Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25


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scenes, an sodai naendicant makes MS appear
ance, andbecause Of the bad fortunes he has
told SO many of the villagers is set unon and
cruelty maltreatad Haariner The ,oise 4ha
lovers Ta7sh IN bis raso5,a ' an1 reis; ~
.oveis, Hush I" us rescue, ans, raising
III" upon MS 1eet, take up coHee-
taon Tor mis- benefit Now Maurias makes
his appearance. and the young couple are
separated; Olivier driven forth with con
! tempt, while poor Viyette is ordered to The
Seems their harsh treatment and offers to pro
cure wealth for Olivier if his love is Sufficient
| to merit it. He tells of the treasures buried
| in the amphitheater Of Aries: how at mid
| night these treasures may he. got by the
faithful lover who has triumphed over the
seduetions OF the lost souls who guard them;
but also warns him that should he prove I'M
faithful, he will be doomed to union with the
soul to whose charm he has yielded
THE GHosTny SCENE.
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| arena. About the scene, painted with a skill
remarkable even III this land of artist decor
| ators, spirits fit in dreamy motion. The
! stars above tre1nble with an astonishing
| ence in the gay CAPITAL. SO perfect is the
picture Of this beautiful scene of the old
Provencal town. Olivier and the 1nendicant
appear, and when the old man has left him.
| Olivier is subjected to the same foundations
so we'll known in the third act of Rnberf la
Diable Notwithstanding the enticements Of
the hours, he remains faithful to Viyette Ell
Cigalia, the queen Of the spirits, conceiyes the
idea of taking upon herself the form of the
peasant maiden; then, indeed, he fails, and
| yields to his supposed bride the betrothal
ring. On the instant vivid star flashes on
| the head OF every spirit. and the whole
amphitheater is agleam with the soft ratli-
ance. This is n new feature in the ballet,
and is due to recent discovery in electricity
by which each dancer is able to control tie
lamp fastened to her brow The scene is
really one of ideal beauty, this dance of the
spectral lights running in an endless stream,
from top1nost tier to arena plain
| At the third act we are led to the hanks az
the stream Dav is breaking. and Olivier in
despair at his act of the night rushes 10 the
riverside to end his grief in suicide The old
mendicant prevents him, and assures
him all is not lost Vivette. con
WINGED that il was enlv to her
senblance that her lover had Welded
his ring, readily forgives: and. thanks to
abundant tears, the obdurate father is at
last brought round and orders the wedding
Ito take place at once Friends are srm
mOned the procession is formed. and slowly
WenCls it's way toward the cathedral when i
| alas, Cigalia starts from the ground. and
showing: the ring, claims the groom MS her
af1ianced All seems lost when the mendi-s
| can't. Selling a farandole for single headed
| druin) from one of the nnns;cians heIr;ns Ia
beat the time of the phantom dance hsensi
bly, drawn by the sound. Cipalia follows ths
beggar to the cliff where crown mo his graft.
| tude by last act of Geyotion he =clasns fha
spirit queen in his arms and viii, her throws
! himself from the hejpht
| THE MUSIC -
| The scene is Provencal fine tale Is Proven
cal the characters are ProyencaI. and vet
on all this Monsieur Dubois. the co,nnoser
has embroidered q PARTITION essentially
northern Utterly without salient charac.
teristies, the music is equally devoid of mel
| odv: and while orr taste il never iarred wa
| have some difficulty in criticisinu So negative
| a production. Thoronoh master ni the
orchestra YOU feel the composer tn he.
original thinker Won are Z convinced he
| is not. The music ia GOOD. Init il is
not so because the writer sees thinoS
| through grey medium no his own
|