The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12

with the burgomaster because of Kdtchen'S
preference, is accused of being spy At the
moment they are about to be seized messenger
arrives from the Duke, appointing Otn,dr gen
eral of the Ducal forces. How all these com
plications are disentangled the two following
acts disclose, and 1t is needless to say an Inn
mense amount OF fun is developed in the pro-
cess. "The Seven Suabians' abounds with
bright solos and spirited choruses, and the topi-
cal song, "Wait Little Bit, Is said to be the
funniest of all topical songs. 1t has seven
verses, one being sung by each OF the seven
Suabans. There will be Saturday matinee
only Of "The Seven Suabians" The cast Of
the opera includes such capable artists as
William Blaisdell, Annie Myers, Charles Cor
nell, Harry l.. Conley, Mathide Cottrelly, and
Jessie Corlette.
Wilson in 1.-THE Merry Monarch"
Tomorrow evening Francis Wilson and com
pany will begin an engagement at the National
Theatre in the new operetta, 1.-THE Merry Mon
arch,n one of the best and most amusing works
ever brought out in this country in many years.
The company and the opera might have re-
mained at the Broadway Theatre for the entire
season, but the managers elsewhere refused to
relinquish their contracts for that purpose and
postpone the appearance of Wilson year. In
the seven weeks which Wilson played in New
York his total receipts are said to have reached
over $4,000, or an average business of over
800 per week. AT no performance during
the run was there vacant seat left in the box
Office, it is said, and the emphatic praise be-
slowed upon the production by the public
stamped 1t from the first veritable triumph
in the field of comic opera. The book although
derived from French source is in the main the
work of j. Cheever Goodwin. author of "Evan-
geline," and is described as one of the brightest
and wittiest ever contributed to the stage. The
plot is especially good The scene Of "The
Merry Monarch" is laid in India, and the story
goes on to explain that King Anso 1 ] is much
perplexed to find subject for the death penalty
which the law required should be furnished and
killed as a portion of the ceremonies of an an
nual fete day soon to come off. Francis Wilson
plays the King, and he is highly delighted when
Marie Jansen, who plays the part of Ldzuli, q
travelling vender of perfumes, on account of the
too free use of his tongue, falls into his hands.
The King is congratulating himself on his good
fortune when the Court Astrologer discovers
that Lazulrs horoscope is so closely associated
with the Kings that His Maiesty's life is de-
pendent on the safety of the Young scamp who
peddles perfume. OF course, the sentence Of
death is revoked, and every precaution is taken
to preserve Ldz,lps life, but the mishaps,
scrapes, difficulties, and complications the
young fellow is continually getting into make
things very lively for His Majesty and form the
principal dramatic incidents. The music is
chiefly by Woolson Morse, the young American
composer although some of the original lyrics
by the late Emile Chabrier, of Paris, have been
retained. Here are a few bars Of one of the
taking numbers In the first act, charmingly
rendered by Miss Laura Moore soon after her
first entrance.