The evening world., 1894-08-25

| ly proficient in the music Of "The
| Queen of the Briiiiants." .--..
The following is the full cast, with the
exception of Moritz: Della Fontana,
Arthur Williams; Major Victor Pull
Vereitser,' Avon Saxon: "Fiorian
Brunn." Herbert wilkie: Max" F.
Wright; Count Caprimonte," Denny
| 'Greiotto," John lie Hay; Andrea" H.
Lister; .Beppo." Compton Coutts; Mime
Engelstein," Laura Joyce; Emma" Liz
zie Ruggles; "orsola," Annie Meyers
'Fioretta," Florence Burle; Garcia -
Oracle Leigh, and Beta" Lillian Rus
SELL
The libretto, by Branuon Thomas, in
act l. at Borgovechio, discovers that
Hetta- the heroine, an outcast member
OF the Caprimento family, Is in love
with young peasant named Florian
adopted by the Count di Caprimento, an
old impoverished nvbleman, who for each
| child he adopts receives a bonus
Florian Is betrothed to Emma, daugh-
ter of Nine. Engelstein, also u Capri
monte. and the manageress of a mar
riage bureau, styled the Temple Of Hy-
man, OF which Della Foontana Is di-
rector. He is also an impresario
Florian loves Beta, but he wishes
her to receice the fine polish conferred
by education and manners, and pro-
poses that she should be sent to a con-
| vent to be polished. Della Fontana
approves, but with the object of Sc
, curing her as prima donna for his opera
company, on account of her voice and
beauty. Beta goes to the convent,
nd arf al. t,, ~
Act second takes place at Vienna
| Just as Nine. Engelstein Is about d
betroth Emma to Florian she receives
letter from the sisters, who refuse to
keep Beta on account of her unruliness
She Is, therefore, sent back. Emma
| loving German inventor, Major Pull.
vereitzer, Is unwilling to marry Florian
| Beta, returning, meets Florian and
learns of his betrothal. Thereupon Beta
tears off her uniform, and after hel
| raging temper Is exhausted. falls asleeI
and dreams of herself as Queen of SONG
| and Beauty. Awaking she accepts Fon.
| tana's offer.
She sings at the betrothal Of Emma
and Florian, who agree among them
| selves that It Is only a matter of form
as each loves another. Beta believes
they are really engaged, and to finish
the act goes away with Della Fontana
In the third 'act the action is agar
at Borgovecochio, where Florian has
been commissioned to build a residence
for a Countess" never dreaming that
parsonage to be his sweetheart. Beta
| Induced friend to impersonate her as
the Countess, and appears to Florian ir
her old garb as a fisher girl. He vows
he loves her. but she, to fool him. tells
| him she Is married. All is OF course ex
| p.ained and ends, as Thousand times
| before such a story has ended, happily.
Miss Hope Booth has leased the Roy
atty Theatre, and Nine. Anna Rupert
the skin expert has taken the Princess
Theatre for October for the production
of Clement SCOTS version Of "Odette.
Charles Warner will be the leading man
Edward Stirling, the actor and drama
fist, husband of Mrs. Stirling, Of the Ly
Ceum Theatre, is dead The late Mr.
Stirling adapted over two hundred
pieces, in Guiding all the novels of Har
rlson Ainsworth and Charles Dickens.
Levy, the author Of the operetta Fan
chette." is dead.
The Car is having a new Conserva
tory of music built at Moscow. 1t wi
cost $4,000 aIHd accommodate one thou
| sand students. On the square in from
of. the building will be statues of Ca
| Nicholas, Rubenstein and Tschaikowsk,