The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-02
'PINAFORE PLEASED
ALARGE AUDIENCE
AT TCHAUTAuQUA.

The biggest crowd OF people that
has thus far assembled at the Chau-
tauqua tent was present there Tues
day night TO witness the production
of Gilbert & Sullivan's opera Pima
FORE" by a much-heralded and spien-
did aggregation of New York players
and musicians. In spite of the threat
ening condition of the weather early
in the evening il is safe to assume
that practically every holder of a sea
son ticket was in attendance at the
entertainment. to say nothing of the
great throng which was there on
single admissions The tent was
opened at $50 o'clock. half an hour
earlier than usual, and patrons began
To enter it shortly afterwards in order
to obtain for themselves the choicest
seats. altho the performance was not
scheduled to begin until S O'Clock. AT
7:45 the main part of the auditorium
was filled to capacity and those who
came later were compelled TO content
themselves with such seating accom-
modations as they could find around
the edges" So great was the gath
ering and so heavy was the weight on
the seats that one side OF the entire
"benching structure" gave evidences
of a possible collapse and requisition
had TO be made upon the carpentry
force of the company to strengthen it
by means Of additional stakes and
props. The trouble. however. was not
very serious and nobody was hurt.
The creaking of the seats and their
general dip towards the center of the
tent created CONSERVATION for few
seconds. but was overcome before any
material damage was done The af-
fair occurred before the program be-
gan and was TO some extent a not
unwelcome diversion TO the crowd.
breaking as 1t did the tedium and mo-
notony OF a somewhat tiresome wait
for the curtain to rise.
That "pinafore'' has not lost its
charm and popularity with the pass
ing years as n musical production was
evidenced by the attention and inter
est 1t evoked among the audience
Thursday night. 1t is as pleasing and
delightful as ever. both in the char
scter of the story it tells and in the
catchiness of the music which relates
it. Such operas and entertainments
never really grow old. or become
duh. fiat and Improbable when
presented by artists like those who
favored Chautauqua-s -soers here Thurs
day night.
"Pinafore.' as presented by the
Redpath-Hernor company is the most
ambitious operate and musical pro-
duciion being given on western
Chautauqua circuit this season. There
are some forty people in the cast. all
OF them specially selected for their
fitness and adaptsbility for some spec
la role in the presentation of the pro-
gram. Altho much was expected from
-Pinsfore" II is not saying too much
to state that /, fully realized the high
est expectations of its friends as pre-
sented at the Chautauqua tent here
Thursday hight. The stage accessor-
les and setting were good and the
playing an dsinging frst-class in ev-
cry particular Those who saw PIN
afore" at the Chautauaua tent Thurs
day night agree in saying that IL was
one of the best productions of the
kind they had ever Witnessed
The orchestra Thursday night was
led by Harry Vaudeville OF New York,
a nationally-known conductor. and it's
work was excellent: The chorus. as
well as the stellar attractions. in
"Pinafore." as dclineated on the Chau-
tauaua platform here. was above the
average and combined to make the
company as whole one of exception
al merit. The same company will pre-
sent dramatization OF Louisa NJ. Al
colts book. Little Women at the
Chautauqua tent Saturday night. This
announcement will assure the popu-
iarity of the play SO far as Canon City
people are concerned.