The Republican journal., 1904-08-18
THE GRANGER's DAUGHTER.

The Local Opera by Mr.. Il. r. Chase Ii
Presented at the Belfast Opera House Be
fore Large and Enthusiastic Audiences
The first presentation of the "Granger's
Daughter" an opera in three acts, written
and composed by Mr.. R. T. Chase OF this
city, was given in the Belfast Opera House.
Tuesday evening 1t was repeated last
evening and the final performance will take
place this, Thursday, evening. Following
is the
| CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Peleg whitmore-Trial Justice and Worthy Mas
'e' VI oul' 'Se "'""s Mr.. Frank w. Twomhly
| Souire Haskell-Wortby overseer of the grange
Mr. E. S. Pitcher
Rev. Amaziah Brown-Located in LinconviIle
but occasionally breaches In lsiesRofe' Ne c,,s co
Club. Mr. Walter J. Clifford
Lieut. John De Bunyan-Of the Royal Navy, and
| s'e'' ''' Vic e''''''''' Mr.. B. L. Davis
| Theodore Stanley-A farm hand, member Of the
Grange and owner of BlueDerry Mountaln,
] Paoli Herrick-Aways working for the best IN
terest of the Grange, Mr.. >. r. DAILY
| Azubah Haskell-The Squre's Daughter,
Saomi Sparhawk-Prlme mover in the Grange,
| Mrs. E. s. Pitcher
Brothers of Sunrise Grange, E. F. Frost; +; G.
| terson, Percy Keene. Arthur Llttleneld; ADRIAN
c. Tuttle. Walter Vose, Allen Hubbard, Frank
| Condor.
sisters of Sunrise Grange, Mrs. L. V. keyes,
| Mrs. Lee J. Patterson, Misses Marion Wells,
Alice Poor, Florence Clough, Helen Bird, Alma
The Sailor Dance, Misses Helen Doak, Bertha
Wood, Eva Wood. Ethel Hutchins, Louise Read,
Bertha Hotfses Mildred McAndless, Grace Lit;
Curtis, Curtis Marion one Hazeitine, Ethel saveTy, Kate
Coombs, Florida Carrow, Frances HOWes:
Sailors and Country Maidens in Vocal Gavotte,
| Ross Hammons, Luther HammOnS, j. F. Sylves-
ter, viii sylvester, Walter Whitehead, Maine
Hills, William l. Clifford, Jr., Misses Winnie San
born, lisa Patterson, Bertha Hotfses, Carrie
| Pitcher.
Spanish Dance, Lee J. Patterson, Karl McDon
aid, Harry Hunter, Claud Roberts. Percy Poor
Hairy Carter, Geo; o. Lord, Austin Jewett, Mrs.
Leila Sherman, Misses Alma Colby, Frances
Howes Florence Clough, Bertha Wiley. Louise
as W as asea sdns Sds
| Madeline Lord, Misses Cora and Evelyn Morrison,
Anna Kittredge.
| Time-The Present.
Location-A Grove at Duck Trap Point, Lin
eOlnville, Me.
Opening Chorus, Grangers.-Solo and Chorus,
Peleg Whitmore-Hymn Of Praise 1to to the Scare, We
| crow.-Arrival of the Sumner VisltOrS.-SOlO
and Chorus Commodore.-Solo, SQUIRE Haskell
Trio. Azubah, Squire and Debunyan.-solo
AznbshsGlo ThecdoIednslsRe Chorus
The The Kirmes. under the direction of Capt c. W.
No /. Sailor Dance.-16 Youno Ladies.
| No. 2. The Little Maid from Nlcobar,
Miss Kate Bickford
No. 3. Vocal Gavotte and March, by Country
| Maldens and Sailors.
(Words and Music by MIR. R. P. Chase.)
| No. 4. Spanish Dance by 16 Ladies and Gen
No. 5. Pansy Faces by Young Ladies',
| SoioiSt-MrS. Clement WeScott
'' 1857 sooist Miss Kate Bickford
Final experiment with the Scare Crow
| Salomi in love with the Commodore.-The
Commodore does not understand the situation
! Neither does Parson Brown.-Finale.
! ACTS.
Parson Brown must seek new fields for opera
| tiOnS.-Paoli Herrick has important information
and understands electricltiy.-Solos and 9 Duet t
| Crow.-Lieut DeBunyan receives the Sd decree
of the Grange.-Solo and Cho us, Saloml.-Ihe
! Commodore understands at last and so does Rev
| AmaZiah Brown.-Finale.
| The opening scene is at a Grange picnic
in Lineolnville where Squire Haskell is dis
playing his new electric scare crow to the
|
j rick'S announcement that a fleet of fishing
! vessels were making for their picnic
ground, completely Interrupted the urbani-
| ty and eloquence of the Rev. Amaziah
| Brown, who realized that the Dark Harbor
! people, whom he had invited, were going to
accept-a situation he never thought of.
After soliloquy he decides to notify the
Grange officers, and departs in search of
them. Theodore Stanley takes the oppor-
tunity to remind his fance, AZubah Has
kell, that the picnic is the anniversary of
their engagement and begs that she will
not consider his poverty an obstaclet to their
union, but Azubah is careful and decides
that Bl1eberry mountain, his only source
of income, was insufficient for two. Squire
Haskell and Peleg Whitmore bring back
the scarecrow, and, in solo. Peleg COM
mends the invention to the grangers, who
after seeing its wonders demonstrated sing
hymn of praise to it, The summer visit
ors arrive shortly and Commodore Cor
man, \ Y. Y. c., tells how his for
tune was made. Lieut.. De Bunyan
manifested great interest in the scarecrow
and through a misunderstanding when
Squire II askell introduced his daughter he
i thought i, was named Azubah. The Squire
and Azubah tried to persuade the Lieut.. tC
buy the scarecrOw, and the Squire ex
planned to him the photographic attach
ment Of the machine. He marked spot or
the floor on which De Bunyan was tC
stand and talk and the sounds were to be
reproduced by the scarecrOw after the
Kirmes dances which the Dark Harbol
visitors were to give for the amusement OF
the picnicers. Addressing the scarecrow
as Azubah, the Lieut.. speaks of his admira
Lion for it and intention Of taking it bach
to England with him. Azubah, in 6
solo, voices the hope that her father will
sell his invention, when Theodore ap
pears, having overheard part of De Bun
yan's speech and taken it for granted
that he was addressing Azubah, who does
not understand the situation. Theodore
refuses TO listen to her explanation ant
avows his intention of shipping with the
Commodore.
Salomi, having acted as guide to the visi
tors who ascended the mountain, returns
and on she spot marked by the squire avow!
her love for the Commodore. The Commo
dore, also on the fatal spot, addresses thu