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When you entered the house you could feel theair of anxiety and expectancy which, seemed to have filled it. The audience was in an unusual happy nature. Ko-body kicked because the orchestra did not come out and discourse the ‘'latest and most popular airs of the day’ for twenty minutes before the time for the curtain to go up. There was a sound of 'scramping feet and subdued giggling. Visions of prettv, fairy-like girls were to be seen when some one pulled back the curtain to “peep” out and see who occupied the front rows. Some one pressed the button, the little bell tinkled and the curtain rolled slowly up (you could tell by the way it went up that the performance v.as to bean amateur one] showing H. M. S. Pinafore with a crew of folly “Jack tars” on board.In choosing her cast Mrs. Bernard showed a remarkable good taste and idea of fitness for the different characters. To improve jSXiss Hegerty’s Josephine, Mr. Crandall’s Sir Joseph Porter, or in fact the whole cast would be a bard thing to do in Warren. The story of the opera, as all undoubtedly know, is one of love. Love between those of unequal rank. Love which does not always run smoothly, but which finally ends as all love does and should end, in happiness.Miss Minnie Hegerty must be awarded the largest share of praise, as she was the applause last night. In the role of Josephine she had an excellent opportunity to use a soprano j voice of rare clearness and strength,, which would win honors on the j boards of any theatre in the land ;Her every solo was the occasion of [ an outburst of applause which an en- ( core only, would quiet. Her coneep-J tion of the part was also very good andj her every expression perfect.Comical Leal Crandall was the rnas-1 culine star of the evening. In fact ha, came near being the sun, moon and' ■ stars. What would anything in V ar-S ren be, though, with Charlie left out?* | Why “Ilamlet” with Hamlet with left ' out. In the character of the Right
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Warren Evening Democrat
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, May 10, 1894
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