The morning call., 1892-04-26

way lhAI al through tue performance the
ripple OF laughter in the auditorium
scarcely died out There is fine Satire
feature in the piece. tO0--the fondness
American girls have for making foreign
arlstocratic marriages. Karl Is the scion o I
noble German family. once rich but his
business with money is only to spend it. He
has his love affair with an American widow
travelling on the Continent, who has engaged
him as a courier. Mr.. Spartan ,Spotts, a
Chicago Spectator. is his rival. aud this
condition furnishes the best comedy part of
the piece. Disguised a courier, Karl
calls himself the fOster-brother Of the sup
posed dead Prince, and gains the love of
the widow by his own attractiveness al
though she cherishes the memory of tile
Prince Karl who had formerly won her
affection His limitations of tie peculiarites
OF the dead Karl at the piano in the third
act were neat and afforded the audience
great pleasure. Mansfield sings a COED
song. whether it be in German, French or
English. and his imitation of the vioon-
cello-player was marvel of the mimetic
faculty. 1t is rather derogatory TO the dra-
matte talent of the gentleman to advance
the opinion. but we think this amusing
ttrifie vii, be the most popular feature 10
Mansteid's repertoire during his engage
ment. Prince KarP' tonight.
Miss Huntington Captain Therese.
Miss Huntington gave one Of the best per
formances Of comic opera at the Grand
Opera house last evening ever listened to in
this city. Captain Therese" is a three-act
comic opera. music by Planquette and
libretto by F. c, Burnaud and Gilbert a
Beckett. The scene Of the opera is laid in
Dion. France, in the latter part OF the six
teenth century. Therese Is q beautiful
maiden just from convent, whence she IS
summoned by her father, the Marquis de
Vardeuil, to wed the dashing vicomte,
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her cousin, Philip de Bellegarde,
whom she really loves and who
is out Of favor with the Marquis.
and under cloud generally on account of
an intrigue be is falsely reported to have
had with the wife of the Spanish General
S0mbrero. To rescue her betrothed, who
has been falsely imprisoned and is awaiting
trial by couIt-martial on the charges brought
against him, Therese dons captains uni
form and proceeds with some female COM
panioDs, likewise in military attire, to the
camp OF Vellars, where her worst fears re-
garding the constancy OF her lover seem TO be
realized. Her army experiences in caInn in
volyed Captain Therese in no end Of trouble
AT length an opportune moment arrives
when the conStancy OF Philip and the base
ness OF the Vieomte de la Touche. who
instigated the false charges against him.
are proven; and in the final act all ends
happily for Captain Therese and her lover.
CHARM OF THE IMPROVISATION.
In her representation of Captain 1herese
there Is an lndescribable charm, a satisfac-
ton it Is difficult to express, associated with
Miss Huntington. The character is one
that only few artists could interpret sue
cessfully. for not only is the music exceed
lngiy dIfncult, but 1t requires the most deli
cate tact and refinement, a grace aud ease OF
motion to combine the essentials of novice
with the dash and vim of a military officer
II is In this happy com bination that Miss
huntington has won her way into popular
In frnr u1f
character rs great, but it is made in such
manner that IL Is difficult to form an opin-
ion as 10 whether she is to be most
admired in her feminine or masculine char
acter. Miss Huntington appears to much
greater advantage in Captain Therese"
than she did in Paul Jones'" and all her
numbers were rapturously encored, par
ticularly the beautiful song, Regret" by
r. Cowen. which is introduced most effec-
lively. The fair songstress was called to
the front of the curtain after each act and
received perfect ovation. The Spanish
dance of Marcellaine Miss Efie Chapuy)
and Tancrede (Mr. Eric ThOrne) proved one
OF the principal features OF the perform
ance, and General SoInbrero and NJ. Duvet
were excellently portrayed by Messrs.
MOstyn and James respectively. All the
other members of the company and chorus
did splendid work. There was good house.
"ChispH" Freshened Up.
"Chispa" is certainly picturesque Cali
fornia play. and deserving OF all the reputa-
ton it has received. At the Alcazar, where
1t was produced last night, the crowded
audience took In It's various points with
avidity. and. as the remark goes, "rose to
it," Miss Phoebe Davies In the title role
played with unusual freshness and vigor.
and Mr.. Joseph Il. Grismer as Zeke.
her rough lover and guardian In
the mining canyon, stepped above his
usual meter Of acting ability, was more eX-
pressive in his speech, more flexible in his
action. MIR. George OsbGurne reappeared on
this occasion as Injun Jack. a truthful
Digger, and was received with round after
round OF applause. His manner of playing
the redskin was. IL Is needless to say in his
usual realistic way, aud while there were
many fine lights in this picture of California
life, Injun Jack, considered from adramatic
point OF view, was the best and most happily
relieving tint
Mansfield and Bennett