Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-04-08


or. aes.c last Evest.s.
The Eas,er season rounded UP at the
opera house Last evening by the per.
tormanoe ~ .Chimes ~ Normandy" 10y
q company Of entire home talent, and
although the three acts wer. long, the
play lasting until nearly midnight. II
VAS indeed one u the most PLEASANTLY
rendered aud del,ghtiuI plays oi tn.
season, AID this 10 saying great deal,
for every person who took par, last even
ing. the star included. Miss Ma,el Haw'
Icy, are directly and ins-parably home
folks. Not one, IN the large collection OF
gentlemen and lsdiee. showed n particle
Of stage fright. aud beyond one or two
sl,ght and unimportsnt bitches the play
passed on a. smooth A. II the performers
were all professionals. Mss Mabel liaw.
Icy rendered her difficult parts, that of
"ssrpoiett., the Good Tor Nothing" IA
an admirable style, while the acting on
Mics Antoinette Sloan, as "Germaln, the
Let Marchoiuesa," could not have been
improved upon 10y 4 professional. Sh"
demonstrated = sweet, Operatlc voice,
vas pertect ia all her delinsatioDs, aud
IN the Language ~ "Capt. Jack" who
vac an interested spectator, her stage
presence was excellent. A W. butler.
- -lisrni, Marquis % Corneville, was at
home on the stage. aud his songs were
rendered 10 an admirably clear voice.
These three were heartily encored and
buriened with u profusion o. choics
flowers. \, NJ Cullom. Jr. NJ "Gs~pard,
n M,ser." and George We,nsrt IN jean
Greolcheux, q Fisherman," were ALSO
lut-ly perfect in their acting. aud ne
doubt felt encouraged by the genuine
applause gwen TO them. George Mont
gousry, Hugh Morrison aud Harry
Packard. who also took leading parts
did we'll.
Misses Lena aud Maggie Bell, Lille
Wilson, Margaret Is.e, Mamie McCue
Pauline Whitemau, Mattel Stevens, Car,
Emerson, Anna Boyie and Ruth jerks
Mrssrs. John Brown. Arthur Barney
Fred. Newman. George Smell, Franl
Lee, q. W. Johnston, Thomas jerks, J
Is. smith aud Frank P,ckerell otliclate,
in good style in the chorus parts.
Mr.. Floyd Bone was the musical di
rector. and TO him the greatest credit !
due for the excellent rendition Of tn
beautiful comic opera. j.. Z. Dupuy wa
stage manager.
The following is brief synopsis OF III
play:
Henri, the marquis Of Cornevills, VIII
has been siuce childhood, owing 10 CIV
war, an exile, returns To his ancestrs
home on the occasion of the great IN
nuai fair, which 10 being celebrated u
the village which receives it's name iron
h,s chateau. II 10 one Of the old fash
toned villages OF the seventeenth cen
fury.
. The curtain rises on an assemb lage q
village gossips, discussing Serpoiett'
the mischief. maker of the village. Gas
psrd, an old mlssr, Wishes to marry hi
niece, German, 10 the principal msgis
trate Of the district, Ballli. The ~
rangsment does not suit German. nor
young fisherman named Jean Gren
cheux, who pretends that he has save
her lie from Drowning on n certain u
oasion. To escape from tho power q
old Gaspard, German takee sdvantag
OF the privileges Of the fair aud become
the servant Of the marquis. Her ~
I ample 10 followed by Grenicheux aD'
serpoletts.
The second act Ia taken up with tn
supernatural visitors who have made tn
! Castle VI Cornevills 10 long Hn object u
, dread. Henri determines Ia lind out tn
real character Of theee ghostly appear
anoes, and discovers that II 10 all tn
work OF the old m,ser, Who has conoeale,
his Treasures In the chateau. The dis
oovsry drives old 1aspard crazy, 90
peciAily when he hears the bells OF ih
chateau ringing for the first time sino
the flight Of s.he old marquee.
, Ia the thir'i act. Serpolette arrives q
q marchioness, ~ some papers found h
; the chateau indicate that shs 10 the loo
heiress. The miser. however, recover
his reason. and shows that German
the true marchioness. A love duet he
tween her and Henri, snd the reooncilia
ton OF all parties bring the romanti
story to q close.