The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-04
OPERA BY AMAqBURS
The Rival Troupes Enter
ing On a Campaign Of
Friendly Rivalry.
COST OF THE BRIGANDS.


and Mrs. Molten, the Leading
Quartettee-" G0ndoliers"
in Active Training
For the past year or more two COM
panies Of young ladies and gentlemen
have been faithfully rehearsing two comic
operas which they propose TO present TO
the public Of Jersey City during the COM
ing winter. The faithful, conscientious
work which these enthusiastic young
amateurs have been doing during that
time, fully warrants the prediction that
they will present a series OF the most fin
ished and artistic amateur operate per-
formances which have ever been given In
this city.
One Of these companies is the Amateur
operate Company Of Jersey City, which
IS under the patronage OF Mrs. e. Z: g
Young and number OF other pubic
spirited ladies' 1t was organized Tor the
two-foid purpose of producing comic
opera In this city on a magnificent scale
and of beDefiting several worthy chart
ties. Onenbach's "Brigands" is the
to give at the Academy of Music
on November 10. 20 aud 81 This is
one of Ofenbach's most tuneful works,
aud 1t was never before attempted by
amateurs in this country It. however,
had prosperous run some time ago at
the Casino, and viii be presented by the
operate company with all the business
and appointments Of that well known
home of comic opera. The costumes VIII
be costly and magnificent, and are now
being made expressly for this company.
| Mr.. Louis Dressler who has guided so
many comic operas to success will have
| full direction of the performance and will
manage the stage as well as lead the
orchestra.
BOLD BRIGANDs
| The cast for the "Brigands" has been
| completed and includes some faces lew
| to Jersey City One of these is NJ ISIS
Eleanor Marion Beebe who viii take the
! part of Fiorella, the Brigandis daughter.
Miss Beebe Is the leading soprano
! of the Brick Presbyterian Church
at Fifth avenue and Thirty-seTenth
street. New York, and is well known in
4 amateur operate circles in New York and
| Brooklyn. She studied under William
Courtney and is considered vocalist OF
! genius and ability
Another singer new to Jersey City aud
| fences is Mr. e. Lloyd Dabney, who Will
take tile part of Gloria Cassis. Mr.. Dab
/ uey is the tenor of St. Thomas Churcn,o on
/ Fifth avenue, and, like Miss Beebe, is a
4 pupil Of William Courtney.
Of course those popular favoriteS. Mr..
and Mrs. f. H. Molten, will have prom
i inent Eplaces in the cast. Mrs. Aolte n
will make g new departure aud imperson-
ate Frageletto, a young farmer, while
! Mr. Molten will be Pietro, the brigand
| chiefs lieutenant. NJ. w. Hunter
| Brown, well known on the concert stage,
| will take the part of the Duke of alantua.
| The remainder of the cast viii BET
THOSE WHO TAKE PART.
Falsacappa, the Brigand Chief VIM F: Brown
o oss%ssnalo Brgands fa9S hs asss'n
Captain Of the carbineers. -. q. vi r. Faliou
Baron Campo Tasso- ---.---.... John 2. Shaw
Pipo innkeeper ........s.J- $. NeWkirk
Pablo, the Princess preceptor.. g. c. Thomair
Antonio... Cashier to the Duke Z. g. G. Nichols
The Princess Of Grenada -. hrs Clara Henley
Her favorite maid ..--- Hiss Gertrude Garland
Fiametta, Miss Mabel Rodger
Zerlina, Italian peasant MISS n. Heiterman
Cincinella Miss NJ Smith
Pipa. -. Daughter of Ppo.- Miss Ella Wooliey
Pipeta. Wife of Pipo.... Mrs. II. G, Nichols
Brigands. peasant. carbinlers, cooks,
| etc.:-Misses z Bachmann, n. Crossman.
| g. Crowell, M. Doggett. v. Doggett, J..
Douglass, C. Quincy, A. Clifford, L
Hogan, Emma Hartley, NJ. Jones, II.
James. #. James. Emma Kennedy.
NJ Mcbride; Mrs. Fl. C. Nichols, Misses
G. Patterson. J. Patterson, R. S. Parrish.
Mabel Rodger, Agnes Sweeney. May
Smith, Ella Wooley. Helen Wilson,
Messrs- J. S. Adams. f. p. Baggott, Ed
win Booth, Frank Garland. A L. Glenn
ants, VIM. Cameron. G. j.. Detwiller. John
\ AIcGown, j. H, Mcbride, Jr., j. f. Price,
4 +. E. Price, VIM, Robertson, Jr., Robert
T. Rodger. Charles A. Stenken, Edward
Shopp, C. A. Wells. and J. Alvin Young.
GIDDY GONDoLIERS-
The first organization TO successfully
| present amateur opera in this city was
| the Operatic Society of the Jersey City
| Athletic Club. the many excellent per-
| formanees OF which have earned for it q
place second to none in amateur musical
| circles throughout the country. One has
| only to call to MUD the elaborate and
| Mikado,' Patience = 1.-THE Pirates of
| Penzance,p ''Erminie.n BILLY Taylor
| and the Chimes of Normandy to becon-
| WINGED of the nigh reputation which this
organization enjoys. The young ladies
| and gentlemen comprising this organiza-
| ton have also been hard at work during
| the past winter and summer rehearsing
Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, "Tne Con
doliers." They have made such COM
/ mendable progress that the revenue COM
mittee of the club, who exercise super
vision over the company. have decided
| to give the opera on the evenings of Mo-
venber 26, "a and IS, in their pretty little
! theatre in the clubhouse.
| The opera this year will, under the d.
! rection Of a new conductor. Mr.. w. w :.
| Thomas, who has been working on the
| rehearsals as though be intended that
| this performance should be the greatest
1 effort of his life Mr.. Thomas Is a thor
ough musician and occupies an enyiable
| position in the musical world.
| The company this year will present
many new faces to the public of Jersey
! City, and has among its members the pos
SCISSORS of many young, fresh and vigor-
| GUS voices. The chorus has been re-
hearsing faithfully during the warm
| weather, and is one the firest ever put
upon the amateur stage The opera IS
most picturesque in scene and dress
| ana the athletic boys propose
| to mount aud dress it in degree of ele-
gance which will simply dazzle the audi
ences. In the cast will be Mr. J. Williams
Macy, the baritone comedian, whose
genius and peculiar line Of talent need no
| Introduction to Jersey City audiences.
Mr.. George Herrick, another comical gen
Jus, also has a prominent part, while all
the other parts will be taken BY ladies'
and gentlemen of talent aud ability.
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