Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
THE PIRATES OF PENzANCE" GIVEN
 HEARTY WELCOME

With finish that did credit to the organization, with excellent costuming and voices carefully trained, the Phoe- nix opera company appeared last night at the Elks theater in the initial per formance of The Pirates of Penzance."
 There is a charm about the most de- lightful of Gilbert and Sullivan operas which IS forever new, and much of the beauty, humor and melody of the com edy was presented to an audience which outdid itself to show it's appreciation. From the rise of the curtain on the first act to it's fall on the last happy scene. The opera was interesting and the members of the cast were given an enthusiastic reception.
 Each member of the pirate band was real pirate, swaggering in hip boots, and with mustachios bristling with ar rogance, and each coy maid was treasure which any pirate would be l glad to steal. One could not truthfully say that there was any one star in the cast, for, each was a star in the part assigned. Mrs. Clara B. Wells, as May l belle, had an excellent chance to dis play the lovely quality of her well trained voice, and in Poor Wondering One" was compelled to repeat her clear l thrilling notes. Mrs. Henderson Stock l ton sang her part with remarkable. l sweetness and naturalness. Miss Bess DdiSidS diO WudI many a DfOIeSSlOnal would not do-made herelf look the
 forty seven" she was supposed to be and played her part with a joyous I abandon. Miss Mabel Asher as Kate and Eileen Lewis as Isobelle made very pretty pictures in their dainty dresses
 and sang their parts to match. The chorus was not only pleasing to the
 eye, but the ear as well-something
 which cannot always be said of "chor-
 uses
 ], Roderisk Risto, the pirate chief, has a deep rich voice which blended we'll with
 the part, and H. c. Duff as Samuel and 1 M. l.. Donner IS Frederick were all that was very satisfactory major general both in uniform and in his blue
 'nightie,' l.. R. Dykes, with his seven
 feet of length, clad in the uniform of a l sergeant of police, and backed by his
 chorus of doughty policemen, was a
 be repeated, and when they sang "A | --oliceman's Life Is Not Happy One
 with the drill accompanying, it liter sI ally brought down the house.
 Society was we'll represented in tht
 opening night, there being many rep : resentative Phoenix men and womeI d among the audience.
 yl' Governor and Mrs. Thomas E
 Campbell occupied a box.
 - The Pirates of Penzance" will b. t. repeated each night for the comins e week
 V The cast of the opera is as follows
 Richard, pirate chief. Roderick Rist
 Samuel, his lieutenant. HI. c. Duff n tfrederlck M. l.. Dome - Major General Stanley. HI. c. Stoke
 Edward, sergeant of police. L. R. Dyke
 Maybelle Mrs. Clara B. Well y Kate ..-.......... Miss Mabelle Ashe Is Edith ........ Mrs. Henderson Stockto I1sobe1le Miss Ellen Levi
 Ruth Miss Bess Barlxle ,fl General Stanley's daughters: Misse n Ruth Thomas, Pauline Shaw, Mayti
 Steele, Lelo Steele, Ruth Lytle, Glady
 Harris, Jessie Dean. Julia Warlop, Mel Ir lie Shultz. Edna Shultz. Florence liar d rey. Lucille Wright. Alice Arendel d Audrey Smallhouse, Tile Kasper, Min
 his Asche. Mrs. James c. Blaine, Mir
 Ben Spaulding. Mrs. W. E. Nardamal d Mrs. George Green, Mrs. Heinema, ss Mrs. H. K. Powell.
 C. Pirates and Policemen: Messrs W. l
 Nardaman, H. F. Ewing, B. l.. Hen l; shaw. A. DeMuller. L. R. Dykes, Geors r Crosse, James R. Wilson, True Harm S- son, Carl Williams, Curtis O. Hayes.
 E. Jackson, K H. Evans, R. A. Shal
 key, George Venille, Mack Andrew. Fla S- Hutson, F. c. Stultz. Rex Conger, Re m Phillips, Jerry Metzger.
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