The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-27
Story .tf'Bllss Taylor
The Comic Opera to be
Produced on Feb
ruary a and 5.
AZ Red Jacket Oper. House.
Fer sweet Charssy,s ssks-The Differ
cot ChArsessrs saa the People
VIE wiz Take Them

The story Of the nautical comic opera.
"BiIlee Tsylor." h founded on the old
song Of "Billee Taylor." a well known
Eaglish nautical ditty.
The time OF the action IL 1906. wben.
during the Napoleonie wars. The pres
gang was 10 fully sway. The nrst art
opens in the village Of Southampton, At
the old inn Of ths Royal George. The
villagers have met TO rriOiee over the APP
proarhing wedding Of Biil-e Taylor
CIV. II. CsDpei) and rhoebe. Miss Liz
re Yaurb.) a charity girl There IL also
an beires-, Arabella Lane, Mise Flor
enc- Osborn who Il IN love with Biilre-
Her fathsr, ssr Mineipg Lane. tMr. Albert
Eng-trom a kind hearted old gentle
man. Of the sesi-made-man type. il going
20 give the villagers least at BIliee's
wedding. He invites bis friend, Captain
Flapper. r. ~. (F. II. Oates TO join the
festivities The captain tails in love With
phoebe at first sight, and vows that she
shall not marry BiIlee- A schoolmastsr,
Christopher Crab. (w. r. Oates,) 10 also
in love with Phoebe. Among Captain
Fiapper's crew 10 Ben Barnaese, q. Mus
tonsn,) bold boatswain. who has gone
TO sen on account Of biz love for Fl "a
Dabsy. miss Iva stsvens,) who has for
saken him for another lover. He 10 or
dered by Captain Fiapper TO bring his
pre-s-gang and carry Bhlee Oh TO Sea
Duriog the festivities preceding the
wedding, this plan 10 carried out, and
Bill-e 10 taken away and put on board q
msn-ol-var.
The second act opens 1.-TWO Years hav-
ing elaps-d) with its scene laid in Ports
mouth harbor. The man-oi-ssr Thun-
d-rbomb has just come into port alter a
successful cruise Of two years. and the in
habitants are welcoming the sailors
hone AL 81 the charity girls, among
whom 10 Phoebe, have followed Ri lee 70
sea disguised az sailors. Bill-e in the
meantime has risea 10 the rank oflIeuten-
ant, through some seeming act Of brav-
cry. Sir AinciDg Lane has become a
commander in the volunteers, and
Phoebe, Who is dise uised and known an
Richard Carr, 10 about 10 eLlist 10 bis
company, when Barnacle interferes, and
there 10 quarrel between the col Tiers
and sailors. Captain Flspper stops the
fight. Crab. who has also been pressed
into the navy because Captain FlaDper
do-s not esteem his aeeoDpliees, Is now
Fiapper's rival for Phoebe's hand. he
tells Phoebe that Billee has lost all his
love for her, and 10 going 10 marry Miss
Arabella Lane. She fire. pistol at Ara
bella and Btllee, whom she finds in com
paDy, and Flspper orders that she be
shot. She then makes herself known and
Captain Flapper wins her hand. Billee's
bravery 10 shown to have bern a mere &C.
cident, and be - disratsd. Phoebe being
appointed 10 all bis place. Billee, how
ever, msrrres the love-lorn maiden, Ara
bella, while Eliza (who 10 now a widow
and Barpaele conclude 20 sail through
life together. Another charity girl, Susau o,
Mrs Mary Ether takes quite promi-
nent part in the play.
The opera N brimful oisparkling music,
somewhat in F. Won Suppe's and s. Offen-
bach's happiest vein.
The dialogue sbounds in funny sayings
and the cboruses are very foe, there beng
a chorus Of villagers, charity girls, sailor
girls, maD-oi-war men, and volusteers
who go through comic drill. etc.
The opera will be produced for sweet
charitv's sake bv a east Of forty. FIVE PEG
pie, representing the very best vocal and
dramatic talent. During the past eigh,
weeks, Prof. Won Lem has untiringIy re
hearsed every part Of the opera, and tb,
production which takes place on Tues
day and Wednesday, February and 8
ought To be witnessed by crowded houses
Tickets are for sale at Nikander's ant
Sodergren's drug stores. The member
Of the company also have tickets fu
sale. Prices, %, 80 and so cents.
An orchestra Of ten artists, with Mis-
Louise Pomeroy as pianist, will assist a.
the performances.