San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-25
ROB ROY"
A Glimpse OF Scotch Life, And Its
Clannish Mysteries.

A Glimpse OF Scotch Life, And Its
Clannish Mysteries.
In spite of the raise in prices Rob
Roy" at the Grand last night drew
large and appreciative audience.
Rob Roy is a Scotch opera. The
first scene represents a market place
in an old Scotch town. the time is
night and a party of Highland raid
ers come to rob the mayor of Perth,
who has in his possession a sum of
English gold. The Highlanders want
ed it to assist the campaign of Prince
Charles Stuart. A fight follows be-
tween the Highlanders and the watch
man, which is concluded by a stirring
solo in which Lochiel calls on loyal
ScOtchmen to unite under the banner
of bonnie Prince Charles. Flora Nc
Donald comes to interest the mayor
in the cause of Prince Charles. The
mayor is a turncoat who is alternate
ly Scotch and English, and to keep on
both sides in the war causes his
daughter Janet to marry both a
Scotchman and an English officer.
AS Janet is already secretly married
to Rob Roy, she is in the position of
having three husbands, at least by the
Scotch form of marriage, a declaration
in the presence of witnesses. Con-
siderable amusement results, from the
mayors efforts to get rid of his Scotch
son-in-law, when the Scotch are beat
en-, and of his English son-in-law when
the English are worsted. The great
effect of the act is the climax. Here
is represented the gathering of the
clans" the principal Highland fami-
lies enter with their leaders, pipes
blowing, banners flying, each clan
singing it's own familiar Scotch song.
When all have entered and are group
ed on the mountain slopes, the sew
eral clan songs are repeated, sung 81
simultaneously. The second act rep
Tesents Rob ROy's retreat in the High
lands.
A lively air, one of the catchiest in
the opera is sung by Janet, and there
are reels and sword dances galore.
The revel is interrupted by the music
| of pipes in the distance. At first the
| Highlanders think it is the signal of
victory, but as the music sounds near
| er they recognize the coronach, the
| dirge of the defeated. The Scots de-
| feated at CullOden, return with. their
| prince wounded and prescribed. The
| prince is disguised as a miller's boy
| and is represented as deaf and dumb.
The action of the second act is largely
devoted to the efforts of the English to
| capture the prince and the maneuVers
of Rob Roy and his friends to outwit
the pursuers. The musical numbers
of the act are a rustic Scotch glee. A
toast sung by Rob, a dashing caval-
ier's song. Boots and Saddles AT
the end of the act, through the NAV
or's scheming, the prince. still as the
miller's boy, falls into the hands OF
the English. Flora comes to the res
cue. and in the finale appears in the
prince's costume, gives herself up AS
the prince, brihes the mayor to corrob.
| crate her. and is led away. In the
, third act the complications leading II
. the rescue OF Flora are numerous and
the action dose not lag. The per
plexities OF the prince and his adher
ents are not adjusted until the fina
scene of the opera. The opera end
rather suddenly. but has the effect o
= keeping neople in their seats until thu
3 cr~tain falls.
The role Of Janet by Miss Florence
wolcott was we'll taken. her voice be
in9 sufficiently strong and her due
| with Mr. Donaldson. (Pob Row YER
eweet He was also IN good voic
+ last NIGHT and carried the role wall.
D The DugaId NTacwhaebla of Edwir
Carroll wss a fine niece Of acting a
wolf pc SINGING and tho nart Of T,ochie
Y was given ~ one ~ the hest voices 4
q the COMPANY Mr.. FrAnk Glenr
Harry Parker 40 SANDY McSherrv wa
B one Of the funniest of comic Oner
laugh crea tors and was ahlv seconda
d Nv Geo. F. Knowles as Tammas Nc
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l. color and the largo chorus was we
trained and selected with great car'