Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-17
Desiree,

Now being performed at Haverlys Hoad
street Theatre, Philadelphia, 10 quite al en-.
tertafning little opera, an 10 pre- ented with
strong cast and appropriate fcsnery. II
repay you. we'll to hear 1t. The Op sra House
10 asuly decorated with the America n fiags,
which gives II rather gala day sppsafa 1e o.
We publish the prologue for perusal.
The action OF tho opera takee p,aoc in tho
% town OF Aniens, France. in the year 1884,
during the tune OF Rirheiieu. The town IL
Deseig cd BY the Spaniarde, End garriDned
BY tho Kings Musketeers, Of which the Mar
quis do l., varre 10 colonel Pom sret. mer-
cer, has beautiful daught.r, itsiree, who,
with MS niece. Marie, serves IN the shop. De-
Stree n onopoliaes the attention Of the muske-
tsers, especially the Count do Coorvills, .
Lieutenant. This fac 10 displeasing to Marie.
Who is herself In love with the Count. Tho
marry Desirse, and In reply the old man
writes 70 Pomsret that should the marriage
take place, he (Pomayet) will spend the rest
OF DIS life In the bAstille tomaret d0esn't
relish this idea, % he orders the Count out Of
his house The Marquis dc Lavarre now ap.
pes rs. snd learning the conoit on Of sffaits.
agrees TO Arrsags II 10 that the Count can
mary Dssiree. but declines TO divulge his
plan. He sends the Count OF, Offers his own
hand TO ! ssi' 'ee, 10 accepted, and the ett
exoept the Count. who becomes SO violent at
what he considers the treachery OF tho MI AT.
quis that he 10 put under Arrest,
The second act opens In . ball room In the
and desires. The Marquis has absented
himself Immediately after the ceremony and
does not reappear until the ball 10 half over
and, just as he 10 about TO lead posiTeo "a
upper, receives message that the Count
has cecsped. Pomaret leads Les REQ out and
the guests follow. NO sooner is the MsrQu
alone than the Count bursts in the window
A violent scene snsuef, and the Msrquis tx
plains. II seems that the Marquis, three
days previously, had unexpectedly visited
y more favored lever at hor feet. A duel
without witnesses, followed. This offence
which 10 punishable with death, ts sdisoOvered
BY the Cardinal, who, however, allows the
at tho hands Of the Spaniards within three
days Being condemned to die, he married
DesIreo. in order that he MAJ leave her a
Marchioness, so that tho Count may marry
her when he Is dead. Alter this explanation
Count cut en- the balcony. She reproachei
the ID arQuis for his abse GO. A ltoi In arises
the Uunt brea rs In the window, the wind
extinRuishes tho light, and In tho darkness
the Count kisses lJesiree's hand. .She sore ANS
against her husband, believing the Count'i
pretencs was sanctioned by him. The Mar
quis sends Dumont with . defiance TO the
spanish camp that he will, unaided, capture
shc Spohth stAuunru. Al euo mcebtlmo IN
receivet . pardon. but his honor IL at stake
and tho pardon comes too late. He has Q
OF nve, sation with Dosiree, and discover
that she loves him. He Is compelled u
leave her on hif errand OF death, and, while
he is gone, P0mAret,in obedience to q reques s
made by pesiree before her reconciliation
with the Marquis, has had tho marriage an
nulled by the Cardinal on condition that the
parties are mutually agreed to separate. The
Marquis returns, Dumont having turned
trHitr and followed with his comrades, who
defeat tho enemy, the Count tears up the do
cree Of divorce and proposes to Marie Pom
aret pairs of with Lauiie, and tho0pera end
with everybO happy,