Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-03-04

Whether lbe Pirates ol penxence win
eNHf hecome - popular - PBnafofe 70
zee, of eoaTse, 10 Be seen, but % it. come
posers and constructors 4 -. 81 least,
already good deal more pso6tabie.~-
The Filth Avenue theatre = niRbiIy
crowded - iia utmost capacity, and the
audieneez % away in high stale OF
exaitafion. IL ~ qnlte possible that the
demand would Be very quickly satisfied
with representation IT Eve theatres
simultaneously, Is vas the rAse with
Pinafone. but there ere ~ duubtediy
posnts g IT, sss . - skkls ssii.ss
rage for season at least. / do not see
that the resemblance to Pinaiore il 50
marked as some Of the critics have af-
iected 10 discover. IL IL SullIvan's mu-
sic. Of course, and is freighted with all
Of his pecuIiaFitIes. So Is Abt always
Abt, and yet who rejects one of bis
songs because il resembles another ,
The ''piratical maid of all work Is as
distinct from the bumboat woman as
two women can be, and young Fred
eric" Is an indefinite distance away from
"Raie Racksiraw." There 10 NOT as
much humor In the piece OF the real.
rolIicking. enjoyable character as there
was in Pinafore. There is nothing rs
taking as the "What, never" gag, nor
is there anything as really novel and
fne as "He is an Englishman." The
chorus, however, at the end Of the first
act, is gem in its way, fully as good
and moving as the grand chorus in the
Chimes Of Normandy. The following
sketch of the plot have reduced from
one Of the play-bills. II will give a
pretty clear notion of the principal
points" so that your readers, when
they visit the metropolis or are visited
by the company, may be moved at the
right places and in the right way.
The piratas are body Of soft-hearted
msrauders " hose headquarters are cave
on the coast OF Cornwall. As the cur
tain rises they are discovered in the act
Of celebrating the coming Of age" OF
their only apprentice, young Frederic
[Mr. Talbot.) Frederic. touched by
the kind expressions OF his comrades, is
still more affected by the consideration
that he cannot repay them as they de-
serve. He explains that having that
day attained his majority be is out Of
his indentures, and he intends TO avail
himself of his liberty to quit their band
forever. The Pirate King inquiries his
reason for this singular determination.
and Ruth, Q ''p;fatical maid-oi-all-
work" explains that Frederic was ap-
prenticed to the pirates through mis-
understanding arising out Of the simi-
larity of the words pirate" and "pIlot." :"
As his nurse she had received instruc-
tIons from Frederic's iather TO appren-
tice him to pilot, and by mistake she
apprenticed him 10 pirate. Frederic
ieels hImself bound in honor to work as
q pirate until hls Indentures shall have
expired, when he proposes to atone for
bis involuntary ASSOCIATION by sweeping
them from the face OF the earth. These
iHdentures are within half an hour Of
their decease al the commencement of
the piece. The Pirate KING regrets the
decision al which Frederic has arrived,
but cannot conscientiously blame him.
Ruth, Frederic's nurse, implores him
to take her with him. Frederic hesi-
tates 10 take so decideda step. explain.
ing that although he loves Ruth dearly,
and believes her 10 be a fine woman,
yet, as he has seen no other woman's
face than hers for sixteen years, il Is
just possible that he may be mistaken.
Unfortunately for Ruth's prospects, q
bevy Of beautiful youLg ladies, some
twenty in number, among them the
daughters OF Gen. Stanley, stroll TO the
pirates haunt, with view TO picnic,
and Frederic has, for the first time IN
bis life, an opportunity of comparing
Ruth's mature attractions with those Of
younger and pretlier women. He re-
proaches Ruth for the deception she
has practiced on him, and Ruth leaves
him broken-heaFIed as the young ladies'
enter, climbing over the steep rocks by
which the scene is inclosed. Frederic,
apprehensive lest his pirates dress
should alarm them, conceals himself IN
9 cave, but is eventually compelled to
reveal himself. owing to the fact that
the young ladies'. believing themselves
to be alone, propose TO take of their
shoes and stockings and ''paddle. -
The young ladies' are much terrified TO
learn from his owns lips that he is
pirate, but are somewhat reassured on
learning that he is on the point Of Civ
ing up his profession and intends TO
lead respectable life for the iuture.-
To that end he implores their assis-
lance:
Oh, Is there not one maiden here
Who does not feel the moral beauty
0f making worldly interest
Subordinate TO sense Of duty
Who would not give mp willingly
All matrimonial ambition
To rescue such one as
From his unfortunate condition.
The young ladies', however, are not
prepared TO make such a sacrifice.
Alasl there's not one maiden here
Who seems 20 feel the moral beauty
Or making worldly interest
Subordinate 10 sense Of duty
Frederic is in despair. when Mabel,
the youngest daughter of the twenty.
comes forward and declares she is pre-
pared to devote herself to Federic's re-
formation. Frederic is oveIoyed, and
MabePs sympathetic sisters. in order to
give the young couple an opportunity
Cf arriving at satisfactory understand
ing, determine to oshutfheir yes to what's
going on. :'and talk about the weather" "
Accordingly. they sit at the back Of The
stage aud commence an animated DIS