The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

COMIC opera. written by a Salt
81 Lake mal. set TO music by a
a salt Laker. and sung by salt
Lake people. VIII be given it's
initial production st the Salt Lake the
atrs next Friday tsniag. May ., and
will be repcs'eI the succeeding even
i1g.
The Hbrett7 of the new opera, which
Is entitled ~The Prince ana the Peas
ant. is by FraHs Maltese, and the
music by Harold UrIa9 Dir. Maltese
il veil known as ID local theatrical
manager havi1s built the Grand the
gf-e and managed the old Lyceum.
and 1lr. OrIo5. though still "a young
man. has written a number of songs
and marches. The two worked fOu-
months on tie opera. which is said by
those VINO have read the Ii5r6tto and
heard the music to be fulI of clever
situations. bright lines and catchy
music.
Work on the production has been in
rggr5ss for some time, AIT. OrIOb
boxing after the musical end and Mr.
Maltese the stage. Some of the best
musical and dramatic talent I'M the city
hes been enlisted in the cause, and the
work so far has been productive of
llshiy encouraging results.
The cast IS 20 be as follows.
Kari. A Rolling Stone Alfred Best. ir
Hiadrirh Brockmyer spencer SQuires
la1-Z00 .-..-....... Lorenzo HaddoCk
B51kie BlinScr ..,-.. Frauklin Hooper
count .......SaIyatOTe Maltese
Prince Hugo .....-..-..-FTank Foster
Hiip .,...,.,..,., William Peterson
ip ..,,... ........ Edwin Pcmeroy
lister .,,,.. ,..,,,,,MlsS Kate Butler
Jeanette -.. --..---- ----..---.
.... Mrs Kate BrideweIl Anderson
Flnchette Mrs. Lily Pye Bradford
countess. Miss Gertrude Johnston
Rene Humphrey of New York has
been engaged 20 do a dancing speciality.
Special costumes have been made.
and preparations are under way for
sus elaborate spectacular effects.
Anors the features promised are a
double ssXteite. some pretty evOlGtiOus
q dancing girls and striking cboruses.
The Prince and the Peasant is In
three acts, The action takes place in
little German village and opens with
de villagers %contending iG song wheth-
e. TO drink to the ~innkeeper's health. +
F1nohe-te. the barmaid. suggests that
they drink TO her. and thar they help
her 90 q little pocket money by buying
asses from he- at 5 forms each. Exit
thf villagers. FaBcLeIte Cheerfuilv 4
awaits the arrival of others who wiz
better appreciate her offer. and goes
about b g work She hears singing IN
ue distance, and ia su~pelstitious feflr
believes it to be q voice from fba
fasniet castle on the hills She falls
t0 her knees in s~uppliCauon. Kari ei
Jefs and thinks she is at PRAYER. Be
ing anxious and impatient. however.
he Interrupts her TO ask for lodgings.
lie disPels her fear and gives her z few
lorius for luck.
While refreshments are being ura-
pared for him he learns the story of
5ae haunted castle. He also learns that
ue lnnAeeper has a daushter-a maid
81! "hom he has met before. but of
nom he has lost sight. The discovery
is made when the daughteF. Jeanette.
Is presented 10 him. Their friendship
IS renewed, and as the subject of the
haunted castle 3 again brought IN
AaFi induces her TO sing the old legend
ABOUT t. This she does. which makes
Aia determine TO visit the ruins and
spend the night there TO find ont If
'aSlole. how much truth there is in
re stories o. gh0stly revels held there
nightly.
Al tais Iuncturc the famous brirand
-9t-Loo makes his appearance and
YIN MIN his ~inseparable c0muanfon
-' Hllie brother Blinker. Zoo-Zoo
promptly falls ia love with the wg4d
u7lSe and Binker. whose aim IN
--7 Is 10 emulate his brave brothers
as promptly initiates Him
|5aA"hle Kari has discovered thai
s----etle IS betrotbed 10 another 4
VINO, being attracted bv her
ana accomplishments. has Sc
aer fathers sanction to +bAir
hoWeTer. in the duet. "Tf 7
1l-e d fa.fy Prince. Karl learns thar
-5aIt has nOt been given to- his
t,a- ana that thege is sun hone for
coming on. he prepares N SET
10 The castle % which zoo-Zoo
gulae him. 'ol'"'eeIeu 10
r. second act Eakes nlace at the
--I san arrives alone. his brava
arz lAg taken to his heels at the
bis ~o-ldhly Being wearied after
ras- gay walk he lies down on a
a-oaakment and with the
t~@- Of the legend sti1 runninr
5srt- ais nina tails asleer. Sud-
ys5rs me is c5rried back some 90o
fo-rs- --5 o-d castle is again in las
Un,- me ancient feudaI lord
ms throne. surrounded bv his
court. Once mors tn -
of .Is with the songs ana IaUgbfe-
shs55- and lady. over again in
ana ,, -olnls- the beautiful countess
their Io. 7'.sr PLOT he destruction Of
fgurfs- Nafi ty a strange trans
becomes the son and heir