The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
THE CHIEFTAIN."
Sir Arthur Su!Iivan's New Opera as
1t Is Performed in Lon
don.

Brightness. lightness. tuncfnlnrss and
local color may be- taken as the leading
characteristics Of the new comic opera
ut the Savoy thrater. by +. &. Burnand
and Sir Arthur Sullivan produced i,f',r'.
crowded and apprecIatIT.. audiences says
the st. James Budget
The plot may be thus briefly suTnHIar-
lied: Peter Grigg goes for Il photograph
lc excursion in the Spanish mountains
where he is captured By band of brig
ands whose rhi"ftain has Disappeared
The law of these gentry is that if the
chlrftaln does not return within a GER
tain time. any stranger arriving in their
midst on given day Is elected iirso fa"t'
chicftain. and becomes the aiiianred huss-
band or their chieftainess- Under press
ur'' OF pointed guns. pistols and daggrrs.
Mr.. trlgg accepts the in"vItahia II" -
at once established az the affianc,-tI h:is-
band of Inez de R"xa~. the ~hieftan'S he
serted wife. The gang has captured and
holds prisoner pending r:In~eri.. Rita. Il
young English lady. to whom Count
NasqucZ ~ engaged. and for whose res
IN" he ventures disguised into the rob
h'rs den. Having sent the raHspm. h.
and Rita are released. leaving p,"r GrigG
with tn" Iadroncs. The Count then
sending money for Grics's raDsOm. tbs.
poor man is relea sed on parole. lneZ and
the leading ladrones go diss'iis.d in
search Of their missing chieftain. Fer'ii-
nand. who is trying to quit Spain. 70
avoid recognition Ferdinand assumes the
Disguise of courier. in which capacity
he falls in with nd conducts Mrs f;rgg.
who has come to search fJr her missing
husband. The parties meet M CnHIs,-
stella. where Count VasqueZ and Rita.
his newly married wife ar" aIso staying
unable to explain to his real sl"rusr RI"
reason of his absence. that would
n"cessitatp his t. Hing her Of his aft
antrd Spanish bride gets his friends rn
help him get ont Of the difficulty. This
they do by 'on'"rtn. '''ckani buiI
ard his wife is thereby satisfied. Tn
fortunately. Inez and the ladr"nt-~ rs'
ngnlZe their temporary chief. whom th"y
blarkmail und'r threat of exposure. I" hiS
lawful spouse. The real t-hieftain is "f
Of course. retrgiiiz.-d. claifn.h hc his
who wish to share in tn" enl".zzI''t funds
, and new plumber. Mr.. and Mrs. Orig.
, return to their suburban home anil all
ends mrrriy.
TIL" play opens with pretty set show
ing the briGand< rs.ndezvnus Here enter
the tw" lieutrnanrS Sanch" AMI J"s''.
! They begin Glarr"liny and are St"ppe'I by
the chipftainess. Miss I."si,,a Rrandram
who suddenly appears and sings Il charm
j ing song. Let others seek thu peaceful
plain. with very pretty chorus Of Wv"
la Reina. To make sure Of th. Ia
, drones' law tn" gang consult P.ir..
Gomez. the lawyer and astrol"g"r of the.
la''roE"s This part is played with dis
erection and ability hy Stntt Rns-.il " h,
"cxpnnnds the law on III" rsra ""uii-
ti"'.S. and explains bow. why AMI wh",l
the first stranger who c:.!FE.s into their
midst is T" l". elected .I,rftair After
Pretty tri" RI" bandits clear IF and
| Rita Miss F'i"r"r"" ~. I"hn' ,rn..~ Ii,
and 81 ngs n delightful s-,n. about Wink
! linz sheep bells" thu. while. ri. tn="Iu-
! is heard in tunefu Observation-Disclosures
! Presently enters Count Na-qu.7 4 ...tir-
tire P"un'is' i'll the @Hi-c "t u ~h"ph' ri.
