The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-25
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER

right arm, and when he visits the con- servatory he immediately recognizes the bracelet and proposes marriage. The count conspires with Prof Fresco, di- rector of the ballet, agreeing to pay him 5000 fiorins if the match is made with the little heiress. Consequently, when lrma refuses the hand of the old rogue Fresco threatens to discharge her i'm mediately if she does not marry the count. Dreading to lose her position, she gives her consent, in order to gain time, and agrees to meet them in an hour for the marriage ceremony.
 Left alone, Irma is deeply impressed by the gravity of the situation, as she is in love with Captain Ladlslas, Hungarian officer, and is sore pressed for some way out of her dilemma.
 At this moment Ladislas enters with a squad of soldiers. He has been de- tailed to search for Irma's brother, Fe- 1 dor. who has deserted, and is supposed to have run away with Mile. sPompon, an opera singer. Irma tells Ladislas of her predicament, and they consent to l concoct scheme by which they can | kill two birds with one stone," viz, Irma and Fedor being twins, she dress es in his uniform and takes his place in the troops, thus saving him from being shot as a deserter, and at the same time avoids marrying the count. She writes a note stating that she has committed suicide, leaves it together with the snake bracelet, and departs with Ladislas. Fresco returns, finds the note and bracelet and faints after reading the former and seeing his 5000 flcrins vanishing in the air.
 IA band of gypsies enter, headed by Boris, German, who plays the concer- tina and murders the English language; Musette, the fortune teller his beauti- ! ful daughter; Sandor, Musette's gypsy lover, and Vaninka, another gypsy maiden, who is Musette's rival in love. Fresco, seeing Musette in rags, notes a wonderful resemblance to Irma, and decides to fool the count by marrying him to Musette, making him think that she | is the heiress, and thus secure the 5000 forins he thought were lost to him, He persuades Musettes father to part with her. and after the gypsies have gone. he tells her that he lover, San dor, is anxious to be rid of her so that he can have Vaninka, her rival. She is immediately fired by jealousy and hatred, and resolves to marry the count for spite. When Sandor returns and tries to persuade her to rejoin the gypsy l band she denounces him and declares her intention of marrying the count. | The second act shows the dilapidated chateau and grounds of Count Berezow- ski where preparations are being made | for his wedding with the beautiful gypsy girl, Musette, whom he believes to be the heiress. Many amusing com lplications ensue through the re- lsemblance between Musette, the bride- elect, and Irma, who comes to the Ichateau masquerading in the uniform lof her brother The count is beset by numerous creditors, and his troubles lare heightened by the reappearance of the gypsies, and Sanders elopement with Musette. The count becomes a brigand In order to find his fiianee.
 In the third act the action is carried into the picturesque camp of the Hun garian forces near Buda Pesth. The old count and the broken English gyp- sy Boris, appears disguised as brigands and make an impassioned appeal to Irma (disguised as her brother Fedor, z for the hand of her sister" A duel