The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-07

His ire his longing for roaming life and
for Asa all gradually begin to wane and
in his passionate bosom renewed love for
Ulana blazes up in fiery fervor. Happy. yet
still doubling, Ulana yields to his caresses.
In hot love duet the two reunited lovers
then pour out their happiness and Manru
swears eternal love to Ulana carrying her
In q perfect love furore to the hut In htp
arms, just as night comes on.
"Act III. Scarcely . few hours arr sup
posed to have elapsed since this renewal Of
the bonds Of love, when Manru. sleepy, yet
feverish. roams about in the stormy night
amid beautiful lanscape at the border Of
lake. beside which mountains are tower.
ing up. Heated through the magic philtrs.
Manru seeks reposs In the open air. An
uneasy dream takes hold Of him The mu-
sic depicts to the ear how the remembrance
OF Ulana fills him with desire for her, while
his mind battles at the same time with Q
longing after freedom. camp life and Asa.
Slowly the moon gradually breaks through
the heavy clouds: the stronger its light be-
comes the more restless does Manru grow
in his sleep. Finally. when the full orb
OF the shining moon makes its victorious
appearance Manru rises up With syss
closed. Scene u At the same moment Q
slightly Bizet favored. but withal original
orchestral march u heard In the distance
and with It the chorus Of the approaching
gypsies. Nanru, like one In q tranco. novas
toward the mountains. stumbles and naIlO
in a swoon just a. members Of the gypsy
band ere vending their way down the
mountain paths
AT the Same time q skin upon the lake
brings to the scene group Of sypsy girls.
the gypsy Prince. Oros, Asa and old Ja4u
(Scene - They find the unconscious Man.
ru. whom Asa recognizes and awaksus b>G.
Etng him hence5orth to remain In the camn
oros interferes. Love sznitten with HHa,
he will not permit Manru's return. Who.
ever has left his brethren and welded .
stranger he must be damned and remain N
outcast for all times. In vain does Asa ny
to change GROSS mind, but whom hs ~.
mains obdurate she smiiingly throws her.
self upon Manru's neck. Oros wants =
separate them. when Aanru quiets him With
the assurance that he cannot follow his
brethren. because he II bound elsewhere
Now oros feels triumphant and, believing
that Manru still loves Ulana. he allows
Asa to speak to Manru. because h.
wants her to undergo the torment
Of rejected love advances. Ncens -
While the gypsy band Il picturesque3y r.
posing around the camp IRE Asa, the tsmp.
tress. tries to win over the man Of her
choice. She chides him over his love for q
peasant girl. and soon draws from him thu
ayowal that this life Of clingins to the soil
brings desperation to his soul. In spite OF
all this Manru withstands her temptations
and wants to leave. Then Asa begins To
sing the sernimelancholy, semifrenetic song
OF the gypsy girl. II Is Manru's fayorits
song. and he listens with rapture His re-
sistance weakens. and when Asa approach
es with graceful dance motions and finally
throws her arms around Manru's neck. he
succumbs to her wiles. Scene ~ In tri-
umph Asa leads him to the camp. but Oros
tears the twain asunder and demands
Manru's election from the community. Then
old Jagu comes to the fore with a speech in
favor Of Manru. part of the iibretto
which is lengthy and retards the action of
the drama. but. Of course. It wins the
minds Of the gypsies over to the younger
man. and when Asa openly rebels AGAINST
the aging Prince and mocks him. shs rains
the day. Full OF rage, Oros throws down
AatS sSSRsSe 0AAA ASSAe, 0W08xIUR TeVe1Re.
Scene s. Part Of the tribe tries 10 detain
him. but the majority are glad to get rid
Of the tyrannical leader. Now = the time
for the election Of new Prince. and Man
nj is acclaimed leader. But he has grown
meditatiye again. thinking Of wife and
child and again refuses to Join the band.
Then Asa makes signs to the unusicians.
Violins and oembaium resound, and while
Manru's heart Is yielding to the influence
exercised upon him by the gypsy music,
his brethren beseech him. with ever more
fervent request to re1oin them. (Scens a.
Manru IL carried away. forgetting every
thing else. and Is about to depart With ASA.
when Urok crosses the couples path. He
reminds Manru Of his duty. but the gypsiss
make sport Of the cripple. mock him, sep
arats him from Manru ana chase him on.
Hcene - Manru,; however, once more
thinks Of Diana. but this time only in try-
Ing to JUSTIFY his treason to her before his
own enf,Dcfanfs1l.