MIKADO SCORES
TREMENDOUS HIT
AUDIENCE APPLAUDS ITS AP
PRECIATION AND ENTHUS
IASTIC APPROVAL OF
COMPIC OPERA.
Under the auspices of the Ketchi
kan Lyceum the Mikado was pre
sented to a crowded house last night
at Red Men’s Hall, and it may
truthfully be said that another fea
ther has been added to Ketchikan’s
musical cap, of which she has many,
and of which she can be justly
proud. The Mikado is a charming
travesty on Japan and has been the
greatest popular favorite of all
comic operas since its original pro
duction in the eighties, and curious
ly enough it 'was this opera which
first antcipated the rise of modern
Japan. It has many musical gems
and is ranked highest among the
nure English classics in comic
operas
In its Japanese setting of scenery
and costumes, the effect was pic
turesque and jjretty indeed as the
curtain rose on the first act.
Lawrence Erickson, as Pish Tuch.
a noble lord, is the first to- be
heard in solo work and he does his
“bit” admirably well, both in acting
and in singing, and fully competent
in the part
Pooh Bah, retailer of state sec
rets at a low figure, is a character
taken by Walter Janggen, who
makes it a big success. His bass
voice was heard to advantage and
in action he was all that Pooh Bah
called for.
The comedy of the opera falls
principally upon Ko Ko, the Lord
High Executioner. This part is tak
en by Osborne Williams, who scores
another big hit in the original and
clever interpretation of this char
acter. His voice of great power
and mellow sweet, tones was never
heard to better advantage than in
that beautiful gem, the “Tit Will
ow” number.
As a sweet singing lover, Theo
dore Browne makes a most ac
ceptable Nanki Poo. He has a
splendid tenor of good range and
knows how to use it most effective
ly
Mr. T. J. Pennell gives a fine
conception of the "Mikado.” His
excellent baritone voice and dra
matic abaility, admirably portray
this character of royal importance
and pompousness.
Mrs. A. B. Edmonds scored high
in the success of the opera, both
for her clever acting and the beau
tiful qualities of a supberb contralto
voice.
In the star role of Yum Yum Mrs.
C. C. Collens is all that is sweet
and dainty. Her “Moon and I” was
exquisitely rendered; her clear lyric
soprano, with its sweet and pearly
diction, and the ease with which
she sings is a joy to her listeners
Mrs. Warder is a very enticeing
Pitti Sing and does her part like
a professional. Her conception of
the school girl is a natural and de
lightful one, while her voice has
very pleasing qualities. .
Miss liuth Hall, as Peep Bo, was
the third maid of this charming trio,
and though hers was a minor role
where her sweet lilting soprano was
but little heard, yet her part was
charmingly done- The appearance
and singing of these “Three Little
Maids”- was the prettiest and most
pleasing feature of the opera.
The entire performance was splen
didly supported at the piano by
Miss Martha Foosness, Ketchikan’s
most talented young musician.
Among the gems of the Mikado,
the dainty “Brightly Dawns Our
Wedding Day” is the most beautiful
example of the Madrigale in ex
istence, for a quartett number. “The.
Flowers That Bloom In The Spring,”
“He’s Gone and Married Yum Yum,”
"My Object all Sublime” and “Be
hold the Lord High Executioner”
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were., all very melodious and es
pecially pleasing. The chorus and
soloists have distinguished them
selves beyond the hopes of their
most ardent admirers, while Martin
E. Robinson, the director, should
not be forgotten, as his master hand
was evidenced in the finished pro
duction of the opera. Those who
haven’t seen Mikado by this com
pany might well take advantage of
this last performance to witness
a most pleasing and satisfactory
presentation of this rare comedy
KRAUSE CASE NEARLY
READY FOR THE JURY
(Juneau Empire-)
The fourth case against Edward
Krause will probably be given to
the jury for decision late this af
ternoon, if the attorneys finish
their arguments, both being the
same nature, but different crimes
and they are being tried together
In this case Krause is alleged to
have forged the signature of K. Ya
mamoto to two papers which pro
vided for the payment of certain
sums of money to Krause and also
for the transferring the entire bank
account of Yamamoto to Krause.
