Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-03
IL. N. \. PINAF0RE.
The Opera Successfully Rendered in
This City.

that Loved i Sailor" was very sue
ccSSfully presented in tho City Hall
on Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday
evenings ot this week liz 4 company
OF ladies' and gentlemen ot this place.
assisted by Prof. Geo. l., North, Of
Green Bay, and Miss Hattie f. Hall.
and Mr., J. G. Monahan, IL Darling
ton. with Miss Strong, Pianist. and F..
+. lloaYe, Nio|iniSt FOR the better
information of those Of our readers
who have never had the sublime
pleasure of seeing and hearing "Pna-
fore" we Subjoin the following plot
Of the Opera
Sir. Joseph Porter. the Lord .Ndmi-
raj Of the British Navy, comes on
board the pinatere. attended by 4
crowd az female relatives. They are
calamity received hv Capt. Corcoran
and his crew OF "smart and sober
men, after which Sir Joseph relates
the story Of his early life, and his
promotion from office boy To Lord
Admiral. The sailors are reviewed
and their points of excellence coul-
mented upon. The Captain Is re-
proved for not adding il You please
10 his commands, and the visitors
retire TO the cabin. where Sir Joseph
sues for the hand OF Josephine. The
Captain daughter. Ralph Raekstraw,
4 sailor on board the Pinatore, is also
in love with the fair Josephine, and
most cloquently tells her of it, and
although her heart beats III response
TO his alteration, yet his humble birth
Stares our English lady III the face
devouonS 10 one in his own humble
rank of life, Ralph, driven to frenzy
10y being thus repulsed, snatches 4,
pistol from the BoatswainS belt, ana
is about to blow his brains out when
Josephine repents, and seiZing his
arm prevents this dire calamity.
A plan of elopement is concocted III
which all the crew join, except Dick
Deadeye, 4 surly old salt, who is al
ways around where he is not wanted.
Dick recommends Ralph to stop where
he is, for which gratuitous piece Of
advice he is hustled off the deck in
short order.
Sir Joseph meets Josephine and re-
news his suit. and she, to throw him
off his guard. allows him to think that
his offer is accepted.
Shortly after this. in the dead of
night, Ralph and Josephine are about
to elope, when they are intercepted
10y the Captain, who has been informed
of what is going on by Dick Deadeye.
Sir Joseph appears just i'll time To hear
the Captain swear big, big ID, and
| advises hlm 10 re,lfe 10 his cabin
Ralph is chen asked to explain the
cause of the Captains wrath, and in
doing 50 Sir Joseph learns for the
first time that he and Ralph are in
love with the same girl. Ralph is
| loaded with chains and condemned to
| the dungeon, after which Buttcrcup,
u Portsmouth bumboat woman, dis
closes the tact that in her earlier days
she Was foster mother of both Ralph
and the Captain, and that one was
high born and the other pleban. But
in some unguardcd moment "She
Ralph is really the Captain and the
Captain is Ralph. That being the
ease Sir Joseph concludes that he
doesen't want Josephine after all, and
hands her over to Ralph, and then
wonders what he will do for u wife,
Till llebe, his fascinating first cousin,
takes pity on him and marries him
herself.
Ralph of course is happy in the UNI
disputed possession Of Josephine, and
the Captain concludes that after all he
had better marry Buttercup, so they
all pair off and rejoice in the fact
thai sir Joseph is IN Englishman.
Prof. North, under whose direction
the Opera was rehearsed and present
ed, enacted the part of Captain Cor
coran, Comm ander Of III. NJ. S. Pima
fore, almost to perfection.
70 say that the character of The
Rt. Hon. Sir. Joseph Porter WAS well
sustained by Mr. j g. Monahan, would
hardly be doing full justice 10 the
latter gentleman. The part Of Sir
Joseph was 50 admirably performed
as TO convuise the audience with
laughter and to prompt the question
whether Mr.. Monahan was not
a stal comedian instead of an
amateur in the profession.
Mr.. Joseph Hoare, as Ralph Rack
straw, appeared finely and sang wei.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. lIoare. as Dick Deadeye,
repeatedly brought down the house
in laughter
Mr.. c. Weibers, as Billy Bobstay,"
Mr.. J. A. Spratler, as Bob Beckett"
enacted very creditahly their several
parts.
Josephine, the lass that loved "a
sailor although perhaps one Of The
most difficult characters. was charn-
ingly sustained by Miss Hattie Hall,
her singing being especially fine.
Miss Eta Teasdale appeared az
" Hebe," first cousin to Sir Joseph.
and acted aud sang well her part
Miss Annie Phillips. as Little
But.ercup," did splendidly, and at
tilres fairly captiyated the audience.
The following ladies appeared rs the
First Lords Cousins. his Sisters
and his Aunts, and each Of them bore
al 81 l,,.