Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-10
OPERA HoUsE-"THE BLACK CRooK. 81

assma entitlea NE Blael 6loOk, Evil be
produced at the Opera House Tor the hrst |
time in Columbus Several weeks have
been spent prepa hing theheCessary scenic
accoQp pApRmeI1ts, machinetY,f costumes, |
&es speho pains have been Spared y in
sure completeness in every detaA-E The
scenery has been prepared by Mr.. Fred.
Sapfel6 YfthA NetrgH d u0T Tneatf Buff
fal0, add Mr.. Simon Moesta, Of tho Aead-
epH Pf MpsiF Sleyeiaud, T0g 0MfIT TpoGnasl
Ppheapi Sf BY faio, and NJ q &piss E Fem
q bsTShs I ss AsSaf Gf Az Msa aS
pfances, while Messrs. George Morris Of
41pf falo, and William Gunp, OF CleYelands
%, h5tte iFd chat &e &c the propeFfies The
S9st6mes are entirely new, and are mainly
Copies eftkose worn 1t seNi6l6's Gardeh.-
Hhe orchestrazhas Ibeen augmented for the
occasion, and the new music comP9sed for
teelpfeee by ProtEye4hn Holloway Sahl be
SPFOe' TSe bairss win be uudef<rts direction or
Mons. Adffa1.s The tfo6pe Will consist Of
a large number of young ladies. The cele-'
RTesF dapssqE5i fs M)i,l Me ASsssta'
. Mile Nile nIJessephene, Mile Elsie -GheVie,- and
Miss FannytRrestige are engaged to assist
in the repfesentation.. Having enjoyed an
oppoRtunity~t to examine some OF the scene
ryS e0ethmes, and other preparations, we
afeeepdbledl tO7saF with con tidepee that the
piece will be- putiaponsthe Stage in superb
9fyleAFsvod eG3 10 oaEIdmsm sBooum
We snbjoin,a eonG1snsgd1 synopsis Of, the
storE of 1.-THE Black Crook - for the con-
fshiei1Ee Of those who have not EeenitE
ScTha Black -Erook is-k story Eof Soreery
and demonism, in which one SHettsog, a
@ gE9S9 dssPssSss gosr ish the
compact with Zamiel. the arch liehd, to
win efsrVh03p 3p5fdfti6aV one soul in every
year, as payment for the prolongation Of
his life. Tie play opens in a quiet valley
StStheHoot of thefHartz MouAea With
night and sunrise effects. RodolPhe, a
pjbf artist, lbetrothed to yAmina,ii aFEfllage
n1aiden, receives the ihtel1igenceS that
Count Wolfenstein, the all7poWerfnl lord OF
the ldOmain,S has seen and fallen in love
Wnh his fRodolphes 81 atfiahced, ahf pro-
poses, esbeaf her Off I'd the castle to the
place Of the late mistress Of Wolfensteip.
10 this arrangement Dame Barbara, Ami
ha's foster mother, joytully consents The
grand escort arrives, headed By the Counts
Major Dome, Yon Puffengrh1tz, and fol
lowed by the Count himself. Rodolphe
suddenly appears upon the scene, braves
the fierce lord, and for his temerity is way
laid and immured in asecretvault beneath
the towers of Wolfenstein, while AH1ina is
cohyeged to the castIe.5a J.f54 14s
ESHertzOg,l surnamed the Black Crook,
with the forced assistance of his poor, half
starved drudge, Gteppo. having a5s mid
night worked an awful incarnation in a
weird spot in the heart of the Brocken,
knOwnI as the, Sefpentis, Glen, and bound
himself irrevocshly to furnish one soul for
each year granted him, is told by ZaTniel to
beginl4with rRodolphe.ys HeGsaccordingly
visits the captive in his cell, tempts him in
Eariots ways, but fails to, move him. until
ne SHOWS IN. an illuminated Itableapln the
wall of the dungeon, w Welfenstein kneeling
at,the feet and pressing the hand of fkmina,
when, Rodolpha, in aSfrenzy of refengelandi
consents toIolisten/ to- the sor-.
cerer, Herzog. deplores Rod0lphe's hum
BILE binh, but tells him that
''gold can BUY Nobility and give him pow.
