"THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE."
Complete arrangements appear to have been made for the production at the Theatre Royal on Monday night of Gilbert and Sullivan's " Pirates of Penzance," about which bo much has recently been heard. As many as 60 artistes have been engaged for tho occasion, and these have been in continuous and active practice during' the past five weeks, fo that an advanced degree of perfection may now be considered to have been attained. A complete set of now scenery has been specially prepared, and the costumes, wo are informed, will be of a similar description to those worn on the production of the opera at the Opera Comique, London. Particular care has been bestowed in drilling the chorus, upon whom so much of the work devolves, and wo have it on the authority of Signor Morley that the chorus equals, if it does not surpass, the splendidlydrilled set of voices that surprised the Dunedin public when he produced " Maritana," at the Princess Theatre, some two years ago, and then considered to bo the best chorus heard in the colony. Want of space compels us to enter into a description of the opera to-day. Mdllo. Mena Murielle has been ongaged to take tha part of Mabel, tho heroine, and Signor Morley that of Frederick, the hero, who, through the deafness of his nurse, is apprenticed to a pirate instead of a pilot; while Mr. ff. W. Cary, the promoter of the company, will appear as the Pirate King, Mr. Wentworth as the " very model of a moJern Major-General;" Cecil Riverton, who recently achieved such a pronounced success in the part of Little Buttercup, as Ruth, the nurse, and Mr. J. P. Hydes as the policeman. The orchestra will bo conducted by Mr. S. Wolf R.A.M. Those who wish to witness the opening performance are advised to secure their seats in advance. The company will remain in Wellington for a period of two week-j, and at the end of the first week there will be a change of cast. Afterwards a visit will be paid to Christchurch and Dunedin, and eventually Mr. Cary proposes to return to Wellington to produce '* Le3 Cloches do Corneville."
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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 147, 25 June 1881, Page 2
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