The Washington times., 1920-01-08
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Peoples National Opera Society
Of Washington Gives Second
Performance AT Central. 4,

III NJ S. Pinafore." Gilbert ssl
suliivan's light opera. was given fer
the second time by the Peoples Hs-
tional Opera Society OF washington
OF which Rollin Bond Is the director.
last night In the auditorium OF the
Central High School. Eleventh and
Clifton streets northwest. under the
auspices OF thejcommunity and civic
center departmement OF the public
schools
: Miss Estelle Murray. who played
the part OF Josephine" the Pima
fore" captains daughter. again wen
the audience over. as she has done
on former occasions. when she Ap-
peared In amateur plays and enter
tainments. by her splendid singto9
and superior acting.
John T. Elliott. in the role OF eke
Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter.
X. G. b.. first lord OF admiralty. drew
roars OF laughter and much appiauss.
NJ Miller. "Ralph Rackstraw, sule
seaman" has a splendid tenor voice.
but he has great difficulty with his
high notes, On the other hand, Fred
eric Miller. as "Dick peadeye, abls
seaman" caught the attention OF the
audience not only by his good aetips
In very difficult role, but by his
excellenl bass voice.
Cast ana Chorus.
Others in the opera were NJ. II.
Stevens, as Captain Corcoran. com
manding II. M S. Pinafore;" Stephsa
o. Ford. as "Bill Bobstay, boatswAtn;
Miss Ivy Jeanne Stevens. as '-Tom
Tucker. .midshipmanY Genevieve Far
nell, as "Hebe. Sir Joseph's first co,is-
in" and Elaine Sebring Ford. as Lit
tie Buttercup."
The choru. vas made up OF the fol-
lowing: Helen Marston, Jessie Towp-
send, Ruth Peter. Bertha Wev. Pcarls
Shreve, Brycie Bayles. Florence
Hulse, Mrs. G.. L. Maxwell, Francis
Jackson. Emily Carr. Florence c.
Winters, Gertrude Huntington, Esther
Foulke. Arianpe Wood. Irene War
ren. Anne DeVaney, Marie Collins.
Maude T.. Shreve, Cleo Scaniand. Mar
garet Carr, Margaret Callahan, Mrs.
is. b. Taylor, Sadie Collins. Mary Il.
Leland. Gayle Hunt, Virginia Rep
pert, Ethel n. Perone, Mary n.
Bowers, Gladys Hunt, Grace Dsvey,
Bah Doran, Minnie Reddick, Hilda
Ackerman, Blanche G. Odell, Evelyn
l.. Fitzgerald. Isabel Font, Cecil NJ.
Sale, Alice Delesyne. Mrs. c. c.
Pidgeon, Catherine Crook. Margaret
Jones, Hazel Hartman, Mrs. Genevievs
T. Bond, Ray A. Jackaman, J. ].
Pardee, c. l.. Maxwell, S. b. Covert.
Il. T. Rorke, Harry Meigs, A. J.
Gravelle, Andrew WoIlersheim, l.. r.
Pool. A. Abendsheim, r. ii. Dalgleish.
jr., :. o. Ford, Frank Boyer, Cleon
| lThrockmorton, w. II. Preston. Harold
C. Connolly. i. Miller. NJ. Miller.
These Gave Music.
| The orchestra was made up of the
| following musicians, under the direc-
| ton OF Rollin Bond. director OF opera
| company: Joseph II. Aronof, James
Braarlv. A. L. Bodwell, Paul Fine
Kel. Melville d. Lindsay. Louis ~
I liTadford. Edward Royer. W. II.
Stockett, jr... Bruce l.. Taylor, &. h.
Alden. Mr.. Grove, George Kramer,
Charles A. Appel. w. f. Collins. T.. B.
Amiss, ii. c. Black, w. #. Doyle, TX.
! II. Featherstonc, George ID. Mitchell,
Henry ]. Doolon. Daniel III. simpson,
| Robert c. Stearns, e. Earl Wagner,
Edward Mattcosian, II. i. Collins.
| Harry Rose. A. Young. Willie A. Pope,
| accompanist.
The attractive programs were
school work, being printed by, the
pupils of the Smallwood- Bowen Man
uai Training School print shop.