The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-29
What Bold, Fantastic Fellow Have
We Here?

The performance at the opera house
Thursday evening, April 21st, by the
Labadie-ROwell Company in which Francis
Labadie appeared in the character of Don
Caesar de Bazan, and Miss Hattie ROwel as
as Mariana, the dancing girl, was among
the best ever seen here.
In Don Caesar, Mr.. Labadie has a good
opportunity to display his ability as an
actor. The first glimpse one gets of him. is
when he staggers from an inn in Madrid,
fresh from a drunken brawl, his dress dis
ordered, dingy, ragged and travel stained.
He has not copper in his pocket, but withal
he is bold, dashng, handsome, manly-the
abstract of all the follies and virtues of his
careless, rowing, generous and pleasure
loving race. AS he comes up the street he
meets an old school friend Don Jose de
Santarem, ruling favorite and prime minis
ter of the king, Chas. III. He learns from
Don Jose that it is holy week and dueling
is vigorously prescribed. At this moment a
lad, Lazarilo, is seen fleeing from Gordon
of soldiers, and Don Caesar undertakes his
defense and involves himself i'm duel. He
is arrested for disobeying the kings edict
and is led away to prison and death penalty.
Don Jose is in love with the queen. The
king has fallen i'm love with Mariana, and
Don Jose to put her in position to share
the kings favor, must first ennOble her
In Don Caesar, who bears one of the proud
est names i'm Spain, he sees the means O
obtaining his ends. AS Don Caesar has only
a short time to live, the bargain is struck
and the marriage takes place. Mariana
| heavily veiled and ignorant of the plot, be
comes Countess de Bazan.
Through the cOnnivance of Lazarill0, who
| is anxious to save Don C9sars life, he
escapes, and soon appears at the king:
chateau in the forest where Mariana hat
been secluded. He enters the room ant
confronts the king. Not knowing his sauc!
guest, he angrily demands the reason of hi
presence. Don Caesar, with cool audacity
must first know his right to make the de
mand. The king replies that he is the hus
band of the lady of the house-DOn Casa
de Bazan. Don Caesar, with regal impu
dence that brings forth bursts of applause
replies, 'lf you are Don Caesar de Bazan,
am king of Spainp
Word Is brought to the king that he Is i
danger of discovery by the queen. Maritan
appears and recognizes the voice of her hus
band. She sends him to the queen to de
mand her protection. In lis absence TN
king again intrudes into Maritanas presenc
and is neatly entrapped by Don Caesar, wh
locks all the doors and humbes the roy'
prohigate before the majesty OF his own IL
dignation. But to show the nobility of h
revenge, he tells the king that he has alreat
avenged his honor on the faithless prim
minister. AS Don Caesar kneels and pr
sents his sword to his majesty, Charles
struck with such nobility and restores hi
to his ancestral honors. He kisses h
( bride, the beautiful Mariana, and the graz
old comedy ends happily.
g AS Maritana, the dancing girl, and lat
e the Countess de Bazan, Miss Hattie Rowe
s was much admired for her graceful inte
probation of the parts.
The company is better than the averaI
support. The costumes worn by the enti
company were costly and elegant.