Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-20
THE OPERA LAST NIGHT.

WHICH no OOuDt luSplTeQ the pdrtlC-
ipants in princess Bonnie" to be ex-
ceedingly bright and clever in their
particular parts.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Shrimps. Champion 'Canoeist and
the Village "Jack-of-all-
Trades-in love with Kitty.
............. Mr.. Jas. N. Anderson
Captain Ben. Tarpaulin, Of the fish
ing smack Nancy" and Keeper
of the Lighthouse .......
.:.:....... Mr. VIM. B. Daughtrey
Roy Stirling. a follower of Isaak
Walton--in love with Bonnie
................... Mr.. Hugh Steele
Admiral Pomposo. Spanish Gram
dee with n hobby for collect
ing rare Antiquities .......
...:........ Mr.. Chas. A. Mclean
Count Falsetti. an italian Noble
man-Bctrothed To Bonnie in
infancy .......Mr. Jas. r. Dunbar
Salvador. Bodyguard to Admiral
Pomposo.. Mr.. VIII. Schmoele
Lieutenant Fusee, Spanish Officer
...........-.. Mr.. James Cuthriell
captain SURF, q Fisherman ........
.............. MIR. w. L. Virnelson
Kitty Glover. Captain of the Canoe
Club and the Belle of the Viii
lage.. Miss Blanche Hardy Hecht
Susan Crabbs 'Tarpaulin, Captain
Tarpaulin's Sister, commonly
RuIltie Cfa0Oe'-AS-
sstant Keeper of the Light
house. Miss Mary Worth
Donna Pomnoso, Wife OF Admiral
Pomposo. Miss Esther Weaver
Bonnie. the Princess Bonnabellavita,
adopted daughter OF Captain
Tarpaulin, and niece of Ad-
mlral Pomposo ...............
1900. Miss Edna Cleveland Ryals
Canoeists. Fishermen, Villagers. Sail
orS. Marines, Spanish Peasants.
Soldiers. Spanish Dancers. Span
ish Students, Bridesmaids,
Russian Emissarics, etc.
Time-Present.
Act I.-Scene: Coast of Maine. near
Bar Harbor
Act II-scene: Court Yard of Ad-
miral Pomposos Palace in Spain.
VOCAL SCORE OF OPERA.
l. Opening Chorus = Fair Weather.
Sailors. Bold are We
2. Listen Well"-Auntie Crabbs, Kitty
and Chorus.
3. Once Upon Time"-Kitty. Bonnie,
Auntie Crabbe. Captain Tarpaulin
4. "Slumber So Gently"-Bonnie Kitty,
Auntie Crabbe. Captain Tarpaulin
and Cirrus
.. Duet-"Love is Like a Dainty
Flower" ........ Bonnie and Roy
6. MY Bark Canoe"-Shrimps. Kitty
- y.
| Z. II Told You So'-Shrimps. Tarpau-
lin and Kitty.
| .. Never Never Never Fall in Love!"
-Auntie Crabbe and Chorus.
8. Did You Hear What She was Saw
g?"-Bonnie. Auntie Crabbe and
Chorus
10. Dreaming of Love"-Bonni. Aunt.
Crabbe and Chorus.
IL. Nov Did You Know, Have You
Heard ?"-Auntie Crabbe, Captain
Tatpaulln and Chorus
IL. Bonnie. My Queen. Roy
is. You'll Never Lose Little Fish,
Roy. Shrimps and Chorus.
IA. an! MY Heart with Fear is Rend-
ing" - Bonnie kitty, Auntie
Crabbe. Shrimps and Tarpauiin.
-. Marry. Merry Maids of Spain"
| III. Those Happy Days!" = Bonnie
Kitty, Shrmps. Tarpaulin and
Auntic Crabbe.
| II. March.
is. Finale. Act I: Future OverwheIms
Me'-Captain Tarpaulin. " ''' '''' .
| America I Love Thee" Ensemble.
ACT II.
| 1."Marry, Merry Maids or Spain"-
Chorus and Dance
| ?. Il Am the Great Pomposo'-Ad
mral Pomposo, Donna Pomposo
and Chorus.
| 3. Duet-"Lovely Bonnabellavita,"
Bonnie and Count Fa,sct,i
! 4. "Whisper Words of Love'-IIittv
and Spanish Students.
5. Banjo Dance-Kitty. Salvador and
Donna Pomposo.
6. I'm lust a Little Indian. Nothing
NOTWITHSTANDING. Roy, Tarpaulin
Bonnie and Kitty.
Z. Come. Hurry Up".-Bonnie. Kitty.
Roy, Shrimrs and Tarpauin
s. Soo-"Love. First Love-. Bonnie
.. Duet-"A Summer Girls Love"
................ Kitty and Shrimps
10. bridesmaids Chorus and Dance.
IL. HE Came Right Up"-Falsetti.
Ponposo. Roy. Tarpauln, Bonnie.
Donna Pomposo and Chorus.
-. Finale. Act Ii: Thrice Happy
the Wooing" ........ Ensemble
To individualizc is a particularly diff
cult matter, as every lady and gentle
man in the entire cast performed the
parts assigned them with such magnifi-
cent conception and knowledge of the
fascinating arts of the stage which
made princess Bonnie" such Il bril-
liant success.
Miss Blanche Hecht as Kitty Glover
won the audience by her easy grace and
well modulated voice, with its sweet
ness OF tone which she has under full
control. Misses Mary Worth, Esther
Weaver and Bonnie, Miss Edna Cleve-
land Ryals. deserve all the praise that
can be bestowed upon them, and the
audience expressed its approval by I'M
stinted applause of the very accepta hle