The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-30
CHIMES OF NORMANDY. Z"
Characters of the Opera.

This beautiful opera will be given at
Towle's opera house Wednesday and
Thursday evening this week
George Herbert's production Of the
Chimes of Normandy at Towle's on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week,
will be one of the biggest things from
a social as we'll as dramatic stand
point that has been done in Hammond
for long time. Great preparations
are being made for it and the proceeds
will be used in defraying a part of the
expensing of staging Barnie Young's
opera.
The cast of characters will be as fol-
lows:
SERPOLETTE. the goodfor nothing
Miss Anna Rubin. Soprano
GERMAINE, the lost marchioness,
Miss Emma Champaign. Mezzo Soprano
GERTRUDE, G. Twiss.
JEANNE. Julia Kelley,
MANETTE, Miss Hattie N. Hollcraft,
SUZANNE, Miss Florence Howell. Viii
lage Maidens.
HENRI. Marquis of Normandy,
Mr.. Major Naughton. Baritone
JEAN GRENICHEUN, a Fisherman,
A. M. Stephenson. Tenor
GASPARD. a Miser,
MIR. GEORGE HERBERT. -. Bass
THE BAILLI Mr.. NJ. kolb. ...... Bass
REGISTRAR (GREFFIER),
Mr. CLYDE Eastwood Tenor
ASSESSOR O'ASSESSEUR),
Mr. Ralph Young ..............Te Tenor
NOTARY Gle TABELLION)
Mr.. James G. Carr. Bass
VILLAGERS, Attendants Of the Marquis
Synopsis of Chimes of Normandy.
Henri. Marquis of Normandy, who
has been since childhood. owing to
civil war, an exile, returns to his ances-
trail lone on the occasion of the great
annual fair which is being celebrated
in the village that receives its name
from his chateau. 1t is one of the old
fashioned Norman villages of the sew
enteenth century.
In the first act, the curtain rises on
an assemblage of village gossips, dis
cussing scandal and small talk. Ser
polette, a cross between Fanchon and
Boulotte. is the topic of conversation
among the bellies OF Normandy. She
comes in Just in time to turn the tables
on the others. and changes their taunts
into expressions of rage. Gaspard, an
old miser. wishes to marry his niece,
Germaine to the principal magistrate
Of the district, the Bailn This ar
rangement does not suit Germaine, nor
4 young fisherman named Jean Gren-
icheux. who pretends that he has saved
her life from drowning on a certain
occasion. To escape from the power
OF old Gaspard, Germaine takes advan-
tage of the privileges of the fair Ga
similar scene to that in the first act of
''Martha"). and becomes the cervant of
the Marquis. Her example is followed
by Grenicheux and Serpolette.
The second act is taken up with the
supernatural visitors who have made
the Castle of Normandy so long an OBJ
ject of dread. Henri determines to find
out the real character Of these ghostly
appearances. and discovers that it Is
all the work of the old miser, who has
I concealed his treasures in the chateau
The discovery drives Gaspard crazy, es-
+ peciauy when he hears the bells of the
chateau ringing for the first time since
+ the flight of the old Marquis.
i The third act represents the grand
I fete given in honor of the return OF
Henri to his ancestral home. Serpol-
cite arrives as a Marchioness. as some
papers. found in the chateau. indicate
that she is the lost heiress. The miser
however, RECEIVERS his reason. and shows
that Germaine is the true Marchioness
A love duet between her and Henri. and
the reconciliation of all the parties
bring the romantic story TO a close.
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