El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
A SPLENDID SHOW
WAS THAT GIVEN BY
THE NIELSEN COMPANY
At Myar Opera House Last Night, and
FL Paso Would Like to See These
People Again.
People Again.

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One of the largest and most fash
ionable ludi.1ces of the season get
ed Miss Alice Nielsen and her splendid
opera company ut the Myar last night.
And to say that the audience vas de-
lighted would De expressing it milGIy.
The company is one of the very lie 4
on the road and it was a rare treat
which was appreciated by the hun
dreds of music lovers in Ell Paso.
Miss Nielsen as Gretna. the Singing
Girl, was a great success. AS singer
stage and time and again she was
compelled to respond to encores. Her
high. sweet soprano voice was clearly
heard above the entire chorus, which
chorus itself was one of the two or
three finest ever heard in. this city.
Miss Nielsen. when she disguised as
Stephen, her brother. was compelled
to respond to four encores to one
song and was presented with beauti-
full bouquet of American Beauty roses
native of that state.
The opera was written by Victor
Herbert and the scenes were laid in
Linz. Australia. in the year 1920. Eu-
gene Cowles as luke Randolph. COVER
nor of Linz, had been Tilted by the
woman he loved and made law that
every man and woman caught kissing
each other were to be married.
AS a consequence Linz is soon
regular marriage bee. Miss Viola
Gillette as Marie. sister of the duke,
was in love with the brother of the
for that reason he refused to let his
sister marry the man she loved, but
when Jos. Herbert. as Prince Pumper-
nickle, asked her brother for her hand
in marriage it was freely given much
against her own wishes. Richie Ling
as Count Otto was looking for his
well beloved" whom he had pictured
in his mind and for whom he had
bene searching the world over. He
found her in Gretna, the Singing Girl.
when the duke appeared on the scene
and ordered the minister of police,
Jos. Cawthorn. to arrest Count Otto
and the woman that he was talking
20. The Singing Girl knew that Count
DITTO would be watched so she went to
stephen her brother and persuaded
him to let her disguise as himself and
lie in turn disguised as his sister.
Then the complications began. Miss
Nielsen as Stephen was sympathizing
With Marie when the minister of DO
ice came on the scenei just as their
he news to the duke who ordered them
o marry. The ceremony was perform
ID and Count Otto was to assist the
'retty duchess to escape to her lover.
But in the meantime Stephen. dis
,uised as the Singing Girl. had troubles
f his own. The minister of police had
allen in love with him and it was
My by the use of his muscle that he
revented the policeman from kissing
i'm, thus making it compulsory FOR
'@NAAA
lister and told her that he was tired
the disguise and would keep it up
o longer. So Gretna was compelled to
gain don ner own clothes, and it was
hen that she again met Count Otto
Tho renewed his love.
While he was making love to her
he minister of police and Prince Pun
appeared on the scene and
cunt Otto escaped one way and Gret-
a went the other with Prince Pump
rnickle after her. The duke was no.
fled that Count Otto and the Singing
irl had been arrested for attempting ,
assist Marie to escape. but when
ley were ordered brought forth it was
'und that Prince Pumpernickle WAS
it'll the Singing Girl and the duke
'dered that he marry her. But re- !
embering the wonderful fighting .,
laiities that the Singing Girl had ,
splayed when the minister of DO ,
&c had made love to her the prince
fused to marry the Singing Girl and I
ent to prison, thus setting her free. :
he whole thing was cleared up with
letter from his own sweethears to !;
e duke telling him that she 70 md
at she could not live without him. f
hen he told all to marry whom they c
eased.
Eugene Cowles has a splendid bass
'1ce, and he is a favorite here. Count
ii haS
'ice that made me hall ring with its