Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
Twins of BiStritz Was
Great Success.
Every Seat in Elks' Theatre Was
Occupied and Audience Highly
Appreciatiye-0VatiO Given Mrs.
Smith Between Acts.

sem bIed in Prescott attended the pro
duction last night of the Twins OIL
Bistritz, showing the appreciation
which the community holds for its
composer, Mrs. Nellie Won Gerichten
Smith, in its composition.
Every seat in.the Elk's theatre was
occupied even to the boxes and gal
Iery. The play was received with the
most liberal applause and Mrs. Smith
has reason to feel proud of her sue
cess.
The Twins of Bistritz is a comic
opera in two acts, the plot of which
can be seen from the following synop-
sis of the acts. In act first, the
third birthday of the Twins" is
celebrated at Sarmarto Castle, situated
in the town of Bistriz, Pennsylvania.
George hires Jsnovitz and Audencia
to steal the boy. They are surprised
in the castle by Priscilla, who elopes
with Janovitz. The boy is carried
away by Audencia who rears him in a
gypsy camp as his nephew.
Act second is located in the camp of
Janowjtz, Prince of the Gypsies TWEEN
ty years later. The boy who is called
Franco by the Gypsies finds the camp
where he has his fortune told by Pal
mera, and meets Celia and Marie.
Celia drops a medallion containing
her portrait taken before her brother
was stolen. Franco finds it and com
pares it with one given him by Auden-
cha on his death bed and notes the
similarity of the two.
He restores the lost medallion to
Marie, with whom he falls IN love,
but by mistake gives his own instead.
By this means his identity is dIscov-
cred by his partners.
Scene first of the act is in a loom in
Sarmarto Castle, Bistritz, Transyl-
vania, and scene second in gypsy
camp near Bistritz. It's production
was entirely by local talent, the cast
of characters being as follows:
Xonophon, Lord Sarmarto; Franco,
a Gypsy-Jsseph E. Morrison.
Orlando, in love with Lynetti-
Charles Dunlap.
George, Lord Sarmarto's cousin;
Xonophon, Lord Sarmarto-R. Z. Por-
ter.
Harold, Lady Sarmarto's brother
W. r. Poole.
Janowitz, Gypsy; Janowitz,
Prince of all the Gypsies-L. G.
Reymiller.
Audoncio, Gypsy-Milton Trigal-
les.
Lord Cedric, a guest, Prince Tamo-
10, in love with Celia-T. II. Bate.
Prince Lucasta, a guest-T. Edward
Lift.
GiDgaro, Gypsy-Earl Smith.
Malvina, Lady Sarmarto; Celia,
daughter of Lord Sarmarto-Mrs. r.
W. McCash.
Lady Priscilla, an old maid whose
dream is realized; Priscilla, Queen of
all the Gypsies-Miss E. Dewitt.
Lynetti, nurse to the Sarmarto
Twins-Mrs. Joseph E. Morrison.
Lady Camella, a guest-Mrs. Earl
Smith.
Lady Edwina. a guest-Mrs. Archie
Lockhardt.
Lady Marie, friend of Celia-Miss
Isabelle Loring.
Palmera, Gypsy fortune teller
Miss B. Carpenter.
Malvina, Lady Sarmarto-Mrs. Flor
ence Bate.
Carmelita, a Gypsy maiden-Miss
Percy Murphy.
Juanita, dancer, the pride of the
Gypsies-Little Grace z. Andrews.
Celia and Francis, twin children of
Lord Sarmarto-Violet Fitzgerald,
Donald Scott.
Chorus-Mesdames f. f. Andrews,
R. NJ. Ling, j. P. Bauder, J. c. Mar
tin, A. \. Johns, Smith and E. NJ.
Modem and Miss Pearl Sanford, Dris-
coll, Cox, Allen, Elaine Wetmore and
Cloa Ellis; Messrs. f. Lamson, F. E.
Andrews, Thomson, P. S. Smith,
Shirley Wetmore, George Thomas and
VI. NJ. MannheimeI.
The play was produced under the
ollowing management:
Business Manager-H. NJ Maus.
Stage Director and Prompter-Reese
VI. Ling.
Musical Dircetor-Mrs. Nellie Won
J. Smith.
ectrician-Charles r. Shaw.
Costumes made by McEwen and /
Ahrendes.
Dividing honors with the opera it
elf was the orchestra, the music for
which was also composed by Mrs.
IeIlie Won Gerichten Smith. The