Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07
GREAT INTEREST Is
SHOWN IN COMING
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

production Of The Mikado high school
commencement play which Will he CIV
en- Tuesday night. May Il. in view OF
the fact that the beautiful operetta
will he staged entirely by the
schools own superb talent. \ sum
mary Of the story has been prepared
for the Free Trader-lourHal by hi
rector John HOn
The synopsis follows:
Text By ". $. Gilbert. music BY Sir
Arthur Sullivan. First produced AT
the Savoy theatre, London. March Ia.
1886. First American production al
Museum. Chicago, July t. 1855. follow
ed by the production at the Union
Souara theatre. New York. July 20,
liS5. All star revival by MeSsrs
Shubert and Brady at the Casino the
atre. May 20. 1914 Revived az the
Majestic theatre by the G!lhert and
sullivan Festival Company, 1873
The opera is given in two acts. both
laid in the garden OF Ko-ko. Lord
High Executioner of Titipu Nanki-
20. the son OF the Mikado, who Is
travelling disguised as a second from
bone player. owing 10 the fact that
he wishes 10 escape marriage with
Katisha. an elderly lady of his faith
er's court. happens in his journey 10
hit the Town of Ti,ipu. Now IL seems
that on one OF his tours. he met beauti.
tul, charming, Yum.fum. the ward OF
The aforesaid Ko-Ko. and is therefore
delighted to find that she Is on her
way home from school. and III fact
will be home on this very day. POUNDS
gut fate il hard He learns almost
the next minnie that the little maid
is engaged 10 her Titled guardian. ko
10 and that she is coming home only
70 he married oil this very after
! noon What's 10 be done? Why
tha's an easy one In Japan PEG
pie CONT harikari commonly known
as suicide for lots less Than that. Sd
onr hero lays plans for a speedy
death. And right here plot number
two comes in, for friend ko-ko has
jnst received word from the Mlkadc
That Lord High Executioners who
never had executions were not desir
able officers to have on the govern
ment pay roll So an immediate exc
cutlon of somebody or the loss of
aplrndid government snap must fol
low.
1t doesn't take Sherlock Home!
TO decide what is done next Nanki
poo agree to let ko-kO behead hin
at the end OF one month tthirty days
on the conditions that he. the afoic
said Nanki-Poo will be permitted L
wed this very day. the charming Yum
Yum. Ko.Ko after elaboration cor
sents to the terms, Poo-Bah. who
Lord High Everything Else. an
therefore has q corner on all the GOV
eminent Jobs in Titipu. not TO spea
OF all the graft that goes along wit
them, Is bribed to make an afiidav
stating that. an execution has take
place-this bit OF corrupt politics b
Ing made necessary by the fact thi
the lady in the case. namely ium-Yul
has refused to perform her part in N
scheme. having been informed tn;
when a married. man is beheaded. h
wife is buried alive with him Mo-
unpleasant death,
The hasty coming of the Mikado
the scene brings the scheme to
smashing climax which would
; spoiled were the audience TO kno
about ii before hand. Needless
> say excitement reigns supreme, Il
clouds hang dark and heavy, and
fear for time that we have come
tragic grand opera in which eve
one is to be killed of before Il
curtain falls. II is always darke
Just before dawn The Mikado is
y comic opera and.-WeH it@ould spC
good story 20 tell the ending
" Attention is called to the beautif
stage settings which are to be u.s.
in the high school production. II
back drop. Il canvas thirty feet
twenty has been painted by Mi
' Rva A. Bane. II Is Il reproducti'
of color print by the famous ia
= anese artist lliroshige entitled ~
jlyama and Sagami Bay This.
gether with Japanese architccul
J. Japanese lanterns, most beautil
moonlight scene on the bay, and t
$ correct Japanese costumes furnish
y by the Chicago Costumes Worl
turn the high school stage into
beautiful japanese garden