Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-25
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The Fourth Night with the Mel
willie Opera Conn many.

Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, II
M. y. Pinafore, did not quite fill the Opers
House last evening. The tuneful airs Of
this popular work, banged upon every
piano in the land and lisped by aver chill
dren yet u%nweaned, found no crowded
auditorium to champion them. But the
attendance was not small in large thea
tiers it would have been dubbed a good
house and a most brilliant audience, who
enjoyed the much-abused aud familiar
opera to the top Of their bent. In fact at
times the applause became enthusiastic,
and we looked around to see where it came
from, thinking some benighted McGarry-
ties, who had m heard the music, had
surreptitiously stolen into the build
ing and were trying to create a
disturbance. Although we have seen
the piece about fifteen times; perhaps
oftener trom a sense of duty, of ~course),
we do not remember ever having seen il
given with a better cast, or made 80 enjoy
able, considering the absence of several
features which usually bring down the
house. The midshipmite and the drill Of
the marines were a loss that may nave been
felt by those who did not care about the
music, so may possibly have been the ships
scene, but all these ~delinquencies were
more than supplemented by the admirable
way the opera was rendered. 1t is need
less to say that Miss Melville rose to
the top wave of popularity, and raised a
| perfect storm as Josephine, which finally
| gathered strength and ragged until the
| prima donna received an encore for her
coquettish love sons to the Admiral at the
beginning Of the second act, given in
French, and one Of the prettiest things
the lady has so far DONE. 1t demonstrated
what she was capable Of doing, not only as
a vocalist, but as an artistic, if not circum-
scribed by the score. Her part through
out was bright and cheerful, and
the volume of voice she was &C.
casionally required to add to the
chorus, was as distinct as the tone Of a
bell above the city's din, though blending,
like strong tints, in perfect harmony.
Oracle Plaisted gave to Little Buttercup a
new creation, and invested it with an
archness that captured her auditors, and
we don't know whom the little midget hit
the hardest-the ladies or the gentlemen
the former going into ecstasies over her,
with expressions of, ''Isn't she too cute for
anything" and the latter characterizing
their manliness by comparing her to
sparkling champagne. "Only shake her
up, and see how the beads effervesce." 1t is
a fortunate thing the little canary bird is
" Gagged" or some hearts might pine them
selves into melancholy when the troupe
departs. The sisters, cousins and aunts,
headed by Miss Post as Hebe, the ~prettiest
in the land, looked as pleasant as cousins
usually do to big brothers, full OF mischief
and Irritation. Mr.. Freeman made deli
cate Admirable, and fully appreciated the
situation Of ruler Of the Queens Navee."
Mr.. Hatch was in excellent voice, and
fairly lifted the audience off their feet
as the poor sailor lad, Ralph, who
''loyed a maiden fair to see." The vari-
GUS melodies that fell to his lot, and his
duet with Josephine, were enthusiastically
received. Dick Deadeye by Tom Casselli
was, judging from the uproar, the hit of
the evening. The way the old salt kicked
up his heels woke the raised seats mot the
gallery into a regular old-time hurrah,
and no doubt made the clever artist feel
that he had them there, il he couldn't
put EN- out at first. Mr.. Henderson
made a good Captain. and E. N. Knight
sang the part Of the Boatswain in splendid
style. The chorus acquitted itself nobly,
and appeared to increase in strength until
the final effort, "He is an Englishman,"
when it reached the climax in q grand out
burst OF sound. such as is seldom heard in
a theater. 1t was a perfect tidal wave OF
human voices, and showed how effective
they can be made if properly trained.
Tonight Won Suppe's favorite compost
ton, "Bocaccio," will be presented. The
opera abounds in musical gems, and is con-
sidered by some Of our exchanges the best
thing in the Melville repertoire. The scene
is laid in Florence, and the first act opens
with a chorus by the irate husbands Of the
city, who, considering themselves DETAINED
by the exposures Of Bocaccio, are in
search Of him with q view to chastisement.
They mistake him for Pietro, Prince Of
Palermo, and give him a good drubbing.
They also seize the works of Bocaccio,
which a peddler is attempting to sell, and
destroy them. The second act introduces
Bocaccio, Pietro and Leonelli, making
love to Fiametta granddaughter to q
green grocer named Lambertuccio, but
really a princess incog. She is accompa-
MED by Peronella and Isabella, wives Of
worthy citizens; and the doings Of the
whole are watched by the sstonished Lam
bertuccio from a n~eighboring tree. Being
surprised, Pietro conceals himself in a bar
rel to avoid the owner Of the place, a cooper,
who, however, sells the barrel to a GUS
toner, ana H1etrO Is discovered. lne act
ends by the Major Domo Of Palermo taking
Fiametta to her rightful home. In act
third, Bocaccio, in order to expose Pie
tro's follies. inaugurates an Italian panto-
mime; but the Prince, realizing the situa-
ton, surrenders Fiametta to Bocaccio,
and q happy denouement follows. The cast
is q brilliant one, and will bring out the
full strength Of the company for the first
time
Giovanni Boccaccio, the italian Poet.........
Miss Emetie Melville
Fiametta Lambertuccio's fost'r DIR Miss Plaisted
Pietro. Prince of Palermo. .......M MAJ Freeman
Lambertuccio, q green grocer. "a. Henderson
Pereneila, his wife ..........L otie stockmeyer
Lottertngbi, o cooper ......".Iom Cnsseiii
Isabella, his wife MISS u. hirsch
Scala, q barber. .oeo: hnlsnt
Beatrice, his wife Lille Fost
Major Domo of Duke of Florence. Sherwood
Cospetto, bookseller. .........Fred Lsfontaine
Leonetto, Bocaccio's friend. .......:K Valerga
I papSass Students ..Tii ht'' y@s Hsrss
Cecco, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Naieaga
For Saturdays matinee The Chimes of
Normandy" will be repeated. The box
sheet is ready, and as a crowded house
may be confidently expected it will be well
to secur BE ats.
Ready TO 30.
A lot Of our people, says the Virginia
Enterprise, are ready to go to Nicaragua at