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Shubert Theatre at 8.15--"The Mikado". Reviewed today...
When one has been to a production such as the current one at the Shubert, it makes one wonder how the average musical comedy can be stomached. For right in the score of "The Mikado" there is tunefulness enough, fun enough for anyone. When these are nicely manicured and exhibited in the typical Winthrop Ames manner, they form an extremely rare sort of entertainment...
...Gilbert and Sullivan productions have been in Boston before, in fact they were here last spring when "Iolanthe" and "The Pirates of Penzance" were given, and at that time the enthusiasm was high enough. Now, "The Mikado" has been added and to us at any rate, it carries off the prize. Apparently some other people feel that way about it too, as it is being given all of this week and part of next whereas the other two are on but two days each...
Shubert, June 4--"The Mikado", "lolanthe", and "The Pirates of Penzance" will bring two weeks of joy to the hearts of Backs...
...Victorian couple. The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la, are perfect in themselves, but when they are sung to Sir Arthur's music the result is the incomparable gaiety and freshness of a season that, alas, seems all too tardy in arriving--which reminds one that The Mikado is still wandering somewhere between New York and Boston, and that Spring is unofficial until Winthrop Ames has sent his latest revival to lead those bored with sophistication to the Plymouth...