stiifinginSo St @ I'll the @ind Of tedesp%erate % youth nth
two sins, theNthought ofTengeance and the
lust of gold, tells him of the wondrous
grotto of golden >st2iactites, gives him a
talismanic ring that, ill ts::gnide him to the
secret entrance 6f the SdaveFn, within the
comnasss sofawho Fl litteEing walls his won
than the coffers 81 tRe 5wSfid can boast. !"
but neglects to- say s Itis death5tos seek it.n
sThe{f sstinfmohing his drudge; Greppo,
whomq1e wishes tosdestf6y Al1o, he gives
him to RodelpAe as a henehman, and sends
thsM, gasp pAsI thiAakF,d ePse $Asir fatal
iks%aBdeFfng Rf56gETshea Forest, Ro-
aUlPas SSsesf a serpen to SsySaF Ts
cues the bird, and gives iG its liberty The
dove proves to be Stalacta. Queen of the
Golden Realm, who, having heedlessly.
Strodden in one of the charmed circles of
her enemy, the Arch-F'iend Zamiel, has
been transformed, A Accordingly when
Rodolphe and Greppo appeared in
stead meeting Che fateIof all the unfortu-
nate gold-seekers who had preceded them,
they we're received with the widest mani-
festations Of delight by Stalacta and her
subjects, festival given in honor of their
arrivals loaded with Conn tlesss wealth of
gold and Jewels, and sent with a guard of
honor on their way rejOicing; previous to
which, ,ho WeHers sStal acEa gives To Rodolphe
q talisman,z by the power of WhichIhe may
summon her in the hohr of danger!
Shortly after this, WOlfenstein gives q
grand fete and bal n1asque. Rodolphe,
disguised, gains access to A nina, and, tind-,
ing her true TO him, is about to bear her
of; when helis surprised by Hertzog, Wolf
enstefn, and a horde Of savage retainers.- =
Destruction seems inevitable, when RO-
dolphe uses his talisman. In an instant the
scene is filed by Sbalacta aud q host of
Amazons, Gnomes and Anphibea, all in
gIittering armor. WoltensGein, Hertzpg
and retatners shrink back appalled,, and
Rodoiphe bears Amina off in safety.
Ths5Aext seeneis the retreat of ROdOlphe
in che forest of Bohemia. w hile ont huut-
ing with Amina, and having wandered
fIOm her attendants, RodOlphe and his fair
companion are entrapped gWOlfenstein,
Aer'Zog aud Wulfgar. In his extremity,
4, Rudolphe again uses the talisman. rStalacta
and her Uhief of rAmp phibea spring upoh,the
, scene, a grand triple sword combat ensues,
in whicn WolfeLStein and Wulfgars are
slain, and Hertzog, disarmed and disnay ed,
, flies. The =discomfOrted sorcerer, calling
. i'm the aid of the imps of Zamiel, then fires
the forest, with the intent of girdling the
lovers with belt of flame. just as they
Z are about to PERISH, the-talisman is again
applied rock opens, en- Il, the lovers enter, and
The year expires. Zamiel calls upon
Hertzog for tile tulfillment of, his bond.
The sorcerer, falling in the compact, per-
ishes; while Rodolpife and Amina, amid a
scene of ssglitteripg splendor, are united in
the realms of Stalacta. 'oe5al +,
This, of course, is only brief outline or
tracing of the main thread of the. story,
connected with which there is such abbe-
wildefing amount of. incident, action,
scenery, trick devices, music, dancing,
{ pyrUtechnics,s and various characters, that
q iiIll description is Impossible in our limit
ed space. 'F'a~
No UsE.-Eooking over the columns OF
the Journal daily, and thinking of the
many castigations we have given the local
thereof, we are forcibly reminded of the
language of the immortal bard, Shakes
peare, Your dull ass will; not mend his
pace by beating" 49,. ..
JEALoUs.-Judgingh by the ''eleemosyna-
ry,-article in the7great metropolitan daily
this morning, the local editor OF that sheet
is Jealous of our good clothes and good
looks. Wen put his ehriDk out, it he ain,t