Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-05-01 | Page 7 | Wilkes Opera Co. at Their Best in 'Mikado'

Wilkes Opera Co. At Their Best In 'Mikado' Tho Mikado." moat colorful of all Oll-berl Oll-berl Sulllvan'a coreto operaa. opened at the Wllkei laat nla-he. Tha prinolpala and chorua of tha Amerioan I.l(ht Opera oompany again triumphed In laat nlght'e production, and from tha applauaa durtnc the performance and from tha attitude of the audience at the flnl.h. "The Mikado la tha hit of tha pteaenl enlevement or Ihta company. Hiandlna room only ahould be tha eirw dleplayed at the Wllkea durlna the be ante of the week, foe the alandard of the performance (Ivan laat night haa rurely. If ever, been equaled In ihle city. The atory of "Tha Mikado" la too well known to hear repeating, but the linee and cetchv tuneo of the opera that ha le-en played "tl aung around the wnld vJMI lwaa aland reiiretltlon. The mnaic ami Jt of "The Mikado" are oltl. The a u.l. fine leave the thrutre whlatllng and humming the familiar tunea. Id Andreae-pluye the role of Ko Ko. lord high e.ec-'inoner, and again proved hlmaeir a comedian of the first lank, lie kept the audience chuckling every moment mo-ment he on the atage. e.nd hla Inter, pulallon In eome of tha llnea even cony vuleed the membera of tha company.. x Theo 1'ennlngten, In the leading rola of Yum Yum. acored an Inatanl hit, not only with her wonderful aoprano voice, but aleo with her freeh young beauty. Virginia Vornella aa Beep Bo ehowed tha audience a pleaalng oontrmlto. and the pretty, wlneome June Reed waa illll " Paula Ayere. In tha difficult rola of Kiiilrha, the elderly maiden with her iiiHitiflcetit contralto, waa the hlatrlonlo hit of the performance. Thla young ema-er ahould go far with that voice and ability. Hurry J'feil aa Nankl I'oo la admirably fitted for the part, which he aang with eee. Carl Humlechte again gave a goud account uf h:mielr In the character of I'onh Hah. tienrae olaen aang the part of the Mikado with rare humor, and Leo bright waa eettafytng aa IMah Tuah. The churua, rompoeed of alngera many of them entirely capable of taking a leading alnglng' role, aang with leat. It la doubtful If a better trained or better bet-ter balanced light opera chorua haa ever been heard here. Wllkea pntrona thought they were good In "Hobln Hood," better In "linnfore," but laat nlght'a performance perform-ance waa their heat. t'harlea lli-zelrlgg contlnuea to prove hlnirelf a leader of merit, with hla aug-inrntiil aug-inrntiil orcheetra. "The Mikado" will continue during ihe week, with matlneea Thuradayand Saturday.