Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-09
"M|KADO" DELIGHTS
CENTRAL HIGH AUDIENCE
Washington Talent in Light Opera
Presents Creditable Perform
ance of Music and Comedy.

"Mikado" was presented last night
at Central High School by the Peoples
National Opera Society of Washing
ton before representative audience
that Thoroughly enjoyed the perform
ance. The costumes, the stage effects
and the makeup throughout, all
Japanese, were pleasing and gave evil
dence of great care and labor. These
productions, with Rollin Bond as di-
rector. are given under the auspices
OF the community and civic center de-
partment of the District public
schools. 1t is the Intention to give
the people the best in light opera pro-
duction at community prices.
In addition to the cast there are
ffty-seven in the chorus and thirty
three in the orchestra.
Cast Of Characters.
NJ H. Stevens as Nanki-Poo. and
Miss Estelle Murray. as ~Sum Yum.
were the central figures. High honors
belong to John r. Elliott. who CON
vulsed the audience with his charac-
terization OF Ko-Ko. the Lord High
Executioner of TittNl. T. Brooke
Amiss. jr.. as Lord IfEh Everything
Else. was indispensanle. with his
;; multiplicity Of offices and edigree ex-
traordinary.
Mrs Blaine Sebring Ford as kati-
sha. We'd with Yum Yum in seeking
to win Nanki-Poo. but compromised
by taking Ko-Ko. The famous Tit
willow sketch by Ko Ko and katisha
made a tremendous hit.
Charles Moore made disnlhed
Mfkado and was in good voice. Miss
Florence Winter as Pitti-Sins: Mrs.
Genevieve F. Bond. as Peep-Bo. and
Frederic Miller. a noble lord. played
credta BILE parts.
Odell Whpple is manager and John
T. Elliott stage director To JAMES
l.. Duffy goes the credit for the seen
cry: to A. w. Tams. for the costumes.
and to Cleon Throckmorton for make
up.
Chorus and Orchestra.
The members Of the chorus included
Ruth Peter. Bertha Wev. Blanche
Odell. Evelyn L. Fitzgerald. Sarah A.
Mccoy. Edith NJ sin1merman. Marga-
Perone, Emma May Baldwin, Daisy
e. Harrison, Betty Halsey. Elsie Jorss,
Lucille Carr. Isabel Fort. Margaret E..
Scott. Agnes v. Brown. May A. Mer-
rift. Lucille Reinbach. Cecile NJ. Sale,
Minnie Reddick. Mrs. J. T. Pardee,
Kate Bowers. Mrs. H. J. Doolan. Mary
Pardee. Mrs. A. w. Cline, Helen Gayle
Hunt. Mary Virginia Reppert. Edith
Gladys Hunt. Helen A. Marston, Grace
f. Davey. Marguerite G. Maxwell.
Bernice E; Stevens: Florence G; p au,se'
N~S'
Leonard Naramore, Ray A. Jackson.
l. B. Pool. Andrew Wollersheim,
Charles L. Maxwell, William H. Pres
ton. c. D. Gibson Maxwell. F. G: Cal.
kins. Harold G. Connolly. EdWIn
| Ward. James e. Fender. Admer ~
| Miller. Frederick B. Underwood. Ed
| ward w. Parenteau, Clinton D: Miller
John Mccarthy. Willard D. Miller and
Frank Scott.
The members Of the orchestra are
Carl II. Smith, c. E. Alden. Joseph
E. Aronoff, A. L. Bodwell. Louis p.
Bradford. ": E. stoekett. Charles a =.
stearns. G. Perkins. w: F. Doyle, Il,
c. Black. Clyde l. Striker. walter o.
Melville D. Lindsay, James A. Brear-
ly. Paul Finckel. T. B. Amis s IL; X. r Ed q,
H. Simpson. Edward Matteasian. w,
e, Collins. r. II. Featherstone. George
D. Mitchell. S. D. Grove, H. H: Jacobs,
Clair J. Bressler. George D. Gardner
e. Youngs and Willie A. Pope. accom-
PIANIST. The performance will be re-
peated this evening at the high school
and again on Saturday.