The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-03
CARLETON OPERA COMPANr.

"Nanon" Last Night, ssMikado" This
Afternoon, "Brigands" Tonight.
Cartoons famous opera company opened q
season of three performances at the Seattle
opera house Turner halD last night with
brilliant production of melodious ''Nanon" Al.
though 1t was the first appearance OF the CON-
psny In this city, the theater was crowded to
the doors; the fame OF the Justly celebrated
Carleton having reached here far in advance of
him.
The different singers received a warm vel
come. Mr.. Carleton, Miss Clara Lane Miss
JEANNE winston, Miss Clara Wisdom Miss
Marion Langdon. Mr.. Harold C. Blake, Mr..
Charles 4. Bigelow. Mr.. J. X. Murray and 9th.
ers being the principal ones OF Mr.. Carleton,
whose beautiful voice Is delight to its hear
e-s, not enough can be said in
praise. Miss Lane, ~ Nanon, captfvated her
audience. She il . petite and piquant little
bo(y. with . voice of marvellous volume. and
BIS personality that is very winning aud
makes her great favorite. JEANNE Winston is
not . stranger to the lover of light opera, and
she also received hearty welcome
Mr.. J. K. Murray, the leading baritone. is an
ever-welcome artist.
the chorus is magnificent and received sew
eral deserved encoreS
This afternoon the "Mikado" will be given
and 1.-THE Br Eands' this evening Crowded
houses are surety at each performance.
THE "MIKADo'' THIS AFTERNOON.
At the matinee this afternoon the ever popu.
lar "Mikado" will be given as never before at
tempted in Seattle. The cast will be q very
strong one. The three little maids will be
taken by Misses Lane, Harriet Avery and Lang.
don. Mr Bigclow will BE- the Koko and a
funny Koko he should be. Miss W ,sdom as.
sumes the part Of Ksrishah. ]. K Murray
sings Poo Bah and Mr. Blake An.
pears as Nanki Poo The costumes Mr.,
Carleton has in ported direct from Toxic Japan.
at cost of $4,000. and are made of the finest
Japanese silks, with most artist embroideries
in gold and silver. Nobody should miss seeing
the "Mikado'' given by this company. The
prices at the matinee viii be reduced to 81 for
the best seas Children, half price.
"THE BRIdANps" TONIGHT.
For the first time in this city the amusing
Opera, The Brigands," by Jacques Offenbsch
will be given tonight by the Carleton Opera
Company for the closing performance.
The story OF sine Brgands." al hough the
opera has been before the public for many
years. will be new 10 most readers as the opera
itself is new to most theater- goers. Falsacappa,
chief of a romantic baud OF Italian brigands.
has . lovely daughter, Fiorella A young
farmer. Frsgeoletta, having met and fallen
in love with Fiorells, during q pro-
fessional visit of the brigands to his
house, is led by his infatuation to join the
robbers band, and in proof OF hiA courage way
lays and captures the courier of the Prince of
Boboli. The prince, in the absence OF the brig
ands, strays into their camp, and is assisted to
escape by Fiorella. Falsacappa learns from
papers in the possession OF the captured courier
that the Princess of Grenada, beirothed TO the
prince, is on her way to mis- palace. The brigand
chief decides to intercept, at way
side inn, the princess and the es-
cort sent to receive her, aud having sub.
s,ituted a portrait OF Fioreila for that of
the princess. whom the prince has never seen,
and returned the papers found upon the courier,
the latter is allowed TO go upon his way. The
brigands. led by Falsacappa, visit the inn, Sc
cure the landlord and his servants and, assum-
ing their characters, receive and imprison in
the inn both the princess and the escort
sent by the prince to receive her. Disgusting
thense yes as the princess and her party,
the bandits then repair to the princes
palace, with the ultimate intention of receiving
the dowry due the princess, but their design is
frustrated by the timely arrival OF the real prin-
cess aud her retinus. The prince. however, in
gratitude TO Fiore Ia for wing saved his life,
at her intercession and upon promise of refor-
nation, permits the ban It's to depart in peace.