New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-23

George Edwardes's latest musical production
The Cingalee," or sunny Ceylon," produced
last March at Days Theatre. London, where it
succeeded The Country Girl" and pronounced
by many a worthy successor to The Geisha' ana
san Toy" and much more pretentous than
either, comes to New York at last and Will be
produced by ]. c. Duff at Days Theatre to-
morrow To its fabrication. as TO that Of its
predecessors many pens have contributed, the
book being by James T. Tanner. the music by
Lionel MoncEton and the lyrics by Adrian Hope
and Percy Greenbank, while additional dialogue
lyrics and numbers have been furnished by Paul
Rubens The result Of this collaboration is said
to be the production Of a bright and meodious
york. and il will be superbIy mounted and
played by an excellent company, which includes
many old favorites from former Daily musical
productions. The scene OF the action OF the new
piece is Sunny Ceylon, a district which affords
plenty Of opportunity for picturesque scenery
and quaint and characteristic costume. The
hero is Harry Vereker. young tea planter. on
whose plantation the scene OF the first act is
laid Among the many tea girls on the estate is
a charming CingaIese girl Of seventeen named
Nanoya, with whom Eereker has fallen des-
perately in love.
A wealthy Cingalese maiden. when only four.
was ii transpires afilanced by proxy 20 Boob
hamba. a noble of Handy, and that parsonage.
after lapse of q dozen years. now comes upon
the scene to seek the lady, and also TO take
further steps for the recovery Of a valuable
black pearl which has been stolen from an idol
and found its way TO England Charbhuddy
Ram. a rascaily Eabco lawyer has been sent to
England TO regain TIE pearl. which he succeeds
I'm doing but in weak moment he presents it
10 the Lady Patricia Nane, who. as they journey
10 Ceylon, loses Il at a game OF bridge to Miss
Peggy Sabine, a gCverGess and instructrcss il
department for whom Harry Nereker has sent
buddy reaches TIC island lac is accused of the
theft of the pearl. and is arrested, and threat
ened by Sir Peter Lotus, the High Commits
sioreY and Judge with but short shrift IL both
tine missing pearl and the missing girl TO whom
I3oobhasnba Is atianced be- not forthcoming
within tWentY-four hours. Chambhuddy sue
ceeds in tracing the girl, who o. course proves
10 be none CthsI than NaEoya, aad hanging from
her neck IS tie missing pearl, which she has re-
ceived from Fereker, VINO purch2Ecd II from
lovers discounted. for the High Commits
eioner rules that BCohhapna = entitled TO the
hand Of &aloya, and, greatly 10 the chagr1n Of
Vereker, the Handy noble carries her OF 10 his
The scene OF the second act is the palace by
the lake at Randy, where NanOya - Kept under
yt-ict guard pending the preparations Tor her
marriage with BoCchanba, and II IS with The
efforts 81 Hereker and his friends TO rescue her
that :nuch Of this act SIS occupied Ihere are
many complications, bur. OF course. the lovers
ai.e nnaliy Inited ard a partner IS found for
Cnambnuddy IN the soNerness- Inc lNo scenes,
drst iTopically garianded Veranda OF an Eng
Web tea planters house in Ceylon and the out
living plantation, and the second, outside Kan
dian nobeman's palace In the Buddhist celebra-
1fon Of the year are said TO be hne- The
New Year Eve TeVels IN the second act serve for
the Introduction OF fantastic dancing acrobatic