Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-03-02

Gown with white lace trimmings and
ne skirt. From the crown Of cher"
head with the rrettily marcel-waved
wig, TO the sole Of her tiny foot, with
he high French he Il slipper with
rhinestone buckles. Midshipman
O'Brien was dream Of feminine
lovelinefs. They do say the stays
we're a little uncomfortable and the
high heel slippers pinched. but "she"
bore them like the true hero "she"
?, and was as coy and winsome lass
as the real Josephine must have been.
niidshipman F. B. Smith, class 10,
made a good Dick Deadeye. the able
canaan whose name was "agin
him." in the second act his duet
The Merry Maiden and The Tar, "
With Gearing, was a feature of the
vening lmpersonating the RI
Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K. c. B.,
First Lord Of the Admiralty Mid
hipman Dickinson was all that could
Ne desired he gave in good voice
For Hold That on the seas"
and sang we'll in the BELL Trio"
with Gearing and O'Brien. Hebe, Sir
loseph's cousin, must not be forgot
en-. "She" was Midshipman Perry,
Who worked hard to make her"
y art and that Of the others q success.
She" m 4de up splendidly and, AZ a
emale impersonator, Midsbipman
Perry is a great success. IL is too
BAD he is in the same class with the
present pre- sident Of the Masquerad-
ars, on the mantle could fall fttingly
IN bis shoulders, az next years pres.
dent Midshipmsn Creighton made a
capable officer Of the deck. and, in
lact praise can be given unstintingly
70 each and every member Of the
cast.
There are two acts in Pinafore,
hort opera, and an entr'acte was
given. This represented an Egyp-
tian princess OJosh, of Cairo, who
vas supposed to 90 into trance and
% tell you things you DO not know
about the Naval Academy, especially
TO divulge secrets of the mystical
organization known as "The Rocking
Chair Brigade. " The princess was
attended by four slaves, as dark as
prcverbial Egypt Abdullah Hamid
hypnotiztd the princess and spoke of
her wonderful attainments. The
names Of the possessor of hypnotic
influence, and the princess, were not
down on the program. Ssh" got off q
few grinds appreciated only by those
On the inside" but which brought
forth laughter and applause from
The middies.
Some Of the songs introduced IN
Pinafore were original and were
"grinds" on the powers that be.
An especially clever one was sung by
Dickinson, and another by Gearing,
Corn. Perry. Smith and 0'Brien.
The entire performance was highly
creditable and a great Improvement
over the old Christmas Minstrel
Show. IL was enjoyed and apprsciat-
I'd by an audience that filled the
auditorium, both main floor add gal
leTy, and the applause was frequent
and generous. 1t IL not possible to
give a capable and comprehensive
review cf the performance IN these
columns. Suffice it to Say that
Pinafore measured up to the high
standard always aimed at, and at
,ained by midshipmen, who do moth
ing by halves, and it did the brigade
gre at credit and the Naval AGA Jenny
which il represents.
The officers OF The Mssqueraders
are the following: Manager,
O'Brien, IA assistant Manager,
WCthtrspoon, Is; stage manager,
Mcgowan. ID; assistant stage man
ager, r.. M. Nelson, '16; electrician,
Bates, 49, assistant, Samson. IA:
musica director, Professor Zlm-
erman. TO whose careful and pains
taking training the rendition Of
Pinafore by the midshipmen was
made possible