Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-04
AMUSE MENTS.
Story of "Mynheer JAM,

The Carleton Opera Company present
during their engagement at the Crane
Opera House this week, the latest sue
cessful operatic novelty, entitled Mynheel
Jan. The music is by Edward Jakobow
ski, the libretto by Harry Paulton ant
Mostyn Tedde, composers of Erminie
this being the second work by these com
posers. Incidental to the second act is q
grand march of Amazons by the ladies
of the company, attired in gold and silver
armor. The period affords an admirable
opportunity for the display of handsome
costumes, and every advantage will be
taken of the same.
The scene of tho opera is laid in
Krootzdam, town in Holland, under
control of Spanish Governor "Bom-
balo." The period is about the middle
of the Sixteenth Century, when Spanish
rule governed Holland with an iron
hand, and the citizens of Krootzdam
have organized a secret society called
the "Daisy Guild" of which Mynheer
Jan is the supposed leader, for the pur.
pose of throwing off the Spanish yoke.
Karl, the real leader, is a student and is
in love with the daughter OF the Span
ish Governor, Bombalo. She returns
his affection, and breads the arri val
OF Don Diego, Spanish nobleman,
to whom she has been betrothed in
her childhood, "Karl, ITO avoid the meet
ing with the Objectionable "Don," way
lays him on his arrival, and with the as
sistance of the Guild boys, frightens
him into not preventing himself and
offers him the use of his
lodging and wardrobe to effect
q disguise. The connection of Karl
with the "Daisy Guild" leads to the con.
clusion that he is the conspirator, "Myn-
heer Jan" and the "Don" having ac-
cepted "Karl's', offer of his lodging and
wardrobe, is arrested. The military
having found him concealed in "Karl's"
lodging naturally conclude he is
the dire conspirator; the "Guild"
and townspeople keep up the
Ease impression by pleading to the
Governor for mercy, and the curtain of
the first act descends upon the imprison-
ment of "Don Diego" as "Mynheer JAM"
Hans" butcher and member of the
"Daisy Guild" is induced by "Karl" to
dress in the clothes of the imprisoned
Governors, Hans MISUNDERSTANDING MASQUERADE as 'ns as
the foppish 'Don Diego" and "KarI'' as
his servant. This leads to many anus
ing complications, but eventually the real
Don escapes from prison and informs the
Governor OF the true state of affairs, and
Karl" who is just about to elope NTH,
Camilla" is arrested and ironed, the
curtaing falling on the triumph of sc over
nor Bombalo," who now intends to ex-
terminate the conspiracy and marry
camilla" to the genuine ''Don Diego"
In the third act the Gould" endeavor to
communicate with "Karl," who is inn
prisoned, and "Hans," having escaped
on the arrest of "Karl," seeks admission
to the fortress where he is confined.
Being discovered and fired upon he Jumps
over the wall of the Governors garden,
and seeing a scarecrow suspended to
tree, takes it's place, his ragged and
dishevelled appearance making him a
good substitute for the dummy. While
thus suspended, "Karl' is tried by court
martial, and the remarks from the sup.
posed scarecrow cause general demor-
alization in the trial. Eventually. after
explanations, which prove "Karl,' to be
the son of one of Spain's most brilliant
leaders, he is acquitted, and everything
ends happily.