The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-11
" OLIVETTE."

u The Soldene Comic Opera Com
|, pany opens a four nights engage
ment here this evening, with thu
now popular comic opera of "Oli
: yette." Below we give synopsis
The scene of the first act is laid in
Perpignan, and great excitement is
caused by Msrvejol's only daughter
going to be married to an old sea
captain, by the name of Merimac.
| Olivette has only just arrived home
from a convent. and during her So
journ there she has fallen in love
with one Valentine. The Countess
of Roussillon has also fallen in love
with Valentine, and comes to Per-
pignan in seach of him, and reposes
in MarvejoPs house, where Valen-
tine, by mistake, enters by the bal
cony, and believing her to be Oil
vette, kisses her. The duke enter
ing, detects Valentine in his flight,
and he is locked up. Aerimac, who
has been the means Of saving the
countess monkey, his suit with Oil
vette not prospecting, writes to the
countess, as favor, that she should
order his marriage with Olivette /;
but Immediately received orders to
put to sea at once, and Valentine,
escaping from prison, DISCUSSES him.
self as his uncle, and gets married
to OliYette. In the
second act general festivi-
ties are proceeding, when Aerimac
appears. having been unable to sail
for Spain, and naturally everybody |
takes him to be the happy bride |
groom. The Duke il anxious TO get
the cooperation OF Msrimac, whose
ship would be useful in case of a |
coup detat, and Olivette supplies
this ostensibly by introducing VAL
entine, disguised as his uncle. The |
conspiracy being thus established,
Olivette's next step is TO denounce
the Duke and the real Merimac, who
are arrested by order of the Count
ess. BY this stroke Olivette gets
rid Of her elderly bridegroom, who
is completely mystified by the
charge Of treason brought against
him. The love Of the Countess for
Valentine, however, upsets the cal
eulations of Olivette, for she an
nounces her intention Of marrying
the soldier who had Quelled the con-
spiracy. AS a last resort, Valen-
tine, at the instigation of Olivette,
Joins the plot himself, sets the Duke
tree, and the Countess, now a pris-
1ner, 10 to be sent out Of the king
iom, The third act opens
With the sailors of the CdrmOTGnt
having a good time at an inn. The
Duke brings the Countess, closely
relied, down to the ship. Merimac
S more puzzled than ever as to what
s going on. However, on learning
he real state of matters, he con-
ients to conduct the Countess. and
'eturns to seek OliYette. She how {
,ver, has taken flight. disguised as
ailor, and comes to seek vessel to
.scape. Valentine is unfortunately,
however, detected by the Duke,
Who distrusts him and causes him
o be seized. The Duke then pays ,
lis court to OliVette, who manages, =
however. TO set the Countess free
nd assume her dress, her own place
icing taken by her maid. Celestine,
o whom the nearsighted Duke con-
inues assiduous court. Merimac by
nd by returns and is Mortified to
ear the Duke tell Valentine his
uccess with Olivette. Everything '
} solved by the return of the Coun- n
ess. The coup detGt is reversed, 7
Valentine receives his faithful Oil :
cite, and the Countess remains :
ingle, refusing to have anything to :
o with the Duke, whilst Merrimac :
aust marry the sea. i