The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-05-05
"Although we live by strife.
We're always sorry to begin 1t;
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"Although we live by strife.
We're always sorry to begin 1t;
And what we ask is life
Without touch of poetry in it,"
The mention of the word poetry
brings all upon the stage to their
knees. While in this revcren,ial a,
titude the Goddess is invoked III q
hymn, which musical critics have
pronounced grand concerted com
position, worthy Of a better setting.
THE CHAPEL OF HIS ANCESTORS.
The curtain goes up again anil
General Stanley is discovered sitting
with his head buried in his hands,
Frederick, late of the "Pirates at
Penzance," now transformed into n
Captain of Hussars, enters. F'edc-
rick asks the source Of his prosrec-
tive father in laws trouble. The
General answers, he is rerenting I, r
the falsehood he told the pirates,
when he said he was an orphan, aud
adds, II am no orphan, aud what is
more, l never was one
ssPoLIcE! POLICE.
At this point the iact is developed
that Frederick has organized bod,
of policemen, whom he proposes To
head against his former companions.
The policemen here marcl, in. The
Sergeant of Police leads his CON
rades in what is called "rhe Police
mans Chorus" one of the very hes,
things in the opera. The following
words speak the thoughts of the band
of martyrs:
When the foreman bears his steel
ALL-(trumpeting) = Tarantara, taran
tara!
| We uncomfortable feel;
ALL-Tarantara!
And we find the wisest thing,
ALL-Tarantara, tarantara!
| Is to slap our chests and sing,
ALL-1arantara!
For when threatened with e .irs,
| ALL-Tarantara, talantara!
| And your heart Is in your boots,
| ALL -Iarantara
There is nothing brings ii round,
| ALL-Tarantara. tarantara!
Like the trnmpct's martial sound,
ALL-Iarantaril!
| After this the General bestows hi
blessing. Frederick $ hetrotilea dis
appears with her sister anil father
and the policemen slaw!y tramI
away. Frederick remains I" londeI
moment, when the Pirate King ano
Ruth suddenly come upon him, AM
each presenting pistol To his head
beg piteously for mer y.
A LONG ENGAGEMENT.
He agrees to spare their lives, AM
Ruth and the King tell him re
markable yarn, to the effect that soo'
after the departure Of their appren
lice they discovered that his linden
lures bound him to the bond, not a
they at first thought until he va
, twenty one years of age, bnt till hi
twenty first birthday. Frederic
fails to see the force of the reveli
ton until the King states that ''by
remarkable combination Of circun
Stances" for which the Astronome
Royal was probably to blame,
= twenty ninth day has been added
T" the month Of February, every fonrt
:, or leap year. By this reckonir
= they made it plain tl,aI Frederic
. having been born on a 20sh day
: February, is only "iiveypars old al
little Older" In other words, til,
show him that he is still piratic
apprentice, and would not he free II
se til 1910. Frederick. horrifie'l, d
ID mands if the pirates are me-
n enough to ask his return on techl
cal grounds like these. The XII
a. says the pirates simply appeal
that sense of duty which was new
=, appealed to in vaip.'' He hesita,
no longer.
He consents to return, and {
" nounces that he has secret to I
. fold. Masly as lie loves Mabel,
= is compelled to impart to the Ri
~ the fact that General Stanley
= capped the clutches Of the pirates
o false plea Of orphanage. The Xii
maddened, takes Ruth and depa
to collect his force for the purpose
y besieging Tremorden Castle. FIR
81 erick summons Mabel, makes eli
.: =: breast Of it all, and registersTan 0
= to return and claim his bride
1910. Mabel agrees, but says,
seems so long"
AFTER THE POLICE.
The police return to the ruins
-, be informed by Mabel of Frederic
decision. Notwithstanding FRI