San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-18
OPERA HOUSE.
Farewell of oliver Byron and Adj
vent of Carleton Opera
COn0Dany,


Company.
San Antonio babe good-by TO first
rate barn stormer last night at the
Grand opera house. This may seem
too severe upon Mr.. Oliver Byron, but
it is the opinion of this writer, who
can pretty nearly judge, as he has
had an infinite variety OF this article
to Judge from and draw conclusions },
during the present season. Byron re-
peated his Clipper Hand" to a small
audience Saturday night, and last
night about the same sized audience
greeted him in his presentation of
"The Inside Track" In this play he
is very little bit stronger, and
pleased the audience (Which was not
very critical) much better than on the
previous night. Little Baby Marga-
ret Fields appeared in this play to
better advantage than in the Upper
Hand" and received great applause.
Tonight opens up q new era this
season. The Carleton Opera COM
pany will begin their somewhat short
engagement 1t is to be regretted
that they did not secure dates for one
week in San Antonio, considering
that we have had no opera this sea-
son, with the exception of Graus'
light opera company early in the sea-
son. Carleton, though not classed as
strictly grand opera, will pack the
opera house, as people are eager-nay,
hungry, for opera; and the advance
sale of seats for the engagement fully
justities the remark. The new
opera, "Mynheer JAM" by the COM
posers of 'Erminie" will be presented
tonight. The story of the charming
opera is laid in Krootzdam, a town in
Holland under control Of a Spanish
have organized secret society called
the Daisy Guild" to overthrow the
tyrannical control of Spain and
"Mynheer JAM is the supposed
leader. Karl. the real leader, is
student and in love with the daughter
of BombalO. She returns his affec-
ton and breads the arrival of Don
Diego, a Spanish nObleman to whom
she has been betrothed in her child
hood. Karl, to avoid meeting the
Don, waylays him Oh his arrival and
with the assistance of the Guild boys
frightens him into not presenting him
self and offers him the use of his
l~dgings and wardrobe to effect dis
guise. The connection of Karl with
the Daisy Guild leads to the conclu-
sion that he is the cOnspiratOr of
"Mynheer jan" and the "Don,n
having accepted "Karl's" offer, is ar
rested. The military having found
him concealed in "KarI's" lodging
naturally conclude he is the conspira-
tor, the Guild and townspeople keep
up the false impression by pleading
for mercy and the curtain descends
on the imprisonment of don Diego
for "Mynheer Jan" ''Hans,n a
butcher and member of the daisy
Guild" is induced to dress in the
clothes of the imprisoned "DOn,n and
with Karl" as his servant presents
himself at the Governors. This
leads to many amusing complications,
but eventually the real Don" escapes
from prison, informs the "GOvernor"
of the true state of affairs and "Karl,n
who is just about to elope with
"Camillia." is arrested and i'm
prisoned. Hans" having escaped
in the arrest of "Karl," seeks admis-
to the fortress, where he is confined.
Being discovered he jumps over the
wall and seeks safety by taking the
place of a scarecr)w he sees suspend
ed to tree. Karl is tried by court
martial and the remarks by the sup
posed scarecrOw cause a general de-
moralizatiOn in the trial. Karl
proves to be the son of one of Spain's
most brilliant leaders and he is ac-
quilted and everything ends happily