Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-03
NOTARY CLUB WILL
present THE M|KADO"
Opera Will BE Pre-.
seIitcd at Academy on
II 80 March 10 and rs.
BEADING CHARACTERS IN CAST
Affair, will BE for the Joint Benefit
Of the War Relief Association OF
Virginia anu of the Associated
81 Charities.

nhistory of Richmond when there has
eSbccn n great need for Immediate fl
s: nancial aid in tho affairs of some OF
4 Richmonds philanthropic or chart
table enterprises, the Rotary Club Of
Richmond has come nobly to the res
hue. and has not only succeeded in put
ling the enterprise on its feet but has
iven it such 4 boost that instead OF
IS affairs going forward on tagging
eet it was able TO keep ahead of the
game eyer thereafter.
Such service was rendered the Ice
Mission last summer when through ons
YdaS's concentrated effort OF the men,
oeIs of the Rotary Club tho Ice Mis-
sion was placed on Easy Street for
The rest of the summer.
The great need now facing Rich
.,cnd is for money to carry on the
enormous and far-reachius activities
OF the surgical dressings committee OF
ire War Relief Association OF Vir-
-tria and for additional funds for tie
Associated Charities.
So again does the Rotary Club come
forward and Offer gallant encourage
nrent and Substantial atd-and the ilo-
;ary Club never by ,anychanc: does
tiiinEs halfway.
IL this specific instance. the t6tari-
ms uteud TO present THE Mikado" at
lie Academy of Music OF March u
aud 10. IT viii cost The clue nearly
$1,000 tc present this play ucrc with
iocal talent. Rchrarsals have been go.
!,S on for two months now. ard the
largest orchestra ever used in tho
Academy Will furnish the music.
WELL-KNowN PEOPLE
TAKE LEADING PARTS
The cast is large onc. ana the
,ne!odous opera will be under the III
rcc;ion of Alvin NJ. Smith. W. l[r;
cast OF characters is as follows
Flikado of Japan. Horace Powell
Nanlii Pooh. his son, distinguished rs
u wandering minstrel and IN love
Will Yum Yum ....... Lynn Tucilc"
1lo k6, lord high cNccutioncr OF 'rti-
pu Alvin NJ. Smith
Pooh Fab. lord high everything else.
iow:,rd Bryant
Fish Tush. noble lord. Norman Call
Yum YUM ......... Mrs. Norman Call
Pitt Sing ..Afiss Mariori" EIarcum
Peer 30 ....... Mrs. Lou Ella Cowherd
tThrec sisters. wards OF 40 Kol
Nltisha, an elderly lady. in love With
Narki Pooh Mrs. George Bcthell
Chorus OF schoolgirls. mobiles. coolies,
Act I-courtyare OF 10 KOS Official
residence.
Act IT.--Ko Kos garden.
Musical Numbers. tri I.
nrontnE chorus. IRISH Tusi, and nnh,ca
trtt iS-f nj
snln. ~ wnnacrin,. AIi.,.,rcI,
Nnnisi roah ana nni,lcs
SOLO. "our Great Mikado" .
Fish lush and mobiles
Trio. Young MAJ. Despair. ,...
POOH i:ah, NanNi POOH. Fish 1ush
Mobiles
er,l,cp From = comfy J,,r"
- ~ 10 ami noi,ics
".Ns. some Day II May Happen - Vic
10 10 aud nohlos
chorus SCHOOLGIRLS
..rhrcc I it,,c Maids ,'rrn school"
yun yun. I.i,,i sing. Peep 10
cu,rtct 1-l,m Yun. ,.itti SIM. ra.n
10 ;,,oh ,;.,h ana .ho.,is
r-io 10 10 l,ooh I:an I,is, Nash
I,nsc,nhle ,:n,irh contrary
81, ...rhc uo,.r az ,;l,drcS." liati.h,
F;n,l. Entire comr,ns
,, ~ ;,
Op@ninG chorus go ,''''''
Iitti sing ANA ""ho"!Slris
Solo, "Thc sun Whose Eay&' nm UNI
Quartet. "EriEhtiy I'.'Nn& our We'd
!; ding Day Hun Yum Piti sing,
81, Nanhi Pooh itsh rush
Trio, "Hcrcs iow-de-lo .,..,.......
1uG AumS Nau'l Pooh 40 40
Chorus 90. ;. !sG! r"l&WiS and mobiles
Duct ........ Mi.i.'dr and iatiSha
Solo, "a More Humans N'N"d"
-H'"'uo
Trio. Tho Criminal Cried ...,........
10 10. Pitt >in; io"h inh' chorus
Glcc. .MikaGo kati%ha Is" 80 ',"rh
'i~h %i;'i sing
Duct. The Fiov"rS 'ilHi ''oo'n in
the Spring, Nnnhi coon and 80 40
Itecitativc ................. Natisl.,
Solo. Tit Willow ............ .No 80
Duet. Beauty in the Below of the
blast" ........ NatiShA ana no 80
Finale ............... Entire company
Misses pattic Johnson. Minnie Volk-