin
4 were the ensemble numbers, especia
S ly was it true of the opening choru
of the second act. -Advertisement
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