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“THE AT.

Gay Soenes and Good Acting

|The setting I

Pavition. te i te ual Paluce

and

Marco probable hein fo

ths trol the Istand of| turin. tn infaney. to

hed sh Ducks

pathe-

“ple ads ane: Which of yau are ima

te of us, and to become ofventurrs an explanation that

plics Tyo-thirds of @ hustand to each

Pessa But ones ry@ Gt one sannet marry

of unbound t its ayThe Prosentation (by

Mr. It. Carte) of this

comic opera by ith e

d “Amateur Operatic andSociety at the

oid, " at ha:

ic over hy the pe:| year Methe frat cot

Pinafore, ali plates ani ta theirne 4H Gon

ar Tuesdaya very ee

audience, anelu dine pohe

the

Mr. 3pects ih pre

The scene laid in

und Guigen Patio

Porat both iKnown 4

omer ann the thhe wie Veneuian athey from, amon thofand) respectively:Vittoria, Giubens t their fellow

merrily away to Lhe

PF

he other“ani

AB

Trae, her to

uate thecoua con

‘ul Can

somewhat |Cuathd

aa te which of

and Ganeenpe r

a The twoteh fy separated (herr |by the Grand fnauisitor, aud, sent of

to reign jointly ie derwh

ayahrey, with theirwmioh of Them is really the King.

Ta |

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Tere © tho two “remibtiean

Me heir inves tn the

“Babies of aves,eneten te

from Yeote

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ta by a davies

i on that

The for tier lick

sents, and reseats ta the a tohee Chery wae mupric Lin hy

Mind that he her parental here

Seat in ta Bie het

be at they

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r Tain and are bate

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Metbc t

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Mr

ward. Mr Mr ©

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ne Ne Bods Stall

bor Miex DiwsGQ.and

SCENES AND SONGS.

on an entrancing

aan in

nding up bonches of vases

Ge

wh Mure andHonk ctdrone the

ther sem hs wav el intros

lied “ta dees

on

et the shuts ty) ms,mathe Baeble ise any, SusGate for nav the

1 Jos the twa oe intave by oot

© onl the pings are pla

and he ts iva

they

she ol Phena in OF the Dike

Plaza Tote, tas glares and thar

aflend by Lada is!

“Po add

Taeii Hee, It

x "ts lent

and his welletes ai

an thee song, There

lo

© Bury, bury ke Brow

Dave that vere ne hever will ies

Wad ta be iv ie to

persistent ‘The, Grand shee.and. Mack eit

ir bes, He u

that was encord was told rs ole: institutionony

Let ts “take i TL comes,”were the in the

pom doubt whatever.” Maidens undmen join ina happy telody, and dhea

Tees ansttres her lover

Sorrow comes and pleastreWhen 2 maiden

Lae in thi nassane.|1

| _

Before te

rt Aepariure of Che hee

ines ‘char eee? tromKe

a fast Pig hea

ile lar raved a

the “ond

mot

tyt of the

evening tude Ta | ad charming

Maree ange inthe and Mamiand th kingly.

Meir lovara ‘the yay atte, rik10 thee |

fompeny

a few ji

tsHt ‘ot courandience lipid

onte natural

oot i Wit

sings in fear ot ithe

whon all thei

ame ee

The juincdnd Duchess in th

and i

happilrwhen J

the Kins’s

Toster- mother co ec ot the

changing of the babies, owwsilda hy

the

oy the 3"with the court on

nce, is followed by the marry.

a

aeon am; admirably suriedto the po: and lordly ot the

Duke of Plaza Toro, ina hae definite idea

cl is

ae

ofSlurco {Mrs Leonard pind Gu

seppe (alr, Cecil Bockingh way both excelin the exacting requirements of their

majestic’ carve rho

his poaE

deh | retg the role of tho

profound: st ull intononr af art, yat sas

Dectec

garlly store heghorus are to onon ex

ont of ving.

“hak the ass

Speotel re, eo in tue fo Lhewhioh ix Well, balance. and equal all

technical ‘he arch.extral music is one of tho andMr. G. BE. Bower, URAL, ALR the

hon. musical director of the Seecicly, who

withda (he baton, had to achnowladge re

peated approbation, Mr. Bower alsy sper.vied the rehearsing the

entire

cast. and chorus, Membors of the

ave:

Brag, A.B. Braga Mteel

K. Wanneley, a Mn V.Priew

Smith, Mr A. G, Fal(vidloneeliols . Le Fouvrn

double bass}; the Hey. BlowerA, Ve W Beeston

Messrs. und J. Wright (cla

onets); Messrs. W. 2 FB, and3. T. (trombones); Mr. A. Ale

Commack «rums); Mr. Lawrence Hey {adthe

Mir. i. G. Brown etliviently carried ont

ities of scenory Jn the su-

pervision of the office, pregraim mesellers, and stewards, Mr, DP.

stance of an enthusiastic body

al workers, iucluding Mesdames P. Bu

ad, and A. Clardon, the Misses and’ L.i 2. Cs Gunner.

and Me A, BLY. T. Bradridge, C. Cor,

P. D. Holder, Toftreys,

_ J. Jones, M.6.. C. Ling, &.

Martin, Star Ward. and Ey

Wright, Mr. ¢. West and. his helpers didas-fu’ service in connection with the

jug eficels, and Mr. withthe stage effets and the seating arrange-

ae

‘Thy opera is being repeated aighty till |

|

Part of the net proceeds are to be de

voted to the benefit of charit :¥or the convenience of those living in

the country districis a special _matinée is

being given by the Society on Saturday at0 p.m., to which children under 44 will

admittea at

| The Gondoliers.i

Gendolicrs, of which such excel- |

+ lent performances are being giv.

