The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

The opera season will he inaugura,cd at
Fords coy opera house tomorrow evening, with
eta File du Tamhour Major, - which has had q
marvellous success In all Of the capitals OF Europe,
Mr. Maurice Grau who brings II here with his newly
organized French opera company, will put the opera
upon the stage In style Of unsurpassed splendor.
Among the company are Mile. Mary Albert, the
pima donna, who has delighted the audiences at the
most prominent Paris theatres, and Mile. Cecie Gre
goirc another favoiitc prima donna. There VIII he
chorus Of forty trained voices and auxiliary force
NJ one hundred persons. sthe opera Is " military
character, there viii also be full military band
the stage The opera Is In three acts. and Its argu-
ment Is rs follows; Stella the rcputcd daughter Of an
Italian nohlcman, the Due Deiid Toitr, II bcng cu-
Gated In conventional school NJ Biclla North Italy.
In the absence ~ the superior French regiment
the march, bivouaCs In the convent grounds mud tho
officer In command, Cdpjtnpe Robert, falls In love
with the Young rattic'an u vs. hut momcntary
CLEAN. however, for the Due DeNd TOltu arrives
with certain Marquis Bdmbini, whom he wishes
stella TO marry. As the regiment resumes Its march
toward Milan. stella returns home with her father
and proposed husband. In the second act family
mystery breaks forth the eve of the betrotho OF
Stella to Bnmbni. II appears that stella Ia not the
daughter Of the Duc, hut of tho Duchess only, who
had been previously married to French soldier
Taking TO the stage after his reported DEATH she had
attracted the Dues notice, and In time espouscs hint
The French arrive at Novarethe same regiment that
had previously been seen at Biea-and cdpiidiae
Ro5crt his Tambour Major, and n drummer called
Griolst are biIletedo ON the Della Noltas. In the midst
Of the bctrOthnl festivities the TdmbOUr Major rccog
ntEeS III the Duchess his long lost wtIc, WdrgOf, auu
subsequently discovers that stella Is his child. The
young girl resolved NJ any price to avoid marriage
with Bdu,hiHi, becomes vivandiHre IN her lovers
regiment, aud the curtain falls un the escape of the
French officers. hesc by the italian signors headed by
| Della Volta. In making their escape from Novarc
| the French party get scattered. Cldudine VIVIAN
dcre and Robert arrive safety ut lonely Inn kept by
an Italian patriot who shelters them. and presents
them oa gathering ot peasants who favor the French
alliance against Austria The others, Tdmbour Major,
trioet, aud Stella, by sackinga carriage and llsgus
ing themselves In the travellers dresses, come also To
Al h.,,
arrives with the Duchess In search Of Stella, whom
he has warned the patrols to arrest ms French vvan-
| iicrc. Cloudine has started for the French lines,
| and Intelligence being brought tn tho Due that
vivandre has been arrested he jumps NJ the conru-
sion " vs. Sf.ln AMI orders the Duchess Mt once to
return TO Milan and prepare for the marriage with
| Bdmbmi. Unfortunately. too. Robert Is recognized
and arrested Ivy the Austrian PATROL and all seems ut
an end for the lovers. However, the othcrs escape
recognition. and manage to reach the French column,
then advancing on Milan by the aid ut safe conduct
lent by the Duchess. Bpn,biui leads u veilcd bride
to the altar Capitaine Robert, arriving under Aus
TRAN escort tears the veil OIL and liscloscs the fea-
lures Of Ciduiipc. The Due, furiuusat he'ng tricke
" about to proceed To extreme measures, when the
French drrnt- gnrds, with colors flying. pours Into
Milan and all ends harpy-Robert recovering stella,
and Mnrgot her long lost bernard
The fall and winter season at the Theatre
Comique opens Tomorrow night with host nj
attractions. The theatre has been fii,e, MP lon'l-
scmely, with scenery. stage effects. etc. TIL,
opening star. Mr.. sid. e. France, VIII rroduc,
Marked For Life, - and we know win meet with
tne nearly approval III the patrons VI 'ne
The speciality artists engaged are the Mclrcsc sisters
Kttie McDermott, Harry Lloyd, Conway and Far
rel AMI the great hit of the season, the coined,
Junrtettc Harry and Emma Budworth AMI George AM
Marie Nelson. These artists must have the credit u
producing Of the most original acts now before The
public aud rs near real southern plantation III
rs possibly can lie imagincl All who have seen iles
artists VIII 90 more, and we advise all that har
not seen them not to miss this last opportunity Jak
Budd makes his first appearance for some time In
humorous Ethiopian SKETCH and the stock compan!
will lend their efforts to make the opening complete
success.
The great Hermann, assisted Ivy Mrs. Herr
mann, will open ut tho National Theatre to-morroy
evening and VIII continue every evening during II,
week, while there will he natinecs on Wednesday, an,
saturday II Is unnecessary tn go into tho details
the extraordinary attractions promised IT there 1
anything In 'liaher,e mystorio nnd grotcsluerio tina
Hermann does not understand and cannot set fort
in the most amusing and interesting manner, II In
vet to he discovered. Df course, the hoise VIII u
crowded nightly, and every Will he highly amused