The testimony in this case is prac
tilally a repetition of the testl
money in the case which just pre
ceded and which resulted in a con
viction of Krause for fraudulent use
of tile mails- #
The extreme penalty for this
crime is 20 years on each -charge,
and if found guilty on both the
court may give him the limit of 40
years which makes a maximum
penalty of 78 years which can be
given by the court on all convict
ions so far
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REPORTS DEEDS OF
CANADIAN HEROES
WOUNDED COMRADES BROUGHT
BACK TO LINES DESPITE
ACTIVITY OF SNIPERS.
OTTAWA, May 20—An official
report of the daring deeds of Can
adians in rescuing wounded com
rades on the front was received at
the militia department today. Many
of the deeds were accomplished at
a terrific bombardment that lasted
two days.
A particularly daring reconnais
sance, recounted by the eye wit
ness, is that by a patrol of the
Royal Highlanders, who advanced
to within twenty yards of the Ger
man trench. Two sergeants then
crept up to the trench itself, ex
amined it for twenty-five yards and
then wrenched a sniper’s plate from
its parapet and brought it back to
the lines under fire while an enemy
searchlight revealed their retreat
On one occasion a French Cana
dian corporal, J- M. Lemieux, dur
ing a heavy fire, rushed across 200
yards of open ground to assist a
wounded comrade, shot by a sniper,
and succeeded in bringing him back
safely to the lines
Another rescue was effected by
two other French Canadians, Noel
Savard and Joel Boiselle, who saw
a comrade fall in the open- The
two men rushed out and also suc
ceeded in bringing back the injured
man in spite of a heavy fire of
snipers. Private Patrick Costello, of
the Royal Highlanders, crawled out
in broad daylight between the lines
and brought back a wounded com
rade.
A British aeroplane that fell ip
“No Man’s Land” was the occasion
of an eight-day battle between the
two sides- Efforts of the Canadians
to reach the bodies of the aviator
and observer wore beaten off by
German machine gunfire until Pri
vates H. H. Finlay and'W. Gregory
both of British Columbia, sapped I
out forty-fiv3 feet, reaching the
wrecked machine, and brought back
the bodies and the aeroplane gun
Private A. 11 Mowatt, of Van
< Oliver, volunteermr, as a stretcher
bearer, was struck down by a shell
and seriously wounded. Notwith
standing his wounds, he continued
until he was wounded some twenty
times when he was carried back in
to the lines
Wild CAUSED THE WAR?
As to the cause of the war, the
.Army and Navy Journal tells the ;
following story as having been re
lated in a debate before the City
Club at Hartford, Conn.
“Who caused the war?” That
is a long story. Richard Harding
Davis went to Europe to find out
—that was his business as a re
porter. He went into Bucking
ham Palace and said: ;
“Now, George, on the level, as
(between two friends, who caused
this rumpus ?"
“ ‘Ah—well—1 don’t know; you
go and ask Nick.'
“So Davis went to Petrograd
and said, ‘Now, Nick, who was it?’
And Nick said, ‘I don’t know; you
had better go and ask Bill.’ So
he went to Berlin, slapped Bill • on
the back and said, ‘Bill, old chap,
who was it?’
“ ‘Teddy.’
“‘Teddy?’
“Yes, after he got through be
ing president he went to Africa to
hunt for awhile, then he went to
Stockholm to get a peace prize
and then he came back and we
fixed up a little battle for him.
without getting too near. When
the battle was over he said to me.
'Bill, that’s a bully army you’ve
got; you can lick any army in the
world-’ Now, how in h— was I
to know that he was a d— liar?” |
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TO-NIGHTI
At the GRAND
TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1916
A Game of Wits
A two part drama with
Carol Halloway and F. Sumner
Dealing with a secret treaty of the United States and
Mexico |
The Indian Defenders of the British |
Soldiers traveling to the Front on came%
The Nihilists
The story of the great conspiracy I
Murdock, Mcquami and Agnes Vernon
A Matter of Parentage
With Sidney Mayers
Little Billie
A Comedy
Jacobs the youngest star in the movies !;
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