THEATRE ROYAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2509, 22 April 1882, Page 3

THEATRE ROYAL.

"THE PIRATES OP PENZANCE." The Williamson Opera Company last night scored th-.-ir biggest success in the shape of the productijn of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera of " The Pirates of Perzance." Miss Uses as Mabal made a decided hit in her vocalisation of the part. Her rendition of the openirg aria in the first act, the well known waltz "Poor Wandering One," was a great treat, and was deservedly encored. Indeed, throughout the opera Miss Sees appeared to greater advantage than in anything we have yet seen her in here. The music of the part was sung with much fidelity and in a manner whioh made it most enjoyable. Miss Maggie Moore, as in her Buttercup, aohieved a decided triumph in the part of Ruth. Not alone was her singing of the music excellent, but she entered most fully into the spirit and fun of the part, and gave us a perfect rendering of the character throughout. She was especially go; d in the earlier scenes with Frederick, in which she sang and acted with that vivacity which characterises all her impersonations. The numerous daughters of the MajorGeueral were well filled by the ladies of the company, the Misses Eldred, Lillie Ford, Bessie Royal and others all fulfilling to the utmost the requirements of the piece, whioh consist in their looking quite too lovely, and singing the concerted music excellently. Mr Vernon's Major General is worthy to rank betide his Bunthorne, which is the highest praise tha*; can be accorded to him. He Bang the Major-General's song excellently and introduced into the part a great amount of now business, which served to make it go immersely with the audience. Mr Beaumont &% Frederick not only sang well, but acted the part, ar.d he deserves very great credit for his rendition of the character throughout. Signor Verdi's Pirate King would have been equally successful with the other parts in the opera had he thrown a little more life into it. He sang the music capitally, but failed to give to the acting part of the character that £o which is eo essential to its perfect success. Mr Forde's Sergeant was a very fine performance. He rendered the part with a rich brogue redolent of the Emerald Isle, which added greatly to the success of it, and throughout showed a keen appreciation of the humor which makes the character stand out so conspicuous'y. The minor parts were exceedingly well filled, and as a whole the op-ra went very well mieed. Xhe choruses, part calfty the unaccompanied chorale, "Hoil Po;try" went capitally. The concluding tableau emblematical of "bule Bri'annia" was well managed, the grouping of the figures in the ship being very artistically managed. The management deserve great credit for the way in which the piece was put on the stage, the first scene, by Gordon, of the piratee* lair, being a very fine specimen of the artist's ability. The scene in the chapel alio was capitally put on, the moonlight effect especially deservieg notice. The orchestra, under Bignor Giorza, gave their part of the work ercellontly, and generally the piece was an entire success. It will be repeated this evening.