The Washington times., 1894-08-27
specially translated version OF La Tosca, ~
Mr.. Paul Berton playing Scarpia.

q specially translated version OF La Tosca, !"
Mr. Paul Berton playing Scarpia.
''THE QUEEN OF BR1LLIANTs"
If Lillian Russell fails to capture London
on September s, it will not be for want of
liberality upon the part of her managers.
The scenery and costumes promise to keep
up to the Lyceum standard, over 100 for the
chorus have been engaged, and they are al
ready fairly proficient in the music of ''The
Queen of Brilliantsn
The following is the full cast with the ex-
ceptlon OF MoritZ: Della Fontana, Arthur
Williams: Major Victor PulvereitZer, Avon
Saxon; Florian Brunn. Herbert Wilkie; Max,
+. Wright; Count Caprimonte, Denny; Gre
lotto, John LIE Hay; Andrea r. Lister; Beppo,
compton Coutts; Madame Engelstein, Laura
Joyce; Emma, Lizzie Ruggles; Orsola, Annie
Meyers; Fibretta, Florence Burle; Garcia,
Oracle Leigh, and Beta. Lillian Russell.
The libretto, by Brandon Thomas, in act
one, at Borgovecchio. discovers that Beta the
heroine, an outcast member of the Capri
monte family, is in love with a Young peasant
named Florian, adopted by the Count di Cap
rimonte, an old impoverished nobleman, who
for each child he adopts receives n bonus.
florlan Is betrothed to Emma, daughter OF
Nine. Engelstein, also Caprimonte, ard the
managress of u marriage bureau styled the
Temple Of Hymen, of which Della Fontana is
director. He is also an impressario. Florian
loves Beta but he wishes her to receive the
polish conferred by education and manners,
and proposes that she should be sent to
convent to be polished. Della Fontana ap-
proves; but, with the Interior object Of secur-
ing her US prima donna for his opera COM
pany. on account of her voice and beauty.
Beta goes to the convent, and act one closes in
the usual ensemble fashion.
PLOT FULL OF ROMANCE.
Act second takes place at Vienna. Just as
Nine. Englestein is about to 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 n German inventor Major
Puivereitzer. is unwilling to marry Florian.
Beta returning meets Florian and learns Of
his betrothal. Thereupon Beta tears off her
conventual uniform and after her raging
temper is exhausted, falls asleep and dreams
OF herself as Queen of Song and Beauty.
Awadng, she accepts Fontana's offer. She
sings Mt the betrothal of Emma and Florian,
who agree among themselves that it is only
matter of form, as each one 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 again at Bor-
govecchio where Florian has been commits
stoned to build residence for a Countess
A., never uTedmlnS lHht perSOudRe 10 Do
his sweetheart. Beta induces friend to
personate her as the countess. and appears to
Florian in her old garb as a fisher girl. He
vows he loves her. but she, to test him, tells
him she is married. All is, of course. ex-
plained and ends, as thousand times before
such story has ended happily.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Miss Hope Booth has leased the Royalty
Theater, and Nine. Anna Rupert, the skin
expert, has taken the Princess Theater for
October for the production of Clement scott's
version OF "odette" Charles Warner will be
the leading man.
Edward Stirling, the actor and dramatist,
husband of Mrs. Stirling, of the Lyceum
Theater, is dead. The late Mr. Stirling
adapted over 200 pieces, including all the
novels of Harrison Ainsworth and Charles
Dickens.
Levy. the author of the operetta Fan
chette, is dead.
The Car is having a new Conservatory of
Music built at Moscow. II will cost $50. 900
and accommodate 1000 students. On the
square in front of the building will be statues
Of Gar Nicholas. Rubenstein, and Tschai-
ly1y