The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-01
M!KADO' OFFERS LIGHT
 OPERA OF BEST GRADE
Company at Grand Tonight Ranks High for Excellency-Costuming
 and Scenery Elaborate.

Gilbert and Sullivan's classic light opera, ''The Mikado," will be the of fering at Hauber's Grand theatre to- night, and press comments upon the splendid Ralph Dunbar company which presents it as high class or ganiZation especially talented in this field and with a scenic equipment which insures adequate presentation, MT. Dunbar has four light opera con- panies on the road, and their appear ances even in the larger cities are nailed as musical events par excel lence. Conway patrons who see the opera tonight will, besides seeing the show, know that good support will make certain an engagement here by the Robin Hood" company, prom ise made the city by Mr. Dunbar.
 "The Mikado" opened the new Or Dheum theatre at Oklahoma City on January 27, and the play was given extended notice by the Oklahoma News and the Daily Oklahoman. At Denver, the same company charmed capacity audiences and won the praise of the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. According to Harry 3udde, advance agent of the company, The Mikado" is the one big drawing card of the year and has been greeted It all stops in its national tour by packed houses.
 Of the show at Oklahoma City, the Daily Oklahoman said in part:
 "Costumes, scenery, stage pictures .'ght effects, first class principals and horus, and splendid team work throughout made for one of the most thoroughly enjoyable performances ever shown here. The comedy comes 100 thick and fast in the Mikado for 1ustained applause, but the audience ook every opportunity to show its appreciation. It is an all-star com. any, and the teamwork is so good nat it is not possible to say that one ctor or actress overshadowed the .erformance.
 Ed Andrews has his name printed n the program in larger type than tae others; and possibly he has made on some of the others in ex- erience and fame. His scene with l>atisha in the second act was the IimaX of a perfectly played part Iothing could have been better thar )uane Nelson's "Pooh-Bah." Pooh 3ah traced his ancestry directly to protoplasmic, atomic globule. His lis family pride was his chief char, cteristc, and he scorned all mankind
 Karl Stall doubled as Pish-Tush l the first act and as the amiable Iikado in the second. He is as good
 Mikado as he is Pish-Tush. He has voice to speak of but so good ar ctor does not need a voice for these arts.
 "Patricia Baker makes a most cap ivating Yum-Yum. She has a pretty oice, high and flexible, and she nows how to use it. An McCashin Pitti-Sig took the house by storm with her exquisite dancing. She ances like the shadow of a leaf in 9 light wind, as Kipling says. She eeems never to touch the tioor-she 1ances for the pure joy of it. Aroline lndrews sings a most beautiful part in the hideous Katosha. In spite o1
 cruel makeup, she delighted the au- fence with her artistic work. Hel comedy, also, is most convincing.
 "The chorus is well-balanced, sings we'll, never screams, and causes nc aye-strain whatever. The costumes are smart and beautifully blended The scenery leaves nothing to be desired"