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Fttrd'tt Juveufllc OperaMi Wachtel, who stood at the door of the opera house last night and relieved the of their ticket* aa they crowded inmid tilled all the available room, performedhi* duties with umnrial dignity and deli henttion. There was nothing grim about him, but he seemed to realize his responsibilities. lie appeared to feel that, as the •den-father of tour dozen boys and girls, the fyvn of the public were upou him, and he conducted lu rn.seIf accordingly He glanced at the tu kets hi they were tendered as one who should sigh and say: “Ah, well! You lire very small and very cheap to entitle a u»r*ou to see such an entertainment as my hat»k»H give “It is not-loo much to nay that this was i lie verdict of the audience as the curtain icU, fur it must be conceded by even the most captious that the performance last night was one of the most remarkable ever giuui in Atlanta, its effect in simply inde* bcrihnhle. In the hands 01 the little children the burlesque opera of Pinafore assumes an idyllic force and fervor that is not down in ihe books. It is stUl burlesque, but of a sort so infinitely fresh ami dam 15% so exquisitely piquant and embodies such lyric grace am} sweetnewas to come upon the audience ip the nature of a revelation. How refreshing ec was to the habitues of the theater Co behold ikcse children step out of their everyday life, seize this frayed opera in their pink lingers and lift it with their sweet onng voices into the fair fields of romance.
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Atlanta Daily Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Wed, Oct 29, 1879
Page 4
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William S.
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