The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
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could decide and she was the nurse to
whom the boy had been delivered when
he was stolen. This woman was the
mother Of Luiz. She was at the pres
cnt time the wife Of an old brigand,
who was established in the mountains
around Corduva in Spain. Luiz. aC-
companied by the grand inquisitor's
cmissaries. set out for Spain at once
to fetch his mother to clear up the
quandary. All except the grand In
quisitor now enter the duCal palace as
the wedding party of gondOliers and
Contadine return from the church sing
ing BRIDEGROOM and Bride" at the
close of which Tessa sings a beautiful
aria, when a Merry Maiden Marries."
The grand inquisitor soon learns to his
sorrow that both Marco and Giuseppe
have just been married. He informs
them that one of them is the new king
of Barataria, but as it is uncertain as
tn which Of them it is. he dccrees that,
as the country is in "a state Of insur-
reCtion, IL is necessary they should as
sumo the rens of government at once
and to That end they must reign Jointly
as one individual until their identity is
established by the old nurse. LUIS
mother. They inquire If they may take
| their friends with them and are told
| that their male friends may go with
| them, but that their lady friends in
| Guiding their new wives. must be left
| at home. This produces great conSter-
| nation and Giannetta and TeSSa are in
| constable until the thought strikes
| them that one of them will be "a regu-
| lar royal queen" From now on Marco
| and GiuseODe sing together since they
| are acting as one individual. If a qucS-
! tlun is asked them they reply at the
| same time, and this brings about many
| humorous situations. on account Of
! their ideas of Republican equality they
! decide that although they will rrmem-
ber their friends Handsomely in the
| giving of offices on their arrival in
Barataria all shall he ON strictly
equal basis They bid an affectionatc
! farewell To their new wives and in
company with all the gondolers who
are to sail with them they embark on
| the Ncbeque," as they sing sailors
chorus:
And away W. go 10 the island fair
That lies i'm southern sea,
We know not where, ana we don't much
| care
Wherever that isle niav be
The contadine wave a farewell to the
| gonduliers, and the curtain falls Thus
ends the first act. As | said at the be-
, ginning, a synopsis of the second act
! will be given next Saturday.
l.. W.--WEal is the difference he
tween the American lingering ana the
Gcrm"n lingering for tn" piano?
AnSwcr.-None whatever. A proper
| ly instructed American will use the
same fingers in playing the piano that
u properly instructed German will use.
Your supposition that there is differ
ence is doubtless due to the fact that
there are two methods of indicating
the lingering pOuularly known as
"AmcriCan'' lingering and German.
or "Foreigr." lingering. In the first
method which is really English and
not American, the thumb is indicated
by "A cross, and the remaining fingers
! by !. >. ;, I. In the second method the
thumb is properly Classed as a finger
the five fingers being indicated 10y |, 2
., 4. :. The latter method has almost
| entirely superseded the former both in
! England and this country In all the
best editions the foreign lingering Is
used. This is Il good and sufficient
reason why the SO-Called American
lingering should be entirely discarded
since. on account of the confusion
which must follow the use of two meth
ods. one only should he adhered to. Lee
il be plainly understood. however, tina
the di rercrCc refers to thu method o
indicating the lingering, and not to any
difference in the manner of lingering