Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-24

OF COOKING ana heatlng stOVes,7Ior Woou ana
for coal, which they sell in Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Min
nesota. The capital of the firm is over $780,
900, and they employ from So to 100 hands,
at wages from 81 to IS per day.
ouR HONE OPERA TRoUPE-oAe of the
largest and most brilliant audiences that
was ever eongregated within the walls of
the Academy of Music greeted the first ap-
p~earance of our home amateur operS troupe
last evening, and heard with u~nmingled
pleasure the performance of the opera of
1" The Doctor of Alcantara." As far as the
singing, the acting, and the ecLGt of the &C.
casion were concerned, the whole affair was
without exception the most successful of
any amateur musical entertainment eve
given in our city. Considering that the
ladies and gentlemen connected with this
performance were not professional opera
singers, that they did not have the advant-
age ofsinging in the melodious language OF
Italy, and that this was their first appear
anee before the public in opera singing,
they are entitled to the highest amount of
credit for their success, and to the congratu-
lations Of every one of the delighted su-
dience who heard them.
The leading ladies, Mrs. Underner and
Misses Wooster and Emmons, sang and act
ed their parts in a manner that would re-
dound to the credit of professional singers,
We, as ~Clevelanders, feel that the musical
fame Of our city will be well kept up by
these ladies. Our young friend Mr., F. B..
Stedman made a most admirable DR.. Para
CELSIUS. He made himself perfectly at home
in his role One looking at the old and gaunt
looking figure that perforated the Doctor,
would hardly imagine that it was the hand
some and youthful Stedman. The Carlos of
Mr. Perkins wal well sung and acted.
Messrs. FoOte, Krabil, Hunter and Northrop
filled their parts in the most e~reditable
manner GE -
The orchestra, under the lead of Mr..
Konigslow, ably sustained the singers and
d~iscoursed the music with additional credit
to their well-established reputation. -
-Fcsoy that "our opera was amers success
does not convey a just idea of its merit. 1t
was a decided success, and all who attended
were agreeably d~isappOintedin their expect
atoms, judging from the complimentary re-
marks that were made. Not being musical
ourselves, we are unable to give a scientific
criticism of the music but pin our faith that
it was of the first order upon the faetthat it
was under the direction of those accom-
plished musicians Messrs. Underner and
Finn. - - rIAI
The opera will be repeated tomorrow
evening, and for the benefit of those who
did not attend, we will. give the names of
the leading actors, and the argument of the
piece T9iM2 GGOH
senior ..'.;;mr; ID: Foote
Carlos his son-.---"~---Mr. W. n: Perkins 1
Perez, (Porters, -""'Mr. {. Krabil
sansho, C-=---""~5--Mr Hunter
Don Pomposo, Alguazl, .-.-..---.Mr. A Northrop
serensders, Singers, &C. Tg n
Miss Cassie Wooster
Isabella, her Daughter.-@-.-.Mrssyss n Underner
Inez, her Maid---e.~-------Mfss Angie Emmons
ARGUuENr@Carlos, the SON Of Senior Bal
thazar, has fallen in love with Senorita Isa-
bella, daughter Of Doctor Paracelsus. In
the mean while Isabella has been betrothed
to ayoung man, with whose name she has
not been made acquainted. Surprised by
mother in listening toa serenade given
by Carlos, she confesses her love for him, |
and refuses to marry the unknown intended.
Carlos contrivesi to have himself conveyed
into the house in a basket, under cover of a
present to Inez, the eonidante of Isabella.
Carlos takes advantage of the absence
Of every body to get out of the
basket and conceal himself. The Doctor
and Inez, in trying to hide the basket from
the quarrelsome Lucrezia, drop it in the riy- |
or, and afterwards learn that there was a
man in it. Attracted by the despairing
of1nez,th the night watch appear, led
BY the slguazil Ponposo, whe informs them
hat they are under the surveillance of his |
men, as suspicious persons. After the de-
Of the night watch, the Doctor and
Inez are left brooding in fear and dismay
over their crime, when Carlos enters, to the
yreat terror of the Doctor and Inez, who i'm
nediately suspect him to- besz police spy
BE discovers himself to them as the son of
5enor-Balthazar, being at the same time I'M
aware that his lady. love and his in
tended are one and the same. Trans
ported with Joy, the Doctor asks him
W Jake dBldSS VI WlAC WIN AAmt WIZ nt1CJ /
by Inez, proving to be one of
The Doctors poisonous decoctions, plum
yes Carlos at once into a death-like
The Doctor; believing him dead,
and afraid of being detected in this
MS second imaginary murder, eopeeals
in a sofa, in which act he
disagreeably surprised by the sudden
Of Belthazer, who comes to conclude
he arrangements for the marriage Of his
ION and Isabella. His presence being OBJ
ectionable to them, they put every obstacle
n his way, SO that at length he is forced to
pass the night on the sofa, beneath which
MS sons body is concealed. When he is
lsleep the Doctor and Ines,- fearful of dis
enter toremove the body from under
8althazers who awakes, and starts up IN
eau. Carlos by this time recoyefing from
he effect Of the opiste, coRtrives to get ont
the sofa, and his father meeting with him
a the dark, utters q cry of alarm. which