The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1922-06-13
The Mikado Scores
An Unqualified Hit
AT Parish House

Exceeding the expectations of even
the most hopeful, The Mikado"
scored ard absolute and distinct Lit
at its presentation at the Lihue
Memorial Parish house last Satur.
day evening.
Every member of the cast from
principals to chorus seemed on their
mettle and the result was one OF
the most pleasing entertainments
that has ever been presented To the
Kauai public.
To pick out any particular mem
ber of the cast and say that he or
she was the star of the evening
would not only be impossible but
also unfair as it is doubtful If one
member of the opera outshad ". i
any OF the otter members of the
cast to this extent.
AS it is to be- expected, the mem
bers who carried the comedy Parts
were no doubt the best rec sived
owning to the fact that an audience
responds more quickly to anything
that is amusing than to the more
serious numbers and it must be
said that Mrs. Alma Rogers, Judge
Achi, H. d. Sloggett and w C,
Scribner who were the principal
comedians, carried off their parts in
fine style
Mrs. X. C.. Ahana as Yum.Yum
ard r. w. Bayless as Nanki-Poo,
the principal characters, gave real
creditable performances, both be-
ing in fine voice. Mrs. Ahanas
numbers were exceptionally pleas
ing, which is not at all surprising,
while the parson outdid himself.
Mrs. h. f. Middleton, Mrs. Fred
Trowbridge as the other two lit
tie maids from school. and Sam Car
ter as PishTush, were the other
members of the principals and their
work was up to the high standard
set by the rest of the cast.
| Not enough stress can be laid
on the. work of the chorus, both
the men and the women doing ex-
| ceptiOnally fine work, tho opening
chorus of the men and the school
girls chorus of the women, all in
their bright colored kimonos, being
two of the most pleasing numbers
on the entire performance.
Z, h.
to Miss Estelle Roe, who took up
the reins of the directorship when
illness forced Mr.. Dollinger to drop
them. Miss Roe stepped in the mid
die of the roharsals and the success
of the performance is no doubt due
to her efforts and to the fine pre-
liminary work of Mr.. Dollinger. To
Mrs. II. ID. Sloggett the credit of
the performance from the histrionic
point of view is due, she having
charge of the stage direction which
she handled in her usual capable
Mariner The costuming was under
the dire ction of Miss Edith Rice
and tie correctness of the detail in
the costumes of the principal charac.
ters was due to her efforts. Mrs.
Ralph Bayless as pianist deserves
more than word for hCT work as
musician of the opera. Her work
required meeting with every mem
ber of the principals for reharsals
as well as the chorus, which means
that she was kept continually busy.
Her efforts reflected creditably up
on her public spirit as well as her
ability as a musician.
The opera was presented by the
| social service department. of the
Lihue Union chcrch and is the first
of a number of musicals and enter
tainments that will be given at
the Parish House by this department
Of the church.
The only disappointment of the CIV
ening was the fact that the solo by
DR.. T. l.. Morgan was greeted by
stony silence. the audience probably
being not warmed up so early in
the performance. All other members
more than received their share OF
the applause.