Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-02-28
BREAKERS AHEAD.
Successful Production of the New
Comic Opera.

Success marked the prouuctlon OF
Kenyon & Fanning's new comic opera,
"Breakers Ahead" at the Opera House
last Thursday and Friday evenings.
The attendance both evenings was sat
isfactory, all the best seats in the house
being taken, and nothing but praise
was heard both for the opera itself and
the work of the actors. The choruses
represented greater number of trained
voices than have ever been gathered to-
gether before in this place, and the cast
was selected from those in whom were
combined the dramatic with lyric train
ing.
The opera tells a story of shipwreck
in which all are supposed to be lost ex-
cept Mrs. Haywood, the captains wife
Miss Marcia Sawyer), and the mate
of the ship, Tom Bowlin George B.
Wheeler) who was charged with the
wrecking of the vessel. AS afterward
turns out the captain Harry Elliott
and his child, Bessie Miss Ruth
White) were saved, and the family are
united at the close of the opera to the
discontinue of Tom Bowlin, who has
tried to win the affection of Mrs. Hey
wood.
When the curtain went up on the
first act a bevy of girls were seen out
side the hotel Minerva scanning the
sea in search of a sail and bewailing
thei. Lonely lot at coming to hotel
where all men are tabooed. Griggs, the
landlord, Of. Carruthers) comes on and
is Immediately surrounded by his
boarders who declare that they will
leave unless he brings them a lot of
men to keep them company. To their
pleasure they are informed that Mrs.
Griggs Howard Keene) has consented
to allow at the hotel a limited number
of moral young men; and that the U. S.
S. Hustler is coming into port which
means an influx of sailor lads.
AS Griggs is left alone Gussie Gurgle,
poetess, Miss Nellie Franklin Case
arrives and while desperately flirting
with him is discovered by Mrs. Griggs,
who imperatively demands the pres
ence of her husband in the kitchen,
whittier Gussie follows him. The
Hustler arrives and the sailors land at
the hotel, which is the occasion for a
very pretty scene with Mrs. Haywood
and Lieut.. Paul Jones (Will E., Bow
tell) in which a new national hymn is
sung. AS the chorus goes off the fisher
man and child arrive at the wharf in a
row boat, and the fisherman tells of his
sorrows in pathetic song.
Detective Blinkerton q. H. Blakley)
puts in an appearance in the disguise of
sick man, and is Immediately cap
tured by Aunt Rebecca Miss Annie
Fletcher.) They sing of the uselessness
of money as too common these days to
: open the way into society.
Then the villain arrives in the person
Of Tom Bowlin George B. Wheeler)
disguised as clairvoyant. He is with
out money, and his main purpose in
coming to the hotel is cunning for
"gulls," a topical song telling of the
different kinds of gulls the country is
blessed with, and their follies and
foibles. The chorus of girls comes on
and captures him, for as man he is
their legal prey. He explains his bust
ness and tells their fortunes during q
chorus, while the girls amuse them
selves with him. AT the exit of the
chorus the fisherman and Bessie sta1t
out in their boat, but before they go
Bessie sings for her father the song her
mother taught her. A duet between
Mrs. Haywood and the clairvoyant
follows, and he persuades her to go to
New York with him to follow up clew
regarding the sinking of her husbands
ship. Bosen Bill and Mrs. Griggs de-
eide to take the same trip for other rea-
sons, and the act ends with the chorus
greatly excited at what they think is q
double elopement.
Act two opens with Griggs disconso.
late at. the. disappearance of his wife
The chorus tries to console him Wher
the four who have gone to New York
enter. Mrs. GTiggs and Bosen Bill ex
plain their reasons for taking the trip
Lieut.. Jones tells Mrs. Haywood of his
love for her, but finds that her love was
given wholly to her lamented husband
A pretty trio results with Mrs. Hey
wood, Lieut.. Jones and the clairvoyant
The fisherman and child row away
in their boat, Bessie singing he
mothers song as the boat disappears
Bosen Bill is sitting near the whar
whistling the same air when Mrs. Hey
wood enters. She recognizes the song
she taught her child and learns from
Rill that a fisherman and child are liy
ing in cabin near by. While they ar
talking the two come back in the boa
and Mrs. Haywood recognizes her hus
band aud child whom she suppose
dead. The scene which follows is tn
-.ott;oot in tho Opera and includes