Chelasterd this week, ig ws beingthe last of that uubroken scries of popular

tus. in Which the genius of

wud Sulivan found complere alliwas the Sorcerer, then cate

Pinafore, followed in turn by the Piraces

jof Patience, Tolanthe, Princeida. the Miicado, Rudligore, the Yeom in,O the Guard, and + ‘These

have ken as

ving fur adaptations of treuch opera buuffea genuinely English product, hamorous

‘apd delightiul, without a tinge of vulgar. |yily er commanplace.” After

ly or After the Gon.

(ters a happened oraand Sullivaa, and Sullivan’s next

phera, which was Haddon Hall. had aby ydney Grundy, Gilbert, and

ul wan «ime togethor in twoue a, Limited and theake, but these did not attain the

efi sre! the great eyele whieh began with

Liers Tete to tein imagine c

suited to cach atheae

The fa OF those operas,

if of the words is wedded tc the

ie the music, and each iste Mets predact in itcelf "sole

story anallyhas there been an enmallycolt. a

ment vf ars, horation, in any deparé-

Ore

| Bohind the

Sree, pome more |loy Cooper Basan themumeal conductar), E.G, on,

tind Hutchard then

wern each the recipient

Chelmsford

Performance. fash usht photograph of the society. Mr.

Concluding

Toit Shoohridye, the he &

handsome auit, wae

hair brashes, the proseutation being nitsa |

by Mr IG. Beer Grho plased the part |

of Annibale). Mr, Boor voiced the hi

nes I in which Str, i

The baues bad dren “braked up or eile motilern and el’ ches bal tie

Wes and Ht tas event fram (he torests of the Nociety al heart.

thst at the Gf the Sorrell fearponter) and C, West (electric.

world provide auy recompense: to were presented at the hands of Mr

Che cach for ther mes. Chet runbhe Shoobridge with boxes of cigarettes.

work pt the whole ef the si

would be giro In ENJOYABLE DANCE.. af the ontetandmg . :

worm (wion and demanded, rin- ib

and chems joined woole beartelly eajoyable dance. ot “he Hall

jan this Ket resolve to give of eet the members of the castng dancing sane in the sucond act wore their stage costumes. Bateman’s

Thon was a filting finale on

fo Uwe ut rate ail Beamatio

ef

1

Lhe Seapine ‘Eh

‘had a speaally aad the artette lied the music.

wuil-nigh Denes for the cenit. were ieto the inevitable, won Query & comprising Mors, Cubti

yee again, Songs also were potainen ly Miss Ward, Mr. G Last, and Mr. BE

Coulter.

ail it was to judge wher

fe creed,

Hength the emrtain toll who werand happy -: porlorme

j Shon up wept theha outburst a

ing. Chorus girls sked ta ther]

Ininahes of about which shey beand throw them smong tte unite

lu return paper were sont ly

the stage. and bing o

for the mnamont. ‘there

Prodacer, producer,” ard in

“yz novelty in artis

tic window dressing can be seen in thewindow of Messrs. Fred, Spalding

Sons, 7

} i studi show! vari-

lndgment Mr," TL Astley Cooper moiestty orn Otpeeped round one of the wings, and wis as wail as a clever |greeted with an ovation, in which oll tue Bers" 3 “miniature theatre, inembers ot the east joined. ‘Then cane a, statuettes of all the

remarkably fong succession of und} rincipal characters are posed in frontother gitts for the performers. Phew tho chorus, amid appropriate scenery,

up umid scenes oi much ex 2the popular hon. musical ec:

_G, Bower, LAM.

LADIES HIDDEN BY FLOWERS.

Very son the leading ladies were practi-cally hidden bebind x profusion cf flowers.‘Pho men, “oo, were not. forgotten. Both iliDuke of Plaza Toro (Ar. ‘Tom Bollamy)

and (fe. Cecil Bocking) retiredhonewred recipients of alfotim.nat produce:

Jot

Louguets, ino whick onionsand tots emerged from strings

wt pale blue ribbon. Other adaurers ot the

Duke sent him ukmg a boltlo of toast

drinking cheer, quite a chic-lookiug powder-yatl, and a bos with a don’t-open-it-until-

sort of appearance, The Grand,

Ingaisitor (ALY. Jef Shoebridge)becoming Wignily on cocaiving aboy” hat, whiell he at ance donned witheffusive: (aanks Lo somes parson or pemmuns

unknown, Oe. ‘Tom Dart) came infor a miniature ad Mares for a

canon,

Phe Mayor (Ald tO, OBE.JEP. who was present with (he Mayore t

went on the stage lo voice the thanks of Lhe

Rovivty ty gil who bad supported them, andor the to Che ancribers of the

To wag a real fo ave these they

know ce well working their Lardest. to

ach and evenings,

hand alsy fo lenelit which were sulikowrving, Now th the seciely bad ha

sweh ge splendid start, let them all help to .

make it one of the pest of iis kind, thatPovey refer to it as their with a

pride, Tle te

seoit inelude all

finusieal and dramatic people, based |

vyon the will, aid going on frum |

Lane tuMir, Bower, in response to a de-

wand, said hy the

expressod by the Mayor, A se-withoul support was useless, und bo {

vainust, say that the public had

thera in it that rely made’ far the

success whiel: hoe hoped they had achieved.

tAMel of ibe Natioanl Anthem ~

brought tho wust successtul proceedings to