New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
cobyrisht. 1884, BY Edua,d Seh"0f'm L" I"

grandfather ala I'm his Consequently the patrons OF
the broadway Theatre during the season OF the
Bostonans may expect to hear plenty "i me'odl"uS
songs ingcniousiy written and orchesfraied. In
which there IS "A blending of pretty sentiment AMI
clever humor ana none OF the musical vuisarliy
which TOO often disngurcs opcrctta scores. 1h'rc
is something ike an earnest Of this IN the love
song printed herewith. which, unless the doctrine
Of probabilities plays false. VIII aNord Jes-l" IHi'
lett Davis an opportunity to win the applause which
sh. has 50 often been obliged 10 inierioa'e " "''
lad 10 secure
There IL a satlrlcal purpose In Mr. Nelson >
.o,,edv which is not disclosed by the title OF the
opcrctta-"Irince Ananias.' The author aims u"
have a little sport at the expense Of those members
Of the theatrical profession VINO MINK "o"'c9''
and social scandal a stepping stone 10 iah'' "'So
Of th. closely related class who. having made OF
,horosolvee a stencil In the nostrs Of the com
,punitv profess TO believe that thereby they nave
Gt,cd themselves for the task Of "elevatins th'
stage" as the cant phrase has u. Such P"'-
nose IS eminently proper In an opcretta that aims
ot something higher than iomio"leiy an" Az"
naucs MIR Nelson does not force IT into the fore
,round bu, subordnatcs it to the play, when deals
with the adventures Of an outlaw named "eors'
l.. Grabbe Louis Biron "A vagabond poet ana al
venturer: La Fontaine. manager OF bahd OF S"o'
ling players; Eugene. IAN obscured drama'S' anu
q King Of Navarro who was unaplc 10 s'I'' w
I, bts desire TO do 40. The comedy reads as II
cons
ar drama but IL has been brought up 10 d"''
So. ,h, usnal method Of employing coniemporaneous
slang and hitting contemporaneous foi'ieS' ""e'
the play opens lot Of villagers Sihs sols III
nraise OF wine. and thereby prove 'he'r ""'''
ac,t from the operate choristcrs OF the last two
centuries more or less. 1t Is also discoVcie" t'''
Ninette the village belle. is to be married 10 an
Id ,nser and after she herself has confessed that
she doesn't like the prospect the oua" enters anu
learns from placard that price mas zee" SCI
unon his head by royal proclamation. lie u "'H
,,d az a palmer and seems little to mind II
that ne conldes to his friend the poet mat ne ~
Going TO court to seek young damsel with whom
-, foil i'm love while robbng her fathers coach.
rho poet agrees to see him through with the an
venture on the understanding that he Is 10 claim
the reward in case OF detection. In furtherahce o
,ho,r nlan the poet assumes the role OF prince
,1 ia nromptIy dubbed Prince Ananias. In deter-
o IN his mower OF prevarcation Ninette faiIs
I, love with him and. though she discovers the
fraud insists joining a troupe OF suoiing pi"'-
ora that the bogus prince invites 10 accompany
him to court. This IL the COMPANY ''a'"se' =,
a rontaine who Introduces himself az all such
80. .ao,ors must since Gilbert set the fashion:
An author manager am
OF company artistic; oyo
IS the ultra realistic
! Try t. humor every class
Payer, The To compliment H@,nn %f a. 81 feiu5n
Uu, rhncnix like they seem 10 ne
Whene' er q plays produced by me
~ / lid not TO plays give birth
Tbere'd he critics the Garth
Players Or actors suen "
REFRAIN.
7 am the most original
az authors termed drama'ical
,.,o-u. NV brain is large and whimslcal-
'"''"'' on it's acting all the time
IN. .,r,o, Some saw I'm aboriginal
'~o '''"' everything dogmatical.
me there's nothing himscal-
I'm distinctly supernne
heard OF who pay
-" N''' To playwrights sums gigantic.
hundred louis for one play
From across he Atlantic