The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-27
PlNRFoRE PRoMlsEs
 TO BE BIG SuccEse

Tuesday and Wednesday evening next, at the Lyric Theatre, the Juneau Choral Club. win present the ever pleasing old-time "Pinafore." under Che direction of M. D. Robertson. Tho proceeds Of tho two performances are for tho benefit Of tho Library Asso- citation and the Choral Club.
 Mr. Robertson's success as musl- cal director in his particular line of the work Is due not only to his natur- al ability. but to his long experience. Ter have been," stated Mir. Robertson, "for fifteen years engaged solely in the presentation of Pinafore, Queen Esther" and similar operas. Except ing two towns In Washington, there is not O town in the States Of Ore gon. Idaho. Montana and Washington Of population of more than 1000. in which ! have not produced a light opera or cantata from one to six times.
 T think my most extraordinary chorus was one trained in Spokane some years since. It was made up entirely of colored people, and we presented two performances of Queen Esther in the Auditorium theatre to packed houses. The peculiar tone quality of the chorus voices made the performance most unusual"
 "In Bremerton last summer my Pinafore chorus, as well as an of the solo parts, were made up of sailors and officers of the Navy, and their wives and daughters; much sport was made of the famous Order 99 of Sec retary Daniels prohibiting the use of liquor on board ship"
 CT think my most amusing exper- fence happened in a little town in South Idaho. We were giving Queen Esther The King was we'll qualified as voice but he was altogether too fat to look or act Ike Q king. Sit ting at the back of the stage with his beautiful Queen Esther the King found his position irksome and tried to tut the throne to ease his position. With a crash royalty went over back ward, disappearing from view, and we had to fish them up and out from behind teh stage. We made a bit at that performance"
 Several years ago in Salem, Ore gon, we were giving Queen Esther. One of the soldiers. named Jackson, I think. now editor of the Portland Evening Journal. in mock mysteries, savagely waved his sword at tho gal lows on which Haman was to hang, singing fifty Cubits high. He got no further for his sword dislodged his helmet. which rolled across the floor into the pit Ex-Governor Geer was in the audience and some years later when he became governor. was call ed to bis office while again playing in Salem and solemnly urged me to be- come an honorary member of a new order he was forming. was much gratifed and pleased with the honor until the governor informed me that the order was to be known as the Society of the Tin Hat, and that our friend Jackson was to be the one of- ficer permitted at all times to wear the tin hat"
 Not many men are engaged in the work which Mir. Robertson is doing He has done much in the Northwest from the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean to arouse a latent interest and enthusiasm in music among many persons. So long has he been en- gagged in the work that 1t rarely hap pens that he does not find. among the members of newly organized choruses. persons who have formerly worked with him. In Juneau Mrs. H. L. Faulkner and Mrs. c. B. Walk CT and others have participated for merly in chorus work with him