Telegram-herald., 1888-09-18

uSon a. American sta.e. Taxing into
consideration tie rssI snoUAt q stage
mAcbiasry aad appliances, AID t1s fscl
thaG tie pay was V0E On for tAs hrss nns
ia Powsrs Opera H0uss. tie performances
vas smooth aad Harmonious MT. Charles
d. Yse Who Is pFsoic4liy lAs author
VI he boob Of The Twelve Temptations
a. 70 is nov presented. he having revised
aud re- written TIE Work sllcs il wss TO-
msfly produced. s0nie eighteen years ago
Vas present and supervised tie psrioF-
nance Ihs story = interesting II spite "
is impOssibiAty. IL Is. OF course. lntsnGsd
10 be suDordi uaIe 10 the spectacular features
zRd cOusisgency has 10 Dc sacrificed ~
times. out the inconsistency Is not noticed
because ne story i auxiliary 10 the spec
taee The plot Is foundedpn . fairy tale
of the time Of the N0Isemsn. There are
four acts. comprising fourteen different
scenes. The story Is, in brie, the follow
ing.
Zero, the Queen OF the polar regi0L Miss
Ma EstelleI has fallen IA l0ys with
mortal known as Hubert David N
Murray, = valiant Count Of WurldIerg a
supposed princlpality IN Norway. WIKI
the aid OF B0rsss b. J. AcLsughlin). her
Prime IA mister, Zero cOneOcts a scheme ~
place Hubert IN her power. Boreas. IN the
disguise 0f a monk, Waits Hubert and IN
hsmss his mind with msrve lOus stories OF
tse gold, silver and jewels that lie buried
in the Arcllcs. Hubert he.itates, renem-
bering that eleven Of his ancestors had per-
ished IN the attempt 10 possess these treas
uses bat BOTeas Quiets the young heros
fears by stating that the twelfth Of his race
was destined 10 win the prize IL Is from
tnis incident the novel narrative derives It's
name, The Twelve Temptations" HUI
bert finally consents to make the ex-
pediiion. and, with his followers, agrees
10 sci sail the next morning, the
! disguised Boreas 10 accompany them as .
| guide. In the meantime Zero 10 make
certain OF the young hero's undivided love,
dispatches one of her attendant goblins.
Jack Frost. lewis Snow, TO abduct HUI
berts betrOthed, Felicia Miss katherine
| keane), whom she intends TO offer up as
| sacrifice TO the Green Dragon, as her trio
ute for total possession oil tae Arctic King
dem. Hubert is warned BY Soaris Miss
| Florence Ashbr0Oks), queen of tie sun, of
| the proposed abduction, but arrives too
| late TO prevent il. He therefore embarks
| Immediately for the Arctic region in pur-
suit of his betrothed. On the voyage he is
attacked by Malay pirates led by Jejeeh
| albert Edmonds). who impsrsonates n
| shipwrecked mariner. Jeleek and the
| other pirates. after being cared for by
| Hubert, endeavor 10 massacre all on
| board. In this they are thwarted by
! Snoro Apropos STANLEY Macey) one
| of Hubsrts henchmen. The MalaSs
| are captured and are about to be
| executed when Boreas throws of his dis
| guise and claims the entire party as pris-
oners of Zero. Through magic art sum-
| mened by Boress the ship becomes q wreck
ard is driven into the heart of the frigid
| zone. where all perish except Hubert and
| Snoro. who are eventually rescued from
| death by Zero. Hubert discovering the
| power of Zero apparently accepts her prof
fered love. and is proclaimed king before
| her court Bright Eyes Miss Jennie West).
| a snow nymph. who has become enamored
| OF Snoro. informs him Of the Whereabouts
| OF Felicia Snoro tells Hubert, and they
resolve to rescue her. Their plan ia over
| heard by Zsro, wnereupon she repudistes
| Hubert, and attempts TO remove him rs
| captive, but is unexp<ctsdly thwarted by
| Solaris, the queen of the sun. and Hubert's
| good angel. Hubert subsequently finds the
| hidden treasure and returns TO Norway
| with Felicia and Snoro. The marriage
| ceremony 10 about to be performed when
| Zero and her attendants appear aud en-
| dsavor to carry of Hubert and Felicis, the
\ plot being again prevented by Soiaris, who
| banishes Zero to her icy dominions never
| to return.
The artist who produced the scenic de-
signs. Merry. Getz and Reid, who are the
most eminent in the profession, have pro-
duced marvellous effects. Mr.. Merry dis
plays his genius in the first and second
| acts having his subjects The Council
| Chamber of Borsas," The Village OF
wulna by the Sea, f" The Baropisl Hall Of
| Wurldberg" and The Deck OF the Odn."
! In the third act Mr.. Getz treats The Heart
| Of the Frigid Zone" The Golden Bowers
of Zero" the Interior of Zeros Abode,
the Cavern of the Green sDrsgoD." and
'the Golden Galley of the Sun Queen"
Mr.. Reed devotes bis brush.in the fourth act
to "the Jeweled Terrace" and the Baronial
| Hall" The interior transformation TO
the Home Of the Sun Queen" is by Mr.
| Merry. There Is finished, artistic touch
| to the scenery that has not been given 10
| that of any other production.
| The ballet is. of course given a promi-
| nent place in the play. This is under the
immediate supervision of Victor Chisde,
| VINO is probably the best male dancer in
| America today and who participates 10 the
dance. Tia. most novel advertisement Of
the play is the ballet OF the cocksto0s. in
which sixteen girls carry ss many living,
| croeking cockAtoOs sitting on gilt peTcbet
| over their heads. The Policemen and he
| Flirts" 10 ballet feature of different
| character, in which comedy and scrooatic
feats by the Savinells Brothers are intro
| duced. The grand ballet of the natens is
q brilliant ides carried ont in brilliant
manner. IL comprisss q corps of seventeen
| girls representing as many nstieHs. c4rrv-
ing the spectator to the juDgles Of lndis, the
sands Of Africa, and then sweeping him
| back. a. vita wand. TO the land OF the
ire. and the stsr spangled banner.
The play - brighten ed with bits Of kssH
comedy. without which the triEidity ofsucb
scenes az the ~Chsmosr Of Bsress" and the
Bowers Of zero. vsuld maze the Artie
! temperature too realistic. The adve9i q
the immeBse green dragon upon tss stsss
/ is enough. however to freeze the blood Oi a
marty burning 81 the stake. The dialogue
/ is not dftass but there is enough 81 it 10
/ link together the scsses on the passing
| picture, and the characters execute their
| lines Esil. Jhs Costumes aresriCb snf sp-
| proprisfe and there are many ksBdsems
jsssis 70 he seen. TRs heuse vss vel
! flsd. It ~ doubtless - crevded during
ne remainder o. ~. sssE.
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su6isncs - Re3uoa8s isst night Irs
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- vel psfrorizsd. Il wih be rssestea
today ard tomorrow afternoon and evening
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