The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-25
ANTSEMENTS.
The PIXIE Opera Company.


The lovers 90 good ras1sr have a treat
IN store az the Seattle theafer fer every
night this week during which tire The
Pyke Opera Company. reorEanszas and
with ar excellent company q fifty uecr,fe
under the management OF John Mcguire
VIII render three OF the best and most
popular songs Of the known light ooerzs
Opening with this. Monday. night. tha
company will present The Black Man
ties" beautiful comic opera in three
acts by H1caBossf. in which the fail
strength OF the company will appear. This
wfu introduce a LOT OF new faces whosa
reputation as singers in light and comic
opera IS well established Among these
VIII be Miss Daisy Thorne. the priurs
donna. formerly Of the Duff Opera Com
rany: Miss Lena Salinger. an English ar
list Of great talent. who made a great ait
throughout Australia. Winfield Blake. a
splendid hasSo OF great promise: Moro
del Ia Motta. baritone. and Arthur Royce
tenor. Miss Louise Manfred the pleasing
soubrette. has been heard before and is
well remembered. The comedian. Al
Leech. also is a fayorite here and will re-
eefve warm welcome.
The Black Mantle" will be given for
two nights, namely, tonight and torror-
row night. for Wednesday. THURSDAY and
Friday the popular comic opera "Faisa"
will occupy the boa rds, and the season
win close Saturday afternoon and evening
with Prince Mathusalen."
Manager Mcguire has spared no expense
20 make this engagement a success and
grand scenery and rich costumes will
form striking features OF each perform
ance. The chorus and ballet are made I'D
OF not only good voices. but handsome.
shapely young girls. the whole being
well trained A number of specialtfeS will
be introduced on Monday night. namely.
the Sappho dance by Lena Salinger. the
latest fad in skirt dancing. and a heauti-
ful Spanish dance by four handsome
young girls.
In order TO make these several operatic
productions popular the management has
reduced the prices of admission 10 .. s..
81 and IS cents.
Reserved seats can now be secured at
the box office for any night next week.
also by telephone No 500,
Tho Black Mantle the opera 70 be
produced tonight and tomorrow night has
its scene laid in a Spanish village. The
argument is as follows: Arrangements
are being made for the marriage of Csiroia.
niece of Nicholas Bodega, a farmer. 10 a
miller named Dromez AS the wedding
approaches surprise is occasioned by the
arrival OF Don Jose de Mantle. grand
chamberlain 10 Queen Isabella OF Castils
and King consort Don Philip Of Arragon.
In the meantime Girola avowS her dislike
for her sutton and declares her love for
ysung officer whom she had never seen,
but who rescued her one night from rob-
beers and who she declared, she would
recognize on hearing his voice. The Off
Ger proves to be Don Luis de Rosamonte.
and the queen has selected the chamber
iain's own wife for him. But Luis is at
tached 10 Girola, whom he afterwards
meets Luis bribes Dromez on the day OF
the wedding 10 resign his place. and the
hero. suitably disguised. leads Girola TO
the altar and the marriage is solemnized
in the presence of the queen and courtiers.
As can easily be imagined, serious COM
plications arise. and the poor bride, who
really does not know whom she has mar
ried Is almost distracted, but In the last
act Dromez explains everything and the
brave officer and his pretty wife live hap
PLY ever afterward. The cast is as fol-