MASTERTON AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4798, 13 August 1894, Page 2

MASTERTON AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

ti t "//?e Soberer." fv \ j-V i- . The Masterton Amateur Operatic Society arolibout to produce ono of the operas which havo made Mr Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan famous. In itachoicotheSocictyisfollowing the example of many profes- . Bionalcompanies'whic{rhavefeed :' back "to the first production $f wo ■ "TjMby Jury of "that Gilbert rind'- Sullivan- only-achieved real fame, perhaps when they, •VHi ||;' antlf spite'of tne "clinraifi'''of "''iolanthe," £The Mikado," "Princess Ida," " The .foatCs of Penzance," and theirother work?; are plenty ..of -people maintain t\e superiority of "" .ThS_Sp^rceiyr , l 'K.ftt.any. 'rat-ol'as far as music is concerned, A 'Aiid,''intruth,asamusicalworkitis. ' .worthy of i ta composer find exhibits all the beauties of -his style—good partwritings and-, fine! orchestral /wdrkrto.wit. „.Whon,..somo .years ijfter4fcs--« first production. Sir ArtJjjjMullivan revised the opora, luv'wred'to .it atpeast one gem, which is the'tlndr ballad, " Thou hast the "in the too, we' have' the' hie Gilbertinn humour, looking at everything from the- Queerest Htandpoinfii lind;most recklessly whimsical in all things, What an ingenious iidea,'for instance, is the character of tho Sorcerer himself,.running his business on modern lines, • and: retailing curses, prophesies, witcheries, and other uncanny things at "Number Seventy! Simmery Axe," The sale and indiscriminate imbibition of the love-philtre, y with;; the;»result; tliat people ,lovo ono another in the most" incongruous manner, is another of Mr.--Gilbert's most happy conceits. : ~ Altogether,: one could not wish for a brighter littlo opera than "The" Sorcerer," audits perf onhanCe by our Society will be v looked fonvardlb. with considerable pleasure. ■ The frill, casteof characters fos as follows: -Sir Marmnduko Pointdextre,Mr Jas.Simms; Alexis (his son),MrW.Simmsj DrDaly(Vicar of Plovorleigh), Dr..Douglas;,Notary,' ilr A'. -R. Bunny ) John '"Wellington Wells, Mr D. R. Robinson; Lady Sanjazure, Mre Dr'Butement; Aline (her. daughter),iMrs Millar; Mrs Partlett, Miss Watson; Constance (her daughter), Miss Corbett. On f their choice wo congratulate the.- Connhifieo 1 ,! and ipredict fdivthe Society a brilliant production. We notice there are in the cast the nances of several ladies and gentlemen unknown to Masterton as exponents of opera, whose performances'will'bo watched with interest. '.'"Mrs Millar, of Wellington, hasnotyeti'eplied to the Society's inyitatioii jto; play;|he role of Mne, butwe lkve.ho dotibt, —unless ;otberwiso engaged time'it'is decided to pei-form the operaT-Mrs Millar will co"me,butand I lend jher: assis'tance.k'-: Should she decide to play, tlioSpciety r will,hayo Wellington's, .most,",sterling... lady • actress.: Mrs Millar is now studying ' the 'leading soprano 1 part ; "Yum f Yumi"in ! tlio'' i Mikado,"riow i being' ' rehearsedtytbeWellingtpiianiateurs ] The finest all-round amateur.that hascomeout, before a Wellington audience! ,We . trust therefore, the Societyjftiii.bo fortunate enough to .secure her sor- 1 vices which will undoubtedly ensure ; large" audiences to Witness the per- ; formances, and'as the Masterton . Society - ! lihs' been ; dormaiit v foi , years-or more we mshthepromoters every Success "with their hope to' see tho public largely supporting the; '.efforts, "of■'those who come forward-for their'outovtaihi meut,