The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-07
TIE AMERICAN OPERA SEASON.
Arrival of the Company Last Night-The
Performances To BE Given Here.

Performances To BE Given Here.
The American Opera Company, numbering no
less than 80 persons, arrived in the city last
night. from Chicago. on a special train of eleven
cars. The company was delayed on the journey
by the breaking OF coupler between two of the
cars. but all arrived in good spirits and will be
heard tonight in Glucks ''Orpheus and Euryd-
ice," in which the Thomas orchestra, of sixty five
players. chorus of one hundred young Ameri-
can voices and a grand ballet of seventy five
dancers, including twenty-four young pupils
from the American Opera-b ballet School will take
part. Several tons of scenery and properties,
including the great ships to be used in the
Flying Dutchman' at the matinee tomorrow,
together with elaborate electrical apparatus,
which produce marvellous effects in the great
storm scenes of this opera, were brought in spe-
cial baggage cars, which also contained the cos
tune chests, holding nearly two thousand diff
ferent costumes to be used in the three operas
OF the Indianapolis season.
The first performance Of the company will oc-
cur at Englishs Opera-house this evening.
Giuck's classical opera, ''Orpheus and Eurydice"
in four acts. will be presented. The cast in
cudes Helen Hastreiter as Orpheus. Emma
Juch as Eurydice, and Minnie Ditthey as Amor,
and they will be supported by the entire chorus
of the company, and corps de ballet of seventy
five dancers, under the leadership of Theodore
dc Gillert, Of the Imperial Theater of Moscow.
the ballets being composed by Prof Mamert
Bibeyan. The opera is written upon the old
mythical story of the search and rescue of
Eurydice from the internal regions, by her hus-
band, Orpheus. except that the tragic outcome
of the ancient myth is avoided, out of consldera-
e. - ~EAL>
There is not male character in the whole per-
formance
On tomorrow afternoon the presentation of
Wagners romantic opera, 'The Flying Dutch
man." will be given with the following cast: The
Dessert; Daland, Myron w. Whitney; Erik,
George Appleby Mary, Helen Dudley
senden The scenery for this production
ls entirely ra si new ~ and is the work .s OF
Dutchman, who has been condemned to wander
the ocean aimlessly until judgment day, unless
he can find some woman who will love him I'M
til death, being permitted to come ashore once
the coast of Norway. where he encount
Of whom he begs hospitality. and
learning that Daland has daughter, he asks
with spinning chorus, and Senta, Dalands
daughter, is singing ballad commemorative of
the Flving Dutchman. While singing she is in
forme, hat her fathers ship is in the port The
third 1T opens with q chorus of Norwegian
sailors, who are dancing and making T merry
they are feasting the crew of the
Dutch ship, which is near at hand,
begins singing the story Of the captain, and the
sailors of the Norwegian ship, in alright and
wonder, descend from the deck to the cabin.
Erik, the lover of Senta, now appears and,
while pleading with her, the Dutchman comes
on shore, and Immediately rushes off to his ship.
Senta attempts to follow. and Erik calls for
help but Senta. shaking herself Free casts her
self from a cliff into the sea, protesting her
faithtulness to the Flying Dutchman until death.
The Dutchman's ship sinks, and Senta and the
Dutchman, embracing each other, rise from the
waves and float upward.
On to morrow evening the presentation of Leo
Delibe's grand romantic opera, in three acts,
'Lakme," will be given, and the cast is as fol-
lows Lakme. Pauline L'Alemand; Nilakantha,
Alonzo E. Stoddard Gerald aud Frederick,
William Candidus and ". H.; Lee;
Mallika, Jessie Bartlett Davis; Hodjia, W. II.
Fessenden. The ballet will include the same
corps as the night before, under the principal
leadership of Theodore de Gillert the ballet
scenery of the first act is painted by Charles
Gorham. of the second by William
Schaeffer, and of the third by Homer Emens
The costumes Of this production viii! be of the
most gorgeous description, as all the action pro-
tina, has q lovely daughter, Lakme, with
whom Gerald, an officer in the English
army, falls in love; but as Gerald
has profaned consecrated ground, while making
some sketches, his departure is fastened by
Lakme He leaves unseen, but Nilakantha,
finding traces OF his visit, follows him to a
festival at neighboring city, and where,
with tLakme, disguised as penitents, he
searches for the author of the sacrilege
Gerald reveals himself. to be followed by
Niakantha and after night, stricken down.
Lakme sees the deed, and bears the wounded
man away, and restores him to health. While
in her company he is surprised by Nilakantha
and his followers and Lakme poisoning herself,
dies in his arms The opera is one of the most
romantic which has ever been produced.
OPERA FESTIVAL NOTES.
The prices of admission to the Tuesday mat
inee are as follows: Sofa chairs So: parquette,
ST. so; parquette circle, 81 So family circle, %;
general admission, rs cents admission to gallery,
so cents. A large portion of the most expensive
seats have already been taken.
Wagners Plying Dutchman," to be presented
by the American Opera Company Tuesday after
noon, is regarded by many who have heard all
the operas given by that company as the most
enjoyable of the repertoire. It is the only opera
in which Myron W. Whitney will sing here.
Carriages. in approaching the entrance of
English's Opera-house to discharge their occu-
pants, will come from the NORTH in approaching,
at the close OF the operas, to take their loads,
they will come from the south. This regulation
will be enforced by the police, and much con-
fusion will thereby be avoided.
The opera-house will be filled to its full ca
paeity on Monday aud Tuesday nights This
insures the repayment of the expenses incurred
by the Ct. A. r. committee on account of the
company. But the contracted arrangement is
such that unless the matinee should be we'll
patronized the monument fund will not receive