Daily globe., 1883-08-03
The soreerer Last Night.

Z The Chicago Ideal Opera company gave
the Sorcerer last evening to very large
audience. 1t being the first presentation
of the opera in st. Paul there was natural
ly good deal of curiousity to -knew-what
the idea of it is. It ia throughout as amus-
ing as Pinafore, and the Aumor is ex-
quisite, while the music ise remarkably
pleasing. The opera opens with chorus
which the peasantry sing in honor of the
betEothal of Alexis Pointdextre and Aline
Sangazure, the heirs of two noble families
Alexis is young guardsman who has be-
come convert to the idea that the rich
classes and labOring classes should inter
marry and thus bring about a state of
affairs which would forever avert COM
munism. He is of the mind that a patent
love philtre, which is made by a certain
j. Wellington Wells is just the thing to
exemplify his peculiar ideas. SO he sum-
mons from London the dealer in magic
and spells and after an amusing
burlesque Incarnation scene, during which
Wells compounded enough of the philtre
to set the whole village in widest love.
The villagers are summoned and dosed
with the philtre which is administered as
tea. The potion works and with an
awakening from their stupefed condition
the first acs ends with we'll sustained
finale. During the act the scene of the
formal betrothal is conducted in the old
style and stately minuet is introduced
with duet between Lady Sangazure
and Sir Maramaduke.
The second act finds everybody in love
but unfortunately with the wrong persons.
The action proceeds after several amusing
complications, to a reconcilement of
all besetting difficulties and the Danish
ment in truest burlesque style of J. Well
ington Wells to the internal region, a
journey which apparently has no terror for
him, so he sets out with all the assurance
of one who for years has represented the
old established house of j. Wells & Co.,
family sorcerers.
Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis as Lady
Sangazure was stately in the minuet, and
cute and humorous in song. Miss Jennie
Herrick as Aline was pleasant and sang
her numbers IN very taking
way. Miss Ada Somers was in
fine voice and met the expectation of
her admirers. The interest of the opera
centers principally in the ridiculous
situation that everybody is found after
drinking the love philtre. Everybody falls
in love with everybody, and then there is
no end to the humor. There are several
exquisite songs and quartets in the opera,
and the music is even more pleasing than
that of Iolanthe. The encores were very
numerous and the opera throughout was a
decided nit.
This evening Patience will be given,
with Miss Eta Hawkins, of st. Paul, as
Patience, Mr.. Davis has done a very
graceful thing in inviting this young lady
to sing, and her friends will see that she Is
properly received.
The following is the full east for this
evening:
Col. Caverly ...... John z. McWade
Major Murgatroyd W. Il. Clark
Duke Dunstable. le.............W. G. Bridges
Bunthorne's Solicitor. ............ II. B. Smith
Algernon Bunthone, Rival -. H. A. Cripps
Archibald GrosVenor, Poets IT. Il. Clark
Chorus of Thirty fifth Dragons.
Lady Jane LOttle Crulkshank
LAuy Angela mae 6t. JOhn
Lady aphr ). Observation-Disclosures - Josie Bartlett
Lady Ella a.........-......:. -. George Petit