Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-04

second Appearance and Continued
Success of the soIdenes.

Tho Opera House was again well filed
last evening, and the Soldenes scored
another success. The piece presented was
the rival OF "Pinafore'-"Billee Taylor"
The music, the dialogue, the incidents and
the characters belong to the same school,
but "Billee" is more Of q burlesque than
satire. and has more action. 1t is simply a
forecastle ditty expanded into q comic
opera. "Billee Taylor" is q phenomenally
virtuous gardener, who has condescended
to fall in love with "Phobe Farleigh," a
charity girl. He is loved also by cara
bella Lane" daughter of Sir Mincing
Lane" a " self-made man "a mate in his
way to "Sir Joseph Porter, X. G. b."
But the ~virtuous Billee rejects the love of
Arabella. Phoebe likewise repels the adj
vances Of Captain, the Hon. Felix Flap
per Of II. M. s. Thunderbolt, and "Chris-
topher Crab" a cadaverous p~edagogue
who longs to be a coDspiring, CORY villain.
The Captain, the p~edagogue and Arabella
concoct a plot to press Billee into the
navy. This is done on the wedding day,
just as he is about to be united to Phoebe.
She also takes to the sea and sets out in
search Of her lover. He shortly becomes
First Lieutenant Of the Thunderer, loses
his humility and virtue. becomes intoler-
ably inflated, proves false to the men,
DRY Of the lowly Phoebe and engages him.
self to the aristocratic Arabella. Phoebe
tries to kill him, but fails. He is dis
missed from the seryice for cowardice and
she takes his place on the Thunderer and
no doubt marries the Captain. This
outline is filled in plentifully with sailors
and soldiers and characters and incidents.
The o~~Ao.5 .--kts-- l.
better advantage han on the night pre-
vious. particularly Miss Soldene, Mr.. Mar
shall and Miss Duggan. The former as
Phoebe convinced the audience that she
possessed the qualities of an actress as well
as a thorough cultivation Of voice. Her
numbers were sung with splendid effect.
Mr. Marshall was, however, the lion of the
evening. His "All on Account Of Eliza
struck a rich vein Of popular applause,
and made the house ring with enthusiastic
demonstrations. Three encores were given,
and still the insatiate monst cried for
more. The character OF the robust old
salt was admirably portrayed and sustained
throughout, and Mr.. Marshall made a tri-
umphant hit. Maggie Duggan as Eliza
was a component part of the fun-making
element, and carried the house by storm
with her Irish jig, in which she gave a
slight idea OF what she is capable OF doing
in the unfeminine accomplishment of high
kicking. and which she will more fully ex-
hibit this evening. Rose Stella was very
fascinating as Arabella, and sang her score |
prettily. Mr.. Campbell, in the title
role, looked like a handsome fellow whom
any girl might yield her heart up to-. He
was in fair voice, and rendered the virtu-
GUS gardeners song in a n to reap an
encore. The "Capt. the Hon. Felix Flap
per, of H. M. s. Thunderboldt," was a del.
icate and properly ~satirical take of on the
Admiral in ''Pinafore,' but the singing
of Mr.. Appleby was scarcely in harmony
with the acting. Mr.. Hersee as the posi-
BILE villain, was amusing. The chorus |
was effective, and the girls We'd with each
other in showing their shapely limbs.
This evening "Chilperic" will be pre-
scented for the first time in Eureka. In
the course of the performance the famous
dance La Fricassee " will be given, with
Miss Maggie Duggan as the leader, and in
which she will exercise her high kicking
powers to their fullest extent.