Douglas Island news., 1915-08-11
CIub WfI Present 0Pinafore0

Club Will Present "PmafOre"
 The comic opera "Pinafore," which is to be given in the Lyric theatre next Monday and Tuesday nights, will be the most elaborate affair ever at- tempted by the local talent of Douglas For the past two weeks about forty of the local singers have been practicing this tuueful opera, under the direction of Mir. Martin D. Robinson, and already they have committed their parts and are able to give a very creditable per formance, but with the remaining rec hearsals 10 perfect their work, they will give the opera better than many professional companies
 Mr. Robinson has had years of ex- perience in this line of work and being thoroughly familiar with every part, he is able to accomplish more in a short time than would otherwise be possible, and every member of the cast has ac oulred confidence that will enable them to carry their respective roles through in an artistic manner.
 The Douglas Island Woman's Club, under whose auspices the opera is being prepared, is fortunate iu securing some excellent talent for the solo parts and the choruses are being sung with snap and swing that is seldom heard in @ local production.
 Some people have formed an erro- neous idea about this opera and think the word "Pinafore" relates to some sort of a children's entertainment while in fact it is one of the most pop ular Of the light English operas and has been produced by every profes- sioual opera company in this country and England. For many years it was the leading opera in the repertoire of the famous "Bostouians," and it was in this opera that such famous stars as Emma Abbott, Jessie Bartlett Davis, Baruaby, Frothingham and Eugene Cowles first gained their reputations as opera singers. The opera requires a nautical setting and is easily handled by amateur companies, so has become the most popular and we'll known of any of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Mir. Robinson brings all Che necessary scenery and costumes for the sailors, and when the curtain rises on the first act it will require no stretch of the imagination to recognize the deck of Che oldtme British man-o-war with the sparkling waters of Portsmouth Harbor in the distance.
 So great an interest is beiug shown in the production that it will toe given Monday night and repeated Tuesday night in the Lyric theatre. Reserved seats may be secured without extra charge at the Palace of Sweets on and after August l4 The following is a complete cast of characters.
 Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B... c. D. Grier Captaiu Corcoran. an..........M. A. Snow Ralph Rackstraw ........R. W. Smith Dick Deadeye ......a ...F. M. Reynolds Boatswain. ..................t CornWall Nidshipmite ..... ............ v. Adams Sergeant of Marines .....I v. Conner Josephine ........... Mrs. L. B.. Wright Hebe ................ Miss May Pa'ker Buttercup. ........... Miss Ruth Pager l........ Roberta CoryeH uofnplpe's ...........V Viviaa Adams Sisters. Cousins and Auuts" ..........
 Cassie King, Regime Miller, MoIlie
 WTtanen. Marguerite Umstead,
 Helmi Aalto. Mary Miller, Alice
 Pettvprove. Mrs. John King, Ruth
 Umstead. Mrs. Frank Reynolds,
 Mrs.J.A Cahill, Cletu7 Carrol, May
 Mueford, Mrs Sellauder, Marguer-
 ite Roene, Elizabeth Hopper, Mrs-
 T.V. Counor, Mrs. F Higgins.
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