New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-02-06
The COIored American Opera
Company.

on Monday night last lincoln Hal. .pt{.,
city, wa literally packed h hear an orara
performed by colored ladies' and gentlemen.
The company is composed in the main Ct
members q! =. Martins .c,,o.ab Catho,,
Church. They have been under the tra,r.-,
Of Prof. E,Put9, who has cvc.;ci himself I,
make the opera q success The whole r---
Torrance "a, highly appreciated by all ms.
ent. Many Of the white ladies AMI gentle
men present were no doubt attracted BIZ =,
novelty oG colorcd ladies' AMI -ca..srE-, ~.
pearinc in opc-a, and if they r.Gec;ci7, a.,
upon the recent condition Of tic calo-o4 re,
in this country and the cevtr.. --i --.-1
progress il has made os oy..coi f.. IL, 49,
ity presented to them oE Morlrr,.-s.. .-,..
could not bur realize the check % -.y.-.,-..--
that The forced igno-aHce cg:.u. million ,.--.
pie has wrought. Tho cayl5:'ig.. os H..
colorcd race to do and be all ,Lat erv o.l--
civilized and enlightened ra.. -.. ID o. p,
has been fully demonstrated and such p---
forrnances as that Of MONDAY max, The CIV.
dence stronger ard stronger.
The following IS the stosy G.. t'5 --.-, O.
the Doctor Of Alcantara
Senior Balthazar's son, C.;.as.. p l-..
with Senor.ta Isabella, daughter 0. Or. Pare-
CELSIUS, but she is betrothci 60 n yn,l,7r r,..-
whose name she does not know. Mil.
Carlos is giving her q scrcnaGc, sh, +, -f-
prised by her mother, to whom she concs.a.
her love for Carlos, and refuses 10 HAIRY III.
unknown. Carlos contriycs - have h...ge'.
conveyed iato Isabc!la's house in a basket
under the prctCnCe tl.at it "a present g..
| !neL, the tgnHiG.tl Of Isabella. anil lie con
ccals himself in the house, The peCtc- aul
lneZ, in trying t. keep tn. iIskC. on, .
sight Of Lucresia, drop il INFO the river, ant
afterwards learn, tina: man was in 4.
| Reused hy the screams OF Iut,. the night
watch, led hy Don Poml0-a, appear, ana
inform them that they are watched n su-p..
ciouS persons. They leave, and the Doct,
| and IneZ commence hrOOdiuE over tLc:.CriE.1
when Carlos enters and discovers himself &.
them a. the son of >gEo- N5.tla,Gr, bcin
at the same tine unaware O.. tie fact that h.,
! lldy-.o,s and rs Intended --a one and the
same. With great joy the Doctor invite.
him to take a gla, O.: ~ ne g.i..aL Iuez hfincs.
and it proves to Re poison. which at once
! pluugps Carlos into q &eIih-..sa -wuon. TIL
| Doctor thinks him dead, and corccals H..
body in n sofa, aniwhiic doing 50 = su,r.isei
by the entrance Of senior BlltLazar, WI,
comes to make tie fina. arrangement, for IT,.
marriage Of his son and Isabella. The ar
rangemPnts are drawn cat 90 such iCuZtl
that he is obliged to pas, the night there ant
sleeps on the sofa beneath which Carlos j,
concealed. During the night the Doctor aut
lneZ enter the room 10 remove the body ant
BalthaZar wakes up in alarm. Caglo5 la,
by this time recovered from tLa opiate AMI
getting out of the sofa meets b father. Ev-
plantations take place all round. and of couri.
there is happy dsEouen.JF In the mar-!Gg:
Of Carlos and Isabella.
The cast consisted oi ". I. Benjamin {,
Doctor Paracclsu7, John \. 'msilwooi a
Balthazar, Henry \. Grant rs Carlos, I. Ii.
Williams as Don Pompaso AlGulzu, George
Jackson as Sancho, l.. ". Tompkins a Perez,
Mrs. !. \. Smallwood as Donna Lucrczia,
Miss Lena Miller ~ Isabella, aud Miss NJ.
A. &. Coaklev as Ines.