National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-07
EsTHETIC OPERA,
"PatIenee" az Ford's-A Crowded House
and Excellent Performance.


"Patlence" was again presented at the Opera
House lost evening, but so changed, so improved
from when FIRST seen, that It WIS hardly to be
recognized New scenery had been painted, new
people were in the company, and new beauties
In the opera were revealed in the rendition OF
every number. The house was crowded. and the
audience testified their appreciation and delight
by loud applause and frequent encores The act
ing Of Misses Lucete, stembler, Taylor, and Peck,
bessrs. George Denham,w H. Fitzgerald, -. l.. Ray
mond, II. c. Curley, Charles Il. Lang, and ]. Z.
Jones was most amusing, and Denhom furnished
the Wilde est kind Of fun by his caricature the
great esthete. sketch ofthe opera is rs follows
Act opens with twenty young ladies attired In
classical costumes, and bearing Tyres and other
musical instruments OF ancient fashion, grouped
in graceful attitudes on the sward of the park out.
side the castle Of Bunthone (Mr. George Denham),
whose praises they sing and whose " Icy insensl-
billy" to female tenderness they bewail. They
learn, however, that he is smitten with the charms
of Patience Miss Lucette), a rustic milkmaid, who
arrives on the scene and declares her Ignorance oi
love company Of Dungeons arrive led Ivy Colonel
LdttrtB (Mr Raymond), Major MUrddfioDd (Mr.
Curley(, and Lieutenant the Duke Of DmstdUc
CMr longl, who sings patter song with
chorus: The "rapturous mnidens" rceppcaT
admiration while he completes his aesthetic
poem: " Hollow, hollow, hOllowW He reads IL to
the twenty maidens; they become extra raplurous
and the dragons, despite their brilliant uniforms
| find themselves nowhere" BuRtho,n-, when len
alone, conesses that this professed love Of esthet
icism is a sham, and when Patience makes her APP
pcarance he owns rs much TO her aud declares his
love. She tells him that, excepting her maiden
aunt no one has been loYed by her but that she
chcrishCS fond rcmCmbranCcs Of childish play
mate, drc6fbuld Gr0srenOr (Mr Ftzgemld), whom
she has not seen for thirteen years When 4Ichi-
bail arrives she recognizes him AT once, and their
infantine affection is speedily ripened into pas
sonato love. Patience, however, refuses the hand
of GrOsUtnOr because she has been taught by the
"rapturous mnidons" that true love Ii unselfSh,
and AZ GrOsUcH0r is land he himself owns ~ In
compnnbly beautiful In mind and body" that
every woman falls In love with him ut first sight
she feels that TO monopolZe so perfect n paragon
would be sclfishness Incompatible with genuine
love. While they are discussing the question the
rnptllrOus mnidCns" return with Btifhorne who
Is uecked with wreaths Of roses and Is about to be
rallied for in MD ola charity. The rattle is stopped
by the declaration Of Patience that TO prove how
utter Is her unselfishneSs she will marry BUli-
mOrnc. The "rapturOus mRidens" Immediately
pair of with the dragons, but the triumph of the
military is brief, for on the sudden re-
nlaidcns transfer their affections to him, and
the curtain falls on a spirited finale.
In the second act GrosreR0r does the nsthet-
cism aud captures the mnidens, but he gets sick OF
mat and then the dmgOon officers pstheticise
themselves and everything ends all right but Bun
hornc, who gets. LEFT In the distribution of the
mnidcnS. Patience" will probably draw crowded
houses during the entire week.