! After singing in quintet with III" .lsi-
! dts. Mr.. Pounds and Miss 81 innU }. u
: in fin" duet during which Ea~.Iu"z
; 'l"ff- his dls-uls" anh appears - tn. VIA
. form IF u Spanish officer Having -,.t.,.
off int" captivity. th" t"uri~r trri--
'anl~ingjy played l'E Walter I';'-~i:t.rt-'
appears. on Snapshots bent Fl" explains
! his object in IN exceedingly fInuT s"ri-.
/ Prom rock Ia rock and is h.. is tax NC
Il ph"t"=raph is himself taken pr;.,r,..-.
/ This scene ends with Il very '7'n" m,
and Boiler" dance. S"nl.' "X'r""iir:-i.
funny comic Business ens'!.> "n tfrI-g
'l"nnI,- the COSTUME a new, 'hi"fr;.in
: of the hanIitti: and th" H yIT;l rh..
{ Hat. with which he l. Invested. .r-5:-
cciTr! ard executed hv t.',n,'z a',! rf...
| band in trlI" comic "p"T.' $1y'.. ''11 7h,.
! arrival II the RANSOM the s,,rt.t AMI ~
sweetheart are lihcrat"r AMI t.<tiv,rr..-
follow
The Set"n'! act Opens "n y w. ,,-'-;:
typical Spanish >s'-ene. representing rh..
exterior of Il TrsSahr. inn in = pi..tur
rSGne village nl' Il winding stream. WIrh
ruStir bridge j" tia rear ard ,-ho mig
landscape as background. Mr. Pounds
enters and opens with a tunefuI tenor
song in mock sentimental ~tl wlrn :,
+ refrain of Up in til" N"rniIy F.;'rl,
! After u pleasant ..h'r7l> II :. v;~h.--
! Miss Edith Johnston. IL Mar1qpI;
sings Il pretty nnmher Cold I'm
Cave. Miss ST. Holm f"Il"v WITH
i charming SOM. 'Tw" Happy ';"j -,
! most effective hari, accompaniment Tn.
! count and Rita then r"":,i thor fir
happy meeting at the t"uvnnt .l..> 60
: cauX. in Paris. where. h.. h. my Src1! ~
! and she ENGLISH. they ,r.nvsr,..,i
| French. $50 that nom. "f rh. Prr!S,a
! visitors could un,IerStan.i'' th..n ~
| this they break ont inr" what VS. 1r
dnuhtPdIy thr hir IF the evening Thr~
was duet. ''.Ah. "r. jataiS uno p.,n<i..n-
naire. sung in ~cho"i-=irI French AMI
in hurlPsque Of grand opera Mr. Pounds
and Miss st. John entered Thoroughly
! into the spirit of the song. th.. fee -.
! ing charming and quaint The air WIS
| tuneful. soft and sweet and being >un-
! with much piquIancy. greatly dt'iighf,'
! tn" audience who wanted. nf s,,rrf-S,, ~
i hear it again and again. Th.. n"xt ~,,r-
! is a rafting punning sony by FerrIinan,I
/ the Delinquent leader of the I.sdrnn.->
! disguised as i courier In the ,-4pat,l
! hands of Scott Fishe. all the points az
! the song wer" duly brought ont t. i
soft accompaniment. Miss Fl"r..rf,-s, F.
| ry. as Dolly t'rigg. sings in dainry ~ryIr-
and with perfect articul:, ZION riva.-!,,us
! song. There is Something in That
| As a whole. the opera il bright tune.
! full and gay. In the MATTER "f .!ialngrI..
and lyrics. Mr.. Burnanri '-nms~ we'll uur
| of the inevitab bic comparison with prev
GUS trilhertian operas ~ rs-arrf~ RI.
music. though perhaps S"meu hsr li~,,p-
| pointing in the first act in the <..,r'nd il
is generally very good and quite equal il.
SiT Arthur Sullivan 1T his h..Sr
How Horses Make Love